The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-30

by an open split of the democratic party
that they are doing their best to per-
suade Mr.. Cleveland to sign the bill,
as peace offering to the silver demo
Gratis in the south and west who are
disgruntied because of the numerous
snubs they have received at the hands
of the administration. Representative
Strauss, of New York, personal friend
of Mr.. Cleveland, is also working on
the same line, although himself op-
posed to the bill. Mr.. Cleveland has
given no sign of what his intentions re-
garding the measure are. A delega-
ton of New York bankers are here to
prevent Mr.. Cleveland yielding to the
party pressure that is being brought to
bear upon HIM to allow the bill to be-
come a law. These New Workers have
demanded of Mr. Cleveland that he
veto the bill, in accordance with the
pledges made by Secretary Carlisle,
when he asked them to save the ad-
ministration bond issue from the flat
failure which it would have been had
the bankers not subscribed to them.
On the other hand, more than two
thirds Of the democrats in congress
voted for the bill ,and they are demand
ing that the bill he signed, or at least
allowed to become Il law without the
presidents signature, and threatening
to publicly repudiate the admlnistra-
ton should the bill be vetoed.
In addition to being vicious the dem
ocra5ic tariff bill is very clumsily drawn,
Since its revision by the democrats of
the senate huance committee the re-
puhlicans Of that committee, and the
public, have had an, opportunity to
study the bill. A republican senator
pointed ont paragraph which would,
had it been allowed to remain in the
bill 'and the bill have ever become a
law, resulted in tangling up the inter
nal revenue system to. an extent that
would have cost the government many
millions of dollars. 1t would, in short,
have prevented the collection of dol.
lar of internal revenue, except upon
such articles as are specifically men
toned in the present bill. This error
was, of course, corrected.
No man serving his first term in con
gress was ever before given the honor
of being put at the head of republican
congressional campaign committee, but
it has just been done for Representa-
tive Babcock, Of Wisconsin, who has
been selected to be acting chairman o
the, committee, while Judge Caulwell is
making his canvass for the rnayoralty
of Cincinnati, and as Judge Caulwel
is likely to be elected Mr.. Babcock is
almost certain to be permanent chair
man of the committee. This selection
was not made haphazard, but because
Mr.. Babcock's colleagues recognized
his peculiar fitness to direct the work
of the committee, and were only toe
glad to learn that he was willing to un
dertake it.
| The investigation of the contract fol
printing the Patent Office Gazette
which was for time suspended because
of the members of the senate commit
tee on printing having been otherwise
engaged, has been resumed. If Josia.l
| Quincey, ex assistant secretary of state
who is accused Of having a pecuniary
interest in this contract, is not guilt,
he is a philanthropist of the first quar-
ter, as he has given freely Of his time
money and influence to aid the favored
contractors. There has been loose-
ness about the whole business tina
would in any properly conducted com
mercial establishment result in some
dismissals. For instance, the contrac
tors agreed to do the work for on
year from July 4. 1898 for $4,000
yet with three and one half months re-
maining of the year they have draw
$4,000, leaving only $4,000 to pay 70
that time. Unless the bond filed b,
these contractors is better than any
thing else they have had anything t.
do with there will be a considerable