Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-23
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tariff bull Bas not reported to the
|Seasbe Finance committee last week
although It eonld have been report
ed. The delay was in the interest
of democratic harmony, It being
thought best to allow Directing
democrats to have their:say tol-i|ithe
subcommittee composed entirely
Of democrats rather than before the
full committee. The regular meet
ing of the Finance committee wal
be held tomorrow and the present
intention is to report, the revised
bill. It is possible that it may
he:deEayed a day Or two later, but L
am ASSURED by every member Of the
committee that it will certainly be
reported this week. No tias will
be lost by the democrats on the FL
nance comaalttse aftetat:sis report
to the Senate, as they have: been
eognlzant Of every change made by
the. subcommittee. In fact the
Subcommittee while nominally
made up Of only three, Senators
has in reality been the entire DEM
ocratic membership of the Finance
committee, except Senator Vance,
who was away sick. The members
Of the subcommittee feel so ser-
tain that they have made the last
change in bill that the revised copy
hassbeen sent to the Government
Printing office to be put in type. =
The best posted democrats laugh
at the idea Of the 10 democratic
Senators who voted to reject the
nomination of Peckham being class
ed as opponent of the administra-
ton. One of President Cleveland's
most loyal supporters as well as
his warm personal friends puts it
this way: II am not bit sorry
that Peckham was rejected, and !
know the reasons which governed
most of the democratic votes cast
against him. First he; bolted. the
regular democratic ticket at the
last state election and openly aided
in defeating it, and, as though that
were not enough to bar him from
: any fayors at the disposal Of .the
party, he. neglected to vote at the
special Congressional election in
New York city when he knew that
extraordinary efforts we're. being
; made to get out tbe:full party vote
: and when asked about it he replied
earelesslyT that he had forgot al
about the election. Now, / dom
think a man who forgets when ar
e election is to be held should have
: any Office, large or SMALL" TIKI
9 sbrewdest democrats in Congress
e think that the mugwumps have beer
= sufficiently rewarded AMI that al
{ the appointments hereafter mad
i should be good democrats, men VIII
e can be depended upon to help tn
IS party with future battles.
Representative Bland Of Mo. Ia
been having q tussle with the IN
- quorum flend, and his bill for tn
coinage of the seigniorage is still
T. Enacted upon. There has been:
;o quorum on the floor of the Hous
y every day, but those opposed to th
J bill have refused to vote and -th
a a friends q. the measure have been.
K few sbortpf quorum: Notice ha
o. been sent to all absentees to retu,r
q at once and Mr. Bland isconfder
=, ~ that a quorum in favor Of: the bi
wifl:be on hand this::week and tia
j. the bill will be passed without fp]
s. ther delay: 1t is thought that tt
ct filibustering = against the bill W.
! i for the lpurposeiof delaying it in Il
N House until after the tariff: bill ge
m before the Senate, so as to prevei
Il, its being promptly 'acted@upon
10 the Senate, as its passage izby tt
b House has been conceded by g
,e from the first. =
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