Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-26
THE TARIFF FIGHT.
II is Still Impossible 10 Tell What the
Outcome viii Be.
GOSSIP AT WASHINGTON.
Position Of virginia's Representatives In
Both IIouscs-A North taroiinian WIZ"
Powerful "PulI."

WASHINGTON. July @'.-'''''
There IL still q great deal Of uncertainty
ss IN the nnal outcome OF the tarih hsh'
soms people assert confidently mat
co,onroui.e on the lines laid down In the
ss,s,e Hu will be Effected, and that the
tto,eo Vim vio,d and others insist that
tho Senate will have TO reccde on co"i
sn5 ir,n-ore. and. to certain extent on
,,..r o,hcrs are positive that the Sen
s,e hin or nothing viii pass.
e,,,,,r Daniel said to-day that he
o..,,t not say what would be done. lie
,,d i1lncd IN the agreement 10 pass the
Senate biu although there were many
things in II which all not suit him. but
II was the best measure that could be
gotten under the circumstances. He
talked as II he would continue 10 stand
Ly tho agreement entered into by the
democrats On the ground ihat he thought
the measure Infinitely preferable 10 the
present NJ kiuicy law.
Both Senator Daniel and Senator Hun
f.u made brief statements this afternoon.
A. seems that the press reports Of Sena-
tor Germans speech sent to the southern
papers contained the following:
..I'hc representatives. Of New York, New
Jls.y. ohio, Pennsylvania. and Virginia
at the outset announced that the House
iii Wis 80 radical. 30 destructive OF the
interests OF the people that they would
ua, support IT,
The Virginia senators never expressed
anv such sentiments. they stated to-day
ana they saw Nr German about the mat
tcr The latter said he had not been
correctly reported. The official report OF
.stYfn an
I.rlud.l West Virginia instead Of Virginia
in thc states ne named
NIRGINIA'S POSITION.
rio members Of the House from Nir-
..ri, a. "A rule are willing 10 take any
..-, Of "A turin blll the cOnferrees may
,.ts. urou. They are not disposed 10
,..t hairs. II they can have their way
h would prefer that the revenue duty
az 30 cents q ton on coal and lron-orc
should stand. and Of course their influence
y.Hl b. ,x,rtcd IN that direction. as long
e. frf- H. about the only direct CON
r....Iu made % Virginia in the dispo-
.irtu az uyOrs To local productions.
'-n. fu. fuh,fs of the House are IN no po-
.H..n to lct at the matter directly. as
OBJ. lil is now before the Senate. Sen
.tur. Daniel and lluntOn VIII have 10
lOk out for Virginia, and there mas
been u1 doubt that they would insist on
tI.. duty. especially ass Senator Pugh ana
others from the South have emphaucally
demanded that 40 change shall be made
bon th.s respect.
U,,riu, al these DAYS Of turmoil ani
....r iu ihe Senate over the tariff queS-
f.u tb. face OF General Hunton, OF
\.r..uh i. study. lie sits in the front
tu arI ae Inherent members Of the
.-...f.,t legislative body in the world
.rI.. q, speak hc wheels his chair around
-. that Dee cam catch every word they
ur.r General Ilunt0n says nothing, bur
b.. k.,r. up u powerful amount OF thlnk-
i,e. uuI ~ "a mind-reader could get AT
l.. tl.url'- when men on his own side
az tl, chamber are hammering away at
each other he would probably learn that
.,.u.ru Uuutun considers it an awful
tniu., for Democrats TO be tearing each
orr,r Zoo pieces when there is so much
Yu tic other side of the chamber they
gould ltht with greater pleasure and less
injury To- the ptaud old Democratic party.
~.m. times when the battle gets very
f.t ur distinguished Virginia Senator
r,llIy looks panied. and he runs his hands
over DIS noble brow as II he hoped ana
prayed the lighting would soon come To
au end and a tariff hill bc passed, no
matter what sort of a bin 1t is. just so 1t
HAS \ Pull.
SIR Iosephus Daniels, of North Caro-
lima. seems TO have Il wonderful pun
L.r. " all accounts are true. lie WAS
,.r. we'll known in his own state before
d. accepted am official position under the
present administration. but very few peo-
lI- who made his acquaintance after he
nr.t settled IN Washington had any idea
mat he was such a hustler. Indeed. they
rather looked upon him at the Interior
department as a sort of green Tar
li..l" shortly after arriving here he
vt- made appointment clerk of the In
fri.r Department. and ne was 50 quiet
tllt ho struck the average Republican
huI-oNer a- beng "a mighty nice and
easy ouc 90 get along with. Eut Mr..
Daniels WAS not AS quiet as they thought.
~. fairly made things hum. and so Nalu-
pa., "a person WAS he ~ Secretary Hoke
smith that Dee soon had him transferred
O. even better position in his depart
uOrI llr is now. ani has been for many
months. th. chief clerk of the depart
fl,ui There is better pay In IL, ana the
cuti-- give Mr.. Daniels larger scope Tor
l. work. Tie is "a power IN the depart
m,rt auI it is said that the Secretary
uiras worlds of him. Secretary Smith
.t Norih Carolina ancestry. The Hokes
.rl th. smiths ARE more numerous In
Autl carolina than they are in Georgia.
... s feeling of friendship for Daniels
V.- hlt natural
THERE WAS some talk Of making Mr..
p.n.,l- Public Printer. and 1t is believed
t,Ht SECRETARY Smith favored IT. How
et.r. fhe oId Public Printer. Mr.. Benedict,
" appointed. hut Mr.. Daniels appears
~ iIN, great deal Of influence also
V.fh thtt official. who has 50 many posi-
f.l. At bis disposal, and who Is not
ll.,Itftl Iy ClNll-srTIice regulations.
And th, surprising statement Is made
tAtt Nr Daniels has been able to pat
N.rr people into the Government Print
ius pnIy, shan amy two senators or Repre-
6.utatiyDs from North Carolina. II Is
actually stated ou what seems To be good
authority that ou th, list which the Pub
d. ruut,r Keeps oi his appointments. the
credit fpr a. ars, number is given to
Jos.rhu9 Daniels.
Some people may not like this. bat
generally speaklhE. there is very great
alnGatIon here for this young North
Cafoi.un. who has managed to do so
much. auI 10 b., freely predicted 10y many
oi hI. ardent friends and admirers that IL
.trr Mr cleveland Is Pr sident again. or if
tae latter has any influence with the next
nn.0 Who ls President Mr. Daniels will
Hf.- "a position iu the government that
WU simply make the balance Of the
>o.tl Carolina Democrats green with
envy.
gl.sr same friends OF Mr Daniels in
si.' h.r, i- nothing narrow or selfish
about h.m He not only has done well
himself. il' he has put in Some splendid
IDh. fHr h.s lri,uis. ana he has gone
300 f,.Ny for North Caroiuans They
c'tt..i taat man who thus sticks up
l.r DOES friends Us bound 10 succeed. and
t..y iu'n forward to the time when ne
WI et up many nOtchcs higher himself
f. ta. service of his country
SENATOR'S IG DIRECT VOTE
Ih.'. BE- no' thc slightest Indication
ttt t.e Senate viii take up this session
To- ' passed i.st week by the House
t''. i'f tnc ci cuou of United states
f-f.fe rN jIeet vote OF the people
j. t lr.u Inserted in some quarters
ihtl l.r m.I~gfc Was passed at this par
n'uiat iine 3D.. the House Mith view
10 mafnt lr,ct slap al the sen atOrs
aus. "' 'H' hg f1w nov going on be
tween ih' senate ami the President. Mr.
IGck'H az Virginia. chairman OF the com
Witi'e wnicl reported the bin probably
had no such li.s. Months alo and Ion.
before thcre was any friction oyer the
ttrin ne stated that he Was endeayorln.s
60 have act on taken The s..bie,t ms
been agiiated for several year. bu, he
Seiate has never made any move to-
ward changing the present plan. a.d II
o. not believed that body viii stir itself
90 pass bili looking 10 change OF pree.
elt methods The senators would be
f0olilh 20 DO 80. II they want 10 stand
by their own interests. Nothing but an
"'erwne'mng public sentiment, and the