The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-22
washin0ton LoSter.

:, well the expected has happened.
he Senate has passed the Bland bill
os the coinage of the seigniorage in
he treasury without amendment, and
he measure is now in the hands of |
President Cleveland. It was we'll
Inown that when this matter was
irst breaehed, the President thought
It all unwise step to take, and 80 sta
ted to- members Of Congress, but he
has been careful to express no opin.
ion since the bill has been pending in
Congress, and now those who are
usually we'll informed express the be.
lief that the President will, in defer
ence to the large number of demo
Gratis who voted for the bill, in both
House and Senate, allow the bill to
become law without his signature,
thus giving them the benefit of the
doubt iT bis miud as to the wisdom
Of tho till.
The democratic members of tbe
Senate Finance committee had to re-
sort to the very unusual expedient of
asking the committee to adopt res
olntion pledging each member to
secrecy while the tariff bill is under
consideration before they could stop
the making public by the republican
Senators of everything said and done
at the committee meetings. Since
the adoption of that resolution very
little has leaked out of the commit
tee room. The democrats on the
committee wish, in accordance with
Senatorial custom, to reach an agree.
ment with the republicans on the
committee us to when the bill shall
he reported, and when the Senate
shall begin it's consideration. This
they have up to this time been unable
to 90, owing to the unreasonable de-
mands of tho republicans who act as
though they represented the majority
instead OF the minority The demo.
Gratis will wait until next Week, and if
the republicans continue obstinate
will then report the bill and make
their own arrangements as to when
The debate shall begin The demo.
;rats on the committee are still conf.
lent that the bill will become q law by
June 80.
1t may be necessary to change the
of thu clause of the tariff |
Dill which rcpeals the reciprocity law,
N account of the marked difference
mong democratic Senators as to
What would be the effect if the bill
becomes law as it now stands, Sen.
'tor Voorhees, says it will repeal the
aw, but will not affect the treaties
made under that law; while Senators
'cst, Caffrey and others say that the
epeal of the law will abrogate the
'eatics. This is very serious cues
on to the sugar makers; also in it's
feet upon the revenue expected from e
le tariff bill, iaasmuch as about two. l
lirds of the foreign sugar we use t
i'll come in free, regardless of the v
uty imposed by the tariff bill, if the
'eaties now i'll existence, including
nat with Hawaii, are to continue in
'rce. The Senate Finance commit.
20 has inserted a clause in the tariff t
i'll providing for the abrogation of
le treaty with Hawaii, but it will be L
opposed 10y democratic Senators, and IL
is by no means certain that it will tt
in the bill when it is passed.
Representative Tucker, of Virginia, t.
happy. His joint resolution pro. a
lding for an amendment to the Con. Il
titution authorizing the election of c
by direct vote of the people
I'll be favorably reported to the c
louise.
Speaker Crisp has promised to {
ecognize Delegate Joseph next Mon
ay Tor the purpose of calling up the
Ill for the admission of New Mexico
8 state. The republicans are
opposed to the bill, and will break
Quorum if it is in their power, in
rider to prevent its passage. Efforts
ire now being made to have quorum
u democrats present when the bill is
called. If they are successful there
9 no doubt Of the passage of the bill,
ls it will receive the vote of oyery
democrat present..
Secretary Herbert welcomes the
>PP"t oNHA'J S5Afoh Illlil ny Cllo mouse
o officially lay before that body and
he country all of the facts connected
With the fine. imposed upon the Car
legie steel company because of it's
allure to keep the armor plates it
made for the government up to the
highest possible standard of quality.
The facts are all creditable to Secre
ary Herbert and to President Cleve-
and, who stood behind him. There
J q popular misapprehension con-
erning those armor plates which
aused the contractors to be fined.
hey were not defective. They all
ame within the contract require
rents, but they wore below The best
tandard that the contractors could
roduce hence the fine.
The sensation lovers are enjoying
le testimony in the Pollard Brecken,
dge case, now being tried here, but,
hanks to Judge Bradley, who is pre-
ding over the court, the women are
kclded from the court room, and
ave to get the testimony from the
eWsDapers. It ie q dirty mega which