The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
r,m our Neusar correspondent,


full Senate committee on Finance.
There are eleven members of this
committee, six Democrats and five
Republicans, but one of the Demo-
crats-Vance of North Carolina
is away. If the Democrats can sue
Coed IN putting IN q substi
tute for Vance on the committee
they will probably make the attempt
this week, unless thew can get Vance
to come back-they will have a
ma nritv of one otherwise the
committee will stand IA tie polti-
cally, and nothing can be done
without the consent of at least one
Republican. The first contest in
the committee will be over the time
that snail be devoted to the consid-
Grafton of the bill in committee,
the Democrats desiring to report the
bill at once and the Republicans to
60 over it section by section, point
ing ont its defects and offering
amendments to remedy them. The
Republicans generally regard the
protection which the revised bill
gives to coal, iron ore, sugar and
lead ore in the light of defects, be-
cause they are clearly discrimina-
tions made merely to get enough
votes to pass the bill, and only serve
to bring out more distinctly the
Injustice of the rest of the bill
The Republicans are fortunate in
the makeup of their side of the
Finance committe. 1t would be
difficult, if not impossible, to select
five men us we'll qualified in every
respect to do battle for Republican
principles MS are Senators Morrill,,
OF VT, Sherman>of Ohio Jones.
of New; Allison, of Iowa. aud
Aldrich, of Rhode Island. If they
DO not accomplish anything it will
be simply because nothing can be
accomplished.
II is not yet certain that the
revised bill can be passed by the
Senate notwithstanding the conces-
slonS made to the kickers, although
Of course, the probabilities are de-
Gdedly in its favor but there
remtin several elements Of doubt
eithcr of which may result in
Defeating the bill. Two Of the
Populists-Peffer and AIlen-have
declared their intention to vote
against it and the votes Of Senators
Hill and Murphy are not assured
for the bill ; but even with the loss
OF those votes it is still possible for
the Democrats to pass the bill, if
Kyle v5teS. With them, and it is
understood that he will. haYing for
good and sufficient reasons CON
nected with the distribution Of Off
eial pie given his promise to that
effect.
A small number of Senators
appear to think that Senator Peffer's
seton IN offering resolution for
the investigation of the charges
made against five Democratic Sen
Stors, of having used their positions
TO obtain information as to what
was being done in connection with
the sugar clause of the tariff bill, in
order to speculate in sugar stock,
vas undiguifed, but a majority is
hardly likely to take that view of
the matter and Mr.. PETER says he
is determined that the resolution
shall not be pigeonholed. The sur
prising thing to most people was
that one of the Senators charged
with speculation did not ask for an
Investigation.
There is considerable speculation
as to whether Mr. Cleveland will
veto the Bland bill for the coinage
Of the seigniorage, which will GER
tainly pass the Senate this week.
Senator Villas, who is about rs close
t. Mr., Cleveland rs anybody is,
s,vs the bill will be vetoed, hut
oth-rs who are also close to Mr..
Cleveland say that he will allow the
bill to become IL law without his
signature, with the hope that it will
remove the silver question from the
coming Congressional campaign
his idea, according to THESE gentle
men. being that the mint will be
kept busy for several wears to com
the 55.000,00 silver dollars re-
ouired by the bill. and that it will
be useless to further agitatc for the
free coin, gc Of silver until the
minis have got through with that
provided for in this bllI. If your
correspondent were disposed to
make wager on this matter he
would not hesitate to give odds in
favor Of u veto. Mr.. Cleveland
will, il my opinion, be only too
glad Of an opportunity to hit the
silver men whom be has never liked.
The House Judiciary committee
will almost certainly make a favor
able rpnort ON the bill fathered bv