Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-04-14
(From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 1874. -Sena-
tor Hill is the bull IN the democratic
china shop just now, and as smasher
of political crockery he is a success. The
first week of the tariff debate brought
the free trade democratic Senators three
separate and distinct defeats; small In
themselves, but still defeats The free
traders are bewildered. They are ask
ing each other "where are we att In pi-
teous tones and no one give them def
mite answer. The second week opened
even more inauspiciously Tor them with
Senator Hills bold declaration of war
aaainst the tarill bill as it now stands.
Xhile Senator Hills heaviest artillery is
trained upon the income tax clause OF
the bill be intimates very strongly that
the bill will not be satisfactory to him
even with the income tax struck out
1t is an open secret in Washington
that Mr.. Cleveland is in sympathy with
Senator Hills attack on the income tax
indeed, Senator Brice is authority Tor
the positive statement that Mr.. Cleve-
land is strongly opposed to the income
tax. MIR. Brice does not hesitate TO
saw that he also is opposed to the income
tax. but he says he has rot yet decided
how he will vote ii he fails to get 1t
struck out and also to get some other
amendments he wishes adopted. Hill,
Brice and the other dissatisfied demo-
Gratis would gladly make "A combination
With the republican Senator'S to strike
out the income tax and to amend the
bill in a number of schedules, making
the duties between those named IN the
bill and those in the Mckinley law, but
the republicans ARE not IN combining
mood.
They consider that the chances for de
feating the bill have steadily increased
for some time past and are not dis
posed to accept anything less than its
defeat, at least not at this stage of the
proceedings. 1t will be time enough tc
talk about compromises three or Tour
months from now, If in the meantime
the bill has not been absolutely beaten
or side-tracked.
Elk Speaker Reed has had lots OF things
in which he could take satisfaction
brought out on the floor OF the Hous
lately, but the acknowledgement b.
forced from MIR. Sayers, chairman OF tn
House Appropriation committee, tina
the total deficiency causedby insufficien
appropriations by the 52nd Congress
will reach the enormous amount @
about $l4.00O,000, Notwithstanding
the saving made by hanging up
old soldiers applications for pensions
leaving them to starve while the ad
ministration keeps the money appropr
ated for them by Congress TO use fo
other purposes at the end OF the fiscs
wear when it can be covered back int
the Treasury and be made available t
pay any existing claims against the go'
eminent, was probably the greatest sa
isfaction he has had. 1t provided the al
preparations made by the Fitty-Secon
Congress- controlled by democrats,
have been many millions greater tina
those made by the much abused "biilio
dollar or Reed Congress. Democrat
economy is thing that plays a b
part in elections, but some how 1t ht
never yet been put into practical ope
alton.
The local protestations against NJ
Cleveland's nomination OF the hansl
colored man-C. H. j. Taylor-whom Il
Senate refused to confirm as Minister
BOLIVIA to be Recorder of Deeds for t
District OF Columbia. had been SO gene
strong that it 10 now almo
certain that tho Senate Will reject I
nomination. Home rule has 0lwa
been strong in the Senate.
Representative Caldwell, OF Ohio, WI
was elected Mayor OF Cincinnati, the o
er day, received an ovstion when he
turned to Washington Saturday
will retain kis seat In the House IN
May l., out Will piOOoOAy AOote5L
Craftsmanship OF the republican TO
gressionaI campaign com Aittee Il
week. His colleagues will be sorry
have .hiIR leave Washington, but IL
are confident that he will return SO
day.
The republicans OF the House are mi
ing it plain to the democrats In Il
body that it is needless for them to
tempt to do any political business wi
out a quorum of their own. The rep
licans are not disposed to make
point of mo quorum against the II
lar appropriation bills or other ne'
sary business but inasmuch as there
2lS democrats in the House they '
insist that ITO OF them shall vote wi
partisan legislation is to be taken uI
passed.
The democrats in the House have b
ouarreing among themselves ever 81
the beginning of the extra session alb
the repeal of the tax on state bank
rency. Springer, of Illinois, Chairman
the committee OF Banking and Currei
is opposed to repeal, and he succee
some weeks ago in killing 1t so lar
that committee was concerned. SV
son, of Virginia, polled the democ
and claims that. 129 of them favor
conditional repeal. The matter Is t
submitted to democratic caucus
morrow night, but there Is no more
hhood of it's being definitely settled
that a democratic caucus could
on a silver bill.
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