The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent,
WARRINGTON. August 30, 1S9'


WASHINGTON, August 30, 1884,
While the action OF the Senate Ia
adopting the resolution offered by Sena'
tor Murphy. Of New York. declaring 1t te
be the sense OF the Senate that ne fur
ther tariff legislation should be consid
cred at this session, and that II was ad
visable TO adjourn at the earliest possible
mSment, was disappointing to members
of the House who claim that they would
never have accepted the Senate tariff
bill II they had not been assured by
Senators that the separate bills for free
sugar, iron ore, coal and barbed wire,
which were passed by the House, should
be passed by the Senate before adjourn
ment. the flood Of kilograms which have
since been pouring into Washington
show that 1t was highly gratifying to
the business men OF the country, whe do
not care so much about the nature of the
tariff as they do about its stability. All
they ask is that the subject be let alone
now general bill has been passed.
Secretary Carlisle is proceeding just as
though the tariff bill were certain to be-
come law, and his official acts have had
no little to do with solidifying the gem
eral belief TO that effect. He has for
warded by mail TO every u. $. collector
of customs certified copy Of the new
tariff bill, especially prepared and printed
at the treasury department. and Oh the
day 1t becomes law-mldnight Of the
27th., If not signed or vetoed by Piesi-
dent Cleveland before that time-he will
merely have TO notify the collectors by
wire. TO put 1t into fleet simultaneously
10 every custom house. There are ru-
mors to the effect that Secretary Cerllsle
is doing all this for effect and without
knowing whether the bill is to become q
law or not, but they do not appear TO
have any more substantial foundation
than the twin rumor alleging that the re-
lations between the President and his
Secretary of the Treasury are so badly
strained that the latter may resign, and
that is very slight, indeed. SO slight
that few believe either.
The number of committee junkets at
public expense provided for by this Con-
gress is much smaller than usual, owing
to the very decided stand taken against
them by influential members Of the APP
preparation committees. but the Senate
committees on interstate commerce and
on commerce, have been provided with
occupation which can and doubtless will
be made enjoyable by their members
The first named committee has been d.
rected by Senate resolution to sit dur
ing the recess and to enquire whether
the Southern Steam Ship and Railway
Association has violated the Interstate
commerce law In regard to passenger
and freight rate ditferentials. 1t will be
easy to arrange quite nice trip under
that resolution. But the commerce COM
mittee has its trip already arranged by
the resolution that directs il to visit the
Pacific coast during the recess and To
examine the proposed localities for deep
water harbor. There Is not only enjoy
ment 10 this trip, but to corruptly dis
posed Individuals do not say they are
such on the committee-there might be
doodle" in it. Some queer stories have
been told around Washington about the
long delay in selecting this harbor and
the action Of some Of the advocates Of
this or that harbor.
The conference of the executive COM
mittee OF the American oimetallic league,
which was held here last week, adopted
Report recommending that silver be
made the predominating issue In the
coming campaign and advising that no
man be voted for by silver men who had
not been true TO silver In the pre- sent
Congress. One OF the significant feat
ures Of the conference was the failure OF
Chairman Taubeneck, OF the Peoples
party national committee, to get re-
affirmation of the endorsement given by
by the league last December to the
Peoples party. 1t was prevented by
the Democratic and Republican members
who insisted that the league must be
kept free from party politics or it would
never accomplish anything for silver.
If members of the laborIorganizations
who sisn the petitions, now coming In so
freely, asking for the impeachment of
Attorney General Olncy for thc1part he
took in suppresslns the late railroad
strikes, could know how little attention
Congress is paying or Intending 10 pay
to them they would at once stop signing
aud sending them tosWashington. The
ballot box is away ahead Of the petition
box as Congressional persuader, hut
some people do not seem able to grasp
that idea.
Neither Senate or House has quorum
present today and the matter is assum-
ing very interesting shape, as Congress
cannos adjourn without \ quorum, II any
member be disposed to raise the point OF
mo Quorum" and 1t is almost certain