Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-16
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, AUG. IS, 1894.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
wAsHiNaToT. y. G., Aug. u, 1924

bitter feeling in the several fac
lions Of the democratic party the
democratic conferees have reached
an agreement on the tariff bill.
Whether this agreement will end
the trouble Of the patched up, many
sided (none of them right bill re.
mains to be seen. The agreement
can be put through the house under
whip and spur easy enough; but,
inasmuch as some Of the democratic
senators stated very plainly in adj.
vance that they would regard any
change from the senate bill, which
was made by democratic caucus,
as absolving them from their prom.
Use 10 support il, aud that the votes
OF the populists, Allen and Kyle, are
as likely to be cast against as for
the agreement, its chances for get.
ting through the senate are not
specially bright, even if the repub.
leans do nothing more than vote
against il.
Prominent members of the party
are urging republican senators to
eudeavor to throw the whole busl.
ness over to the next session, so that
the will Of the people may be as
certained at the congressional cleo
fions before such bill becomes a
law. The republican senators have
not decided TO MAKE that attempt,
but il is among the possibilities,
that they may. Ii the solid repub-
lican strength in the senate should
be thrown in favor Of postponing
final action on the bill until next
December, there is little doubt that
il could be accomplished, il not by
Guect yete, by dilatory tactics. I'm
lets democratic senators can be
made to eat words publicly uttered
motion 70 postpone further con-
sideration OF the conference report
until next December would carry in
the senate. 1t is altogether proba
bic that they will be put to the test
anyway. (Aboye seemed fan
veiw Of the situation when written
and eur correspondent Is not blam
able for misrating the possibilities
Of democratic eongress-ED. Tn
BuNE.)
Secretary Herbert, when demo
cratic member Of the house, belong
ed 10 the crowd which never failed
10 characterize every trip of re
publican official on a government
vessel MS wicked waste OF public
money in junkeung," but since he
became secretary Of the navy he has
become an expert in devising ex-
cuses for trips for himself and fami-
" 1t government expense. His
latest exploit in this line was the
discovery that the Atlantic navy
yards were all i'll need OF the per.
sonal inspection Of himself, his
daughter and his son, and possibly
OF some Of his friends. According
~ the dispatch boat, Dolphin, was
ordered from New London to Wash :
ington, where she is now taking on
supplies for cruise Of 80 days, but
mind you, this isn't to be 'junket;o
it il 10 be an official inspection tour.
What hypocrites these democrats
are, anyway.
Mr. Cleveiand's success in putting
down the democratic revolt in the
house aud compelling the caucus to
adjourn without taking action was
not unexpected, but there was one
unexpected thing about that caucus.
That was the presence Of ex.Gov /.
Russell, Of Massachusetts, the man
who represents the interests Of the
Whitney coal syndicate, which Mr..
Cleveland has been trying hard to
please by having coal put on the free
list lis presence at that caucus
was 4 bit Of the most iunblushing
lobbying ever exhibited at the capt.
tol. 1t was thought that the mem.
btrs II the sugar trust were plenti-
fully supplied with gall but they
confined their lobbying 70 committee
rooms and hotels. II il no wonder
tina, the democrats in both house
And senate are REGARDED AZ hpinp