The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-01-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Chairman Wilson has surprised some
people by the adroitness he has dis,
played in plotting his tariff bill through
the amendment rocks. lie has run "a
ground but once-when the House
voted down an amendment endorsed
by the Ways aud Means committee.
proposing to postpone until hex fall
the time for the free wool clause Of the
bill to take effect AMI adopted one
making that clause 60 INTO effect upon
the passage Of the bill An ate npt
will be made to drop the sugar bounty.
substituting Il tax on sugar; also to
drop the bounty, leaving sugar free.
Attempts will also be made to put iron
and coal on the dutiable list, and to
make the income tax an amendment to
the tariff bill. All of these changes
are opposed by the Ways and Means
committee, and chairman Wilson is
confident that none Of them will be
made, althoug h several of his colleag-
ues on the committee are in doubt as
to the sugar clause and the income tax
amendment. 1t is understood III It the
republican vJte will be cast solidly for
the income tax amendment, not because
they favor it, but because they believe
its adoption will weaken the entire bill
in the Senate. The republicans in the
House are not voting on their convic-
ton just now, but to develop democrat
ic dissention.
Senator Morgan gave ex-Ninister
Stevens, who at last founl time be-
tween bis alleged bad health and his
lecture engagements to appear before
the Senate committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and give his testimony, a most
rigid cross-examination concerning his
conduct while [. S. Minister to Ha-
wall, and brought out the acknowledge
ment that Mr.. Stevens was from the
first a rabid annexationist, and that he
wrote those much talked about letters
to Mr. Blaine, asking instructions in
case Of the overthrow Of the queen.
with the full expectations that such an
event would take place during his
term Of Office, just as Mr.. Blounts re-
port charged him with having done
Under ordinary circumstances the i'm
pulent and insulting letter written by
President Dole Of the provisional gov
eminent to Minister Willis would IL
rouse great public indignation, but
W lat could be expected when publica-
tions in prominent United Stat 5 pa
pers are considered,
Any sort Of misrepresentation seems
to 60 down with the anti-administra-
ton papers. For instance, Mr.. Has
tings, who was in charge of the Hawa-
iian legation here during Minister
Thurst)n's absence. was not invited to
the State dinner given by President and
Mrs. Cleveland to the diplomatic corps,
and straightway the anti-administra-
ton papers made it the basis for a lot
of silly stories alleging that the invita-
ton was withheld because the adminis-
tration was unfrieIdly to the present
Hawaiian government. An inquiry at
the State Department, through which
these invitations are always sent, would
have shown the concoctors Of these
stories that Hastings did not fill an Of
fetal position which entitled him to an
invitation, but sensations, not fact, are
what thess papers want,
That Mrs. Cleveland has not lost any
of her immense popularity with the
people was shown by the large attend
ance at her first public reception, held
at the White House Saturday, afternoon.
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