The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-08-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
rm our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. July %, 1s9O-The Republicans
in Congress could not possibly be i'll more de.
moraliZed condition than they are; prominent
Senators are openly protesting against the tarlif
BILL and Republican Senator has so lar dared 10
make a speech upon it for fear that the bill may
be so radically changed that the speech could be
quoted against the party in the campaign.
The fight between the friends OF Mr.. Blaine and
of Speaker Reed grows more bitter every Day ana
Blaine Replblcals are openly sneering at the
foreign policy of the goSernment sAlieh writes
'iingoP letters to Sopeign ministers fr the YUpiic
perlisal and sends secret orders 10 dksrsuike the
revenue cutters which had been fitted up especial
ly to carry out our alleged policy i'll Behring's sea-
the rescue and it is stated that he has promised to
send special message TO congress suggesting
compromise upon which his party may agree.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum is to receive
coat of whitewash from the House committee on
Pensions, the Republicans having decided that to
f pe 5f and Cher in the Pension
office. The public will not be so lenlent II Repre,
sentative Cooper can suDstantate MS charges, ana
he is positive that he can.
Ii having already become apparent that the
high price Of bullion silver will make the new silver
law a dead letter. Senator Morgan has introduced
bill for the free coinage of silver. 1t IS the same
bill which the Senate has once passed; but it is by
no means certain that the Republicans will again
Senator Frye has received another letter from
Mr.. Blaine on the reciprocity question. The pro
lection" theory seems to be playing out. What
the Republican party will scare up for an issue at
the next election is not apparent Mr.. Blaine's
letter was an absolute free trade document. al
though not to be too sudden, he suggested the ex-
tension of commercial liberty only the countries
OF this continent. He gives Senator Frye the
credit of having more sense than the other RepuD-
lican Senators. and thus, excuses himself for ad-
dressing his letter to him. He says that this
nation is fond of sugar, and that the revenue col
leced from that article last year was $50 600 OO0-
It's the subject of debate in the Senate at present,
and Senator Aldrich and his colleagues on the FL
nance committee are trying to agree on reciproci-
ty amendment to the Mckinley tariff bill but do
how r lahl nafc Snha
1t stands there yet as unfinished business. y
The most common sense view of the matter was
rendered by Senator Vance. He said that the re-
mOval of unnecessary taxes was matter OF wis
dom, and that to continue to collect them was not
10 be thought of for moment But those who would
think so would reckon without their host. That
had been proved by the history of the tariff COM
mission of 1882, which had utterly ignored the
wants OF the people and thought only OF the wants
Pile desired was common sense reduction OF the
revenue, and corresponding relief of the pay
ment of taxes; but the taking off OF two cents
pound on one hand and the paying OF cents per
pound to the sugar producer on the other, was not
the way TO do it; under that system the taxes re
culture supplied 10 per cent. of the foreign ex-
ports of this country, and the arrangement of the
tariff prevented such trade from being quadrupled
by precluding other nations from exchanging their
products for those of America; and that the only
possible effect OF the Mckinley Dill was TO aggra-
Vate the evil.
But referring TO Mr.. Blaine's letter, he said that
il it were important to extend American trade to
Central ana South America, IL cOulu not De ulllm-
pOrtant TO extend it to the European continent
where the wealth and population was ten times as
great.
The poor old Mckinley bill cannot find friend.
Senators Allison and Pierce are down on 1t, and
everybody is ashamed to be identified with it.
The Lodge Federal Election bill is also knocked
out The subcommittee of the Senate have SC
mutilated it with amendments that 1t Will hardly
be recognized.
The nice little scheme which Mr.. Blaine Matched
up to have Congress charter an international
American bank. with his personal friends and poll
teal supporters as officials stands very little show
of being endorsed by Congress.
Senator Morgan member of the Senate COM
mittee on Foreign Affairs. says there will be NJ
war with England; but that if there should be
Russia would, in honor bound, be compelled to be
come our ally.