The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
.WAsH1Neros, Feb el2, 1894.

WAsHneros, Feb.sl2, 1894.
Senator Jones, Of Ark, Vest, of Mo-.
aud Mills, Of Texas. the three good
Democrats charged with the important
duty of preparing the amendments to
the Wilson tariff bill which are to be
submitted to the Senate Finance COM
mistee, have proven themselves giants
and earned the gratitude of the country,
which wants the tariff disposed of at the
earliest possible moment, by completing
their work, and s.the ether Democratic
members of the Finance committee have
kept in touch with them in their work,
it is altogether probable that the amend.
menes reported by them will all be
adopted BY the committee and that the
Wilson bill will be before the Senate
before the close Of this week. This
breaks the record in committee work on
tariff bills. and is highly creditable to
the men who did it. but there is another
thing that is even more creditable to
them. The bill they have reported will
be supported by every Democratic Sena-
tor. The proposed amendments have
not been made public, but they are all
in one direction-that of increasing the
revenue which the new tariff law will
produce. There are reasons for the be-
lief that among the proposed amend
meuts are duty on coal. and on sugar,
both raw and refined. The sub-ccm-
mittee made no change in the income
tax. One of the principal reasons for
largely increasing the revenue features
Of the tariff bill is that the Democratic
Senators are opposed to any further
issue of bonds and propose to place the
Treasury in such condition that no
more will be needed.
Had the House not adjourned Satur-
day on account of the sudden death of
Representative Hoak, of Ohio, who
dropped dead Friday afternoon while
visiting . friend, it is probable that Re-
preventative BANDS bin for the coinage
Of the seigniorage In the Treasury would
have passed .e-day. That it will pass
early this week is the general expecta-
ton. There is much talk about the
bill being vetoed by President Cleve-
land. but it is admitted by those who
say they expect it to be vetoed that
their expectations are not based upon
any information they have received from
the President. There is also some talk
about submitting the bill to a Demo
cratic caucus and that may yet be
done; not for the purpose Of endorsing
it but for the purpose of so changing it
as to avoid the danger of veto.
Senator Morgan, of Ala. who is chair.
man Of the Senate committee ON Foreign
Relations, was at the time the annex
alton treaty was negotiated with
representatives Of the provisional
government of Hawaii stongly in
favor Of annexation. For chat reason it
has been feared that he might not agree
with his Democratic colleagues
Senator's Gray and Butler-on the sub
committee which has been making the
investigation, as to the nature of the re-
port to be made on the evidence taken
by the sub committee. l have just
learned from trustworthy source that
those fears are entirely groundless, as
the three SeDators named are in accord
and Will all sign the majority report.
The investigation is closed but the re-
port uaay not be made to the Senate
until after the tariff bill is passed.
The remains Of the late Represeu-
sative Houk, were accompanied to
Ohio by joint Congressional committee
composed Of the following Represen-
tatives Hare, Springer. Bryao Hulick.
Ellis. of Greg. and Ritcbie,
and Senators Brice, Sherman Dubois,
Hunton, Martin and Alien. Mr..
Houk vas much liked and the unex-
pected manner in which he died, while
in the best of health, has
caused great sorrow among his col
leagues aud friends
The House committe on the Judi
ciary does not take any stock in either
the beauties or benefits of woman's
suffrage. as was shown by it prompt
action in making an uDfavorable report
on the resolution of Representative
Bell, of Colo. providing for woman's
suffrage amendment to the Constitu-
ton.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
democratic Congressional campaign
committee. Senator Faulkner. of W.