The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-08-10
From our Regular Correspondent.

The so called conservative Dem.
ocratic Senators have it in their power
to end the tariff deadlock in an hour.
but they have SO far declined to make
use OF their power. 1t is now apparent
that the Democratic conferees on the
tariff bill can easily reach an agree
ment on the bill If they could be
assured that the agreement would
receive the votes of the a Senators
necessary. The lack of that assurance
is the only stumbling block at this
writing. They naturally hesitate TO
report an agreement when they are in
doubt whether it would be accepted
or rejected by the Senate, knowing
that its rejection would mean the
failure of all tariff legislation. How.
ever, the pressure is becoming SO
strong on the rule-or-ruin Demo.
cratic Senators from The outside tina,
1t is the general belief that they will
soon consent to give in to sufficient
extent to get a bill through that can
be accepted by all good Democrats.
So strong is this belief that the House
Democratic caucus, which was TO have
been held Thursday, has been deferred
for few days, when it is hoped that
an agreement will render it unneces-
sary.
President Cleveland very properly
declined to officially receive the com.
mission sent to Washington by the
ex-Queen of Hawaii for the purpose
OF trying to prevent the recognition of
the Hawaiian republic They saw
Secretary Gresham, but merely as
individuals. This whole Hawaiian
business will probably be left in the
hands of Congress, where President
Cleveland placed it many months ago,
and when Congress directs the formal
recognition of the Republic reso.
luton to that effect is now pending
In the House-it will be done, and
not before.
Senator Voorhees,, who has been
too i'll to take part in the tariff con-
ference, is now much better, although
not yet we'll enough to resume his
duties.
Representative Hutcheson, who is
a lawyer of high standing in addition
to being Texas Democrat of de.
served prominence in the House, has
grown tired of seeing every attempt
to control or abolish trusts, by a ma
tional law, wrecked by collision with
the Constitution, and has offered
joint resolution proposing this amend
ment to the Constitution "Trusts
and monopolies dealing in agricul,
tural products, or other articles of
prime necessity, shall not exist in the
United States, and Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation" This is short,
but there is no doubt of its covering
the ground, but, in view of recent
exhibitions of the influence of trusts
in Congress, there is much doubt of
its receiving the necessary two-thirds
vote of Congress.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
has received letter from the execu-
tive committee Of the Democratic
Free Coinage League Of that State,
asking him to announce his candidacy
for the U. S. Senate and to make
personal canvas of the State. While
Mr.. Bryan has not himself yet so
announced, there is little doubt among
his friends that he will in a few days
accede to the requests of the com.
mittee.
There is one reform that should be
forced on Congress by public opinion,
and that is the absolute prohibition Of
the attachment of new legislation as
amendments to the general appro-
priation bills No better example of
the system need be sought for than
was presented by the Senate this week
when an amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill providing for
the purchase of the " Malone Site"
upon which to build a new govern
ment Printing Office, was adopted. 1t
would be impossible to get the House
to agree to this purchase if presented
in a separate bill hence the action Of
the Senate, upon which Malone has
"pull," to force the House to
agree or to see an important appro-
priation bill fail, 1t is generally ad-
mitted that the Malone lot is un-
suited for the purpose and excessive
in price, and were it not for the per-
sistent lobbying of Gen. Malone it
would never even have been seriously
considered as among the eligible
sites. 1t remains to be seen whether
the House will allow itself to be bull
dozed into voting a gratuity of public
money to Gen. Malone just because
certain Senators want TO help him
/along. .4
The members of the strike CON-
mission--Hon. Carroll ID. Wright,
Ir c Tahor COo,poicciOner Tohn II