Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
Washington, June IS, 1894

Washington, June IS, 1894.
1t would be difficult to say whether
the sugar trust democratic Senators or
the men who composed the sugar trust
are the most frightened just now.
The danger ahead of the sugar schedule
is no longer, thanks to robust eX-
preston of public opinion by the news
papers of the country, confined TO the
House. A movement is now on foot to
modify the sugar schedule before the
formal vote is taken on it in the Sen
ate. If it were not for absolute pledges
which democratic Senators have made
there would be no doubt of the success
of the movement. Still the disgust of
some of them is so marked that they
may repudiate their pledges, preferring
to offend the sugar trust rather than to
lose the respect of thousands of their
constituents.
The week opened with much uncer-
tainty concerning the tariff bill. Sen
ator Harris expected to have disposed
of the wool schedule by the middle of
last week, but it is still undisposed of,
although it will be finished early this
week, unless the threat to tilibuster
until some duty is put upon wool shall
be carried out. 1t is expected that the
debate on the income tax will occupy
nearly or quite week, and it is not
yet certain that it will be reached this
week. SO there is little probability
that the final vote will be reached be-
fore the first of July.
That 'there are more ways to kill a
dog than hanging is proven by the
manner in which Mr. Cleveland is try
ing to make congress obey his request,
not to enter upon any financial legisla-
ton at this session. The bill providing
for currency commission which shall
srend six months in investigating the
subject before submitting its recon-
mendation to congress is Mr.. Cleve-
lands scheme to prevent action upon
any financial bill, and the administra-
ton influence is being used to get ii
favorably reported from the House COM
mitteee on Banking and Currency.
If Mr.. Sill, the man who gave the
first information (for which he received
several thousand dollars in CASH that
Carnegie companies were not properly
carrying out their contracts with the
government, for the making of armor
plate for war vessels is not one of the
greatest liars of the age, the Carnegie
companies, instead of being fined a few
thousand dollars by Mr.. Cleveland,
should have been made TO refund every
dollar received for botchcd work, and
TO have forfeited their contracts. Sill
has been here for several days testifying
in the investigation that is being con-
Quoted by the House Naval committee.
The most of his testimony can be yeri-
fed, as he specifies every piece of bad
armor that was delivered to the govern
ment, and as it can all be got at and
examined, and probably will be in
course of time. The odd part about
The business is that Mr.. Cleveland knew
al about this mans testimony when he
set aside the decision of Secretary Her
bert i'm this matter and himself made
one much more favorable to Carnegie,
who evidently knew whose interest he
was serving when he publicly endorsed
the Wilson tariff bill in its original
form, before going to Europe for an in
iefinite stay.
The explanation fever is no longer
monopolized by democratic senators.
Representative Richardson, of Ten
uesee, had very bad case of it, when,
in reply to the charge of a local paper
hat he had been using his position as
member of the House committee on
nc District of Columbia to speculate
in real estate, he explained by saying