Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
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Baltimore Sun special.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 21.-Congress is
waiting for the Presidents action upon
the Tariff bill or for the expiration of
the 10 days which will make the bill a
law even if Mr.. Cleveland should refuse
TO attix his signature to the document.
Neither branch has any intention of
transacting further business. The men,
bers of the House of Representatives
are anxious TO return to their respective
districts in order to give attention to
their political fences. An equal anxiety
to get home is shown by members of
the Senate. Everyone is ill-natured and
petulant Neither House nor Senate is
satisfied with the Tariff bill. Members
OF each believe they have been misled
and deceived by the senatorial 'con-
seryatiyes," and now declare that the
recent tariff legislation does not in any
way represent the sentiment of the
majority of Democrats of Congress.
One thing is apparent not only the
members of the House, but also the
Senators, are tired of tariff discussion
and are willing to have the matter sub.
mitted to the country.
The conservatives" hope the business
depression which has existed ever since
the assembling of the present Congress
will force the country to accept the
Tariff bill as a measure likely TO allay
distrust and restore confidence. Sincere
tariff reformers, however, believe the
people will repudiate the sham reform
which Senator German has foisted upon
them, and will insist that the Demo-
cratic party fulfil its promises. Those
who appreciate how wantonly the
people have been betrayed for the
benefit of the trust and monopolics
realize that the coming campaign will
afford the people an opportunity to hold
the perpetrators Of this breach of faith
strictly responsible.
Members of the House fear the result
of public indignation. When they
adopted the Senate bill they did 50
because they regarded some tariff legis-
lation as absolutely necessary. Since
its adoption, however, they question its
acceptance by the people and view
their political prospects with alarm and
mistrust. Gloom, therefore, prevails
about the Capitol, and the anxiety TO
adjourn and stop the farcical perform
ances Of which the Senate has been
guilty increases daily. Legislation is
ended for this session and nothing more
can be accomplished.
EXPECTS THE BILL TO BECOME A LAW.
There are number of reports in cir.
culation this evening 10 the effect that
President Cleveland intends vetoiug the
Tariff bill, and that his absence at Gray
Gables is due not to i'll health, but in
order to secure privacy for the compost
ton OF carefully-written message with
which he will return the bill to the
House of Representatives There seems
10 be, after the most careful Investiga-
ton and inquiry of persons who would
probably know of any such contem-
plated action as the reports indicate, q
general belief that the Tariff bill will
ultimately become u law. There are
excellent grounds for asserting that this
will not be accomplished through the
attachment of the Presidents signature
to the bill. The Sun correspondent
learns on unquestioned authority that
there is no person in this city who really
knows what action the President will
take-whether he will sign the bill veto
it or allow it to become operative at the
expiration of 10 days without action
either way. A number of Senators, Rep
resentatives and others greatly interested
in the bill have made most persistent
attempts TO secure some idea as to how
and when the bill will go into effect
There are an equal number who have
heard OF the rumors that it will be
vetoed and who have been equally
energetic in endeayoring to confirm or
deny the statement. In every instance
they have been unsuccessful, for the rea-
son that the President has not informed
any person in or out of Congress as to
his intention. Private Secretary Thurber
would probably know 1t sooner than
anyone else. He informed the Sun cor
respondent this evening in the most
positive manner that there was no one
who had been taken into the Presidents
confidence with reference to the final
fight Of the Tariff bill. Mr.. Thurber
declared that he himself did not know,
and he was further certain not even
Chairman Wilson or any Of the con-
ferees of either the Senate or House, or
did Dom M. Dickinson or Senator
Villas, the most trusted friends and
advocates of the President. The Presi-
dent is expected to reach the White
House late tomorrow evening, certainly
by Thursday morning.
All surface indications point to the
bill becoming law. The Treasury
Department for week has been going
ahead ON this line, and should the bill
be vetoed q great deal of work which
the department has accomplished for
the prompt execution of the act will
have been wasted and number of
officials of the service greatly surprised.
Printed bills and instructions to collec-
tors of customs and other officers who
will enforce the provisions of the act
have been mailed throughout tho
country. Arrangements have been
made to supply customs officers with
licenses under provision of the new
bill, and other plans perfected for put.
ting the law into effect without delay.
Secretary Carlisle undoubtedly believes
that the bill will be law by or before
Monday next. His officials are acting
on this theory and are going ahead in
making readiness for its execution as
though the bill bad already been ap.
proved.
There is growing belief that the
President will not sign the bill, but will
allow it to become effective without his
signature. 1t is commended that he would
have signed it promptly and allowed
Congress to adjourn had he intended te
take this means of allowing it to be q
law. Few persons believe that il will
be signed Thursday and that Congress!
will adjourn before next week.
Wants to Meet Stannard,
Thomas Moriarity Of Lowell, Mass, il
now IN Wilmington, training G.