Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-02-03
(From Our Regular Correspondent.

nCikAle 4nACCNo Va 0OANaAk tAC NoA-
~ bill on account OF the income tax
amendment are heard on all sides,
but the party whip is being vigor-
ously welded and by Thursday,
when the final vote is to be taken, 1t
Is probable that sufficient number
of "kicksrs" will be whipped into
line to get the monstrosity, income
tax and all, through the House.
The vote that Is dreaded most of
all by the democratic managers, il |
there can be said to be any mana
gers OF the inharmonious majority |
of the House, is that on the motion |
to recommit the bill. The republi- |
cans of the House have not fully de-
cided how they will vote on that mo
ticn, but they have been Emporium
ed by many influential members of
the party to support 1t, II it can be
shown that sufficient number of
democrats will vote for IL to pass it
with the aid OF the solid republican
vote, and they may do SO, although
many of them have expressed them
selves against it because the result
would prolong the uncertainty as to
tariff legislation which has already
been so disastrous to the business
interests of the country.
The steering committee OF republi-
can Senators has fully decided not
to oppose the bill for the admission
of Utah to statehood, and from the
talk at the conference it may be
stated upon good ground that there
will be no general opposition from
republicans TO the admission of any
of the territories.
The Senate Judiciary committee
at it's regular meeting today took
up the nomination of Mr.. Peckham
cs Ne y York, to the Supreme Court
vacancy. Senatar Hill claims that
the nomir alton will be rejected by q
larger majority than was cast a.
-gesnst Hornblower, notwithstand--
lDgFhe alleged attenrt &C scss Crck
er, OF Tammany, during his presence
b in Washington, to make deal that
would allow the nomination to be
confirmed.
The support Of the republicans on
the Senate committee on Foreign Re
lations was obtained for the Gray
Hawaiian resolution which was fav
orably reported to the Senate last
week, through misunderstanding
resentation Senator Gray opened
the eyes OF the Senate when he inter.
preted the resolution to mean that
the Senate endorsed the Cleveland
policy towards Hawaii. He not on
ly opened the eyes of the Senators
bnt he made 1t impossible for hif
resolution to be passed until IL hal
been amended so as to leave Dc
doubt Of it's exact meaning. SeDa-
tor Dolph has stirred up the cuck-
COS by proposing the addition O
the following as an amendment
s'and with view of restoring ami
cable relations between the u. 3. an,
Hawaii, the present minister of tn
y. s. to Hawaii should be immedi
ately recalled" Representative
Bourke Cochran, of New York wa
charged by his democratic colleagu
from the same state, Amos Cum
mings, with having, as his attorne
for clique OF diamond importers
used his position as a member {
the Ways and Means committee [
get that committee to recommeD
an amendment to the tariff bill
reducing the duty on diamonds t
10 per cent. That charge, whiC
was backed by documentary ev
dence, and the shaming which repu
licans gave the democrats for desi
ing to lower the tariff on diamond
in behalf OF the toiling masses, re
suited in the defeat of the commit
amendment and the adoption of o.
making the duty 80 per cent.
The most unique tariff protest y
seen was that presented by Senat
Cullom, signed by ,S2 citizens
Streeters Ill, and reading as follow
I'VE cannot feed, clothe and educa
orr families and compete again
the poorer paid labor OF EuroI
Weiare proud and don't want tc
bumiliated by asking tor charii
How would any of you like to go
q soup house and sit down to Fl
soup7 We have pride as we'll
you. We ask you to defeat the v
son bill, and We will take care
ourselves"
For some reason the free trH
democrats who have stood togetl
for free coal. free iron, and hume
Gus other free things split up on
vote on Breckenridge's amendme
breckenridge favors numerous
Things, as the country Doubt IS
members, providing for putting
plate on the free list and that
mendment was defeated, leavin
duty of 11--5 cents per pound
tin plate. just half of the McKir
duty. Tbs most significant feat
of the tin plate debate, was the
mission of democrats that the |
lection afforded to American
plate by the Mckinley law haC
suited In building up new Am
can industry of large proporti,
The selection Of Senator Mill
tt ke the place on the Senate
nance committee of Senator Mel
son, of N. j. who has gone ava
pretended huff because OF all'
bad health, Is only part Of the
ministration programme to forc'
Cleveland tariff bill through the
ate. Mcpherson Is a warm pers
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