The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-01-27
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1894.


The Cleveland Hill feud has taken a
a fresh start and now promises to turn
into war of determination. Hill
appeared to be quietly allowing himself
to be snubbed by acquiescing in the
confirmation of the nominations OF his
personal enemies to federal offices
until Hornblower's nomination TO TIE
Supreme Court. Then he began to
prepare to fight back, ending with
knockdown blow for Mr.. Cleveland by
securing the rejection of the Horn
blower nomination. While Hill was
receiving the congratulations OF his
followers, in and out of the Senate, Mr.
Mr.. Cleveland saw his opportunity for
revenge and promptly took advantage
of it by vetoing the New York and
New Jersey Bridge bill, measure in
which Senator Hill and many of his
most prominent New York henchmen
were known to be deeply interested,
some people say, in financial as well
as political way. Hill and his Sena
torial supporters are not doing any
talking for publication, about their
plans, but when the Cleveland tariff
bill emerges from the Senate the effect
of their next blow will be visible to all
the world without the use of micros
cope. Republicans are enjoying the
combat and are perfectly willing to
shout ego it Cleveland, 90 it Hill
with sufficient energy to keep EN-
fighting.
The democratic tariff CHECKERS" have
one more week in which to try to
amend the Cleveland tariff bill, and
it will include the sugar, IRON and coal
clauses, to say nothing of the income
tax, which they will try to attach TO
the tariff bill as an amendment; but If
the result of their efforts during the
last week is an indication of their
voting strength their efforts will only
result in talk they have succeeded ID
securing one amendment that was
opposed by the democrats of the Ways
and Means committeeman making
the free wool clause 60 into effect on
the passage OF the bill.
Elk. Minister Stevens gave some very
interesting testimony to the Senate
committee on Foreign Relations, on
Saturday, concerning happenings in
Hawaii during his period in office as
Minister. He went over the whole
business, frankly stating that he favored
annexation and showing that for that
very reason he was Sc particular in all
his official acts up to the formation OF
the provisional government that the
annexationlsts thought him opposed to
them. 1t is almost amusing to hear
of the anger felt by Mr.. Cleveland aud
the cuckoo democrats because Of
President Dole's plain language to
Minister Willis concerning his
intrigueS with the ex queen aud his
lack of frankness in dealing with the
provisional government. If Mr..
Willis had not deserved receiving such
letter it would perhaps never have
been written.
The bond issue announced by Score
tary Carlisle has turned the populists
and a majority of the southern and
Western democrats in Congress into
bowling dervlshes, and wild and in
FAM. ,atary talk is INDUCED IN by then
some of which will be given an escape
valve by the resolution of Senator:
PETER and Allen which will be made
the text for some speeches in the
Senate this week. Whether the action
of Secretary Carlisle was proper one
is question that your correspondent
will not deal with at present, but there
is no doubt of its legality, even putting
the strictest construction upon the
authority conferred by the act of 1875
That act authorizes the issue of bond:
lor the purchase of gold for the re
demption OF Treasury notes. OF course
everybody knows that this bond ISSUE
is really to get money to meet curren
obligations, the democratic tarif
policy having resulted in causing th'
revenues to fall below the amour
needed, but it must be plain to tb'
humblest student OF finance that It vii
be a very easy matter tor Mr.. Carlisle
to comply with the letter of that &C
by having his friends, the Wall Stree
bankers, present Treasury notes 70
redemption IN sufficient amounts Il
require all the gold received from thi
sale of bonds, thus leaving him tb
treasury notes to pay the, expenses o
the g government. True, there will be
little trickery about such plan, bu
that will be nothing now from tn
democratic administration.
Representative Tom Johnson, o.
Ohio, who glories in being democra
: free trade monopolist, is still very muci
in favor OF protecting the persona
interests of Tom Johnson. He make
steel rails and in an attempt to monop'
lie the manufacture of these rails h
was recently defeated in the courts b
other steel rail manufacturers. Havin
substantial protection for the rail
made by his company through tn
ownership OF a number of patents h
| tried to destroy the business of hi
rivals BY offering an amendment to tn
E Cleveland tariff bill, to put steel rail
on the free list, an attempt in whie
he failed, thanks to the exposure mad
: by Representative Dalzell of Penn
= sylvania, and to the solid republica
, vote in the House.
The House committee on Pension
has made favorable report on bi
repeating the law that prohibits tn
payment of pension to any perso
who voluntarily engaged in or aide
, the rebellion against the United State!