Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-29
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Mar. l6. 1894.

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Committee are mad because they have
not succeeded in keeping secret the fact
meeting, and the committee has adopt
ed a resolution of secrecy. The reason
that they are doing nothing is because
they are afraid to grant the additional
concessions demanded by Hill. Brice.
German and other democratic ''kick-
ers," and equally afraid to decide TO
report the tariff bill without granting
them. While the democrats on that
committee are trying to leave the pub
lie under the impression that they are
trying to reach an agreement with the
republican members of the committee
they are in reality trying TO reach an
agreement with the clicking" demo-
Gratis. The republican members of tie
committee really care very little when
the bill is repolt ted, as they propose
making their principal fight on the
floor of the Senate. All that they have
asked in committee is that the bill be
allowed to lie upon the table ten davs
or two weeks after being reported. so
as to give them time to gather data
and prepare their speeches against it.
The republican Senators will command
the situation if the democratic kickers
are not placated. While they may not
be able 10 defeat the bill they can Sc
cure many notifications of it, if they
decide 20 vote with the democratic
'kickers" who have publicly announced
their intention to offer their amend
mentS on the floor OF the Senate if the
committee doesn't put them in the bill.
They have not arrived at that decision
yet. They are awaiting the result of
the democratic fight before finally de-
Gliding upon their plans. The bill may
be reported next week or no probability
that the tariff bill will get to the White
House on its road to become a law be-
fore the reign of the dog star seLs in,
Notwithstanding democratic talk about
the new law taking effect July l.
If the talk of prominent democrats
counts for anything Mr.. Cleveland has
at last been overruled in something.
Although it is known that be is violent
ly opposed to the Bland coinage bill it
is now stated that he has promised to
allow the bill to become law without
his signature, instead of vetoing it as
he first intended 10 do The cause of
this change is nothing more nor less
than fear. He knows that the loss of
the House this fall will be accepted by
| the country as a condemnation of his
administration, and that the larger the
republican msjority in the next House
the greater that condemnation will APP
pear to be in the eyes of every body.
He was told by leading democrats that
il he vetoed the Bland bill the party
might as well withdraw from the Con-
gressional campaign, so far as the
south and west are concerned. That
is said to have obtained his promise
that the bill should become a law. If
the bill could muster as large vote
relatively in the House as it got in the
Senate it could become a law over q
Presidential veto.
Democratic stupidity was never more
strikingly displayed than in the treat
ment of sugar in the tariff bill. As at
present constructed the duty of one
cent q pound imposed on raw sugar
| will merely enable the sugar trust to
make the consumers pay one cent
pound more for their sugar without
largely increasing the revenues of the
government, as about two-thirds of the
sugar which comes to this country is
by treaty entitled to free entry. The
sugar men did not make the discovery
until 81 nator VOORHEES, let the cat out
Of the bag stating that the repeal of
reciprocity clause of the Mckinley Law,
as provided for in the tariff bill, will
not abrogate any of the treaties made
under that law This. in connection
with the knowledge that the clause of
the new tariff bill which sbrogates the
commercial treaty with HAWAII is al
most certain to be struck out in the
Senate has stirred the sugar men up
amazingly, and they are stirring the
democrats up.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ash.
vile. N. G.. to get rid of a cold and
to gather strength tor the tariff fight in
the Senate. in which he will take a con-
spicuous part There is no truth in the
rumors saying that Mr.. Sherman's
health is breaking down and that he is
seriously cOntemDlatipo ratiraDoent