Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16
CLEVELAND WRITES TO WILSON.


The President Expresses His Admiration
| for the Chairman's Admirable Fight for
Real Tariff Reform.
| Associated Press 1isnatcn OF snsclnl wires
WAsnISGToN, Aug. 15.-PsesldenI
Cleveland has written letter 10 Chair
man Wilson on the outcome ~ the
tariff battle. 1t Is personal letter,
devoted largely to expressions Of regard
for the gallant fight Mr.. Wilson made,
and under these circumstance II vii!
not I've made public, nor would any
reference whatever to it having been
allowed to go out had not Mr.. Wilson's
friends inadvertently disclosed tho fact.
The letter is four pages III length and
is in the Presidents handwriting
throughout. 1t was written Monday
morning, as soon as the President had
read an Associated Press bulletin from
the Capitol saying that the House caucus
had determined to recede from its dis
agreement and accept the Senate bill.
Its transmission to Mr. Wilson was de-
layed until late in the day and the mes
senger from the White House handed it
TO him only few minutes after the
Senate bill had been passed, at $50
Monday evening.
The Presidents letter speaks feelingly
of Mr.. Wilson's heroic devotion to the
tariff reform fight and the unseltish
sacrifice OF his health and strength to
carry out the principles of the party.
1t does not discuss the tariff question
except in the indirect way Of expressing
deep sympathy and regret for the per-
sonal reverse met by Mr. Wilson.
A LETTER FROM SECRETARY CARLISLE.
Secretary Carlisle has written letter
TO Senator Harris, acting chairman of
the finance committee, which will be
read during the day. 1t is supposed the
letter deals with the amount which the
secretary estimates it will be necessary
to raise as duty on sugar.
SIGNED by THE vICE.PREsIDENT.
At 1918 the clerk of the House
brought the Tariff bill to the Senate,
with a message requesting the signature
of the president of the Senate.
Vice.President Stevenson signed the
bill at 1917 o'clock.
THE BILL GOES TO THE PRESIDENT.
WAsIISGroN, Aug. 15.-Representa-
tive Pearson, chairman of the House
committee on enrolled bills, left the
Capitol at p. M, for the White House,
carrying the Tariff bill, which he will
put in the Presidents possession as
early as possible.
At Ito o'clock Mr.. Pearson was
shown into the Presidents office and
handed the Tariff bill to him as passed
By Congress.
CARLIsLE's LETTER READ.
In the Senate, at 1928 o'clock, Mr..
Harris, d., (Tonn.,) asked that the
House revenue bills be read the second
time. To the as.onishment of everybody
no Senator objected and the House bills
to place coal, iron ore, barbed wire and
sugar on the free list were read.
Mr.. Harris then sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter from Score.
tary Carlisle just received. The letter
reviewed the condition of the Treasury
and the estimated revenues Of the gov
ernment for the next fiscal year. The
figures showed that under the Tariff
bill just sent to the President the reve-
MUGS will exceed the expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June Both, 1896,
$15,000,000. The revenues from the
sugar duty Mr.. Carlisle placed at
$43,000,000, and from coal, iron ore
and barbed wire, $1,000,oo0. If the
House bills were passed there would Mr..
Carlisle said, be deficiency next year
of $29,0o0,000.
WILL INSIST ON AN EARLY REPORT.
In the ensuing discussion Mr.. Berry
said the Sugar bill would be buried in
the committee on finance. He wanted
assurance that it would be Immediately
reported.
Mr.. Harris said, for himself, that the
bills would be considered Immediately
and he would insist upon an early
report.