Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-26
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July, 20 1894.
Senator German is not one Of the
Senate copfere on the tariff bill but
he is credited by the cuekoos with being
responsible for the action of the Senate
conferees in standing out stubbornly
| for the retention of the Sena amend
menls to the tariff bill and forcing the
disagreement report that has been made
| to he House, in the face of the intlu-
ence of Mr.. Cleveland and his admin
istration, which has been openly used
to bring about n surrender upon the part
of lhe Senate couterees on all OF he
important Senate amendments and
particul trly upon those putting duty
on sugar. iron ore and cal. Doubtless
Senator German Is perfectly willing TO
accept this possibility, but as mat
ter Of tact he and the few democratic
Senators who aided him in putting a
duty on iron ore and coal, thus saving
two Of our grea est industries from the
utter destruction intendtd by Mr.
Cleveland ard he free traders, are in
this matt, r merely the representatives.
OF the great business and industrial
interests OF the country, which have
plainly indicated nat AS choice OF
two evils the tariff bill AZ amended by
the Senate is far preferable To the Or
iginal Wilson bill, TO which the demo-
cratic c0nferees of the House WISH to
return. As the matter looks at this
writing the free traders of the House
will have to choose between accepting
the most important of the Senate amend
mtnts and no tariff legislation ut this
session. and it is not vet Gel tain which
they will rake. The republicans are
wide awake and viii tax, advantage of
The situation il an opportunity be given
To them. What they wish most To do
is. Of course. 20 XIII the tariff bill out
right bat fail ne in that they stand
ready 10 help keep every Senate amend
ment which puts a duty on articles
made free bv the Wilson bill. or raises
the duty named in the Wilson bill.
Things lo0k very favorable To their
succeeding in the last if they fail in the
first
The Baney bank rupey bill winch
passed the Mouse thls week is not likely
30 be popular with creditors. as NJ mat
ter how hopelessly mans business
may be involved he cannot be compell-
ed ny creditors TO take any action He
must do SO voluntarily or not at ALL
This may ~ an Improvement on no
national bankruptcy Jaw at all. but it
is doubtful whether the Senate will
ever pass the bill IN ITS present shape.
The democratic bosses are consider
ably alarmed At the probable detection
of number of democratic Congress
mt n from che South There has been
considerable talk on the subject. hus il
was not until this week that the revolt
really showed It's head Representative
benson. ~ Alabama. who has been in
his district for week or tan DAYS, has
written letter forually announcing
his intention to leave the democratic
party and to stiihstA with the popu-
lists, and others are expected 10 follow
suit Republicans are not greatly III
terested in the revolt. a. the solid south
has teen allowed to play any part ia
their congressional calculations. al
though they would not object to anu
thing that promises even remotely TO
bring about falrer election methods in
the south. which can oulY come aftaf
the overthrow of the autocratic author
ity Of the democratic parts in that sec.
ton
1t Is easy b tell that this i Congress
Sional election year by the buncombe
resolutions and bills introduced in Con.
gress solely for vote catching purposes.
10 this class belongs the Joint resolu-
ton offered by Senator George. of Mis-
siSsippi. providing for an amtndment
to the Constitution of the L $. making
| eight hours constitute a legal day 5