Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Jan. L, 1894.

Washington, Jam. L, 1894.
Mr.. cleveland has evolved new
scheme to prevent the dissatisfied
democrats from even expressing their
objections to his tariff bill before the
democratic caucus, which will proba-
bly, be held this week. He has issued
an order that the caucus shall decide
Immediately after assembling whether
it is advisable for it to pass On the tar
iff bill If he can control a majority
of the caucus the tariff bill will not be
touched Meanwhile some of the dis
satisfied democrats are trying to get
the republicans to promise to vote
with them to remit the bill to the
Ways and Means committee when Mr..
Wilson calls it up ip the House. The
republicans have not decided whether
they will do this, but it is hardly prob
able that they will.
Senator Allison thinks that the
Cleveland tariff bill will be consider
ed by the entire membership Of the
Finance committee when it gets to
the senate, just as the Mckinley bill
was. 1t will be remembered that the
republicans of the Ways and Means
committee of the House were not al
lowed to take any part whatever in
the making of the bill.
The New Years reception at the
White House to- day recalled sad
memories to many. One year ago the
White House and the residences of
members Of the last administration
were all in mourning because Of the
then recent death Of Mrs. Harrison,
and no official receptions were held in
Washington.
There if.a wide. difference Of opinion
among democrats about authorizing
the issue of bonds recommended by
Secretary Carlisle, and it may cause
big fight in the House as soon as the
tariff bill is disposed of.
1t will cause no surprise among
Treasury officials should there be
deficit at the close of the current fiscal
year, June 80, 1894: of as much as $751;
o00, Ooe This is more than three times
what the estimate was of the probable
deficiency before the schedules Of the
tariff bill were made public.
That bill is directly responsible for
the pro bable trebling of the deficien
cy.
The administration democrats in the |
House who supposed that their sharp |
practice just before .thel holiday re-
cess would enable them to smother |
allan policy, in the House, will find
them selves very much mistaken. The
:epu blicans of the House committee
On foreign affairs have prepared a
;corehing minority report on the Nc
Creary resolution reported the day
before the recess and intended to
screen the Administrations unconsti
tuition al acts, and that report is going
to be made the text for some talk in
the same line as the redhot speeches !
Of Senator Hoar and Representative
Boutelle made before the recess. The
in both House and Senate
are fully determined that the smoth
ering act shall not be performed.
Notwithstanding repeated denials
3n the part of those connected in one
way or another with the administra
ion, there are many people, demo-
Gratis as we'll as republicans, who be-
ieVe there is a good Foundation for
5he reports which have again become
current concerning Secretary Gresh-
ANS retirement from the cabinet on
Of the failure Of the Hawaiian
policy of which he was the originator.