The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of The RECORD.

NASHlNGIoN, January 81, 1894.
The sterling committee of Republican
Senators has fully decided not to oppose the |
bill for the admission of Utah to Statehood,
and from the talk at the conference it may
be stated upon good ground that there will
be no general opposition from Republicans
to the admission of any of the Territories.
The Senate Judiciary Committee at its
regular meeting took up the nomination of
Mr.. Peckham, of New York, to the Supreme
Court vacancy Senator Hill claims that
the nomination will be rejected by larger
majority than was cast against Hornblower,
notwithstanding the alleged attempt of boss
Croker, of Tammany during his presence
in Washington, to make deal that would
allow the nomination to be confirmed.
The support of the Republicans on the
Senate Committee on Foreign relations was
obtained for the Gray Hawaiian resolution.
which "as favorably reported to the Senate
last week, through a Misunderstanding
some do not hesitate to say misrepresenta-
ton. Senator Gray opened the eyes of the
Senate when he interpreted the resolution
to mean that the Senate endorsed the Cleve.
land policy towards Hawaii. He not only
opened the eyes of the Senators, but he
made it impossible for his resolution to be
passed until it had been amended so as to
leave no doubt of its exact meaning. Sena-
tor Dolph has stirred up the cuckoos by
proposing the addition of the following as
an amendment 'and with a view of re-
storing amicable relations between the
United States and Hawaii, the present
minister of the United States to Hawaii
should be Immediately recalled"
Representative Bourke Cochran, of New
York, was charged by his Democratic col.
league from the same state, Amos Cumm.
ings, with having, as the attorney for
clique of diamond importers, used his posi-
ton as member of the Ways and Means
committee to get that committee to recon.
mend an amendment to the tariff bill, re.
ducing the duty on diamonds to ten per cent
That charge, which was backed by docu.
mentary evidence, and the shaming which
Republicans gave the Democrats for desr.
ing to lower the tariff on diamonds in behalf
of the toiling masses, resulted in the defeat
of the committee amendment aud the adop-
ton of one making the duty thirty per cent.
The most unique tariff protest yet seen
was that presented by Senator Cullom
signed by 50 citizens of Streeter, H., and
reading as follows: 1--WE cannot feed,
clothe and educate our families and compete
against the poorer paid labor of Europe.
we are proud and don't want to be humli-
a.ed by asking for charity. How would
any of you like to go to soup house and
sit down to free soup? We have pride as
we'll as you. We ask you to defes. the
Wilson bill, and we will take care of our
selves.
For some reason the free trade Democrats
who have stood together for free coal, free
iron and numerous other free things, split
up OH the vote on Breckenridge's amend.
ent--Breckenridge favors numerous free
things, as the country doubtless remembers,
providing for putting tin plate on the fire e
list and that amendment was defeated, leav.
ing duty of Is cents per pound on tin
plate, just half of the Mckinley duty. The
most significant feature of the tin plate de
bate was the admission of Democrats that
the protection afforded to American tin
plate by the Mckinley law had resulted in
building DIP a new American industry Of
large proportions.
The selection of Senator Mills to take the
place on the Senate Finance committee OIL
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey, who
has gone away in pretended huff because
of alleged bad health, is only part of the
administration programme to force the
Cleveland tariff bill through the Senate
Mcpherson is warm personal friend of Mr.
Cleveland, but his interests are such that hi
is opposed tothe tariff bill, so he concluded
to straddle the question by going away and
remaining away until the fate of the bill il
settled. Mills can be depended upon t,
obey orders.