Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER RESTS
WITH CONGRESS.
The Tariff bill - Parliamentary
Maneuvering -PrOvisiOn Must he
Made for a s5O.OOO,OOO Deficit.

The Tariff Hill - Parlia mentary
Maneuvering- Provision Must BE
Made for a s5O.OOO,OOO Deficit.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l., 1898.
President Cleveland has just given
Il practical demonstration OF his
earnestness in turning the settlement
OF the Hawaiian complication over
to Congress, by putting the official
dispatches just received from Minister
Willis at its disposal. No one in
Washington seriously believes that
any danger is to be apprehended from
the reported probability of British
marines being landed at Honolulu. 1t
is well known to the BRITISH govern
ment that the United States will not
tolerate any interference by any for.
eign government with Hawaii.
The Democrats of the House have
much more than held their own in the
tariff debate this week, although some
of their best posted men have purpose
ly made no speeches in favor of the
Wilson bill. With the exception OF
Representative Tom Johnson, of Ohio
who opposed the bill because it re-
tains too much protection and who
favors free trade without any IFS, and's
and butts, no Democrat has spoken
against the underlying principle of the
bill, even Representative Haines, OF
New York, who represents the Troy
district and who has been quoted al
being strongly opposed to tto biif, al.
mitted in his speech that he would
vote for it if the schedule affecting the
industries of Troy WAS amended tc
meet his wishes. Next week he and
others will have an opportunity tc
offer any amendment they may desire
and the House will decide whether
they shall be adopted or rejected. 1,
is not thought probable by any mem
Der with whom l have conversed that
any material amendment will be
adopted before the bill is passed bv the
House on the 29th of January. 1t is
in the Senate that the friends of the
measure fear it will be amended al
most beyond recognition. Washing
ton is now full OF parties interested in
having the bill amended and they are
all basing their hopes of success on
the Senate and not on the House
The Senate Finance Committee will
begin to give hearings to those inter
ested as soon as the bill passes the
House.
The Republican leaders of the
House were very cleverly taught a
little lesson by the Democrats thi.
week which would convince men with
less conceit that Reed, Burrows & Co.
have not secured corner on parlia-
mentary knowledge. 1t was the in
tention OF. the aforesaid Republican
leaders to get at least two days debate
out OF the power of the House to have
members arrested, and of the right oil
members to vote while under arrest
when the motion for the discharge oil
the arrested members came up. This
waste OF time that properly belonged
to the consideration of the tariff bill
was not countenanced by the Demo-
Gratis who easily defeated it by having
the Sergeent-at-Arms make his report
at time when the Republican lead
ers were off their guard. 1t did moi
take moment for Representative
Catchings to ask unanimous consent
for the discharge from custody of the
arrested members and for Speaker
Crisp to declare them discharged
there being no objection. BY that
time the know-it-all Republicans had
discovered what was going on, but il
was too late.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey
who has been widely advertised by
Republican papers as tariff" kicker
has been compelled by troublesome
throat affection to take trip to Flor
ida in search of relief, but before going
he addressed letter to Senator Voor.
hees which effectually disposes of any
doubt as to his position towards tariff
reform. He says in that letter: ain
order that you and my other Demo.
cratic colleagues on the committee
may know what to expect from me
here state that the Democratic side OF
the Committee on Finance must make
the tariff bill and then every member
oil said committee must stand by the
work done. To do otherwise is to con-
Tess that we are not fit to govern.
write thus plainly, as / see the news
papers have placed me in the list of
those called obstructionists. l have
not denied the report, as l never deny
anything the newspapers say of me,
but L will always try to speak for my.
sell when the time comes"
Secretary Carlisle explained this
week to the members OF the Senate
Finance committee and those Of the
House Ways and Means Committee
the immediate necessity for legislation
TO provide the money to meet the $780,
ooo,OOO deficit now staring the treas
ury In the face. His object was not to
4hA bfOA VI khO
made in his annual report, but to i'm
press upon the minds of his hearers
the necessity for action, leaving them
entirely free as to the nature of the
legislation and asking only that it
provide the money necessary to meet
payments and preserve the credit OF
the government. 1t is the object OF
the members of both committees to
agree upon bill that will not arouse
sufficient opposition to cause an ex-
tended financial debate In either the
House or the Senate. They recognize
that such a debate at this time would
be dangerous if not actually hurtful to
the country.
Representative McMillin says it has
not been definitely decided whether
the income tax shall be offered as an
amendment to the tariff bill or as a
separate measure. Dem.