The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
HARRISON is SAID TO BE BENT ON En-
DORsING THE FORCE BILL IN
HIS MESSAGE.
The Republicans then Seem Determined
on Committing Hari Kari.
1t is Well.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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made up his mind to urge in hi
annual message to congress the pass
age by the senate of the Force bill anC
bv the house of the notorious shiI
subsidy bill. In short, he has. II
spite of the protests of some of the
most far-seeing members of his party
including Mr.. Blaine, determined tc
cast his lot with the radical wing o.
the Republican party. That however
does not mean that the Force bill will
be passed. All indications are against
its passage, as it is certain that more
Republican senators will vote against
it than would have done so at the last
session of congress had it then reach
ed veto. Mr.. Harrison will also, ii
is said, strongly endorse the Mckinley
tariff act in his message. Democrats
fear that these things are too good to
be true. They can hardly realize that
their opponents should be willing to
do 80 much towards Democratic sue
cess in 1892.
There are good reasons for believing
that as soon as congress meets bills
will be introduced by Republican SEN
ators from the Northwest modifying
or repeating sections of the new tariff
law which bear down heavily upon the
citizens of the states they represent.
It is believed that Hills placing bind
ing Irvine on the free list and reducing
the duty on ready made clothing
would receive the votes OF every Re-
publican senator from west of the Mis-
sissippi river; and there is some talk
about combination, which, in return
for the votes of several republican
senators from the eastern states for
these measures, shall repeal all duties
upon raw materials. Such bills could
easily be gotten through the house, as
it is fact we'll known here that at
at least twenty-five members of the
house voted for the Mckinley bill un
der protest, and only because they
lacked the moral courage to stand the
lash of the party whip which was
given them unsparingly whenever they
evinced disposition to kick outside
he party traces.
Mr.. Blaine is now engaged in per-
forming his celebrated reciprocity act.
He hopes to save the moribund old
Republican party by holding out gilt
tering inducements to the people OF
what will be accomplished in the flu
ture, and by ignoring the injury in
ficted upon them at this time, which
they have resented 80 effectually by
their votes. Mr.. Blaine has long
head, and his brain is an active one,
but he cannot bamboozle the Ameri-
can people, who know that real reci-
procity with the whole world would be
a grand thing for US, but who know
also that the reciprocity with string
tied to it, provided for, or rather al
teged to be provided for, by the Nc
Kinley tariff law, is fraud pure and
simple. Oh, no, Mr.. Blaine, the peo-
pie have been juggled with too long in
the protection" line to be caught by
the false glitter of your reciprocity"
The treasury surplus has been re-
duced 80 low lately that it is said COM
pleted pension cases are held up in
the pension Office because the treasury
wanted chance to get in some more
money before honoring another draft
of the commissioner of pensions, who
drew $19,O0O,000 last month. 1t
becomes palmer every day that the
deficit propAesied by the Democrats at
the last session of congress for the
next fiscal year will exist.
Not satisfied with having served
notice upon Senator Quay that he
must vacate his position as chairman
of the Republican national committee
there is an element in the Republican
party that wants to depose Speaker
Reed from the leadership of his party
in the house, and the proposition has
been boldly put forth that the compll
mentary nomination for speaker o
the next house be given to some Other
Republican. There might be some
thing in this if there was anybod,
else to lead the Republicans, but ReeC
is about the only prominent Republi-
can that was reelected, and the
chances are that he would have gone
with the rest if the election in Maine
had not taken place before the tuif
bill went into effect, and they will
have to follow him or nobody.
The joint congressional committee
to investigate violations of the Chinese
immigration law, left here fer the Pa
cific slope Saturday. Sessions are tt
be held at Spokane Falls, Tacoma
Seattle, Port Townsend, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and San Diego
The committee expects to return
about the last of December.
Secretary Window finds it NOR
difficult than he supposed to abrogat'
or interfere with the privileges en-
joyed by the Canadian railroads which
cross sections OF the United States
When Mr.. Bayard was secretary o
state he decided that these privilege
were protected in treaty between
England and the United States.
Senator Spooner seems to have thu
inside in the race for the vacanc.
upon the bench of the supreme court
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