Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13

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in order, and careful inquiry
among the silver Senators failed
to find anybody who wonld say
that he had determined to offer
such an amendment. The tariff
bill is already too complicated
to suit many Senators and any
attempt to further complicate it
by the addition Of the silver
question would almost certainly
be antagonized BY some OF the
Senators who would otherwise
gladly vote for free coinage.
Representative Bland, speaking
for the silver men in the House,
has alrtady condemned the idea.
Representative McLaurin, of
South Carolina, is at the head of
a movement in Congress that is
| attracting the attention of poll
ticians, although it has not yet
passed the formati4e period. 1t
| is for nothing more nor less than
the formation of the new politi-
cal party in the south and vest.
Mr.. McLaurin claims that he
has received information which
causes him to believe that the
new movement would be very
popular, if properly launched.
Another movement talked about
here is proposed combination
of the silver democrats and pop
ulists in the Congressional cleo
ton in the west and south.
Senator Voorhees, opened the
tariff debate in the Senate today.
His remarks differed from the
ordinary set speech, in that they
were almost wholly devoted to
an explanation Of the bill. Ev-
erybody expects this debate to
develope into long and weary
siege with the final result very
much in doubt.
Senator Stewart of Nevada has
settled all doubts ab to where he
stands politically, by the publ
cation of letter over his own
signature, closing with these
words: Il am a populist and be-
long to the only party that is
unequivocally opposed to the
subsection of the people of the
United States to the rules of
banks and bond holders
Representative Warner, of New
York, is the author of a little
pamphlet now being extensively
circulated and read in Congress
lonal circles. 1t is Il straight |
'front.' the-shoulder attack on tleJ
protection given the sugar tyIsE
by the revised tariff bill. lie
nature of the attack may be read
lily understood from the follow |
ing headings taken from the
pamphlet; "Profits and Greed"
Pacific Coast Extortions,"
"Cholera Exploitation "Mis-
representations, "sand "suppress-
ion'' Mr., Warner says the
figures in his pamphlet are the
result of careful and unbiased
investigations of sugar refining
at home and abroad.
There is much gossip here con-
corning Secretary Carlisle's visit
to New York, which followed
close upon President Cleveland's
veto of the Bland coinage bill,
Mr.. Carlisle says his visit was
personal ore but it is
positively stated that while there
he had conference with Wall
street bankers. That is what
started the gossip,
The motion to pass the Bland
bill over the Presidents veto,
which will be made in the House
this week by Mr.. Bland, will not
be made with any expectation of
passing the bill, but merely to
complete the record, as it were.
The vote by which the bill orig
inally passed the house was 1GS
to 129, but the motion to pass
the bill over the veto will not
get SO large vote, as number
of Representatives Lave already
announced that they would re-
fuse to vote for the motion. and