The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-10
Washington Letter.
From cur regular Correspondent.


President Cleveland has not changed his |
mind about the desirability of admitting
free of duty such raw materials as coal and
iron ore nor have the democratic majority |
of the house which vo'e,l to put them on
the free list In the original Wilson bill;
nor have the democratic voters of the
country who were under the impression |
when they put democratic congress and
administration in power that free raw ma
terials were assured. Notwithstanding |
this overwhelming democratic sentiment
In favor Of free raw materials, coal and
iron are not to go on the free list. 1t is
both unnecessary and Improbable to enter
into any explanation at this time as to the
why's and wherefore's of this. 1t Is sufi
cient TO say that the fact has been made
plain that no bill putting iron and coal
on the free list can pass the senate. There
fore the democrats of the house are brought
face to face with the choice of leaving the
Mckinley law stand, or, of allowing the
senate to have Its way about coal and iron,
| a"u sVtNlbS HSW ta'ih ia" oH 'ue sSalu'o
books, which contains many most excellent
features and which is, even in the iron and
coal schedules, big reduction from the
duties imposed by the Mckinley law.
This is the situation that confronted the
democratic house conferees waen they met
tine senate conferees today for their first
formal meeting in their second effort to
reach an agreement on the tariff bill. In
addition they were met with tie lie vote OF
the senate refusing to instruct rs conferees
TO recede from the ditferensial duty of one
eighth of a cent pound on refined sugar,
thus indicating. one might say officially,
that any change in the sugar schedule
would not be accepted by the senate.
Notwithstanding all this Chairman Will
son and the house conferees are not dis
posed to give up the fight: therefore call
is being circulated for a caucus OF the DEM
ocrats OF the house. to be held If no agree
ment is reached on the bill by Tuesday. 1t
is believed that tie conferees will endeavor
to reach an agreement Upon everything ex-
cept the iron, sugar. and coal schedules of
the bill before the caucus is held. and that
Chairman Wilson will then ask the caucus
what shall lie done about tIOse schedules.
II is of course, impossible to say what ac-
tion the caucus will take. bat in view Of
the fact that the democrats ct the house
are practically unanimous in the opiEion
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fessinn oi congress. and that bill cannot
. Se passed unless these schedules are ac-
, cepted in accordance with the demands OF
the senate, il is believed tha; the caucus
will instruct the conferees to agree. know
. ing that the responsibility has been placed.
by President Cleveland's letter. where il
belongs
, There has been much talk here about the
probability OF President Cleveland ve;oir g
the bill if the house agrees TO the senate
iron, coal and sugar schedules. but ! ,lo
: mol think it al all probable that he will.
In fact, have exoellen, reason for the be-
lief that hG has advised Chairman wilson
and ether prominent democrats OF the
house TO get all the reduction possible 10
he senate bill and then to accept il as The
best that can be had Mind, do not state il
for fact that President C'eyeland has given
such advise, but that have excellent rea-
= sons, which cannot be told without yiolat-
} ing oofdencs. for believing that be has II
is also known that prominent democrats
outside of Congress. have given Mr. VIII
2 son and the other democratic conferee:
/ similar advice.
I The commission appointed by President
;. Cleveland to investigate The causes Of the
a recent railroad strike met for the first time
4, today, in The Office OF Hon. Carroll d.
4 Wright, L. S. Commissioner of Labor
I who is exoflcio chairman of the commmIs
sion. No time is to be lost in making The
n investe alton
n The house committee on Labor after ar
: extended examination of The various bill,
0 on the subject decided by a unanimous
: vote in favor Of Representative Springer
bill for the creation OF a national board oI
5 arbitration, which has been favorably re
/ ported to the house and will. il The com
J, mittee can succeed in securing day fol
= its consideration, almost certainly b
passed at the present session. the bill i
g drawn in accordance With the recommends
, tion contained in President Cleveland :,
, 1887 message TO congress.
h The senate Invssiigating committee Il
E having considerable trouble in locating 4
wiiness-Mr BaiershaIl-.who is ALLEGED
| to be walking encyclopedia on just III,
Q things the committee wishes 10 find GU
= about The alleged dea ing of Senators IL
T stock Of the sugar trust.
There is little disposi ion in either Hous,
! or Senate 10 take Up any other genera
esislation Of importance, as the belief 1,
general tha. the business Of the session Wi
be rushed toa cIose az soon as the tariff
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