The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-10-04

forward by the Democratic mem
bers of the House in favor Of the
bill for the repeal of all laws provid-
ing for Federal supervision of cleo
lions carries one back to the days of
Calhoun aud notification. The
Democrats are ignoring the fact
that the blood of a million Ameri-
cans was shed III determining that
this was nation, and are trotting
out all of the old threadbare states
right ideas that were used in Con-
gress for a decade previous to the
rebellion.
The tariff mystery has been in
creased by the official announce
ment that no information concern
ing the new tariff bill would be
given out before the bill was re-
ported to the House, and that it
was altogether uncertain when that
would be. 1t is evident to all close
observers that a hitch in the tariff
program has been reached. 1t was
only few days ago that Chairman
Wilson stated positively that the
work of preparing the bill would
be fastened by assigning the prep.
aration of the various schedules to
subcommittee, statement that
was not in accordance with
the views of the power behind
the committee, as Mr.. Wilson now
announces without a blush that no
work will be done by sub.commit
tees. The mystery surrounding the
preparation of this bill is daily add
ing numbers to those who believe
that the Democratic members of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee will have little or nothing to
do with making a tariff bill, and
that all that will be required of
them will be to accept without
question and report to the House
the bill which will be submitted to
them by the administration. That
being the program it became abso-
lutely necessary to announce that
no information would be given out
until the bill was reported. BY say
ing nothing the members of the
committee will give nothing away.
Secretary Hoke Smith may find
himself hard pushed to explain
some queer things about his man
agement of the opening of the
Cherokee strip; likewise Secretary
Dan Lamont some of the odd
capers OF the United States soldiers,
such as shooting down citizens, il
the present plans for COMPRESSION
al investigation do not miscarry.
| Representative Springer, chair
man of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, has heard
from the boss, and notwithstanding
his positive announcement weeks
ago that his committee was opposed
to the repeal of the ten per cent
tax on state bank currency, anC
would not report bill for that pur
pose to the House, the committee
to-day began an elaborate series o
hearings on the subject. Wiss
Democrats in the. House do not an
nouuce their intentions until they
ascertain what the boss intends
shall be taken up. They thus avoit
humiliation.
The situation in the Senate re
mains much the same, except tina
the personalities which have crep
into the debate during the last few
days have raised new obstacles tt
anything like satisfactory com
promise. Still compromise Seems
to the most unprejudiced observer
the only possible way to get an.
legislation dealing with silver, bu
the more the Senators quarrel tn,
more difficult compromise will be
Another attempt is to be mad,
next week to force vote, but no
body seriously believes that il will
do more than demonstrate the IN
possibility of forcing vote. Thu
Committee on Rules has not actet
upon Senator Platt's resolution pro
posing cloture, and it is not likel.
that it will.