The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence OF Tbs Rrcoap.
WAsHINGToN, February Is, Is

ASHlNHToN, February 10, 1874.
The Cleveland tariff bill is to be reported
to the Senate this week. 1t is not to be
torn all to pieces by tine Finance Committee
as many had expected 1t is only to be
sufficiently amended before being reported
to gain the support Of those Democratic
Senators who had announced their intention
to vote against it unless their demands were
complied with. Nothing has yet been off
cially given out concerning these amend
ments, but 1T is regarded as certain that
they will include a duty on sugar, both raw
and refined, and duty on coal. These
concessions to the Senators from MARYLAND.
Virginia, West Virginia and Louisiana, are
not to be called protection, So the claim is
to be made by the committee that these
duties are levied solely for revenue purposes
aud with no intention to protect these in-
dustrles. As matter of cold hard fact
these proposed amendments are not pleasing
to the Democrats, except those from the
states that will be benefited, end they are
passed with even four Democratic Senator's
against it, and as an offset the duties ON a
nnmber of articles principally produced in
States that are reliably Republican are to be
still further reduced. The income tax is to
remain in the bill, unless struck cut bv
vote Of the Senate. The Republican Sena.
hp1l
as the bill is reported, in order to deter.
mine upon the plan Of opposition they will
follow. The advices they are receiving from
their constituents are somewhat contradic-
tory. Some want them to merely put them.
selves on record as opposing the bill and
then allow it t. be passed; others want
them to use every legitimate parliamentary
method to delay Or defeat it.
Colonel E. T. Lee, of Monticello, Ill.,,
Secretary of the Shiloh Battle Field Assoc!a-
ton, is in Washington for the purpose of
presenting to the congressional committees
the memorial adopted by the association,
asking Congress to purchase the battle field
rial park. The Association at recent
meeting held at Indianapolis designated
Senators Harris of Tennessee, Sherman of
Ohio and Villas of Wisconsin, committe to
take charge OF the memorial in the Senate
and the following Representatives to perform
a like duty in the House: Col D. B. Hender.
son of Iowa, Gen. Joseph Wheeler of
Alabama, and Gen John c. Black of
Illinois.
Representative Geary--" Chinese Geary,"
he is often caled-of California, is Demo
crat, but not a cuckoo, as will be seen by
the following language Of his; II have as
much respect for the President as any one
else, but | do not see why Congress should
first learn the wishes of the President or
consult the wishes OF the executive depart.
ments before legislating. Congress is here
to pass laws without consulting anybody
and l, for one am growing tired OF the con-
stant Interference OF the executive depart.
ments in the work Of Congress. Let Con.
gress make its own laws, and if the Presi-
dent does not like them, let him exercise
his constitutional prerogative and veto
them" That's the most sensible Democratic
speech of the session.
The silver men are on top in the House,
and the passing of Mr. Bland's bill for the
coinage of the seignorage is regarded as an
assured fact, although its opponents are
still lighting it hard and will continue to do
so to the end, by fibustering or by any
other method that promises to serve their
purpose. They are talking veto rather
strongly, and it is said that some of the
Democrats who will vote for the bill will
do so merely to square themselves with
their silver constituents, expecting the bill
to be vetoed If it gets through Congress.