The Washington times., 1894-07-21
CLOAK Ro0a AND GALLERY.

Congressman Brookshire, when asked yes
terday morning what he thought about Presi-
dent Cleveland's letter Of the "a Of July to
Mr.. Wilson, said:
THAT letter Is all right, and he wrote it at
the right time. He wrote 1t as soon as he
could, certainly know what amendments the
Senate had agreed upon. Moreover, his views
and criticisms on the Senate bill were not the
proper subject for message to Congress. be-
cause he knew his party was charged and re-
sponsible for the tariff legislation OF this Con-
gress; and furthermore. it was his duty to
tell his party what his views were toward the
Senate bill, provided he disagreed with the
Senate concerning the changes which 1t had
made.
Therefore. I think, said Mr.. Brookshire,
that the letter was opportune, and that his
views were presented to his party and the
country in the right way, and at the right
time, and that he has done what he should
have done In the light Of all the circum-
stances"
Senator Vest is the literary light OF the
Democratic side. Every now and then he
comes out with burst Of real oratory such
as he did yesterday in discussing the tariff.
1.-The traveller" said the Missouri Senator.
who tolls slowly up the mountain side knows
he can not reach the summit in single hour.
He is confronted by a marble barrier or icy
glacier, and he must by strategy make his
way around 1t; but il he be brave and AMI
mated by the certainty that he will succeed at
last, he will finally stand on the highest
peak and then look back on all the perils
and tolls and "reminiscences of the danger he
has passed through. hope that the time will
come whom the full fruition of my hopes in
regard to tariff reform may be witnessed, but
until can get better bill shall take such a
measure as can be enacted by the Congress OF
the United States. and shall not receive my
instructions from any other source in regard
to my duties as . conferee than from this
Senate"
Secretary Carlisle has submitted to Con-
gress the draft OF an amendment to the ship
ping laws which will have the effect OF al
lowing him to remit or mitigate fines to ves-
sells under the immigration, quarantine. or
contract labor laws. He says vessels
are frequently detained for technical
violations of the laws. They are
unable to leave without clearance
papers. and their loss from detention is
much greater than the violation OF law war
ranted. The amendment empowers the Sec
rerary to remit or mitigate any fine or pen
atty relating to vessels immigration, quar-
antines, or alien contract labor, and to
discontinue all prosecutions for penalties
except the penalty of imprisonment.
The Senate did a graceful act Yesterday at
the close of the long aid fatiguing debate on
the tariff bill by confirming within one day
after the presentation OF the appointment the
nomination OF Clifton r. Breckinridge as
minister to Russia.
In the midst of bitter fight between the
Democrats OF the two Houses, Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. who has. from his position on the Ways
and Means Committee, been leader against
the Senate bill, although not on members of
Inc conference. was treated with peculiar
courtesy which he will be one OF the first
men to appreciate.