Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-28
WASHINGTON Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CoWpEsroNDENT

FROM OUR REGULAR CoWpEsroNDENT
WAsHINaToH, D. c.. December 25th 1893
peace On earth good will to men
is, of course, the proper sentiment to
express upon Christmas day. but if
there is either peace or good will among
the politicians it is not Visible to the
naked eye at Washi~ gton. The angry
passions stirred up by the debate us,
previous TO the adjournment for the
recess are still very much in evidence
although probably four flths Of both
Senate and House are absent from
Washington. 1t is difficult for a man
to feel peace aad good will in his heart
when lie is making preparations to
enter one Of the bltterest partisan
fights eyer engaged IN by Congress,
and that is ust what every Senator
and Representative is doing today.
The tariff will come Un in the House
on the very first day of he session,
and although it is expected by all that
the administration will be strong
enough to utthc b" through, prac-
tical(y as it WAS reported from the
committee, it viii not be done withont
some hard fighting There is an ele-
ment of uncertainty about the visits
OF the Representative TO their homes
Just now that is exciting much interest
Whether 1t will Change e sentiments
Of any of them towards the tariff bill
rem aims to be Seen
The Senate, although democratic by
small margin, has certainly not shown
any DISPOSE ion 10 be dictated to by the
administration, and it is 4lready certain
that t'e few Senators who haze an
tlouuced their willingness to champion
its Hawaiian policy will find tuemsa!v rs
with the fight OF Their lives on their
hands as soon az the Senate Comes
together again. The House may be
willing to favor the administration by
adopting the McCrcary resolution pro-
vlding for an Investigation of the rela-
tions of the last administration with
Hawaii, without touching upon those
OF the present administration, but it
may be set down among the certalntes
that IN overwhelming majority of the
Senate favo"s Senator Morgan's resolu.
ton, providing for an investigation of
the whole subject right up to date.
This resolution Las been approved by
the Senate committee on Foreign
Relations, of which Senator Morgan is
chairman, although it is known that
President Cleveland disapproves Of It..
The Senate committee will in fact begin
this inves'i cation this week.
The latest revised estimate OF the
Treasury officials ls that the deficiency
under the Lew tariff DILL, if 1t became a
law as 1t is now stands, would be $65,
. 100000. That is the amount that will
haze 20 be raised by internal taxation
Of some sort.
Somebody is going 70 be made redc-
alous through the nonsensical crank
fright which has recently made its
appearance IL Wesh ton. They will
NOT allow stranger 10 carry q bundle
or package into the Capitol building
for fear that it may contain d v0amlte
detectives in citizen clothes constantly
watch the White House and follow
Pres dent Cleveland wherever he go.s
outside OF The building. and a foolish
telegram printed several days ago about
ap alleged plot to kdnan the Cleveland
children is actual " seriously discussed
by mel who ought TO have better sense
Senator Mills has been receiving me
threatening letters eyer since he
for the liver Repr al bill and he
day his sou allowed himself to l. >.
badly s'ampeded as to apply for n
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