Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-02-23
BLACKLIST EVER PERFORATED.
Senators Score the Administration A
Proposition to Restore Reciprocity.
From our regular correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.-Mr. Cleve-
land is getting more open abuse from
Senators on account of that extraordi
nary bond contract, than he did from
members of the House, and it is, also
more outspoken. Senator Wolcott
characterized it as the most disastrous
assault upon the country's financial
system ever made, adding land the
worst feature of the whole wretchei
business is that the attack is made by
the man who, because Of his position,
should have stood the foremost in our
defense. Our nest has been befouled
by the man who should have stood
for our credit. II there were ever any
men who were not entitled to con
sideration it is the Rothschilds and
the President, because they have
sought to blacken our credit Sena-
tor Lodge said the act was the black
est ever perpetrated by an administra-
ton in dealing with American securi-
ties, and Senator Teller went even
further than these in his criticism
Of Mr.. Cleveland. Up to this time,
no Senator has even attempted to de-
fend that bond contract, although
Senator Hill said it was Congress and
not Mr. Cleveland that was to blame,
1t is thought that the crushing de-
feat of the administration gold bond
bill in the House last week ends all
financial talk in that branch of Con-
gress for the present session, but the
Senate has taken up the subject ard
will do some speechmaking even if it
does no voting. The bill for the un-
limited coinage Of silver, which was
reported from the Finance committee,
and the gold bond substitute therefor,
as we'll as Senator Hill S resolution de-
claring the intention of this govern
ment TO pay its bonds with the best
money when there is any difference in
the money in circulation, are all open
for debate. No vote can be reached
upon any of them without what would
really be unanimous consent, owing
to the nearness OF the end of the ses-
sion, and of the necessity for dispos-
ing of the regular appropriation bills
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, new
er goes off at half-cock. When he
makes speech his colleagues know
that he has carefully considered the
subject upon which he speaks, and
that he never tries to straddle any
question, great or small hence the
significance of his remarks upon the
bill for the repeal of the differential
duty on sugar and the amendments
concerning meat inspection, which
have been added to it by the Senate
Finance committee, which closed with
these words: Il do not propose to
engage in the repeal of any legislation
or in the amendment of any act now
existing, at the dlctation of foreign
government. IL Germany wants to
retaliate it is game that two can
play at. And the way to convince
her that her proposed retaliation is
properly understood in this country
is to make use of the power which we
now have for retaliating on Ger
many" The bill is regarded as dead.
Senator Aldrich has a motion pending
to recommit the bill and iustructing
the committee to report bill placing
all sugar on the free list. restoring the
Mckinley sugar bounty for domestic
producers, restoring all reciprocity
agreements, restoring the duty on
raw wool, and increasing the duty on
Injuries, that must be voted upon be-
fore the bill can be voted upon It is
improbable that either will be.
Few people realize the enormous
amount of money thai has been ever
lastingly lost by strikes in the United
States--they have been almost as ex-
pensive as Democratic administra-
ton. The Senate committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, which has favorably
reported Senator Perkins bill for the
creation of a commission Of twenty
one persons TO arbitrate all disputes
between employees and large employ
ers of labor, made an investigation
covering period of six years ending
with the recent Brooklyn strike, the
result of which is embodied in its re-
port to the Senate on this bill Ac-
cording tothe figures Of the committee
and its members say they are very
conservatively made up, the known
losses through strikes during the per
iod mentioned have aggregated $685.
556S59.
The Democrats are but testifying
to their tear of ex-Speaker Reed as
Presidential candidate by the silly
talk they are INDUCING in about his
vote on the gold bond bill having re-
moved him from the field Of possible
Republican candidates. Tom Reed
is too big man TO be trimmer Oh
any subject, even to obtain a Presi-
dental nomination. His great popu-
larity rests as much upon his always
having voted his convictions as It
does upon his ability.
The conference committee has not
yet reached an agreement upon the
Senate Hawaiian cable amendment to
the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill, but the sentiment Of the
Senate IS too strong to be rnisunder-
stood on this subject. That amend-
ment will stand, or the bill will fail.
The Nicaragua canal bill will prob
ably get a day in the House. but as
the House will vote on a substitute
for the bill which has passed the SEN
ate, the prospects Of the bill can hard
y be considered good even lift passes
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