Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER,
tFrom our Regular Correspondent u


their families, in accordance with
custom as old as our government,
devoted New Years day to recep-
tions, official and general. For
about fonr hours procession COM
posed of the diplomatic representa-
tives of all the foreign govern
ments, members of the cabinet, the
justices of the Supreme Court, Con-
gressmen, Army and Navy officers,
minor officials and the general pub
Tic poured through the White
House where they were received by
President Cleveland assisted by
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Stephenson,
the ladies of the cabinet and sever
al guests of Mrs. Cleveland, includ-
ing the wife Of ex-Gov. Russell of
Massachusetts, and Miss Benedict,
of N. Y. Later, receptions were
held at their several residences by
Vice President AMI Mrs. Stephen
'son, and by members of the cabinet
and the ladies Of their families.
Nearly all of the congressman
shave returned. There was a quo
rum of b 9th House and Senate at
the White House reception TODAY.
BY freely circulating among tie
returned members Of the House
your correspondent endeavered to
ascertain whether conference with
their constituents had increased or
decreased the opposition to the
Wilson tariff bill. In one respect
it is apparent that it has increased
it. That is there are more demo-
ccrats who will endeayor to secure,
in the caucus to be held, modiica-
tions of various clauses of the bill.
But as nearly all of them announce
while stating.their intentions that
will whether successful in getting
the bill modified or not, support
the bill, it is clear that their opp0-
sition does not go beyond that
which is perfectly e climate for
strict party men to occupy toward
party measure not yet approved
by party caucus, and does not
jeopardize the final success Of the
bill as approved by the caucus.
Senator Voorhees, is getting a
heavy mail these days. and not a
few of his contain requests for
hearings on the tariff before the
Senate Finance committee Of which
he is chairman. None of these
etters have spec fcially answered,
because he believes that a circular
letter which be is now having sent
out; containing thirty odd printed
q !est:ons and requesting reply
to each, will enable nine-tenths of
his correspondent 10 lay before the
committee all the information in
their possession relating to the eff
fects of tariff upon their business
just as well as they could if given
a personal hearing. 1t is not his
desire to cut any one out of a hear
ing and those desiring to furnish
information not embraced by the
printed questions will, where their
prominence as manufacturers or
business men justifies it. be given
personal bearings.
Representative Holman has not
issued the call for democratic
caucus, but it is expected that he
will do so this week.
1t is known that President
Cleveland has lately given consid-
cradle attention to the selection of
a new public printer and it is be-
lieved that he has picked out the
mon and that his nomination will
go to the Senate in few DAYS,
probably this week. Rumor has
connected the name of Chief Clerk
Daniels of the Interior department
with the position. Mr.. Daniels was
not an applicant for the position,
but his experience as editor and
publisher of newspapers in North
Carolina : qualities him therefor
should it turn ont he is the lucky
man. Nearly every democratic
Senator and Representative has