The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
Washington Letter.


Washington, ID. c. August 8, 1894
The so. called conservative" Democrat
ic senators have it in their power to end
the tariff deadlock in an hour, but they
have so far declined to make use of their
power. 1t is now apparent that the
Democratic conferees on the tariff Dill
can easily reach an agreement on the
bill if they could be assured that the
agreement would receive the votes of the
43 senators necessary. The lack of that
assurance Is the only stumbling block at
this writing. They naturally hesitate to
report an agreement when they are in
doubt whether It would be accepted or
rejected by the senate, knowing that its
rejection would mean the failure Of all
tariff legislation. However. the press
ure Is becoming so strong on the rule
or-ruin Democratic senators from the
outside that it Ii the general belief that
they will soon consent to give in to a
sufficient extent to get Il bill through
that can be accepted by all good Demo
Gratis. SO strong Is this belief that the
| house Democratic caucus, which was to
| have been held Thursday, has been de
/ ferred for few days, when ii Is hoped
/ that an agreement will render 1t unnec-
| eSSary.
President Cleveland very properly de
+ clined To officially receive the commits
| sion sent to Washington by the eX-
/ Queen of Hawaii for the purpose of try
! ing to prevent the recognition of the
/ Hawaiian Republic They saw Secretary
! Gresham. but merely as individuals
! This whole Hawaiian business will prob
/ ably be left in the hands of congress,
where President Cleveland placed it
many months ago, and when congress
directs the formal recognition of the Re
! public-a resolution to that effect Is now
pending in the hOuse-it will he done,
| and not before.
Senator VOORHEES,, who has been toe
iii to take part in the tariff conference,
| Is now much better, although not yet
| well enough to resume his duties.
Representative HutcheSOn, who is q
lawyer of high standing in addition to
being a Texas Democrat of deserved
prominence in the house, has grown
tired of seeing every attempt to contro
or abolish trusts, by a national law
wrecked by collision with the cOnstitu
ton, and has offered a Joint resolution
stitution: TRUSTS and mOnopolieS deal
ing in agricultural products, or other ar.
tcles of prime necessity, shall not exist
in the United States, and congress shall
have power to enforce this article by ap
prOpriate legislation This is short
but there is no doubt of its covering the
ground, but in view of recent exhibi
tiOnS of that influence of trusts in con
gresS, there is much doubt of its receiv
ing the necessary two thirds vote of con
greSS.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska
has received letter from the executive
commit tee of the Democratic Free
Coinage League of that state, asking
him to announce his candidacy for the
L. ). Senate and to make a persona
canvas of the state. While Mr.. Bryan
has not him self yet so announced, there
Is little doubt among his friends that he
will in a few days accede to the request:
of the committee.
There Is one reform that should bt
forced on congress by public opinion
and that Is the absolute prohibition o
the attachment of new legislation a:
amendments to the general apprOpria
ton bills. No better example of the
viciOusness of the system need be sough
for than was presented by the senate
| this week when an amendment to tn,
sundry civil appropriation bill providing
| for the purchase of the ''Mahone site. ,
upon which to build new government
printing office, was adopted. 1t would
be impossible to get the house to agree
to this purchase if presented in a sepa,
| rate bill; hence the action of the senate
! upon which Malone has a pull - tC
! force the house to agree or to see an i'm
portant appropriation bill fail Ii i
! generally admitted that the Malone 10
Is unsulted for the purpose and excessive
IL price, and were 1t not for the persist
ent lobbying OfGeneral Malone it would
never even have been seriously consid
cred as among the eligible sites 1t re
mains to be seen whether the house viii
allow itself to be bulldOzed into voting q
gratuity of public money to General Ma
hone just because certain senators wan
to help him along
The members Of the strike commits
sion-Hon. Carroll ID. Wright. L. 5
Labor Commissioner; John ID. Herman
of n. Y. and y. f Worthingron, of Ill
called on President Cleveland, afte
they held a preliminary meeting and de
cided to begin their investigation of tn,
recent strike in Chicago on the 10, oi
this month, and had an extended tall
on the scope of the investigation and tn,
authority given by the law under which
the commission was appointed. Tn,
President impressed upon the minds o
his callers his desire that the investiga
ton should be thorough and withou
fear or favor. NJ.