San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-24
WAS HINGToN LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, August %.

" ASHINUION, august -o'
Mr.. Cleveland was figuratively
given a slap in the face when the
Senate adopted the resolution Of
fered by Murphy, of New York,
de claring it to be the sense OF the
Senate that no further tariff leg
islation should be considered at
this session, and that it was adj
visable to adjourn at the earliest
nom ent, and the free traders of
the House are accusing the Demo-
cratic steering committee Of the
Senate Of having buncoed them by
making promises concerning the
passage of the popgun tariff bill
which the adoption of this resolu-
ton makes it impossible for them
to carry out. All of the Republicans
present, PETER, Kyle and Stuart,
and the following Democrats
voted for the Murphy resolution:
Blanchard and Gallery, of Louisi.
ana, Gibson and German, of Mary
land Murphy Of New York, Roach
of North Dakota, and Smith of
New Jersey.
Senator Sherman took the floor
after the adoption of the Murphy
resolution to make a few remarks,
which he correctly characterized
as "plain talk" He told the Demo-
Gratis of their numerous plumbers
which included from 90 to 100
important errors in the tariff bill
now in the hands of Mr.. Cleveland,
one of which that for the free entry
of alcohol used in the arts would
If uncorrected, cost the govern
ment from twenty to thirty mil
lions of dollars in lost revenue
annually. He also had sharp
word or two TO say about the I'M
usual extent to which the en-
croachments of the executive upon
the legislative branches of the gov
erment had been pushed during
the present session of Congress
and in conclusion expressed his
belief that the best thing to be
done was to go home and await
the verdict Of the voters before
further meddling with the tariff.
To show that he was in earnest Mr..
Sherman has himself gone home
not to return until the opening
of the next session of Congress.
While it is generally regarded
as certain that Mr.. Cleveland IL
going to swallow his big dish os
crow and allow the Senate tariff
bill, which he so roundly abused
in the Wilson letter, to become a
law, either with or without his
signature, there are men, prom
inent men, too, who believe that he
is still in doubt, and that his pres
ent visit to Buzzards, Bay was not
because of his illness, but because
h could better hold secret confer
ences there with certain individ-
uals than he could at the White
House, and that those conferences
will settle whether the bill shall
be al lowed to become a law or be
vetoed. These men say further
that Secretary Corlisle is fully
committed to the Senate bill and
has been ever since he wrote its
sugar schedule, and that his act
ions, in sending copies of the bill
to all collectors of custom, and
9th erwise preparing to execute the
provisions of the new law, is
merely a shrewd move to allow
the public to suppose that the ad-
ministration accepts the bill and
thus to aid in coercing Mr.. Cleve-
land into allowing it to become a
law.
Congress can do nothing more
for lack of quorum in both
branches, but it will be kept in
session until next Monday, unless
Mr.. Cleveland acts upon the tariff
bill before them, and it may even
then have trouble to adjourn If
some member takes a notion to
raise the point Of "no quorum"
when the motion is made. However,
it is probable that enough of the
members might be got to return
for the purpose Of making a
quorum to adjourn when it can be
done without jeopardizing the
tariff bill.
"Nothing but the need of the
$4,000 a year which the position
pays keeps Secretary Carlisle in
the Cabinet" This assertion was
made by personal friend of Sec.
rotary .Carlisle-a Kentuckiau-
and it is not surprising to those
who know anything about the in
side history of this administration.