Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Secretary Carlisle ON the Veige oil
Leaving the Cabinet-AWful Blnn.
ders In the Tariff Bill.
(From Our Regular Correspondent. }

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. 20, '94.
MIR. Cleveland was figuratively CIV
en- a slap In the face when the Senate
adopted the resolution offered by
Murphy, of New York, declaring it
to be the sense of the Senate that no
further tariff legislation should be
considered at this session, and that
it was advisable to adjourn at the
earliest possible moment and the free
traders of the House are accusing
the democratic steering committee
of the Senate of having buncoed
them by making promises concern
ing the passage of the popgun tariff
bills which the adoption of this res
olution makes Ii impossible for
them to carry out. All of the repub-
licans present, PETER, Kyle and Stu
art, and the following democrats
voted for the Murphy resolutions {:
Blanchard and Gallery, of Louisiana,
Gibson and German, of Maryland,
Murphy of New York, Roach of N.
Dakota and Smith of New Jersey.
Senator Sherman took the floor
after the adoption of the Murphy
resolution to make a few remarks,
which he correctly characterized as
"plaintalk. de told the democrats
of their numerous blunders which In
cluded from so to 100 important err
rors In the tariff bill, now In the
hands of Mr.. Cleveland, one of which
that for the free entry of alcohol
used In the arts-would If incorrect
ed, cost the government from TWEEN
ty to thirty million of dollars In lost
revenue annually. He also had. q
sharp word or two to say about the
unusual extent to which the encroach-
ments of the executive upon the Leg
islative branches of this government
had been pushed during the present
session of Congress, and in conclu-
sion expressed his belief that the
best thing to be done wes to &c
home and walt the verdict of the 20
r ters before further meddling with the
tariff. To show that he was In ear
: nest Mr. Sherman has himself gon,
{ not to return until the opening o
: the next session of Congress.
!, While 1t is generally regarded al
4 certain that Mr.. Cleveland is goins
4 to swallow his biz dish of crow an,
allow the Senate tariff bill, which b
T so roundly abused in the Wilson let
II ter, TO become a law, either with o
T without his signature, there are me-
y prominent men, toO-who believ
!, that he is still in doubt, and that hi
J. present visit to BuzZRrds Bay wa
: not bt cause of his illness, but be
n cause he could better hold secre
d conferences there with certain ind
10 viduals than he could at the Whit
House, and that those conference
~ will settle whether the bill shall
. allowed to become law or to be We
re toed. These men say further tha
- Secretary Carlisle is fully committe
he to the Senate bill and has been eve
Of since he wrote It's sugar schedul
n and that his actions, in sending col
&c les of the bill to all collectors of Gu
=, toms and otherwise preparing to g,
- ecute the provisions of the new lay
at Is merely shrewd move to allo
is the public to suppose that the a,
We ministration accepts the bill ar
x thus to aid In coercing Mr.. Clevelar
he into allowing it to become a law.
ue Congress can do nothing more fl
a h lack of a quorum In both branche
u, but it will be kept in session unit
,is next Monday, unless Mr.. Clevelar
acts upon the tariff bill before the
1y and 1t may even then have troub
in to adjourn If some member takes