The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1894-06-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, June 4, 1894.
Senator Harris served notice on the repub-
lican Senators tn at his stock of patience was
getting low, by l,nglhening the sttings OF the
Senate. 1t is not PROBABLE that he will keep
the Senate in session later than s or 9 O'Clock
at night for the first few days, provided rea-
sonab.e progress be made with the tariff bill,
but he is prepared to put the screws on even
to the extent of continuous session, if it be
necessary t. do so. 1t is the general belief
that the last fight of the republic ms will be
made on the sugar schedule, and afuer that is
adopted, as il is cert lin to be, they will proba-
bly, agree to set date for the tiual vote. 1t is
expected that the sugar schedule will be voted
upon to morrow, or the next day at the latest.
Senator Clay was rg when he said that
the Senate investigating committee, Of which
he is chairman, had been misrepl esen.ed. 1t
ce. t ,ihly has been. The committee has been
ct work right IL ng trying to get at the bot
tom of the scandalous charges made against
Senators AMI members of the cabinet, although
The impression has gone out, through Senator
Hi Is sp e:h and newspaper publ itions, that
after the comm ee reported le two cores
pondents to the Senate for having refused to
give their authority for charges, and requested
the Vice President 10 certify, in accordance
with the | wv, their cases to the United States
District Attorney for presentment to the Grand
Jury, the committee had folded its arms aud
sat down to await the punishment of the re.
.lo:t. ho fhor
from the truth. The committee has taken the
testimony of every democratic member of the
Senate Finance committee, of Secretary Car
isle and of Representative Warner, of New
York, and several others and has been dill
gent in it efforts to secure the attendance and
t ,stimony of other witnesses who they have
reason to suppose can throw some light on the
matter being investigated Senator Hill is
making fight to get the Senate to adopt
resolution instructing the committee to open
its doors during the remainder of the investi-
CATION, but there isn't much pro babilty of his
success. 1t is customary for the COMMITTEES of
the Senate to regulate their own siltings, the
only Case remembered by any Senator where
contrary course was pursued being when the
Senate directed the committee that was inves-
tigating the Credit Mobil;er scandal to do it
| openly. inste ad of secretly as the committee
had began.
The scandal mongers mace a very bad
break several days ago when they started
story that President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle were at loggerheads over the Senate
tariff amendments. They were wide of the
mark. From the beginning Of the tariff legisl,-
lion, President Cleveland and Secretary Car
isle have been in perfecl accori. HID the
aforesaid scandal mongers said that President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle were both
sorry that some of the Senate amendments hal
been mace to the tariff bill they wo,ll have
bee n in tlose proximity to the truth.
The fight over the rep sal of The tax ON state
bank currency is growing very warm in the
House. Those who favor repeal have been
from the first confident OF succeeding, and
their confidence Was strengthened by the ease
with which they defeated a motion to switch
off repeal by taking up other business. The
vote is going to be close on this question and
the result viii, in your correspondents opin-
,nn, be in doubt until the vote is officially all
nounced
If the west rn silver men in Congress know
the sentiments of their constituents ex-Speaker
Reed has gained ho western support for his
Presidential aspirations by his proc, ,mation,
via London, in favor of silver, provided, that
,he friends of silver will join him in favoIing
high tariff. Mr.. Reeds attempt t, combine
he silver ami tariff questions vas a very clever
bit of political jugglery, but it has not helped
him along even li'tls bit towards the Pres-
Dental nomination of his party although it
has removed the mask he mas heretofore worn
and placed him squarely Lefore the country as
a candidate for the nomination.
Mrs. Cleveland and the children will leave
Washington this week for Gray Gables, where
they will spend the summer. President
Clevtl md will remain at the White House
until Congress adjourns but will try to spend
day or two with his family occasionally.
S lturday was the eighth anniversary of the
marriage of President Cleveland. There was
no formal celebration of it, but very pretty
little incident occurred in connection there
with upon the rear portico of The White House.
The leader of the Marine band, which was
paying its regular Saturday aft ,rnoon coz
cert in the White House grounds, had in CON-
pGment to the day selected a wedding march
a at the first piece of music on the program.
AS soon as President Cleveland, who was on
he portico with Mrs. Cleveland and the child
4
rover and tenderly kissed the badly.