Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.


w AhlilN0lONi january " 1913.
Has the steamship lobby occurred
pledges from sufficient number Of
congressmen to defeat any or all Of the
bills proposing ~ suspend European
immigration for one year? That 10 u
long question, but circumstances have
como to the surface during the last
foriy-eight hourl which have caused
II TO DO asked many times In congress
aional circles. Senator Chandler, chair.
man Of the Senate cmmmlttee on i'm.
migration, and Representative Stumph,
chairman Of the House committee, are
both positive that some bill will become
Inv at this session, but Others are not
no confident, and tho men In the ems
ploy OF the aforesaid lobby-not mem
beers Of Congress-hly that no law on
this subject will be enacted 10y this Con-
gtess.
a clause Ia the quarantine bill,
which was before the Senate Friday
and Satufday-thu First Saturday
session OF ths Senate, this session
gives the Prosidcnt the authority to
suspend immigration whenever It may
In his discretion become necessary TO
keep out contagious disease. 1t was
known tn at the steamship lobby was
making extraordinary efforts TO pre-.
vent tue passage Of any bill suspending
immigration, but until the last two
days 1t was supposed that they would
be satisfied II they could eucceed In
having tho suspension lett TO the
President, but no. W, az the story goes,
they will be- satisfied with nothing lees
than blocking all legislation ON the
subject, and this they claim to be able
to do. This is not TO be done by direct
vote, but by langling up all the Immi.
grafton bills that may have n chance OF
getting through with cuNlberaome
amendments ana by cnisi1g delay ut
every opportunity 20 that the qGd Of the
session shall come before any OF them
will be In condition TO be sent 10
President Harrison for his signature.
The manipulatOrs OF this scheme are
eaid to believe that their program can
DO carried out without compelling
members TO put themselves on record;
but now that suspicion IL rampant IL
WILDE very difficult, and II persisted
In II may result In "a big congressional
scandal, which would put an end 10
not few very promising political
careers,
Tn. very nature Of our government
makes nearly every important law
enacted by Congress the result Of "a
compromise between the extremists on
both sidce, aud although the men now
arrnyed on both sidon Of the silver
question are saying that no cOmpro.
mise will be accepted, II may be set
down as certain that IL amy silver
legislation gets through ut this session
Of Congress II will be "a bill or mn
amendment that represents comprO.
misc hetwoen tho extreme Views OF
men like Representative HartcF, OF
Ohio, who doesn't want silver used rs
u money metal at all, and Of those who
favor the free ana unlimited coinage
Of silver. Even Mr.. Cleveland, whoss
record ns an nnti.ailvor man "a known
10 all the world, is now advocating
comprOmisc.
The talk about aboli.hing the bount,
on sugar by tho next Congress IL
already bringing protests TO Washing.
ton from the sugar beet growers OF
NebraHha and Kansas, who, according
to these protests, do not believe that
Congress viii dare to put q tariff on
foreign sugar high enough TO prevent
tho ruin OF the beet industry. There IA
going to DO music on the sugar cues.
ton when tue next Congress gets 10
work ON u new tarit bill.
A delegation OF prominent railroad
mon are IN Washington for the second
time this season, Tor the purpose OF
persuading Congross to pass the bill
introduced by Senator Cullom, amend.
ing the Interstate commerce law no us
to allow the pooling OF freights by
railroads.
The Worlds Fair folks are after
Congress again. They want 10 opon
the Fair Sundays, and they want n
number Of small appropriations for
expenses Of Judges, board OF lady |
managers, ETC., aggregating about |
sB26,OO0. A number OF Congressman
are kicking about what thoy call tho |
extravaganza OF the amount asked for,
and 1t viii probably be reduced.
There appears to be Il feeling among
the SENATORS thht unless the hnti-OptlOn |
bill, which was crowded OF the track |
for two days by the quarantine bill, can |
be pushed to vote this week II Will DO |
permanently shelved. Its friends ex- |
pect II 10 be passed this week,
Representative Otis stirred up quito |
n lively little squal In the House by |
Offering an amendment ~ the District |
Of Columbia appropriation bill, pro.
viding that the District Of Columbia |
should pay three.fourths OF the total
amount carried by tho bill instead OF |
One.half, Rs 1t las done since 1878, |
when the present form OF government |
was adopted. The amendment was /
lost, but II developed unexpected
strength,
II has been decided by the Demo.
cratic managers Of tho House to set |
apart day in the near future for the |
consideration OF the proposition 20 |
elect u. $. senator by direct vote OF the |
people; also u day for the rorrey bank /
ruptcy bill which is being actively |
pushed.