The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-06
WASHINGTON T
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1894.

SCu0kOl 6CL aVStNV VII toV P0O
lican Senator'S that his stock of patience was
getting low, by frightening the sittings of
the Senate. 1t is not probable that he will
keep the Senate in session later than 8 or 9
o'clock at night for the first few days, pro-
vided reasonable progress be made with the
tariff bill, but he is prepared to put the
screws on even to the extent of a continuous
session, if it be necessary to do so. 1t is the
general belief that the last fight of the repub-
licans will be made on the sugar schedule,
and after that is adopted, as it is certain to
be, they will probably agree to set a date for
the dnal vote. 1t is expected that the sugar
schedule will be voted upon tomorrow, or the
next day at the latest.
Senator Gray was right when he said that
the Senate investigating committee, Of which
be is chairman, bad been misrepresented. 1t
certainly has been. The committee has been
at work right along trying to get at the
bottom of the scandalous charges made
against Senator'S and members of the cabinet,
although the impression has gone out,
through Senator Hills speech and e
paper publications, that after the committee
reported the two correspondents to the Sen
ate for having refused to give their authority
for charges, and requested the Vice President
to certify, in accordance with the law, their
cases 20 the o.. S. District Attorney for pre-
sentmen 10 the Grand Jury, the committe had
folded its arms and sat down to await the
punishment of the recalcitrant witnesses.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. The committee has taken The
testimony of every democratic member of
the Senate Finance committee, of Secretary
Carlisle and of Representative Warner, Of
New York, aud several others and has been
diligent in ito efforts 10 secure the attendance
and testimony of other witnesses who they
have reason to suppose can throw some
light on the matters being investigated.
Senator Hill is making a fight to get the
Senate to adopt a resolution ins,ructing
the committee to open its doors during the
remainder of the investigation, but there
isn't much probability of bis success.
1t is customary for the committees of the
Senate TO regulate their own sittings, the
only case remembered by any Senator where
a contrary course was pursued being when
the Senate directed the committee that was
investigating the Credit Mobilier scandal to
do it openly, instead Of secretly as the COM
mittee had began.
The scandal mongers made a very bad
break several days ago when they started a
story that President Cleveland aud Sec.
Carlisle were at loggerbeads over the Senate
tariff amendments. There were wide of the
mark. From the beginning of the tariff
legisla,ion, President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Carlisle have been in perfect accord.
Had the aforesaid scandal mongers said that
President Cleveland and Sec. Carlisle were
both very sorry that some of the Senate
amendments had been made to the tariff bill
they would have been in close proximity to
the truth.
The eight over the repeal of the tax on
state bank currency is growing very warm
in the House. Those who favor repeal have
been from the first confident Of succeeding
and their confidence was strengthened by the
ease with which they defeated a motion to
switch off repeal by taking up other business,
The vote is going to be close on this question
and the result will, 10 your correspondents
opinion, be in doubt until the vote is OFF,
cially announced.
If the western silver men in Congress know
the sentiments of their constituents ex-
Speaker Reed has gained no western support
for his Presidential aspirations by his pro-
clamation, via London, in favor Of silver,
provided, that the friends of silver will join
him in favoriug a high tariff. Mr.. Reeds
attempt to combine the silver and tariff
questions was q very clever bit Of political
jugglery, but it has not helped him along