The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Hawaiian Resolution Voted Through
Administration Force.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 8, 1894.
1t required all the power of the ad-
ministration to force the cuckoo Ha-
waiian resolution, condemning ex-Min-
lister Stevens and approving the Cleve-
land policy, down the throats OF the
democrats of the house. Directors were
plainly told that unless they voted for
the resolution it would be a waste of
time for them to ask the smallest favor
from the administration, and even then
it took two days to get fquorum of
democrats willing to vote for it on the
floor of the house. 1t was finally passed,
but there is not a single man who voted
for it who can honestly say that he is
proud of his vote. The senate commit
tee has completed its investigation and
it is expected that the resolution which
will be adopted by the senate after the
report of the committee is made will be
free of cuckooism.
A bill was this week passed by the
senate-that repeating the federal cleo
ton laws-which the democrats believe
will, through the solid south and the
crookedness of such organizations as
Tammany hall in the large cities, per-
petuate the power of the democratic
party.
The administration is alarmed at the
probability of a renewal of the silver
fight over the Bland bill for the coinage
of the seigniorage in the treasury, now
before the house, and the proposal to
attach free coinage amendment to the
tariff bill in the senate. Secretary Car
Isle attempted to get the Bland bill
changed so as to make the coinage of the
seigniorage optional instead of compul-
sorry, but Mr.. Bland and the silver dem
ocrats would not agree to the change,
and now the administration and anti
silver men are trying to prevent action
on the bill by breaking a quorum.
There were lot of very mad men in
Washington when the announcement
was made that the democrats on the
senate finance committee had finally de-
cded not to grant hearings on the tariff
bill. The republican senators were an
CRY because they had been assured by
the democrats on the committee that
hearings would be granted to all repre-
sentatives of important industries who
might desire to be heard and they had
so informed their constituents. The
men who expected to be granted hear
ings were angry because they had beer
deceived into going to the expense o
coming to Washington. Senator Noor
hees and several other democratic mem
bers of the committee have tried very
=. hard to give a rational explanation fo
their sudden change of front on tn,
2 question of hearings, but they have no
F.. succeeded. The reason, however, is no
r difficult to locate. The autocrat of th
t white house has ordered that the tarit
be railroaded through the senate ant
=, 1.-The democrats on the finance committe
:, are bent on obeying orders, even if
:, does place them in ridiculous attitude
t Republicans are not expecting the bill
e to be rushed through the senate no mat
ter how soon it may be reported from
the committee. There are enough dem
:. ocratic senators who oppose the Cleve
land program to prevent it being carrie
e out, although they may in the end b
L whipped into the support of the bill @
e persuaded to do so by slight amend
o ments in the interest of their constitu
n ents.
's The senate judiciary committee hs
l. postponed the decision on the nomins
% ton of Peckham to the supreme coul
,e until next Monday. 1t is believed ths
i the committee will make an unfavors
IS BILE report and that the nomination WI
e. be rejected by a vote as large as We
n cast against Hornblower. Indeed, VI
less some of the charges, particular
ct that of being violently intolerant of tt
l. opinion of others, are false, and the
have not been disproven, he is SO VI
fitted for a seat on the bench of an