Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-02-24
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our heSuldI OOrrespOpNON'J
WAsHINGToN ID. c., Feb 10, "a Il
Mr.. Cleveland has been bowling mad
ever since Peckbam was rejected AND
he "a lust as mad with the cuckoo
democrats who voted for confrma-
ton as he is with the Democrats
who voted for rejection He is mad
with the cuckoos because he charges
them with having deceived him up
70 the time the vote was taken by
claiming to have the pledges OF
majority OF the Senator's to vote for
confirmation. His first move after |
Peckham's defeat was to attempt TO /
nrevent anv amendment favored bv |
anv one of the fifteen Democratic |
Senators who voted against Peck |
ham. being included 10 the amend
ed tariff bill, but inasmuch as two
ont of three mem bers of the cub
committee-JoDes OF Arkansas and
Vest-voted against Peckhsm he did
not meet with much success In that
project What his next step will be
is somewhat doubtful, but even the
cuckoos do not expect it to be any
thing calculated to heal the gaping
democratic wound left by the relec-
ton of Hornblower and Peckbam.
Nothing would be easier than Tor
him to nominate a Democrat TO tue
Supreme Court vacancy who would
be at once confirmed without a SIN
gle adverse vote, but he prefers to
drag hie personal fights into The
Senate In his effort to bumil'ate Hill.
So far the humiliation has been his
own and he neither deserves nor gets
any sympathy.
There is "a tariff fight going on
among the Democratic Senators
that Is quite as bitter as that be
tween the Cleveland and Hill men
although there is more effort made
TO keep it secret 1t wac this fight
which prevented the tariff bill being
reported to the Finance committee
last week. A week ago members o
the sub committee stated that tn
bill was ready to be reported. Tn
reason IL was not reported was tn
concerted demand of a number @
Democratic Senators for additional
amendments giving certain indus
tries in their states protection. Tn
fight got so warm ct one time tba
the sub. committee informed thos
Senators that It would report til
bill lust as it came from the Houl
and they could support 1t or nc
iuat as they pleased. OF course tn
was merely bluff against blu
Senator VOORHEES, has told the X
publican members of the Senate /
nance committee that the bill will
reported to the committees at Its re
ular meeting, tomorrow but 1t
not al all certain that 1t will |
Democratic Senators are beginnil
to express doubts among themselV
as to their ability TO so patch
the bill that it will receive the vo'
OF all the Democrats In the s.
ate.
Senator Morgan has completed
report on the Hawaiian investie
tion made by a sub committee of
Senate committee on Foreign Re
lions. but it will not be made put
until the full committee has &C
mon it. 1t has been read to
subcommittee and the Republic
members thereof informed Mr.. M
gan that If he would make cert
changes in the report they wo
eigH It. 1t Is understood that
tone of the report is antagontsti'
the restoration policy OF Mr.. Gle
land.
Mr.. Bland has not yet succee
In getting his bill for the coinsg
the seigniorage passed by the 10
owing TO the refusal OF those OPT
ed to vote to make quorum,
he will probably have quoruI
49, thu friends of the bill on hand e
his week and the bill will ther