New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, d. c.. Sept. 81,

OOH1tOl l0u0liudu lldQG ~ lew ttmdIh Nd
in the Senate on Friday that started the
the tongues of all the politicians Wag
ging, and they are still going at a fear
full rate. He said that the committee
on finance would report a Republican
tariff bill designed to protect and fur
ther American industries as againstthe
free-trade Mills tariff, which was in
tended to, and did, weaken many in
dustries OF the country that the bill
reported would be careful revision of
the tarig laws and of the internal rev
enue laws: but the committeeIWould take
its time about it.
Ii the House of Representatives
wished to prolong the session until the
tariff bill was reported, it would, ,,haye to
wait until the committee was ready to
report. After having taken months in
preparation and passage of a tariff bill
it did not rest with the Democrats to
charge the Republican, with delay. He.
asserted that the Republicans would not
be hurried in preparing a bill that
they intended to take all the time they
deem necessary for the framing of a
bill; they did not care how much time
it might require; it might as well be
understood that this was the Republic
an fiat. Mr.. Sherman then reported
that the bill might not be reported un-
til after the presidential election, in or
der that the wishes of the people may be
known. Should the people vote for free
trade by the reelection of Cleveland,
then it would be well to give them such
a dose as the Mills bill, but should pro-
lection be maintained, then perhaps the
Democrats would be willing to accept
the Republican bill AS the speech of
MIR, Sherman was the first official in.
/tlmation that the Republican tariff bill
might not be reported until after the
election, it created a genuine sensation
Congress. "What effect will it have
on the pending campaign? was asked
right and left by Republicans, and after
fully discussing the matter the conclu.
sion was generally reached, that it
would have no effect at all; the tariff
policy of the Republican party is so
we'll known that no tariff bill in detail
is needed to define it. What effect this
decision will have on adjournment can
not be said just now, but that it will
hasten that event cannot be doubted,
unless the Democrats by their foolish
actions shall make the question one of
politics.
The administration is becoming des-
perate in its efforts to make votes for
Cleveland. The latest is an attempt to
bulldose the few Republican clerks in
the Department into using their infu-
ence for Cleveland. The officials of the
various departments here have made
lists containing the names of the Repub-
lican clerks, and the clerks have been
informed that unless Cleveland is cleo
tedthey will be discharged. It is hoped
by this means to compel the Republi.
can clerks to use their influence in their
respective states to get votes for Cleve-
land. The pressure on clerks from
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
and Indiana is particularly strong.
Cleveland only found one private
pension bill to veto last week.
Cleveland's $4,000 campaign con-
tribution was only Democratic lie,
and now Representative Scott denies
that he made the $4,000 contribution
with which he was credited. Perhaps
the Standard Oil Company and the SUI
gar trust contributed SO largely to the
Democratic corruption fund that indi-
Vidual contributions are unnecessary
Little is done in Congress these days
except to spring personal difficulties
between the members.
Mr.. Lucius B. Swift, of indianapolis,
a member of the executive committee
of the Indiana Civil-Seryice Reform As
sociation, testified before Senator Hal
Investigating committee last week to
numerous violations of the ciyil-service
reform law by Postmaster Jones, of In
dianapolis. Jones is only following in
the footsteps of Cleveland. Like mas
er, like man.
Senator Platt is after the copper trust
He offered a resolution, which was
passed by the Senate, instructing the
Finance Committee to inquire into the
facts regarding this trust and to report
what legislation was necessary to pro-
tect the people from this trust, which is
composed entirely of foreigners, and
which controls the production of every
copper mine in the United States.
The bill amending the interstate
commerce law was passed bv the House.