The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-30
Washington Letter.

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remarka ble-for it's subject matter
speeches ever delivered in the Senate,
numerically scored Mr.. Cleveland for
his attempt t. interfere with The legis
lative branch of the government. The
speech, which was delivered tod ~, was
m SIDE N advocacy 81 the following
resolution offered by Mr.. Stewart on Sat
ur1ay: 'Resoi0ed, That the indepg ndeuce
Of the co ordIuate departments OF the
government, the Legislative, the executive
and the Judiciary, must be maintained,
and that the use of power aud influence
of one department to control the action
of another is violation of the constitution
and destructive of our form of govern
ment." There can be no question bout
the truthtulness of the aSsertiol made in
this resolution; it has been talked about
for weeks among Senator's of both parties
and the only reason it has nos come
before the public in al eff ;cial way is
that many Senators who disipproye of
OF the manifest enccoac4meut Of the
executive upon the prorog 4glve5 Oh the
Legislative branch OF the government
were willing to appear to oondone
it because they approved of the
end sought-the repeal OF the purchasing
clause of the silver Law, aud the same
feeling may prevent the adoption of Mr..
Stewards resolution but it should not
The resolution involves a great principle
and does not alone refer to pending
legislation, but to all iuture legislation.
Ii congress does LoS stand mp for its
constitutional rights and rebuke the
executive for trying to usurp them 1t
cannot expect that the ursurpaation will
cease when the pending legislation shall
have been disposed Of. 1t will continually
grow, if allowed to, SO long as Mr..
Cleveland with his dictatorial disposition
is President, aud the example will
Certainly be followed in the future by
his successors in the executive chair,
The cause OF the usurpation should be
regarded as immaterial; the ursurpation
is dangerous and should be promptly
rebuked.
Senator Chandler has introduced
resolution that may stir up the admins
teation considerably, TO say nothing of
adding TO the hard feelings already
existing in both factions vi the New
York democracy. The resolution calls
upon the Secretary OF the Treasury for
his authority to appoint the Fairchild
commission now engaged in ,xaminiug
the appraisers Office Of the port of New
\ ork; what has beon done and what it is
intended to do; how much money has
been paid out, and what is agreed to be
paid, together with all correspondence
On the subject Or lie .ating thereto When
the resolution is called up it is not
probable that either S3at.Ur Hill or
Murphy will attempt to defend Secretary
Carlisle. 1t is suspected tlaS some of
the correspondence will be especially
to the New York Senators.
Representative Wilson, chairman of
the House Ways and means committee,
talks 10 p.r.d,x3s ao1u5 Jao new tariff
Dill. Hes5Arts ou1 by saying that the new
Dill will be exactly what was promised by
the Chicas1 pia FORM: Tariff Tor revenue
only, witnous any Incidental protection,
Iaen WINDS up with tho assertion that
40 established American industry will
be Injured by The bill. Now aay school
boy knows that one or the other of
.heso s,atements IS wrong, A tariff
Ior revenue only is thrift that
will the most l.rgelY increase the
importation OF foreign goods, and the
more foreign g0GCs Consumed in the
Uuittd States the less dem&Ld lhere will
be Ton domestic goCGs OF Tie same kind,
aud the natural consequence Will be the
closing OF American tactol les. The
only theory upon which Mr.. Wilson's
statements can DO recouciled is that he
does DOT consider 'establisEed'' those
American Industries that require protect
ion from foreign competition. There is
going to be big light in the Democratic
party on this question-the number of
protectionists is larger than
many suprose aud events are making
daily additions thereto.
The Senators will by agreement make
set speeches Oh the Voorhees, bill two
weeks or more and then-tAere will
probably be an indefinite period OF
if the attempt is seriously
made to force vote on the bill. Mr..
Cleveland is very much offended because
of this defiance of his wishes, but no
credeuce is placed in current rumors to
the effect that the administration will
try to bring Oh another period of financial
stringeney in order to force vote. One
"object lesson" of that kind is probably
quite enough Tor even democratic
administration
The House having gone far beyond
ANYTHING in the shape of curtailing the
rights OF the minority which was con-
tained in the rules OF the House of the
Fifty first Co1gr ,ss, will to morrow
take up he bill for iha perpetuation of
the power of thu democratic party, other
wise known rs the bill for the repeal of
the federal election laws. Two whole
weeks-,hink OF What magnanimity to
the min lriry that is-will be allowed for
the discussion OF the bill Unless there
is change OF rules in the Senate this
bill will never pass thai body, let the
House railroad 1t as fast as it may.