The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-02-23
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON u. c. Feb. Il, 1S94.-
Democratic senators are satisfied with
the progress made by the sub bcommittee
on the Wilson tariff bill, although they
would. of course, have been glad to have
had the bill reported to the full commit
tee this week However, the time spent
in getting the bill in proper condition is
time lost. Every Democratic member
of the finance committee, except Sena-
tor Vance who is away on account of his
health. has been in almost constant con
ference with Senators Jones, Vest and
Mills who compose the Subcommittee,
and when the bill is reported to the full
committee Senator Jones thinks II Will
not be later than next !IueSd ay) II Will
in reality be ready to be reported to the
senate, as all the changes made will
have received the approval of all of the
Democrats on the finance committee.
Sugar seems to he the principle
stumbling block, although there are sew
eral other articles upon which there are
differences in opinion. But all OF the
Democratic senators agree in saying that
the indications all point to a harimoni-
Gus agreement.
Ii looked early in the week as though
Representative BANDS bill for the coin
age of the seignorage would go through
without any serious trouble, but he
made several Intellectual attempts to Sc
cure the unanimous consent necessary
in the absence of an order from the
committee On rules TO set a time for
closing the the debate. The opposition N
not only refused to consent to set a time
| L,,t - Mr
| the friends of the bill must make their
own quorum when they did vote. Ex-
| Speaker Reed became so nagging in his
| opposition to Mr.. BANDS attempts to
| close the debate that Mr.. Hatch, who was
| in the chair, had to call for the Sergeant
| alarms before he could get order. Mr..
Bland was thoroughly mad.
| Representative Bryan, of Nebraska, Is
| going on a tariff reform and a silver
| speech making tour. His first speech
will be made on the 2lst inst, to the
students of the Normal school at Nalpa
raiso, Indiana. The next evening he Is
| scheduled for speech mt the Chicago
Union LeagueIbanquet. From there he
goes to Lincoln, Nebraska, and then to
| Denver, where on the 2Sth inst, he Is
| to speak at the banquet of the GIaystone
club on tariff reform and bimetallism-
Not one but both"
Senator Gray never poses as an orator.
When he has anything to say he pro-
ceeds in a straightforward, businesSl'ke
way to S ~ it, and what he says Is al
ways carefully and respectfully listened
to. His two-day speech on Hawaiian
| question, this week, was a complete and
unbiased history of the relations between
this country and the little islands, OF
which he truly said. 'If an earth quake
or convulSion in those southern seas
were to swallow them up tomorrow,
there would not be, except from feelings
| of humanity for the loss of life, ripple
on the surface of the worlds affairs.
1t is because the question involved Is
one of international morality tina this
Hawaiian business becomes impOrtent.
| Senator Gray'S remarks about the flag
| incident are worthy of careful perusal-
"a good deal has been said about the
| hauling down of the American flag in
| Honolulu.
When the American flag is hauled
up by the order of the Democratic presi-
dent it will be hauled up under circum-
stances that will keep it where it is, until
rags. 1t will never be hauled up in dis
honor. 1t will never be hauled up so as
| to put the great people whose symbol
of power and authority it is to the blush.
1t will never misrepresent the magma
nimity, the greatness. the courage of the
people of the United States, rs it did
when it was hauled up at the request of
this revolutionary junta in the
Hawaiian Islands on the 1st day OF
| February, 1898. What are we to say in
| condemnation of the president, who un-
! hesitatingly, when he found that a
wrong had been done, ordered the flag
hauled down? The American people
will always commend president who
does the right thing and who is not
| governed by the mere clamor and
| jingoism that is sought to be injected
into this government"
The post Office department hasdeclared
| the Honduras Lottery Company, under
stood to be the successors of the defunct
| Louisiana concern, to be fraudulent, and
| instructed pOStmaSteIS not to deliver
registered mail to it or any of the men
| known to be connected with it. The is
suing of money orders, payable outside
of the United States, to the same parties
has also been prohibited.
| President Cleveland has resumed the
tri-weekly public receptions at the White
House, which a pressure of public busi
ness compelled him to temporarily
| abandon last summer.
Representative Boating, of Ia, has a
ubstitute for the present civil service law
in his mind which he intends to push
in congress. 1t does away with life,
tenure in Office and makes II years the
longest term any person can remain in
office. NJ