The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Of The RECORD.
WASHINGTON. Dscember 15 l9Q

WASHINGTON. December 25, 1898.
Can the Cleveland tariff bill be defeated
In the Houses That was tho importan
question considered at secret conference o
Democratic members of the House who ar
opposed to the bill, or at least to those Dor
tions OF it that fall heavily on industries il
their respective districts. have Learned
that the members of this conference decided
to take advantage of their visits homo fo
the holidays to ascertain the sentiment o
their constituents, and determine that il
they were. as they believe them to bs
against the clauses of the Cleveland bill
that affect their own industries, that the,
would combine against those particular
schedules Of the bill and if the Democrati,
caucus. to be held as soon as Congress Gomez
| together again, refused to amend the bill &c
meet their wishes, they would in body de
cline to be bound by the action of the cauoul
and would vote against the entire bill. The
Importance of this conference depends al
together on the number of votes it can con
troll. Statements as to the number in at
tendance vary, ranging from five to fifty
The administration men who have heard
about it say that it 10 only bluff on the
part OF handful Of members, to secure
amendments favorable to their constituents
and good many Republicans are disposed
to regard it in the same light. Republican.
| do not expect to see the bill either defeated
or materially changed in the House, but
they have an abiding faith that will have te
be radically changed before it can get
through the Senate. and they are not with
out hope of its being absolutely defeated in
that body. Closing manufactures, failing
merchants, millions unemployed, many oi
them suffering for lack of the necessities Of
life. and the cessation Of the payment oi
dividends by all classes Of corporations are
bound to have some effect in the Senate. II
not in the House.
Notwithstanding Sec retary Carlisle's re.
fusal to allow members of the G.. A. R. to
solicit contributions in the Treasury depart.
msnt for the annual Christmas dinner for
the families Of INDECENT members Of that or.
9aniEation, an ample fund was secured for
that purpose and the materials for first
class Christmas dinner were delivered to
the families of 662 comrades this morning.
and in addition shoes and clothing were
given to those who needed them. It takes
more than the refusal of = request by a
member of the cabinet to upset the customs
Of the G. A. R.
An amusing incident Of the strange fear
OF assassination which has taken possession
of Mr.. Cleveland and tho men who are
prominent in supporting his policy, even
when it ia necessary for them tc turn com
plete somersaults to do 50, is causing a
broad smile all over the town. The othe,
day son of Senator Mills, who comes from
state which has long pridsd itself on fear.
less men, applied to the police authorities
for permit to carry pistol to protect his
father from mysterious assassin, who. he
said, had threatened to kill him. The
permit was granted to him, and young Mr..
Mills went on his way rejoicing in hi,
license to carry q gun, not expecting that
any newspaper man would ever know any
thing about it. That's where he was mis-
taken. A newspaper man not only found il
out but printed it, and the brave Texa,
Senator and bis armed body guard becam.
the butts upon which the ridicule which
had been accumulatng on account Of certain
more or less absurd precautions which had
been taken at the White House and tn,
Capitol to keep out men feared to be upor
murder bent, was poured without stint
The Texas Senator, be it known, is man O
fiery temper. When he saw the publics
tion and observed the manner in which
people eyed him he became furious. H,
claims to have known nothing about tn,
permit until he saw the publication. Th,
sequel came out Saturday afternoon, wher
young Mills with disheveled hair and wile
eyes rushed into the police court and asket
suAs eho pSIAIlt lsbuou 10 MIN De cancelled
There is double moral to this story. FRS
don't get frightened, second don't expect t,
succeed in hiding things from newspape
men. '1 ". .r4- -. .-
The attempt on the part Of Secretary La
mont to compel the 500 clerks who occu piet
the old Ford's theater building At the tim,
Of the awful accident to 20 back into tha
old death trap. which has been patched VI
to the extent Of $4,000, has bsen temporar
lily frustrated by report Of the local build
ing inspector, declaring the building unsafe
a resolution is pending in the Senate de
claring against tho uss OF this building 70,
clerical purposes again. Even il tho build
ing were perfectly safe it would still bs =,
unnecessary cruslty to force the clerks VIII,
were there when the accident took place Il
again occupy il.
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