The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond nt Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
Especial TO the Citizen.
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The Reed tariff bill is apparently AS
dead as last years bird nest, ard it
was killed by Republican Sena-
tors at that. The scheme of the high
tariff of the Republican Senators was to
take up the free coinage substitute for
the tariff bill, which was reported to
the Senate from the Finance committee,
vote that substitute down with the aid
the aid Of POpulists to pass the tariff
bill without amendment. But it struck
a snag in the shape of a republican Re-
volt as soon as the very first move to
carry it out was made, and the revolt
was led by the chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, Carter, Of
Montana, who with three other silver
republican Senators voted against taxi
ing up the tariff bill. The high tariff
republicans are now engaged III trying
To beg or bulldOze the revolving silver
republicans into coming back into line
and carrying out the decree of the re-
publican caucus by voting to pass the
Reed tariff bill without amendment,
but there are no indications of their
succeeding.
The vote in the House-215 to 90
against the free coinage substitute tor
the House bond bill makes it certain
that whether the Senate passes the free
coinage substitute or not, free cOlnnge
is as dead tor this session as the Reed
tariff bill, and that brings forward the
question, what is this Congress going
to do anyway? 1t now looks as't hough
the Republicans would spend the time
not devoted To passing the regular ap-
preparation bills i'll making moves for
or against the various Presidential CAN
didates, and that the final result of
the session would be the appropriation
bills.
II may be that Representative How
ard, of South Carolina, who is the au-
thor of the dirtIest book ever sold in
Washington, was really ill when he
was taken out of the House the other
day, and not drunk as he was reported
to be, but his reputation was already so
bad, that it really makes no difference.
He has never been associated with by
any of his colleagues except the Pop
ullsts.
Representative Talpert, of South
SdIOllhd, w lIO q llUllC OlCdh sew
eral weeks ago on the secession Ques-
ton. turned the tables very nicely on
Representative Hardy, of Indiana,
who tried to goad him into saying
something more about secession by
abusing South Carolina. After Mr.
Hardy had used up his stock of cpl
thets, covering South Carolinians from
John {. Calhoun to the present Con-
gressiOnal delegation, Mr.. Talbert eff
fectually squelched him by remarking
that he was glad Canada was being
heard from-Hardy was born in Can
ada, and did not serve in the Union
army. Later MIR. Talbert took occa-
sion to say that he had noticed that
those who had taken no part in the
war were loudest in their proclalna-
ton of patriotism and their denuucia-
tons of those who had fought against
the Union and. amid. the laughter of
the House, he quoted the expression
that "those who are invincible in time
of peace are generally invisible in time
of war"
Secretary Herbert gave the House
Committee on Naval affairs the bene-
I'll of the knowledge he has acquired
during his long service on that COM
nittee aud since he became Secretary
OF the Navy, at the last meeting of the
committee. He stated without quail
itication that the United States can to-
day beat the world in the building of
warships so far as efficiency goes, al
though it has not quite dIstanced all
countries in the race to lower the price
of construction, but he believes it VIII
in the near future. Already we are
building warships cheaper than either
France or Germany has been able TO 90,
and almost as cheap as Great Britain
does. Mr.. Herbert told the committee
that in addition TO the specific recon-
mendation in his annual report, he was
in favor of any aud all proper methods
of strengthening our navy.
While it is generally recognized that
Senator Quay's candidacy for the Re
publican presidential nomination was
announced solely for trading purposes,
some of the friends of the other candi-
dates are afraid of him. They know
his ability as political schemer and
they are afraid that he may be able to
sneak that nomination for himself. a
Republican who has before given me
correct information concerning moves
made by Quay, says of his latest: Quay
is trying To bring Reed to terms. He
is for Reed and has so declared himself
to Reed, but for once he found out that
he committed himself too soon, for
when he wished Reed to give him GER
tain promises the Maine man utilized a
Yankees cunning by adroitly lodging.
Then it was that Quay determined to
become a candidate himself With
Pennsylvania vote behind him, he
will compel Reed to voluntarily make
him all and more promises than would
have at first satisfied him, or he will
make dicker with some other candi-
date, aud Tom Platt is in the same boat
with Quay"