The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-17
FOR REVENUE ONLY
Duties on Sugar and Coal Not
Intended for Prote elton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SENSE
Tired of the Interference Of the
Executive Departm ents.
Secretary Gresham Charged With
Withholding an Hawaiian Let
ter From tho Hou Sc.
WILL NOT sEToRNTo PIECES.

WILL NJ INV 4 -
WAsmNGroN, d. G. February u, 1891.
Special Correspondence The Cleveland
tariff bill Is 70 be reported TO the senate
this week. II is not e. b. torn all to
pieces by the Gnnncc committee, rs many
Ind expected II IL ouly 10 be sufficient
~ amended before bcing reported to gain
the support oi those Democratic sena-
tors who had announced heir intention
20 vote against it unless their demands
were complied with Nothing has yet
been officially given out concerning these
amendments, but il is regarded rs ccr-
tain TINT they viii include u duty on
sugar, both raw aud refined, and duty
on coal These conce, sions to the scna-
tors from Maryland. Virginia, West
Virginia and Louisiana, are not 60 be
called protection. Tac democratic party
is opposed 60 protection, YOU know. So
the claim IS 90 he made 10y subcommittee
that these duties nro levied solely for
revenue purposes and with no intention
Ia protect these Industries As matter
oIcold, hard fact these proposed amend
mcnts are not pleasing 60 the Demo-
Gratis. except those from the states that
will be bcueltto'l, aud they are only TO
bc made because the hill cannot be
passed with even -four Democratic scna
tors voting against IT, and as ian Offset
the duties ON q number Of articles princi
pally produced 10 states that reliably
Republican arc 60 be still further re-
duccd Tile income tax is TO remain in
the bill, unless struck out by u vote Of
the senate The Republican senator's
Will probably hold conference az soon
A. the bill is reported, ia order 20 deter
mine upon the plan 81 opposition they
will follow The advicrs they are receive
ing from their acknowledgements
contradictory. some want them 10
merely pat themselves on record "a OPP
posing the bin and then to allow il to bc
passed; Others want them 60 use every
legitimate parliamentary method to
delay on defeat it.
Colonel T.. r. Lee. of Monticello, ILL.,,
secretary Of the Shiloh Battle Field As
sociation, Is ia Washington for the pur-
pose Of presenting to the congressional
committees the memorial adopted by
tile association, asking Congress 10 pur-
chase the battle field Of Shiloh and turn
il iuto a National Memorial park The
association at recent meeting held at
indianapolis designated Senators Harris
of Tennescr; Sherman, Of Ohio and
Villas, Of Wisconsin, a committee to take
charge Of the memorial in the senate and
the following representatives. to perform
a like duty ia the house: Col y. b. |
Henderson, Of Iowa Gen Joseph Wheel
cr oi Alabama, and Gen. John G. Black,
Of Illinois,
Representative Chinese Gea-
I ny, as ho Is often calcd-oi California,
is Democlat, but not cuckoo, MS win
bc seen by the following language Of his
u have as much rcspcctior theprcsidcut
ns anyone else, but ! do not sec Why
Congress should first learn the wishes ~
the president or consult thcwishca 81 the
executive departments before lcgisluting
Congress IS here TO pass laws without
consuliing anybody aud /, for one, ani
growing tired Of the constant interference
Of the executive departments ia theworll
Of Congress. Let Congress make its own
laws, and II the president does not Like
them, let him exercise Ills constitutional
prcrogntiye aud veto theme" That's the
most sensible Democratic speech Of the
session.
The charge was made several days ago
that SECRETARY Gresham bns hal Icing
letlcr from President Dole Co Minister
4 Willis in his possession moro than Il
week, and that il was withheld from the
House for icnr that The terrible nrnign-
mcnt OF Willis lor his double dealing
since arriving al Honolulu which il con
trims would lprc defeated the cuckoo
resolution which The House was fiirly
driven to ndopt last week, and thoclnrgc
has not been denied Ii certainly looks
as though the administration were dc.
tcrmincd tusink itself to tile bottom Of
tho pii IL public iniamy la dealing with
Hawaii Nj Eolas letter Is snd TO be
something like ten thuunand words long
aud togo into inmate particulars con
corning thrncis Of Minister Willis The
administration people are claiming that
Senator Morgan has been "plncated't
and that lie will Join Senator's Butler
and Gmy in the MINORITY report Of the
Hawaiian investigation, which win jump
on cX.Nlinister stevens aud let para
mount llouut mud the administration
down easy.
The silver mrnurc on topin the House,
and tho passing 81 Mr, Blnnd's bill for
the cuinngg Of the scgniurage il regarded
u. nn nssnrcl bet nlthongh It's onpnn.