The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-28

will let it become u law without hi
signature believe he will send in
message urging the passage of tn
"pop-gun bills on Monday, prefacin
1T with u statement to the effect that
while he cannot approve OF the bill b.
fixing his signature to it, nevertheless
he can feel justified in disapprovin.
1T, and, therefore, permit it to bccom
u law in this negative manner. b
these things as they may, it is believe,
at tho treasury department that tht
new tariff bill will prove to be ono o
the best revenue measures over enact
ed.
a ltepublican who formerly hold
high position in the revenue service
said this afternoon that this act would
soon fill the treasury to ovcrflowins
and wipe out the deficit. This OK
official said that the great defect O
the Mckinley bill wae Shat it was pro
hibitive, and admitted thai in this re-
specS :ae present bill is superior to tho
one it displaces.
Thomas Bracket Reed. the great
eX-Spcaker. whose absolute sway over
the House in the fifty first Congress
brought to him the title Car, has at
last found master. He has chewed
of the root of all evil. Its influence
has conquered him. He has surren-
dcred to Piutus. 1t was this way:
Some time ago, early in the life of
| the present session, the House, in
order to secure the attendance of its
members, declared that members
absent without leave for sickness
should lose their pay. To make all
right and regular the House ordered
that before drawing their pay the
members should certify to the num-
per OF days in the month they had
been present. The action OF the
House caused a great row. Mr.. Reed
was particularly prominent in de-
nouncing it and swore by all the gods
at once that he'd mover sign q thing.
He would go without his salary first
But that was four months ago. He
had just drawn his salary for the pre-
ceding month and his utterance was
born OF that courage which comes to a
man with full pocket. Not being a
man of any means besides his salary,
he soon depleted his store. He not
only denied himself many little
luXurics and restricted his midday
meal to one piece of pie, but he gave
up his cab, then his car and contented
himself with walking, and rather than
"knuckle down." as he called it, he
would wear his tow suit in winter, so
he would.
lie pondcrod on the argument as he
walked to tho capitol to-day. Being a
man of keen judicial mind, he saw
that he was in the wrong. So he con-
cluded to swallow the dose. 1t would
be particularly unpleasant in view of
tho taunt he had recently flung to the
Democrats. 81 have often seen men
eat arow," he said, "but have mover
before seen man steal Il crow to eat
it, But there was no help for it,
To-day he walked into the Speakers
room, the chamber where he had once
been king, and, taking four black GER
tihcates, he hlled them out, placed his
signature at the bottom and q few
moments later entered tho house. His
usually confident demeanor was a bit
changed, but his pocket was full of
money and he will doubtless be him
sell again tomorrow and able to ac-
ccpt the triumphant smiles of the
Democracy with his old Indifference.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The rcla-
tions between President Cleveland
and the Democratic Senators and Re-
representatives. arc becoming seriously
strained. The President is silent and
sullen as to the tariff bill. He is un-
willing to sign it, and in fact refuses
to discuss the subject. The Demo-
Gratis In iorce are urging him to ap-
provo the bill. They say that they
cannot successfully dcfend IL bill on
the stump (which Democratic Presi-
dent refuses to approve. Democrats
OF the campaign committee assert that
the refusal of the President to an.
prove the tariff bill will lose the party
thirty or forty members of the next
House and perhaps several Senators.
Ugly talk is indulged in. Democrats
allege that the President is being in
ilucnced by personal spleen instead of
patriotic considerations. The Presi-
dent, however, declines to discuss the
question. He is being urged to send in
message, even if he will not sign it,
approving the measure as far as it
goes, but even that he will not do. He
intengs to ignore the bill, and for this
course he is being criticised.
Speaker Crisp is very anxious that
he should sign the bill, and was at the
Whlte House this morning. He will
call there again tomorrow. Mr.
Wilson is also urging him to afIix his
signature, but mp to this hour the
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mlttec is in absolute ignorance as to
the real intention of the President.
save his inference that the bill will be
permitted to become law in this half
hearted way.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 2l.-
The adjournment Of the House and
Senate until Monday, and the adop-
tion Of the resolution by the House
and Senate to adjourn finally ON Tues
day, is taken as absolute proof that
President Cleveland will, as has been
SO frequently stated, allow the tarif
bill to become law'without his sigma
ture. His only opportunity for atlixing
MS signature ID during the Congress
sional session of Monday.
There are still many who base their
belief that the President will sign tho
bill, on the hope that he will do so.
III Is known that Secretary Carlisle
and other members of the cabinet are
urging the President to sign tho bill.
Ex-Governor RUSSELL of Massachu-
setts, is in town again for the avowcd
purpose of requesting the President
to give his name to the bill, but in spite
of this, the President is reported as
still determined not to give Mr.. Cor.
mans bill his unqualified endorsement.
Immediately after reading the
journal in the House, Mr.. Catchinys,
from the committee on rules, offered
q joint resolution for sine die ad.
journment next Tuesday. the 28th
instant, at 2 o'clock. 1t was adopted
without division. Mr.. Catchings
then moved that when the House 'ad
Journed 1T be to meet Monday next
Mr.. Land resisted the motion, making
the point that there was no auorum
tie subsequently withdrew the point
however, and the motion was agreed
to. At 1855 the House nd dionrnef
until next Monday,
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