The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. september l

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WASHINGTON, D. c., September IL, '93.
Mr.. Cleveland has it in his power to end
the silver debate in the senate in twenty four
hours, but he so far has positively refused to
do it. Perhaps now that Mrs. Cleveland has
given birth to another girl and that mother
and daus hter are doing well, he may be suf-
fciently modified to consent to what will
close the debate, which is admitted by all,
silver and anti-silver men alike, to be doing
more harm than good. His latest ultima
tum, given to an administration senator who
had called on him to suggest that the COM
promise proposed by Senator Faulkner. Of
West Virginia, or similar one be adopted,
| was that the Voorhees, repeal bill must be
passed without any condition whateYer. IF
he still maintains that attitude he may.
indeed, probably will in the end see the Vor
hees bill passed, but it will only be after a
long and bitter struggle that will almost cer-
tainly disrupt the democratic party. The
compromise suggested is that two or three
million of silver dollars be coined each
month until the total shall reach $s ,OOO, 900.
The suggestion is personally approved by
many administration senator's; but, of course
they will not vote for it unless Mr.. Cleveland
says so.
The house is dragging along in a manner
that indicates to all the world that it has
received orders to kill time until further
orders. 1t is understood that an attempt is
to be made in the house to stir up bitter
partisan debate over the bill to repeal the
federal election laws, the idea Of the demo-
cratic leaders being that such a debate will
draw party lines sharply, solidify the demo-
| Gratis in the house, and stop the stampede of
southern democrats to the peoples party on
account of the silver question. The repub-
licans in the house will neither seek nor avoid
such a debate, but they will certainly oppose
by every means at their command the repeal
Of these laws, the only restraint now left
upon the democrats of the south and Of the
large cities.
The position taken on the Chinese ques.
ton is certainly little odd. After waiting
many months it now officially announces
that all Chinese convicted under the Geary
law will forthwith be deported, although 1t
is perfectly well known that the funds at the
purpose are not sufficient to pay for the de-
portation of one per cent of the Chinese who
have made themselves liable to the law by
Ineglecting or refusing to register. The SEN
ators and representatives from the Pacific
coast have been constantly urging Secretary
Carlisle to enforce the law, and at first they
were disposed to think that it was their argu-
iob ho1 ho,1 fha oh
It has, however, baen unofficially announced
that it was because the new Chinese minister
had made no move towards securing new
treaty between the two countries that the
law is to be enforced. :. IF that isn't an odd
reason to publicly give for enforcing law.
one was never before given. 1t is as if the
administration had said to the new Chinese
minister: "We shall now begin the deporta-
tion Of your countrymen unless.you at once
submit propositions for a new treaty."
Surely the ambitious composers Of comic
opera will not overlook such promising
material.
If ex-Speaker Reed continues to cross
question and make fools Of the paid attor-
neys of the free-traders who appear before
the committee, notwithstanding the uncon-
cealed efforts Chairman Wilson and his
democratic colleagues on the committee to
protect and aid them, the democrats will be
mighty glad when the public. hearings before
the house ways and means committee come
to an end. AS at present conducted, they
are a farce anyway the committee was
organized to report free-trade tariff bill
and it will do it unless the order is counter
manded from its original ..source-the white
house.
Senator Teller made one Of the bittercst
attacks ever made upon the press of the
country in connection with the silver ques-
ton. He charged the newspapers with,being
mendacious in dealing.with the isilver ques-
ton and with constantly circulating false
statements, and denied that they represent
the sentiment of the country on this ques-
ton. He said that there are no longer any
great newspapers or great editors, such as
Horace Greely and:Henry Raymond, in this
country, and that newspapers are now run
like factories, for money only. The tone of
] the speech was entirely unexpected, and
made sensation which has not entirely died
out yet, and is not likely to verv soon, as the
press of the country will probably have con-
siderable to say in defense.
1t will be some time before the hard feeling
/ stirred up by the angry passage Of words
between Senators Hale and voorhees, dies out.
| The words of Senator Hale, which left the
sharpest sting, were the following, which
contain an unmistakable intimation not at
all creditable to Mr.. VOORHEES,: 81 spoke not
only for myself but for other republican SEN
ators, and no such attack shall prevent us.
whenever we see fit, from speaking freely,
without being subjected to retorts Of the
kind which the senator from Indiana has
made, and which he will not, be proud of
tomorrow"
GOV. MCKINLEY AND PENSIONS.