Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Eeports that
Bourke Cochran and Mr. Croker have
patched up their differences cause no
surprise in Washington. Some persons
here even pretend to think there never
was 4 difference.
This is not the fact. Mr.. Cochran has
borne himself in Il Enthusiastically
independent manner for some time, Il
thing not to be tolerated in a member
who has been in the habit Of having
all his orders obeyed implicitly, resent
ed the doubtful and independent at
titude of Mr.. Cochran. The result was
Il breach, which it now appears is
thing of the past
Many thoughtful members of Tam
many hall have marvelled at the great
display of wealth made by Nh. Croker,
and few of them have had the temer-
ity to ask where he got it. Perhaps
Mr.. Cochran was one of that number.
The question still remains unanswered.
The trouble between the young Tam
many representative and his chief
found its inception iii the unwilling
ness of Mr.. Cochran to bend his neck
to the Tammany joke. Mr.. Cochran
was evidently chatting under the re-
straint put upon him. He finally kick
ed over the traces. 1t was then Mr..
Croker thought it high time to bring
Mr.. Cochran to mis- senses. He did so
quite effectively.
| Mr.. Cochran wanted to be the
acknowledged mouthpiece of the add
money in the house. Mr.. Wilson, of
| West Virginia, was selected in his
stead, and, rightly or wrongly, Mr..
| COckran's friends charge it to Mr.
Croker
| The fact that a reconciliation has
taken place demonstrates that Mr..
Cochran has had all he wanted of his
fight against the organization. Not
very long ago Mr.. Cochran was seri-
ously thinking of breaking away from
! Tammany altogether. He has now,
to all appearances, thought better of
his purpose.
The president has made up his mind
to offer no further business for the CON
sideration of congress until the prop
oSition for the repeal of the Sherman
silver purchase law shall have been dis
posed of. There has been some eX-
pectation that Mr.. Cleveland would
send Il message to congress on the
tariff and also touch upon the Hawaiian
question, the latter to be based upon
the report of Mr.. Blount
AS to the tariff question, Chairman
Wilson of the ways and means com
mittee emphatically denies that he
has any tariff bill prepared. The dem
ocratic majority of the ways and
means committee will proceed with
great caution in framing new tariff
measure. This is the reason why some
of the democrats of the committee are
doubtful about the wisdom of the plan
of Representative Mccall to fix date
when the new duties shall take effect
They express the hope that they will
get the bill enforced so far as raw
materials are concerned, by July l
next, but they believe that a month OF
two more used in the preparation of 4
bill will not be altogether lost.
The method pursued will be similar
to that followed in preparation of the
Mills bill. The preparation will be re
ferred to a subcommittee and the work
will be limited to the democratic mem,
bers until the bill is completed.
1t is Chairman Wilson's intention to
make the bill as plain and consistent
as possible, so that no doubtful queS,
tons will drag their way into the
courts. An opportunity will be given
manufacturers to work Off their stocks
made from dutiable goods before the
goods made from free materials come
into the market. Mr.. Wilson is par
ticularly anxious about wooden goods
where the expected change is important
Although the Hawaiian policy of the
administration is well known there is
an unusual amount of secrecy regard
ing every movement made. 1t is known
that the president has read Mr.. Blount's
report carefully and is thoroughly con
yerSant with the condition Of affairs in
the Hawaiian islands. SO must so, IL
fact that but for the silver question
now pending in the senate he could
send message to congress tomorrow
on this subject.
The proposition of annexation was
abandoned long ago, and it is safe tc
say that when the president does send
in his message on Hawaii he will &C
no further than to favor a protectorate
State Senator Charles p. McClelland
of Westchester county, n. u, who is
here, takes no stock in the talk of d
breach between Senator Bill and the
New Yory state democratic machine.
IF there is any such condition of at
fairs" he said laughingly this morn
ing, there are no indications of it UP
our way. When Senator Hill removes
his hand from the throttle of the ma
chine it will be a bad day for the ma
chine Indeed, I don't hesitate to say
that Senator Hill can get along with
out the n achine better than the ma
chine can get along without Senator
Hill. The senator is a successful man
and he will undoubtedly continue to
some years to come.
Neither is there any apparent found
alton for the talk of schiSm between
Senator Hill and Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan or Senator Murphy. Mere
gossip. No Senator Hill is not de
pendent on the machine for his political
life; quite the reverse"