Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-14
THE TARIFF BILL.
Importers Fearing the AAnufactursrs will Drive Them Out. Discussion
 on Canada Attracting Attention.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

| From Our Regular Correspondent.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6, 1890.
 The serate finance committee has
 been almost overwhelmed this week by
 the crowd of wealthy importers who
 have come down here hoping by the half million dollars which they represent, to
 awe the republican senators into taking
 certain clauses out of the Mckinley
 bill. These gentleman say that if
 the Mckinley bill becomes a
 law it will benefit the
 American manufacturers and drive the
 importers out of business. To which 8
 member of the committee replies: That
 is just what ought to be done; the i'm
 porters are of no benefit 10 any cue but
 themselves, while the American manu-
 facturer benefits the whole community
 by reason of the large amount ot money
 he pays out as salaries. The busi-
 ness of importing might be stopped entirely without any serious in jury to this country" That is the whole question, in paragraph. The interests of the importer and the foreign manu- facturerers are identical, and every con- cession made to them means just so much taken from the American man. ufacturer.
 The senate has passed resolution to Aa SNo&a IHoh Commission, and some very in terest facts can be brought to light if the right witnesses are examined. The fish commission is run as an inde- pendent bureau, owing allegiance to no department of the government except to congress, and some very rich stories of doings aboard of the "Fish-hawk" and the other steamers belonging to the commissionIh have been whispered around Washington for several years.
 The usually large number of allowan- ces recently made by the Pension office | have caused deficiency in the funds | in the possession of the various pension | agents throughout the country, and 1t Is probable that quite number of pen | sioners whose claims are now due will | be compelled to wait until after the first | of July for their money.
 The house has been stirring up politi- | cal feeling by taking action upon several of the contested election cases, and put ting the men who were elected into the seats which have been filled by the fel- lows who stood in with the returning | boards.
 The house and senate confrees have failed to agree on the pension bill, and the house has instructed it's committee to stand by the service pension feature cf the bill in the new conference which | is to be held.
 Senator Manderson, who has been i'll Tor several weeks, Is again filling bis seat. He has entirely recovered.
 Senator Sherman has offered the wool prepared by the National Wool Growers Association as, an amendment 5o the Mckinley tariff bill.
 Speaker Reed does not weary in we'll ioing. He has given orders that the unch, cigar, bric-a-brac and news stands winch have for years disfgured the cor -idors leading to the house wing of the Capitol building, shall get out by the irst of the month.
 The senate commerce committee eX- 1ect to report the river and harbor bill which recently passed the House to the enate inside of ten days.
 It does not require mind reader to ell the congressman who have been re- from those who have been turned down by their constituents. The last named gentlemen do lots of smiling, but the smiles do not hide their disgust. Several republican members lave been lost in the shuffie, whose ab- ence will cause no inconvenience to the ,srty.
 The Maryland republican state asso- ion has unanimously passed a resolu- . ion endorsing the McComas snti-gerry- !, bill, and asking congress to ,ass it.
 Senators Hale and Cockrell got into title discussion about Canada that has ttracted good deal of attention here. Both Senators seem to take it for grant d that it is only question of time when Canada will belong to the United States. ' dr. Hale believing that the annexation { would be peaceably brought about ard , hat the United States would assume he responsibility of the Canadian public { ebt, while Mr. Cockrel says that pos ession will be forcibly taken and so nuch of the debt as may be held in treat Britain will be repudiated. A yer 'atim report of the debate was csbled to he British Foreign office by a member f the legation in this city.
 Secretary Windom having waited ome months for the resignation of Thief Bell, of the Treasury Secret Ser ( ice, which he had asked for, took the ! ull by the horns this week and gave ir. Bell his discharge. No successor as yet been appointed, and none may e for some time as the chief clerk of he office has been made acting chief of he service.
 The republicans of the house have [ cid two caucuses this week on the Fe- eral election bill and the McCom8s an -gerrymandering bill, but no final con- fusion was reached. The senate has not yet disposed of the | ones silver bill, nor does it seem in any pecial hurry to do 90.