The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

tuat ~ viii 10 uuIiuk tuo pftSeut WICK,
II not by the conference committee, then
by the Democrats of the House, who
have about decided to hold caucus TO
settle the matter II the conference com
mittee fails to reach an agreement by
Tuesday. Few people In Washington
nov have any doubt that the result viii
be the Senate bill substantially as 1t
stands, although there will doubtless be
numerous unimpertant changes so that
members OF the House can say both sides
made concessions to reach an agreement.
The Democratic conferess have been
hslding almost continuous Informal
sessions since tho Senate by
tie vote declined to instruct It's
conferees to recsde frem the amendment
placing differential duGy Of one-eighth
of cent pound upon refined sugar,
but the first formal meeting of the con-
ference commltte was not held until to-
day.
There is reason to believe that the
Democrats OF the Hsuse would have been
able to secure much more substantial
concessions II President had not written
that letter to Chairman Wilson, or at
least, IL Mr.. Wilson had not made 1t pub
lie. There are few Democratic Senators
who have not been nursing some disap-
poIntment at the hands Of President
Cleveland; consequently when he made 1t
point In that letter that the bill should
put ceal and iron on the free list many Of
the Democratic Senators who personally
fayer free iron and coal, aud would
under ordinary circumstances have been
only too glad to vote for them, deter
mined to take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity to ''get even' by joining hands
with the Gorman-Brice combination TO
prevent changes in those schedules OF
the bill.
Senator Manderson's remarks on the
power Of the sugar trust in the Senate
were straight shots ut the bulls eye a1d
some OF his colleagues who voted in
favor of the trust when motion was
made TO strike out the diiferentlal duty
OF refined sugar may hear from them
again. lie said among other things: at
is claimed, In this chamber and outside,
that that great and powerful combination
has tremendous power over legislation,
aud II looks 10 mo as thought it has. For
no matter hOw near we come TO the de-
feat Of the difIcrential one-eighth, no
matter how confident wc may be that at
! last we have the sugar trust under our
| feet, thele is always found the one vote
to prevent this diiferential duty being
STRICKEN from the bill; aud l apprehend
| 1t viii be found SO today. There is al
ways some man In ambush who comes 20
the front for the purpose OF saving the
life Of this iniQuity." When the vote Of
Senator Quay saved the amendment
while the Senate was considering the
tariff bill the statement was made that
other senators would have helped the
trust had their help been necessary.
That statement is now reiterated and
made to apply TO the last escape of the
trust by reason Of Senator Stewards no;
voting.
The administration doesn't like the
bill providing for the inspection Of inmi-
grants by L, ). Consuls. which was put
~ h.. ~ 81 a
meutary tactics OF its author, Repiesen-
tative stone, OF Pa, and which is now
before the Senate committee on immigra-
ton. The opposition OF the administra-
ton was vetoed by Commissioner Of Inn
migration Stump, who, in an argument
before the committee, said that II the
bill became law 1t would stop immlgra-
grafton entirely. The chairman OF the
House committee OIL immigration and an
attorney representing the steamship
companies also made arguments against
the bill. No action has yet been taken
on the bill by the Senate committee.
Representative Springer, OF H., is
happy. One OF the numerous bills he
has introduced is to be favorably re-
ported to the house, with excellent pros
poets OF eventually becoming law-that
providing for the establishment Of ma
tiOnal board OF arbitration, In accordance
with recommendations made by Presi-
dent Cleveland In 1887. ~
Hon. Carroll ID. Wright, U. s. commits
sioner of labor, presided over the pre-
liminary meeting Of the strike commits
sion, which is TO investigate-not arbi--
trate-the causes OF the recent railroad
strike, for the Information OF the execu-
tive and legislative branches OF the gov
ernment. The commission has not
mapped out Its programme, but will do
so at once, as President Cleveland has
told Mr.. Wright that he wishes the cou.
mission to complete its work at the
earliest possible moment. Mr.. Wrights
associates on the commits sion-- Messrs.
Herman, of New York, and Worthing-
ton, Of Illinois,-are not extensively
known I'm Conuraes lint tho innrassio,,