Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-02-10
Correspondence.
wAsHINervN AAaA.~.
Inc Tariff Bill Ia the Senate-The Ha-
waiian Affair." mr.. Peckham's Nom
inatiOn-The Carlisle Loan.
[From Our Regular Correspondent

publican Senators are met with a |
piece of democratic duplicity at the
of the consideration Oh
the Cleveland tariff bill by the Sen
ate Finance committee that is far |
from encouraging. Previous to the |
passing of the bill by the House SEN
Ator Voorhees,, chairman of the FL |
nance COMMITTEE, promised Iepubli- |
can Senators that the committee |
would graz full hearings TO indus
tries affested by the Di" 49,
those promises are ignored ana Sr. /
VOORHEES, says the COMMITTEES will
grant few, If any hearings, alleging
as an excuse for breaking bis woru |
that the information which will be |
received from the circular letters
sent out by the committee will be
all that is needed. This Is q mere
subterfuge, and no one knows 1t any
better than MIR. Voorhees,. 1t Is per-
fectly true that the answers TO the
questions in that circular letter
would furnish all the information
necessary; but IL is also true that
this information never will be put IN
shape to be used by the committee
and that also is known TO MIR. voor,
hees. If answers are received from
only one half of the one million cir
cuiar letters sent out it would re-
qulre the continual services OF hity
clerks for at least SIX months to tab
ulate the answers and put them In
an understandable shape. The com
mittee hasn't the clerks nor the dis
pcsition to walt for the work to be
done If it had them. The plain I'M
varnIsh Cd truth Is that Mr.. Yoor-
bees has received the orders of his
master in the White House and be
will u,reak his word to his colleagues
who have nothing TO give him III pre-
ference to disoDeylng his master who
has offices at his disposal. lt begins
TO look as though Mr. Cleveland has
sufficient control OF democrats ON
the Finance committee TO compel
them to report the bill to the Sen
ate practically as IL was passed by
the House, leaving the fight to be
made on the floor of the Senate.
The Republican Senators propose
making it fight that will be men,
orable IN the tariff history of tbs
country.
The most notable ieature.of the
democratic side of the Hawaiian dLl
cussion In the House was the I'M
blushing affontry of Representative
McCreary, of KY, In standing VI
and gravely informing the Hous'
and the country that MIR. CLEVELAND
had never decided upon the restora-
ton OF the queen This Is one o
the results OF cuckooism upon a maj
who has always been considered Il
spite of his intense craftsmanship fai
minded and patriotic. When a ma
becomes the defender OF Mr.. Cleve'
lands policy he necessarily has &
drop the role OF patriotic statesma
and assume that of a pettlfoggln
special pleader who endeavOrs {
make a good case for his clients. re
Cardless of law or facts. Such me
are common enough In every com
munity, but it is little short of
national calamity that so many {
them should occupy seats In Coz
gress. The only consolation is ths
the people have fully acquainte
themselves with the facts In tn
case and cannot be bamboozled
misstatements or cuckoo resolu
tions.
Mr.. Cleveland is doing more In b
efforts to beat Senator Hill, and
cure the confirmation OF MIR. Pee
ham to the Supreme Court vacan
to lower the dignity attached TO {
office OF President of the u. >. tn
any other man has ever done, a
the result appears to be contrary
his expectations. Some Senate
who were at first disposed to We
for Peckham's confirmation v
so vote to reject the nominate
There is another feature that
not considered creditable to Mr..
The financial condition OF the go
eminent Is such that it would Sc
to demand the entire attention G
best abilities of the President,
instead he is giving his entire Il
to conducting a personal fight, lie
ing the finances to get along az q
may.
The patriotism of theI republic
in Congress has never been M
strikiDgly exemplif1ed than by Il
conduct concerning the sale
$5O,OOO,0OO of bonds by Secret
Carlisle. They preferred maintt
ing the credit of the government
taking advantage of the numer
opportunities given them by the
ninIstratIon and it's indisc
] i-.ends In Congress to make Pc
capitai.
The only men who tried and
are still trying to iniure the credi
~ the government are democrats
populists. The bonds will be
warded to their purchasers this
and If the payments are all mad.
gold $50, 900, 900 will be added
The $65. 600, 900 Cf gold now
the Treasury
The hardest fight that will
made upon any one section OIL
tariff bill will be that against
income tax. According TO che. Ia
poll Al Senators, two less .tnt
majority are against it. 81 for it
6in-doubt.
Ofthe ak in doubt three arr
publicans and three are democ
Mr.. Cleveland who was Tor q
time opposed to this tax has
assumed a non commlttal
ton towards 1t.
SPILLER ACADEMY.
HAMPTON. VA, Feb. 8, 94.-T