The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June IS, 1894

1t would be difficult to say whether
the sugar trust democratic senators or
the men who compose the sugar trust
are the most frightened just now.
The danger ahead of the sugar sched-
ule is no longer, thanks to robust
expression of public opinion by the
newspapers of the country, confined to
the house. A movement is now on
foot to modify the sugar schedule be-
fore the formal vote is taken on it in
the senate. If it were not for abso-
lutte pledges which democratic sena-
tors have made there would be no
doubt of the success of the movement.
Still the disgust of some of them is so
marked that they may repudiate their
pledges, preferring to offend the sugar
trust rather than TO lose the respect OF
thousands of their constituents
The week opened with much uncer-
tainty concerning the tariff bill
Senator Harris expected to have dis
posed of the wool schedule by the
middle of last week, but 1t is still un-
disposed of. although is will be finished
early this week. unless the threat to
fillbuster until some duty is put upon
wool shall be carried out. 1t is ex-
pected that the debate on the income
tax will occupy nearly or quite a week
and it is not yet certain that it will be
reached this week. SO there is little
probability that the final vote will be
reached before the first of July.
That "there are more ways to kill a
dog than hanging" is proven by the
manner in which Mr.. Cleveland is try
ing to make congress obey his request,
not to enter upon any financial legisla-
ton at this session. The bill provid-
ing for ii currency commission which
shall spend SIX months in investigating
the subject before submitting its
recommendation to congress, is Mr..
Cleveland's scheme to prevent action
upon any financial bill, and the ad-
ministration influence is being used to
get it favorably reported from the
house committee on banking and cur
rency.
If Mr.. Sill, the man who gave the
first information (for which he received
several thousand dollars i'll cash) that
the Carnegie companies were not
properly carrying out their contracts
with the government for the making
of armor plate for war vessels, is not
one of the greatest liars of the age,
the Carnegie companies, instead of
being fined few thousand dollars by
Mr.. Cleveland, should have been
made to refund every dollar received
for botched work and to have forfeited
their contracts Sill has been here for
several days testifving in the investiga-
ton that is being conducted by the
house naval committee. The most Of
his testimony Can be verified, as he
specifies every piece of bad armor that
was delivered to the government, and
as it can all be got at and examined
and probably will be in course of time.
The odd part about the business is
that Mr.. Cleveland. knew all about this
mans testimony when he set aside the
decision of Secretary Herbert in this
matter and himself made one very
much more favorable to Carnegie, who
evidently knew whose interest he was
serving when he publicly endorsed the
Wilson tariff bill in its original form,
before going to Europe for an indef-
mite stay.
The explanation fever is no longer
monopolized by democratic senators.
Representative Richardson, O. Ter
nessee, had very bad case of it,
when, in reply to the charge OF local
paper that he had been using his posi-