The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mr.. Cleveland appears TO have been
impressed with the recent arguments
advanced By such prominent republicans
as Senator Sherman and ex Speaker
Reed, concerning tne condition of the
country. At least things are beginning
to look that way, He is credited with
being responsible for the conservative
tariff talk that Senator Voorhees, and
other democratic leaders nave recently
INDUCED ic, aud your correspondent is
told that he is using his influence with
the democratic members OF the Ways
and Means committee to make the new
bill conservative. So much for rumors
and indications. Now for fact. Rep
resetative Wilson says the new bill will
be from beginning to end a tariff for
revenue only, which means that the
duties will be made such as to bring a
large revenue to the government. 1t
would be difficult to imagine more
injurious bill than Que framed on those
lines. You cannot largely increase
importations without largely reducing
home production of the same goods.
which would mean, OF course, less work
for Americans. Foreign manufacturers
would ask nothing better than a tariff
for revenue only.
If some of the Southern Senators do
not return to Washington with better
feelings towards the administration than
they carried away there will surely be
an open war before the regular session
of Congress grows very old. There is
general complaint among democratic
Senators and Representatives (privatciy
Of course) that the administration treats
them with disrespae}, aud many of them
left Washington with anger in their
hearts because of their failure to
see Mr.. Cleveland eli Saturday
although he} remained here day
after Congress adjourned for that
express purpose. Many OF them did
not hesitate to say that it was because
he expected they would want to see him
that he, in company with Secretary
Gresham and body guard, spent the
day hunting squirrels.
Notwithstanding the general belief
that there will be few appropriations
made for rivers and h rbors, if there are
any, at tho :. gular session of Congress,
a portion of the House committee on
Rivers and Harbors will this weak start
on "tour OF inspection" which will
include the system Of locks and dams on
the MoDongahela river, the government
works on the Kentucky river, and Oh
| the Great kauawaha, in West Virginia.
In view OF the circumstance this tour
of inspection" is to say the least an
unnecessary one.
Mr.. Cleveland got only what the Re
publIcans helped him to get from the
extra session OF Congress, He failed to
get the nomination of his friends Horn
blower to the Supreme Court vacancy
confirmed, as well as those OF lot OF
small anti snapper nominations to fed.
eral positions in New York; also that OF
| Mr.. Preston to be director OF the mint,
| and of two collectors OF internal revenue
| in North Carolina. Senator Hill is res
ponsible for the failure of Hornblowel
| and the other New York men to get con
| firmed; silver men for the hanging up Of
Preston's nomination, and Senator
Fauce for the failure of the ''tarheels ;
Two colored men nominated to diplo-
matte positions also failed. One of then
&C. Ii. j. Taylor, who was nominated
Minister to Bolivia-not being actec
upon, and the other, II. II. G. Astwood
who was nominated counsel at Calais
! France, being formally rejected.
Col. j. Hampton HOge, Eirginii
democrat of more or less prominence
who was early il the extra session
nominated and confirmed Consul at Annoy
probably wishes that he had either beer
more prompt in starting for bis post OF
had used more discrimination IN decidIug
between money that belonged to hin
and that which should have b:en re-
turned 10 others. Although he wa.
sworn in aud began to draw his salary
as soon as he was confirmed he showed
no disposition to start for China unit
given rather sharp hint from the state
department that it was high time he did
| 50. When he started for San francisco
to take the steamer for China he neg
lected to settle certain financial oblig
atoms, including money which he haG
collected for a Baltimore collection
agency aud swell Washington tlilor's
bill. This tailor, who knows thing Or
two, besides having pulp concluded
that he would teach the Colonel a needed
| lesson. So he went TO the State Depart
ment and carried several tales of WOO
along with him, and when Col Hoge
| got to San Francisco he found a telegram
from Secretary Gresham ordering him tC
come to Washington to meet the charge:
which had been filed against him, aud
when he gets here he may find The
demand for his resign ration too strong tt
resist, Notwithstanding the efforts CT hi
| Virginia friends to straighten out
financial matters before his arrival. The
tailor may be bought eff by settling his
his bill. but the Baltimore concern has
placed written evidence, iholu ding +
| fraudulent check. in the hands of Score
tary Gresham, which i will be difficult
to dispose of.
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