Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 10, '05.

tors TO try to pass the House tariff bill
without amendment adds materially
to the chance the bill has to get thro'
the Senate. The bill as it stands is not
II party measure, although it owes its
being to Republicans. 1t is merely an
emergency measure, intended to sup
ply the money that will be needed by
the Government until the Republicans
regain control of the executive and
legislative branches of the government.
Then Il tariff bill that will protect
American industries and at the same
time furnish the revenue needed will
be in order, and will be forthcoming.
Such a bill could not at this time be
come a law, even ii it could get through
the Senate, as it would he certain to
run up against Mr.. Cleyeland's vote,
1t is not, of course, certain that the
House bill will ever become u law. 1T
must in addition to the solid Republi
can vote get the votes OF several Popu
list or Democratic Senators in order to
get through the Senate. These it is
believed that it can get in its present
shape, but 1t will then have to stand
the chance of n veto, There is no
probability that it will be signed by
Mr.. Cleveland, but many believe he
will allow it TO become q law without
his signature ana be glad to have the
additional revenue it will furnish.
1t is charged that some of the influ-
ence which is preventing the Admins
iration recognizing the belligerency of
the Cuban revolutionists has been
bought and paid for by Spanish money
The feeling in Congress in favor of
such recognition is daily growing, and
unless there is a great change in the
nature Of the news received from Cuba,
it is probable that a joint resolution
directing the Administration to accord
that recognition will soon be reported
from both SePate and House Foreign
committees and rushed through both
bodies with a hurrah. Both commit
tees are waiting for Secretary Olney to
send in the information on the subject
which he has been asked for by a
House resolution.
Gen. j. S. Clarkson, of Iowa; Hon.
Joseph Manly, of Maine, and Hon.
VIM. Crane, of Massachusetts, mem
bers of the National Republican Elk.
ecutiye Committee, passed through
Washington this week, on their way to
st. Louis to look after the arrange.
ments which are being made in that
city for the meeting of the National
Convention.
Senator Hansblough, of North Da.
kota, has introduced a joint resolution
ordering the Secretary of Agriculture
to resume the purchase and distribu
ton of seeds in accordance with the
appropriation made for that. purpose
at the last session of Congress. 1t will
be remembered that Secretary Morton
refused to spend that appropriation
and abolished the seed division of the
Department Of Agriculture.
Senator Chadler believes that if the
Government, as "a result of Democratic
Encouragement, has got to borrow
money it should do so by a sure enough
popular loan, instead of by issuing
bonds labeled popular" which will
probably all be taken by bankers. In
accordance with that idea, he has in.
troduced a bill providing for a popular
loan through postal savings notes, and
has given notice of his intention to
offer it as a substitute for the free coin.
age bill which was this week reported
to The Senate as a substitute for the
House bond bill. Mr.. Chandler's bill
provides that any person may deposit
800 in any money order postofiice and
receive u receipt acknowledging that
there is due to him or his order u posta'
savings note, bearing interest from date
These receipts are to be exchangeablt
at any U. S. depository for q po5ta.
savings note worth one year from date
$103, two years $1O6 10, three year,
500 30. four years SIP 60, five year,
SIG, and thereafter the value to in
crease at the rate of 81 a year until lie
deemed. The bill gives the right t.
the Government to call these notes il
after six months notice by public ad
vertisement. Those who deposit golC
may, if they so desire, have the not
issued to them made payable in gold
Senator Vest has been comparativel,
quiet during the present session Of Con
gress, but he broke loose, this weel
and, in What purported to be an answe
to the financial speech delivered las
week by Senator Sherman, jumped al
over the Administration for its inan
cial policy and the Supreme Court 70
its income tax decision. Senator Vas
still believes that our only road (,
financial salvation lies through tn,
free coinage of silver.
Mr., Cleveland is said to be so mucl
afraid that the people may really bi,
on those bonds that he has threat
ened to withdraw the call for bids i
he thinks the gold to pay for the bond
is being drawn from the Treasury. Tn
plain truth is that he never intende,
selling those bonds to anybody excep
that same old syndicate, and hat tn
Offering of them to the public wa