Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
t.p.o,An ooRnEspoNDRroE OF the MoNIroR
Washington, Apr. 8, 1894.

Senator Hill Is Une Dull III oIO 00Ao
cratic china shop just now, and as
smasher of political crockery he IS
success The first week of the tariff
debate brought the free trade demo
cratic Senators three separate and
distinct defeats; small in themselves,
but still defeats. The free traders are
bewildered. They are asking each
other "where are we at?" in plteous
tones. and no one can give them
definite answer. The second week
opened even more inauspiciously for
them with Senator Hill's bold decla-
ration of war against the tariff bill as
it now stands. While Senator Hills
heaviest artillery is trained upon the
income tax clause of the bill he lntl-
mates very strongly that the bill will
not be satisfactory to him even with
the income tax struck out.
Tt is an open secret in Washington
that Mr.. Cleveland is in sympathy
with Senator Hill's attack on the in
come tax, indeed Senator Br1ce is
authority for the positive statement
that Mr.. Cleveland is strongly OPP
posed to the income tax. Mr.. Br1ce
does not hesitate to say that he also
is opposed to the income tax, but he
says he has not yet decided how he
will vote if he fails to get it struck out
and also to get some other amend
ments he wishes adopted. Hill, Brlce
and the other dissatisfied democrats
would gladly make combination
with the republican Senators to strike
out the income tax and to amend the
bill in 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 defeating the bill have
steadily increased for some time and
are not disposed to accept anything
less than it's defeat, at least not at
this stage of the proceedings. 1t Will
be time enough to talk about com
promises three or four months from
now. if in the meantime the bill has
not been absolutely beaten or side
tracked.
Ex-Speaker Reed has had lots OF
things in which he could take salts
faction brought out on the floor OF
the House lately, but the acknowl-
edgement he forced from Mr.. Sayers,
chairman Of the House Appropriation
committee, that the total deficiency
caused by insufficient appropriations
by the SIND Congress will reach the
enormous amount Of about $4,000,
OOO, notwithstanding the Saving
made by changing up" old soldiers
applications for pensions, leaving
them to starve while the administra-
ton keeps the money appropriated
for them by Congress TO use for other
purposes at the end OF the fiscal year
when it can be covered back into the
Treasury and be made available to
pay any existing claims against the
government, was probably the great
est satisfaction he had had. It proved
the appropriations made by the
SIND Congress, controlled by demo
Gratis. 90 have been many millions
greater than those made by the mucF
abused bullion dOllar'1 or Reed Con
gress. Democratic economy is Trims
that plays big part in elections, ba
some how it has never yet been pn
into practical operation.
Representative Caldwell Of Ohio
who was elected Mayor of Cincinnati
the other day, received an ovation
when he returned to Washington
Saturday. He will retain his seat II
the House until May but will prooa
lv resign the craftsmanship Of the re
publican Congressional campaign
committee this week. His colleague:
will be sorry 30 have MIN leave Wash
ington, but they are confident that b.
will return some day.
The republicans Of the House ar
making it plain to the democrats Il
thac body that it is needless for then
to attempt to do any political bust
ness without a quorum Of their own
The republicans are not disposed t
make the point Of ''no quorum
against the regular appropriate
bills or other necessary business bu
inasmuch as there are 21S democrat
in the House they will insist that II
OF them shall vote when partisa
legislation is TO be taken up or pass
ed.