Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Progress of the Tariff Bill-The Ha-
waiian Middle silver I'm the House.


WASHINGTON ID C.. Feb. IL 1894
The Cleveland tariff bill is to be report
ed to the Senate this week 1t j. not 10
be torn all to pieces by the finance com
mittee, as many had exp cited II Is only
/ y he sufficiently amended before te NJ re-
ported to gain the support Of those demo
( cratic senators who had announced their
/ intention 10 vote against II unless their
/ demands were complied with. Nothing
has yet been Officially given out concern
lng these amendments. but il is regarded
+ as certain that they will include a duty on
! sugar, both raw and refined, and a duty on
/ coal These concessions to the senators
/ from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
1 and Louisiana. are MT to be called pro-
/ lection
/ The democratic party is opposed to pro-
/ lection. You know. So the claim is to be
made by the committee that these duties
/ a'e levied so ely for revenue purposes and
/ with no intention to protect these in
/ du>t'ie>. As matter of cold. hard fact
/ these proposed amendments are not pleas
/ Ing to the democrats, except those from
/ the States that will be benefited, and they
are only TO be- made because the bill can
not be passed with even four democratic
/ sen tors voting against it, and as an OFF
I SET the du les on a numher of articles
/ principally produced in States that are
reliably republican are to be still further
+ reduced. The income tax is Il remain in
/ the bill, unless struck out by vote of the
/ senate.
/ The republican senator's will probably
| ported in order to determine upon the
/ plan of opposition they will fol- W. The
/ adv'ces they are receiving from their con
/ stituents are somewh t cqptsae1icrorv
Some want them tn-iiIft:riely put themselye.
IN record as opposing the bill and then t.
allow it to be passed; Others want then
to use every legitimate parliamentary
method to delay or defeat it.
Col. f. T. Lee, of Monticello, H., sccre
tary Of the Shiloh battlefield associat on
Is in Washington for the purpose If pre-.
senting TO the congressional committee.
the memorial adopted by the association
asking Congress To purchase the battle
field of Shiloh and turn it into nationa
mem rial park The association at a re-
cent meeting held at indianapolis designat
ed Senators Harris of Tennes ee Sherman
Of Ohio and Villas, of Wisconsin com
mittee to take charge of the memorial il
the Senate, and the 70 lowing repr senta
tives TO perform like duty in the House
Col ID. B. Henderson, of Iowa; Gen
joseph Wheel r, of Alabama, and Gen
John c. Black. of Illinois.
Representa- We Geary-"C Chinese Geary"
he is often called-of California, is 4
democrat, but not a cuckoo. as wi bt
seen by the following language of his:
II have as much respect for the Presi
dent as any one else, but do not see why
Go or s. should first learn the wishes OF
! the President or consult the wishes o. the
executive d. partments before legislating
| Congress is here to pass laws without con
sulting anybody and |. for one, am grow
ing tire of the constant interference OF
the executive departments in the work OF
| Congress. Let Congress make its owl
l-ws, and if the President does not like
them, let him exercise his constitutions
prerogative and veto them"
That's the most sensible democratic
speech of the session.
4 The charge was made several days ago
gihat Secretary Gresham has had a long
.Gairser from President Dole to Minister
am potjn his possession more than week
II any oneSx was withheld from the House
up ae terrible arraignment OF
ck-"what did that hole dealing. since arriv
cost me all the respect seh it contains wonld
man bought 1t from."9 "o.'o
anager-"Ah, madam yous
It." Prima Donna-"Yes; Hi'en W aoopt iss'
plimented on my chest tones-"-2ot been denied
other-"why don't you try to do rfthe admin.
Of doing wrong?" Johnny-"'CauseI itself r.
Frong without trying. "-Defroa Free Press