Morris tribune., 1896-05-13
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital BY the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings in
the House and Senate Re
corded Weekly.

Washington, May III leVe
land intends to get himself nomlh
ated again, said New York bu>i
ness man who came to Washing
ton this week especially to find ou'
Mr.. Cleveland's intentions, "ano
he is going 10 get up war scare.
perhaps an actual war, in order to
help his chances of election, which,
strang &c to say, he thinks are
alrt adv o., d." The publication Of
the name If the man who used this
language would create a big sensa-
ton, but it was only upon pledge
that it " ould not be done that the
man 10 whom he talked repeated
it to yo,r correspondent. There
is plenty of evidence in sight indi-
eating that the man correctly
stated Mr.. Cleveland's intentions.
The activity of the administration
agents in fighting the silver demo-
Gratis is known to be personally dl-
rected by Mr.. Cleveland, and recent
movements in connection with
Cub.s4 aft IRIS are significant. Gen.
F'ilzhugh Lee never would have
been sent 10 Cuba as Consul Gener-
al # he had only been expected to
perform the ordinary duties OF that
position; duties for which he IS
entirely untitled, not only by lack
of business experience, but because
he can neither speak nor read the
Spanish language; Just what his
part of the game is to be IS not yet
apparent but it may be set down as
certain that he has a part, an I'M
portant part, to play. SO too,
with tie strong squadron of war
ships which the administration has
been gathering in Hampton Roads
for many months. These vessels
are, it is believed, gathered for
purpose. It will be remembered
that the Spanish minister cabled
10 his government several months
ago that Cleveland had promised
TO keep hands off the Cuban revo-
luton until June. 1t looks like
that will be held. Then Cleveland
will know whether that war scare
will be worth while.
A petition signed by 81 senator's,
% Republicans and PETER and But
Ter, Populists, reading as follows,
has been sent to the finance com
1uittee of the senate; ''The under
signed request that, in case any
bill relating to international reyen-
ne or the tariff is considered by the
senate at the present session the
committee ON finance will move
and support the addition of a clause
providing for an adequate duty on
wool
In a note W hich accompanied the
petition Senator Chandler wrote
Senator Morrill, that the petition
had not been represented to any
member Of the finance committee
for signature, Dor to either of the
senators who had voted
sgainst taking up the Dingley bill,
md that some senators were out Of
spwn who W ould have signed it,
nd closed with the statement that
9es believed all the Republican SEN
,tors, and the Populists, to be il
.Vor of putting duty on wool
yhenever any amendment of the
1resent tariff laws is made. The
was not prepared with any
dea that any bill relating to the
arif would be passed this session,
mt merely to show what might be
'qpected if the bill for. the repeal
4 the law which allows a rebate
+ the tax p aid on alcohol used in
he arts be taken up.
The house by nearly two-thlrd
ote refused to accept the senate
1nendment to the naval approplia-
i'm bill reducing the number of ,
attleships provided from four to !
no, and the talk of the members
Indicates al intention to stick !
hitch will if persisted in, win. A i
fange of three or four votes in :
~ senate is all that is needed to :
Aock out that amendment :