Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

adopting the resolution eli red by
Senator Murphy, OF New YORK,
declaring it to be the sense OF tue
Senate that no further tariff legis-
latiou should b. considered at this
session, aud that 1t was advisable
to adjourn at The earliest possible
moment, was disappointing to
members Of the House who claim
that they would never lave &C
cepted the Senate taIff bill if they
had not been assured 10y Senator'S
that tic separate bills for free
sugar, iron ore, coal, and bArbed
wire, which were passed by the
House, sholld be passed by the
Senate before adjournment, the
food Of kilograms which have since
been pouring into Washington
show thai it was highly gratifying
to the business men of the country,
who do not care so much about the
nature of the tariff as they do
about its stability. All they ask
is that the saLject be let alone now
general bill has been passed.
Secretary Carlisle is proceeding
Just as though the tariff bill were
certain to become a law, and his
official acts have no little to do
with solidifying the general belief
to that ttf.ct. He has forwarded
by mail to every l. S. c lectOr OF
Customs a certified copy OF the new
tariff bill, especially prepared and
printed at tue Treasury depart
ment, and on the day it becomes a
law-mldnight Of the 9th INST, If
not signed or vetoed by President
Cleveland before that time-he VIII
merely have to notify the collectors
BY wire, to put it into effect stimuli
taneously in every custom house.
There are rumorS to the Ell ct that
S .cretaIy Carlisle is doing all this
for effect and without knowing
whether the bill is to become law
or not, but they do not appear to
have any more substantial fOunda'
ton than the twin rumOr alleging
that the relations 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 numbered committee j1nkets
at public expense provided for by
this Congress is much smaller than
usual owing 10 the very decided
stand taken against them by in
huenual members of the apprOpria-
ton committees, but the Senate
committees on Interstate Commerce
and on Commerce, have been pro
vided with occupation which can
and doubtless will be made eDjOya-
BILE by their members. The first
named committee has been direct
ed by a Senate resolution to sit
during the recess and to enquire
whether the Southern Steam 5 zip
and Railway Association has
violated the Interstate Commerce
Law in regaid to passenger and
freight rates dlfferentlals. 1t will
be easy to arrange quite a nice
trip under that resolution. Bat
the Commerce committee has Its
tip already arranged by the re.
solution that directs it to visit the
Pacific Coast during the recess and
to examine the proposed localities
tor deep water harbor. There
is not only enjoyment in this trip,
but to cOrruptly disposed indivld-
uals-I do not say there are slch
on the cOmmittee-there might
also be "bOOdle' 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
committee of tAe American bima.
tallic league, which WAS held here
last week, adopted report recon-
mending 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 present Congress. Ole OF
significant features of the con-
ference was the failure OF Chair
man Taubeneck, of the peoples
patty national committee, to get a
reafflrmation of the endorsement
given 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 1t would
o.,o, oooontNitch ANYTHING for