Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-14
HILL BECOMES A MOUNTAIN.
A PytiIian Pair-Democratic Economy
Wildcat Banks.

HILL BECOMES A MOUNTAIN.
A Pythian Pair-Democratic Economy
Wildcat Banks.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 9, 1894 Sen
ator Hill is the bull in the Democratic
china shop just now, and as smasher
of political crcckery he is a success.
The first week of the tariff debate
brought the free trade Democratic Sen
ators three separate and distinct de-
feats; small in themselves, but still de-
feats. The free traders are bewildered
They are asking each other "Where
are we at? in piteous tones, and no
one can give them definite answer.
The second week opened even more
inauspieiously for them, with Senator
Hills bold declaration 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 intimates very strongly
that the bill will not be satisfactory to
him even with the income tax struck
out
1t is an open secret in Washington
that Mr.. Cleveland is in sympathy
with Senator Hills attack on the in
come tax, indeed, Senator Brice is au-
thority for the positive statement that
Mr. Cleveland is strongly opposed to
the income tax. Mr.. Brice does not
hesitate to say that he also is opposed
to the income tax, but he says he has
not decided how he will vote if he
fails to get it struck out and also to
get some other amendments he wishes
adopted. Hill, Brice, and the other dis
satisfied 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 Republi-
cans are not in a combining mood.
They consider that the chances for de-
feating the bill have steadily increased
for some time past and are not dispos-
ed to accept anything less than its de-
feat, at least not at this stage of the
proceedings. 1t will be time enough
to talk about compromises 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 acknowledge
nlent he forced from Mr.. Savers, chair
man Of the House Appropriation COM
nittee, that the total deficiency caused
by insufficient appropriations by the
sad Congress will reach theenormous
amount Of about sI4, 900. 900, not
withstanding the saving made by
Hanging up old soldiers applica-
tons for pensions. leaving them to
starve while the administration 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 greatest satisfaction he
has had. It proved the appropria-
tons made by the Fifty Second Con-
gress, controlled by Democrats, to have
been many millions greater than those
made by the much abused billion
dollar or Reed Congress. Demo-
cratic economy is thing that plays
big part in elections. but some how
it has never yet been putinto practical
operation
The local protestations against Mr..
Cleveland nomination ofthe Kansas
colored man-C, H. J. Taylor-whom
the Senate refused to confirm as Min
lister to Bolivia to be Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia, has been
so general and SO strong that it is
now almost certain that the Senate
will reject the nomination. Home
rule has always been strong in the
Senate.
Representative Caldwell, of Ohio.
who was elected Mayor OF Cincinnati,
the other day, received an ovation when
he returned to Washington, Satur-
day. He will retain his seat in the
House until May i, but will probably
resign tie craftsmanship Of the Re
p iblicanC cns ressional campaign com