The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-02-01

presence IN Washington, tc make
deal that would allow the nomind
ton to be confirmed.
The support of the Republican
on the Senate committee on Fo5
eign Relations was obtained for tile
Gray Hawaiian resolution which
was favorably reported to the SET
ate last week, through misundei
standing-some do not hesitate tb
say Misrepresentation. Senatdr
Gray opened the eyes of the Senate
when he interpreted the resolution
to mean that the Senate endorsed
the Cleveland policy toward Hawaii.
lie not only opened the eyes of the
Senators, but he made it impossible
for his resolution to be passed until
it has been amended so as to leave
no doubt of its exact meaning.
Senator Dolph has stirred up the
cuckoos by proposing the aG1sion
of the following as an amendment;
and with view Of restoring
amlcabie relations between the Us
5. and Hawai-, the present MIND
ter of the L. S. to Hawaii shoulF
be Immediately recalled"
Representative Bourke CockraS
of New York, was charged by L
Democratic colleagues from u
same state, Amos Cummings, W.
having, as the att rney forpAe2SS e
of diamond importers, used his po-
sltiOn as a member Of the Ways and
Means committee to get that COM
mjttee to recommend an amend
ment to to the tariff bill, reducing
the duty on diamonds to 10 per
cent. That charge which was
backed by documentary evidence,
and the shamlng which the Repub-
licans gave Democrats for desiring
to lower the tariff on diamonds in
behalf Of the toihng masses, re-
suited in the defeat of the commit
tee amendment and the adoption of
one making the duty 30 per cent.
The most unique tariff protest
yet seen WAS that presented by SEN
ator Cullom, signed by 81 citizens
of Streeter, ILL.,, and reading as fol-
lows: 1--WE cannot feed, clothe and
educate our families and compete
against the poorer paid labor of
Europe. We are proud and don't
want to be Inundated by asking for
charity. How would any of you
like to 60 to q soup house and sit
down to free soup? We have pride
as well as you. We ask you to de-
feat the Wilson bill, and We will
take care of ourselves"
For some reason the Free Trade
Democrats who have stood together
for free coal, free iron, and numer-
GUS other free things split up on the
vote on Breckenridge's amendment
breckenridge favors numerous
free things, as the country doubt
less remembers, providing for put
ting tin plate on the free list and
that amendment was d,feateev4sav-
ing a duty of l Is cents per pound
on tin plate, just half of the Me-
kinIey duty. The most significant
feature of the tin plate debate was
the admission Of Democrats that
the protection afforded to American
tin plate by the Mckinley law had
resulted in building up a new
American Industry Of large proper
tiOns.
The selection of Senator Mills to
take the place on the Senate FL
nance committee of Senator Nc
Phersen, of n. j., who has gone
away in a pretended huff because of
allege bad health, is only part of
the administration program to force
the Cleveland tariff bill through
the Senate. Mcpherson is warm
personal friend of Mr.. Cleveland,
but his interests are such that he is
opposed to the tariff bill, so he con-
cluded to Straddle the question by
going away and remaining away
until the fate of the bill is settled
Mills can be depended upon to obey
orders.