Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
t.pzo.Ar. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
Washington, May II, 1894.

Washington, Mag II, 1881.
Never within the memory of the
Oldest habitue of the Capitol has the
majority of the Senate allowed l1sell
to be nagged by the minority as the
republicans have ragged the demo-
Gratis since those four hundred amend
ments to the tariff bill were present.
ed to the Senate. Although SENATOR
Brice claims that 43 democratic Sena-
tors are pledged to support the tar1h
bill after those amendments are
adopted not a single democrat has
had the courage to defend the amend
ments. The nearest anyone OF tnem
came to it was when Senator Harris
said:
"The democratic party believes IN
a tariff for revenue with such incl
dental protection as revenue duties
afford"
Rnt he had not a word to say when
Senator Aldrich asked him what Jnen
became of the declaration OF the las1
democratic National platform, that
protection was fraud and was I'M
constitutional. The democratic SEN
ators are very much at sea, and none
of them make any serious attempt TO
hide it, while MIR. Cleveland has gone
fishing to hide his disgust. The re-
publican Senators will caucus to-n1ght
to talk over their future course on
the amendments.
Coxey's nondescripts were compell-
ed by the health authorities to leave
the pest hole in which they had been
encamped, and being unable to Sc
cure any other place in Washington
they are now camped in Maryland,
five miles from town. The Mary
landers do not relish their presence
even a little bit and threats are being
openly made Of compelling them to
move on. Sufficient rations to feed
the men is getting to be a serious
problem with CoXey; he has got
about all from Washington that he
will get, and the Maryland people say
they don't intend to encourage their
stay by helping to feed them. The ar
gument for a new trial for CoXey,
Browne and Jones, convicted Of VIC
lating the law for the protection of
the Capitol building and grounds, will
be heard tomorrow. 1t is regarded
as certain that new trial will be re-
fused them.
Senator Hill of n. Y, doesn't mince
words in expressing his opinion of
tariff bill number 4. He said: LET
the odium of its passage or praise for
it's defeat rest upon Ethe shoulders of
Senator German, for aught 1 care.
One thing is certain, the tariff bill
now before the Senate should never
become law. There is no justice in
it, and it is simply subterfuge and a
makeShlft."
1t may not be entirely just to charge
representative Mccain, chairman of
the House committee on Labor, who
offered the resolution, and a majority
of the committee wEo voted to favor
ably report the resolution providing
for the appointment of joint Con-
gressional committee to investigate
the industrial depression, with dem
agogueism; but if that resolution,
following as it did the hearing grant
ed Coxey by the Labor committee,
does not bear the genuine ear marks
of demagoguery it has some excellent
limitations of them. 1t directs the
appointme emit of a committe of seven,
three Senators and four Representa-
tives, to investigate and report to
Congress within 80 days the cause of
the industrial depression responsible
for so much distress throughout the
country and what legislation will pre-
serve industrial and financial condi-
tion which twill offer speedy, perma-
nent and lucrative employment to the
citizens of the United States. Think OF
the enormity of the task imposed and
of the time given, 80 days, within
which it must be done, and you will
see the point.
Judging from the progress of the
tariff bill, there seems no reason to
question that it is an axiom that ev-
cry one with anything to protect
wants it protected.
Ex- Chairman Cla1 kson, Of the Ma
tional Republican committee, is out
for ex- Speaker Reed as the most
promising presidential candidate next
time for the Republican party. 'Tom
Reed" has been and is power in con-
gress, and tens of thousands of Re-
publicans would rejoice to see his
"band wagon fully started on the
pres idential course.