The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-25
Washington Letter.

WAsHINGToN. d. c.. May IS, 1894 -
The public received lis first knowledge
this week that in addition To other more
or less disreputable methods of defeat
ing tariff legislation attempts had been
made to bribe Senators To vote against
| the tariff bill, hut the Democratic man
/ ayers of the tariff bill have known for
! sometime that an attempt had been
| made t,v a lobbyist named Butt. once a
carpet bag. Republican menier of the
! House from South Carolina. to brihe
! Senators Huhton. Of Virginia. and KYLE.
/ of South Dakota. to vote against the
l bill. Buuz ciaimed to rcpr, sent n
wealthy syndicate which was prepared
| tn spend 81 900. 600 Ia defeat the, tariff
! bill lie went to the house of senator
/ Iiunton and told Il son Of ihIt gentleman
| that his rather could have So. 600 if he
/ would agree to vote against the bill
] Senator Hunt0n at once Informed half
/ dozen Democratic Senators. Butt had
! the audacity to bToach the subject 20 Mr..
! Ky g in person That gentleman refer
rect him To his private secretary, after
inStrucling that functIonnry to have a
witness to their conversation, and in the
| presence of a witness ButIZ offered to
! give Mr.. Kyle S14, 900 to vote against
the bill. Mr.. Kyle at once placed these
facts in the hands of the Democratic
Senators and expressed his Willingness
tO aid in bringing this wouId>he bIihcT
to justice. 1t has not vet been decided
what, if any, action will be taken 10y
the Senate, but there Is little doubt that
these attempts will hasten the passage of
the tariff hill.
Secretary Hoke Smith has added to
his popularity with Genrgians bv the
help he has given the delegation from
Atlanta, here this week To work M con
grcssional interest in the international
exposition to bc held at Atlanta in the
fall of 1893. They do not want a gov
ernment appropriation for the eXposi
ton, but only ask that congress rccog
niZe 1t to the extent of authorizing Il
, government exhibit in a building To bc
erected by the government. This recog
milton Is necessary If foreign govern
mentS are to bc represented at the exhi
biuOn. Speaker Crisp and the entire
, Georgia delegation in congress are work
ing like beavers to secure what Is wanted.
and the speaker, before going home t.
attend his mother in laws funeral.
placed his room at the capitol at the
disposal of the visitors and il is being
used as their headquarters 1t is now
easy To understand why this government
took such strong grounds in favor of the
government of Brazil and against the
insurgents, although 1t was only this
week that il beCamesO So. From infOrma
ton that has leaked out through go sip
in diplomatic circles there Is little doubt
that the stand taken and maintained hv
Prcaident Cleveland during the Brazilian
. contest was :he only thing that prevent
, ed the carrying out of the plot instigated
and backed 10y the government of Great
Britain, for the overthrow of the Brazil
ian republic and the Settiugup Of a mon
archy that would have been dominated
, 10y Great Britain. President Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham were conversant
with the plot from its beginning and
were determined tn thwart it. The fail
ure of that plot l. believed Ia have been
at the bottom of the dilatOrineSs of the
British government in making arrange
meutS to carry out the Bering Sea arbi
tration. The BritiShcrs were mad at
Uncle sam for spelling their little grab
game.
Representative Hatch. of Missouri. Is
no longer a young man, having passed
hIs siXtieth milestone last September, but
his courage Is Just as young aS it ever
was, and when accused 10y representative
Hopkins, Of Illinois, of trying to juggle
an increase of salary for friend into
the agricultural appropriation bill, which
| Is In his charge, he said, shaking his
fist significantly at Hopkins: IF the
gentlemen from Illinois means that
word in It's ordinary English significance
! want to tell him that If ne should use
1t to me outside of this chamber, | would
ram it down his throat"
Reuenchment in government eXpen-
dItures has been The watchword of the
| Democrats who have made the regular
| appropriation bills for this congress, and
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, completed 10y the
House committee on appropriations this
week, shows how well they have worked
up to the watchword This is the bill
that carries salaries of all officials. and
556 fewer # them are provided for than
were in the bill for the current fiscal
year 1t also carries S7G6, 1879 less than
this years appropriation, very sub
/ StantIal reduction when everything is ta-
ken into consideration
distance lends enchantment TO the
view Since Coxey moved his tramps
out to Bladensburg. Md. Washington
has lost all interest in them. but "A car
load of flour and some cash has this
week come To them from Missouri and
Colorado, showing that there are people
who have not yet seen them as they are.
NJ.