Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Fighting Over the Tariff Bili.-DemO-
cratic Incompetency.-Mr. Bland's
Out-burst of Temper.

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WAsRINGToN, Feb. 26, T94.-DemO
cratic cuckoo and anti-cuckoo Sena-
tors have temporarily buried the
hatchet and are now engaged In a
far more important fight, the
tariff being the battle ground. There
are ten democratic Senator's who de-
mand more home protection than
the sub committee is willing to give
them. A caucus of democratic Sena
tors was held this morning, but In
asmuch as It was understood before
hand that no action binding upon
the Senators was to be taken it has
resulted IN accomplishing nothing
and the fight is still on. The sub
committee tried to reach compro-
mise by taking coal, iron ore and
sugar from the free list and putting
a small duty upon each OF them. but
that appears not TO have pleased
either the free-traders or the home
prorectionists. The former are kick
iup because these articles we're taken
from the free list and the latter be-
cause the duty placed upon them is
too low. 1t Is impossible to say
what effect this fight will have
upon the fate of the bill. 1t
NAV be that the home protectionists
are. as the free-traders say they are,
making a grand bluff in order to Sc
cure the highest possible duties for
the article they favor, and that they
will In the end fall into line and sup
mort the bill. The retention of the
income tax has made IL certain that
the three pCpulists will support the
bill and Senator Stewart, of Nevada
NAV 90 with them. In that case the
republicans will only have thirty
seven sure votes against the bill
making 1t necessary for six demo
Gratis to vote with them to defeat 1t
IL reports are true concerning tn,
condition of Senator Vance's health
he will not be able to return Il
Washington to vote for the bill. and
as there is little probability of an.
republican pairing with him, tina
will mean one vote less for the demo
Gratis. There is still a possibility
however, that enough democrat
may vote with the republicans t,
carry a motion to postpone consid
Grafton of the bill until next Deem
Der.
Mr.. Josiah Quincy, of Mass eX
headsman of the Department {
State, will hardly go down to histo
nv either as a great statesman or a
shreWd political manager, but
cannot be denied that Josiah is we
ND In the art of self preservation. II
has asked and been granted permits
sion by the Senate committee o
printi 1p. which is investigator
charges which allege that Q1inc
was guilt of crookedness in gettin
the contract for printing the PateT
Office Gazette, awarded to parti'
with whom heholds peculiar bushes
relations. to withhold his testimon
until all the evidence against hi
has been presented. Mr.. CdinC
frankly stated that his reasons Il
asking this favor was that he d
not wish to give the other FELLOW
any pointers. The committee W
push the investigation as rapidly
possible.
Even the postal cards sold by t
government are poorer and shGbbi
under the democratic than they we
under the republican administrator
For proof Of this assertion you ha
only to compare one one OF the der
ocratic cards with one OF those SO
under the last administration. II
will find the democratic card mu
fiimsIer in quality and the printi
vastly inferior In every respect. We
ly, the country is going through
period OF crawfsh reform. But the
is a day of reckoning ahead, and
verdict will be another period OF c
scurity thirty years long for the
ganized incompetency known az
democratic party.
1t will be long time before 8
one who heard Mr.. Bland make tn
bitter speech, accusing those me
bers of the House who had decliI
to vote to make quorum so tt
his bill for the coinage of seigniori
which still has the House tied
could be passed of teaching anar'
and with being no better than n
who would throw dynamite bon
on the floor and endanger the Ii
of those present, will forget. II Il
ever do. Without entering into
question of whether those who
cIined to vote we're justified IN
doing-ex-Speaker Reed insists Il
It is a question which concerns o
the members and the constitute
whom he representa-, it ~can
truthfuIly said that man
could make such q speech as