Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-01-06
WAsHINGTON LETTER.
The Wilson Tariff Bil.--Mr. Cleve'
Ianda 3 Psaas-A Large DeGcit-Ihe
Hawaiian Middle.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, '94.-Mr.
Cleveland has evolved q new scheme
to prevent the disss tisfied democrats
from evenexpressing their objections
to his tariff bill before the Democrat
ic caucus, which will probably be
held this week. He has issued an
order that the caucus shall decide
Immediately after assembling wheth-
or ir is advisable for it to pass on
the tariff bill. IL he cannot control
a majority of the caucus the tariff
bill will not be touched. Meanwhile
some OF the dissatisfied democrats
are trying to get the republicans to
promise to vote with them to recon-
NIT the bill to the Ways and Means
committee when Mr.. Wilson calls 1t
ND I'm the House. The republicans
have not decided whether they will
do this, but it is hardly probable
that they will.
Senator Allison thinks the Cleve-
land tariff bill will be considered by
the entire membership of the Finance
committee when it gets to the Sen.
ate. Just as the Mckinley bill was. II
will be remembered that the repuoli-
cans OF the Way8aand Means com-
mittee OF the House were not allowed
to take any part whatever IL
making the bill.
The New Years reception at tbs
White House to day recalled sac
memories to many One year ego
the White House and the residences
of members of the last administra
tion were all in mourning because o
the then recent death of Mrs. Harri
:: son and no official receptions weri
seld " Washington.
~ There is a wide difference OF 0pin
z lon among democrats about a1tho
rizIng the issue of bonds recommend
ed by Secretary Carlisle, and it ma,
cause a big fight in the House a
Sc*hpOon as the tariff bill is disposed oil
It will cause no surprise amonl
reasurY officials should there be
"a fieit at the close OF the current Il;
yHal year-June 30, lS94-of as niue
ID a. SIS, 00O, 900. This is more tina
three tines what the estimate was {
the probable deficiency before th
schedules OF the Cleveland tariff hi
were made public. That bill is d
rectly responsible for the probab
trebDliDg of the deficiency. Import'
tions are getting smaller and small'
and will continue to dwindle so ion
as there is any probability of tht
bill becoming ii law. Importers a
not disposed TO pay the present d
ties when there is IA possibility TIT
by waiting few months they cS
take advantage of the low duties I
of the free list of the Cleveland bi
And that is not the worst OF lie. IL
same cause is operating to sh
down American manufactures al
it viii be no better for u long til
ehould that bill become a law, viii
God forbid, for as soon as IL dc
our markets will be so flooded Wi
foreign goods that our own man
facturers will hesitate to start
again even OF the reduced wae
which every body now sees muat 1
low such a law.
The administr alton democrats
the House who supposed that tn
sharp practice just before the h'
idays recess would enable them
smother criticism of Mr.. Clevelan
Hawaiian policy, in the House, '
find themselves very much mistak
The republicans OF the House &C
mittee on Foreign Affairs have p
q aon~~hino minority rep