The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-08-31
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, August 81, 1904.

Washington, as this is the first oppor-
tunity he has had to confer with mem
bers of the cabinet and prominent
Democrats in Congress since the
tariff bill was sent to him, he having
been compelled by sickness to leave
the White House soon after that
measure was sent there. AT the cAbi.
net meeting held yesterday the tariff
bill was thoroughly discussed in all its
hearings, and it Is understood that the
cabinet was practically unanimously
in favor of allowing the bill to become
a law, and several Of the members ad.
vlsed the President to sign it at once.
Members of the cabinet will not, Of
course, talk for publication, but from
other sources / learn that the Presi-
dent made no definite announcement.
and that it was inferred from his talk
that he had not mapped out his ac.
tion to his own satisfaction.
Chairman Wilson had an extended
conference with the President after
the cabinet meeting, and his reticence
when asked to express on opinion up
on the probable fate of the tariff bill
was made the basis for rumors of a
veto. Chairman Wilson had several
days previously expressed the opinion
that the bill would be allowed to be.
come law without the Presidents
signature, and that this is still the pre-
vailing opinion in Washington but
your correspondent has an idea, based
more upon long study Of the char
acter of President Cleveland than up
on any definite information, that the
bill will either be vetoed or signed
and that whichever it may be the bill
will be returned to Congress with a
special message that will be read with
delight by all real tariff reform Demo
Gratis.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
who has more than a fighting chance
OF being Senator Bryan in the near
future, is an ardent admirer md dis
ciple of Thomas Jefferson, the great
Virginia Democrat. During a recent
pilgrimage to Monticello Mr., Bryan
conceived the idea OF presenting the
quota of plants allotted to him as
member Of the House, from the U. S.
Botanical Gardens, to be used in
decorating Jsfferson's grave. Among
the plants to be sent to Monticello is
a sprig ofivy from plant grown from
a sprig cut from the grave Of Robert
Burns, the great Scotch poet. By the
way, pilgrimages to the grave of JEFF
ferson are becoming quite popular
with Democrats. Vice President
Stevenson and Senator Hill were
among the weeks pilgrims. The hos
pitality Of Hon. Jefferson NJ. Levy,
the present proprietor of Monticello,
makes the pilgrimage as pleasant as
the surroundings make it patriotic.
Considerable surprise was felt by
Col Stump, Superintendent of I'm
migration, when he found that several
Democratic members of the House
objected 10 his bill for the prevention
of he.coming of alien anarchists into
the United States and for the depor-
tation of those already here. The bill
was passed by the Senate without OBJ
lection and the attempt was made to
rush it through the House by unani.
nous consent, in order that it might
become law in time to prevent the
landing of the 500 French and Italian
anarchists who have been driven out
of those countries by adverse legis-
lation and are said to be nov on their
way to the United States. But action
was prevented upon it by the objection
of Representative Warner, of New
York City, and in the absence OF a
quorum his objection was effective
Mr.. Warner objects to the bill be-
cause it does not define an "alien
anarchist" and because it gives the
Superintendent of immigration too
much authority. Col. Stump is now
trying to get enough Representatives
to return to Washington to makeSa
quorum, and if he succeeds will en-
deaver to get the bill put through the
House under a special rule. If he can
get the quoram the rest will be easy
Senatorial courtesy" was badly
strained when Republican Senators
refused to answer to their names to
make quorum to pass the bill cor
recting the error in the tariff bill, fol
which Republican Senator--Hoar,
of Massachusetts, is responsible
making alcohol used in the arts free
unless the Democratic Senators would
promise not to make any speeches
while the bill was under consideration
1t was certainly taking an unfair ad
vantage of the fact that the Demo
cratic Senators could not possibly
have a quorum of their own on the
floor 1t also looked as though the Re
publican Senators feared the effect up
on the country o; the speeches thai
MIGHT he made by Democratic Scna