Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-02-17
STRIVING FOR VOTES.
Throwing Sops to Southern Senators
Without Regard to Consequences.
From our reguIar eorrespondent. ]

Without Regard to Consequences.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON Feb, IL, 1894
Cleveland tariff bill is to be reported
to the Finance Committee, as many
had expected. 1t is only to be suffi-
GENTLY amended before being reported
togain the support Of those Democrat
ic Senators who had announc their
intention to vote against it unless
heir demands We're complied with.
Nothing has yet been officially given
out concerning these amendments, but
it is regarded as certain that they Will
include duty on sugar, both raw and
refined, and a duty on coal. These
concessions to the Senators from Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, and
Louisiana, are not to be called protec-
ton. The Democratic party is oppos-
ed to protection, you know So the
claim is to be made by the commit
tee that these duties are levied sole
ly for revenue purposes and with
no intention to protect these indus
tries. AS a matter of cold, hard fsct
these proposed amendments are not
pleasing to the Democrats, except
those from States that will be benefit
ed, and they are only to be made be-
cause the bill cannot be passed with
even four Democratic Senators voting
against it, and asan offset the duties OH
anumber ofarticles principally produc-
ed in States that are reliably Repubi-
can are to be still further reduced. The
income tax is to remain i'll the bill.
unless struck out by vote of the SEN
ate. The Republican Senators will
probably hold a conference as soon as
the bill is reported, in orcer to deter
mine upon the plan of deposition they
will follow. The advices they are re-
ceiving from their constituents are
somewhat contradictory Some want
them to merely put themselves on re-
cord as opposing the bill and then to
allow it 10 be passed; others want
them to use every legitimate parlia-
mentary method to delay OF defeat it.
Geary," he is often called-of Cali
fornia, is a Democrat, but not
cuckoo, as will be seen in the follow
ing language of his: II have as much
respect for the President as any one
else, but do not see why Congress
should first learn the wishes of the
President or consult the wishes OF the
executive departments before legisla-
ting. Congress is here to pass laws
without consulting any body and l, for
one, am growing tired of the constant
interference OF the executive depart
ments i'll the worl, of Congress. Let
Congress make its own laws, and if
the President does not like them, let
him exercise his constitutional prerog-
alive and veto them" That's the
most sensible Democratic speech ofthe
session.
The charge was made several days
ago that Secretary Gresham has had a
long letter from President Dole to
Minister Willis in his possession more
than a week, and that 1t was withheld
from the House for fear that the terri
Bile arraignment of Willis FOR his dou-
Bile dealing since arriving in Honolulu
which it contains. would have defeat
ed the cuckoo resolution which the
House was fairly driven to adopt last
week and the charge has not been de /
MED 1t certainly looks as though /
the administration were determin- /
ed to sink itself to the bottom OF .
the pit of public infamy is dealing
with Hawaii. Minister Dole's letter
is said to be something like ten thou
sand words long and to go into mi
mute particulars concerning the acts of
Minister Willis. The administration
people are claiming that Senator Nor
gan has been "placated, and that
he will join Senators Butler and Gray
in the majority report of the Hawaiian
investigation, which will jump on ex-
Minister Stevens and let paramount
Blount and the administration down
easy.
The silver men are on top in the
House, and the passing of Mr. Bland
bill for the coinage Of the seigniorage
is regarded as an assured fact, although
its opponents are still fighting it
hard and will continue to do so to the
erd, by fi'ibustering or by any other
method that promises to serve their
purpose. They are talking veto rather
strongly, and it is said some of the
Democrats who will vote for the bin
will do so merely to square themselves
with their silver constituents, expect
ing the bill to be vetoed if it gets
Congress.
more Facts"
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pany, giving valuable information re-
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