The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-02-09
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President Cleveland was one of the first,
outside of his congressional colleagues,
10 extend congratulations to Chairman
Wilson on the success of his tariff fight
IN the House. The congratulations
were telephoued from the White House
to the capitol. Mr.. Wilson is not man
! of robust health at the best, and the con-
! tinuOuS and arduOuS labor which he has
performed since becoming chairman of
the Ways and Means committee has al
most completely broken him down. He
has earned a rest and he will probably
leave Washington To ospend several weeks
In some quiet place. Other Democrats
at times allowed the noise of the opposi~
ton to raise doubts of the passage of the
bill! but Mr.. Wilson has been confident
| from the day the bill was reported from
| the committee that it would pass with
out being materially changed. The re-
suit shows that his confidence was built
| upon "A firm foundation-the belief that
| men elected to congress on tariff re
! form issue would not allow themselves
| to be stampeded by manufactured
| sentiment against tariff reform.
Representative Dingley, of Maine,
was the only Republican who succeeded
| in getting an amendment to the tariff
| bill adopted. He moved that the bond
| period provided in the whiskey clause Of
! the internal revenue section of the bill
| should be three years, as at present, in
! stead of eight years, as reported from
! the committee, and the House voted
| with him.
! Democratic opposition to the income
tax amendment, which at one time
! seemed strong enough to endanger the
whole bill, began to grow less and less
| early in the week and day or two be
/ fore the vote was taken had grown so
| insignificant that 1t was no longer cons
| sidered a factor in the fight. If the
! Democratic Senators will do as well as
| the Democrats in the House have done
! tariff reform will soon be here, but indi-
| cations do not point to speedy action by
/ the Senate.
Upon evidence presented by Judge
| Durand, of Mich, who has been acting
| as special counsel in the smuggling cases,
the treasury department has decided to
push the indictment against Whitney L.
Boise, chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee of Oregon for com
plicity in the illegal landing of Chinese
IN that state Judge Durand brought
with him to Washington the chief of "A
band of coast smugglers who has
turned states evidence. He it was who
furnished the evidence against Boise,
and he ImphCateS several other prOmi
nent Republicans of the state who will be
prosecuted if sufficient corroborative
evidence can be secured.
So many lies have been told concern.
ing the absence of Senator Mcpherson,
of New Jersey, who was recently ordered
south by his physician because of "A Sc
we're bronchial affection, that he has re-
turned to Washington and announced
that he would resume his duties, al
though his doctor says he will endanger
his life 10y so DONG. Mr. McPherson's 5
friends, among whom Is President ClGve-
land, are trying to pursuade him not to
resume his work until his health gets
better. | can state on the very highest
authority that no break has taken place
IN the pleasant relations which have ex-
isted for years between Senator McPher-
son and Voorhees,, and that all stories to
the contrary are maliciously false.
The debate on the Tucker bill for the
repeal of the Federal election laws will |
c.ose in the senate next Tuesday and the |
bill will he passed, Notwithstanding the |
silly stories which have been widely cir |
culated attributIng indifference on the |
part of Democratic senators towards the /
bill. Not one word has been said by a /,
Democrat to indicate that a single Dem !
ocrauc senator will vote against the bill |
or remain away to keep from voting .
upon it. Neither is there any truth in .
the statement that Mr. Cleveland has ex-
pressed, opposition to the bill.
Secretary Carlisle accepted bids yester
day for the 500, 900, 600 of bonds. in ac-
cordance with the official announcement
recently made, notwithstanding the fu-
tile attempt Of the Knights of Labor to
prevent the issue by obtaining an in
junction from the courts and the twad-
die from Senators Allen, Peffer, Stewart
and Hoar about the illegality of their
issue. There Is some talk in favor of
the Bailey resolution, which has been
favo'abiy reported to the House. being
rushed through as hint to Secretary
Carlisle that the money received for the
bond snail only he used to strengthen
gold reserve fund, but as Representative
McCreary has secured the right of way
Tor the next three days in the House for
his Hawaiian resolution it is clear that
Mr.. Bailey sresolution cannot come up
until the expiration of that time. Sen
ator sherman strongly favors Secretary
Carilslc's action, but other Republicans
are trying to make trouble, hoping to
8 IN some partisan advantage. NJ.
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