The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-22
NO. ~.
Washin gton Letter.
From our regular Coucsl or6t +

WASHINGTON, June 18th. 1894.
Republican, Senators are not making
any predictions as to when the final
| vote will be taken on the tariff bill in
| the Senate, but they take no stock IN
the assertion Of Senator Harris that
| the democrats will force Il vote before
the close Of the present week not be-
cause thcv doubt Senator H1rriS's
willingness to do so, but because they
doubt his ability to keep quorum on
the floor continuously for that pur-
pose. The republicans have not alter
ed their position. They contend that
eight hours day is sufficiently long
for the Senate to sit, and that they are
entitled to debate each schedule of the
bill as it is taken up. Their willing
ness to accept the agreement to debate
certain schedules under the five minute
rule furnished convincing evidence
that they have no wish to filibuster;
but they do not intend that such i'm
portant portions of the bill as the
wool schedule aud the income tax
shall he railroaded through without
debate Senator Manderson, of Ne
hraska, expressed the opinion that it
will he nearer month than week
taken.
Senator Bricp made one of the most
remarkable statements eve publicly
made by a Senator when he said
"Whatever you may hear about dis
sensiOn, can tell vOis, that there will
he fortv-three votes for the bill, what
ever there is in it. Senator Jones
may make notifications. hut what
ever he finally decide, upon viii he
voted for iy f0rtv-thrce Senator's In
other words, If Senate! I5rice knows
what he is talking about: iorty-t!ree
Senators have agreed to skin their
own individuality and principles and
to vote for wnatevar Senator Jones
tells them Never before has the
majority OF the Senate delegated such
autocratic authority to one man.
Representative Breckenridge, of Ky.
has shown himself to be the posscssor
Of Il skin as thick as that o. Il rhinoc-
erous, but thick as it is it was pene-
trated by direct shot from his demo-
cratic colleagues in the House. He
has been boasting OF lis intention to
take charge of the general deficiency
appropriation bill when it was ready
to be reported to the House, by virtue
OF his being chairman Of the sub
bill. As soon rs his demo o>ratic col
leagues found out that he really meant
to do 50 they lodged formal protest
with chairman Savers of the Appro-
pratiun committee, and the result
was that Mr. Savers informed Brcck-
inridge that he would not be allowed
to take charge of the hill because of
the refusal Of democratic members to
recognize his leadership in even so
small Il matter As the management of
a bill which usually goes through
without any serious "pp"s!ti"n. If
Breckenridge was not entirely without
the sense OF shame he would resign
from Congress and withdraw from his
contest for renominatiou
The democrats Of the House are
more susceptible 20 the influence of
public opinion than the Senators; they
have to stand UP for denomination
and re-elcc ton this year, and they are
hearing from their constituents Con-
sequently they are opposed to the
sugar trust schedule OF the tariff bill,
and many of them are outspoken in
their determination to defeat it even
if it be necessary to defeat the bill to
do So
The Senate investigating committee
is wasting more time over contuma-
ciOus witneSs-a member of the New
York firm of stock brokers through
which the democratic Senators are
supposed to have done their sugar
speculating. He refuses to tell the
name of Senatorial customers or to
produce his books, and the committee
will ask that his case be certified to
the Grand Jury, which has not vet in
dicted the newspaper correspondents.
ONE very large sailing vessel is now
being loaded at the Blakely Mills for