The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-28
But Congressman are not
Given to Preaching
PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO MEN
Washington Gossip concerning Probable
Congressional Action and Other Notes.

WAsH1NGTON, ID. u, Dec. 20 -
"Peace on earth, good will TO men,
is, OF course, the proper sentiment
to express opon Christmas day, but
if there is either peace or good will
among tie politicians 1t is not visi
BILE to the naked eye at Washington.
The angry passions stirred up by
the debate just previous to the ad-
iournment fer the recess are still very
much in evidence, although probably
four ffths of both senate and house
are absent from Washington. 1t 10
difficult for man to feel peace and
good will in his heart, when ne il
making preparations to enter one Of
the bitterest partisan fights ever en-
gagged in by congress, and that is
just what every senator and repre-
sentative is doing today. The
Tariff will CONS up in the house on
the very first day of the session,
and although it is expected by all
that the administration will b5
strong enough to put the bill
through, practically as it was re.
ported from the committee, it Will
not be done without some hard
fighting. There is an element of
uncertainty about the visits of the
representatives to their homes just
now that is exciting much interest.
Whether it will change the sent-
ments of any of them towards the
tariff, bill remains to be seen.
The senate, although Demo
cratic by small margin, has GER
tainly not shown any disposition to
be dictated to by the administration,
and it ID already certain that the
few senators who have announced
their willingness to champion its
Hawaiian policy will find them.
selves with the fight of their lives
on their hands as soon az the senate
comes together again. The house
may be willing to favor the admin
istration by adopting the McCreary
resolution providing for an investi-
cation of the relations of the last
administration with Hawaii, with
out touching upon those of the
present administration, but it may
be set down among the certainties
that an overwhelming majority of
the senate favors Senator Morgan's
resolution, providing for an investi.
CATION of the whole subject right
up to date. This resolution has
been approved by the senate com.
mittee on foreign relations, of
which Senator Morgan is chairman,
although it is known that Preside At
Cleveland disapproves of it. The
senate committee will in fact begin
this investig alton this week.
Somebody is going to be made
ridiculous through the nonsensicsl
crank fright which has recently
made its appearance in Washington.
They will not allow a stranger to
carry a bundle or package into the
Capitol building for fear that it
may contain dynamite; detectives in
citizens clothes constantly watch
the White House and follow Pfesi-
dent Cleveland wherever he goes
outside of the building, aud a fool.
ish telegram printed several days
ago about an alleged plot to kidnap
the Cleveland children is actually
seriously discussed by men who
ought 20 have better sense. Sena.
tor Mills has been receiving some
threatening letters ever since he
voted for the silver repeal bill, and
the other day his son allowed him.
self to be so badly stampeded as %
apply for and receive permit from
the police authorities to carry a re.
volver to protect his father from
murderously inclined cranks; he
came to his senses later and asked
that the permit be cancelled. All
of which is calculated to increase
the number of cranks who write
threatening letters, and the paw of
private detectives, some of whom
probably could tell the source Of
many of the letters, and to disgust
other people.
A member of the executive com.
mittee of the Bi metallic League