The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-10
THETARIFr BILLHANCS
Democratic Senators Deter
mined TO Defeat II.
THIS PLEAssS THE PRESIDENT.

A Queer condition-secretary Thurber's
strange Notions--A Senator's View OF
Him-MaJor McKinieys Maii-An In.
stance OF the Presidents Patience
WASHINGTON. Feb 10 Especial The
senate Is In another tangle, and today the
outlook is that considerable time viii. be
required 10 straighten 10 out The tariff
bill still hangs between heaven and earth
1t Is apparent the Democratic senators
have determined TO defeat that measure II
possible Most OF them are against it be.
cause they do not believe In the principles
embodied In II, particularly tax on wool
and Increased tax on wooden goods 9th
ers are opposed 10 IL because they think II
good politics. and likely TO embarrass the
Republicans very much In their opinion
the Republican party is responsible for the
senate and its shortcomings. and they hope
defeat Of the bill will stir up trouble be.
tween the silver element and the antisil.
yer element In that party.
Curiously enough. the administration
senators are now talking in favor of the sill
yer substitute reported few days ago from
the committee on finance Though they
are solid against silver; they are willing TO
use the free coinage substitute as club
with which to kill the tariff bill. They
are actuated In part by e desire to keep
that measure from going TO the White
House for they well know the embarrass.
ment which Mr. Cleveland would feel it
he had that measure TO sign or veto The
presidents reluctance TO face this respon.
sibility has already been pointed out in
these dispatches and IL Is now considered
quite certain that Mr. Cleveland would
be very glad indeed to have the tariff bill
sQuelched In the senate This fact has
caused many observers 10 come 20 the con
clusion that the president does not regard
bis nomination In the Chicago convention
Is an impossibility
The Game Of Politics
The senate is In queer condition at
best. No party has an absolute majority,
though the Republicans come very near 1t.
Neither party 10 united on any financial
question. and between the two are the sill.
yer men, playing fast and loose. now CO.
quoting with one party and then with
the other. but always seeking the advan
tage OF the cause which they so skillfully
represent. The oldest senators are puz.
zled TO know what the outcome of IL all Is
20 be. some think the silver substitute
10 the tariff bill will be beaten, and that |
the house measure will yet pass without |
amendment The more reasonable view |
appears TO be that there will be no direct |
vote on the question for long time 60 /
come and perhaps not at all In the sen
ate IL Is always easy TO secure delay, and |
delay Is what a great many senators are |
seeking All hands appear to be playing |
politics, and it Is expected the game will /
to the last, for no one forgets |
that the presidential campaign Is coming |
rapidly upon us
The Odor Of Tobacco.
Private Secretary Thurber has some
queer notions as To the proprieties which
should govern things in and about the
White House. He is rather finicky In his
Ideas, or that is at least the opinion OF a
senator who called the other day to see the
president. While awaiting his turn in the
audience room the senator strolled into |
Mr.. Thurbers room to make inquiry about |
some routine business matters and was
astonished to hear the private secretary
say: II will have to ask you to stop
senator Ladies' come into this
room, and they do not like the odor of to.
oacco. Very we'll, =" said tho senator.
throwing his cigar into the open CRATE. |
: Not for anything In the world would do |
anything, Thurber 10 offend you or the
,ther ladies a"
AS may well be imagined. President
cleveland and Secretary Olney are greatly |
njoying the discontinue which Lord Sal
sbury Is meeting I'm his foreign policy
The premier's astonishing speech n few
lays ago, in which he apologized for Brit.
sh inaction in Armenia and limited that
fter all, the Monroe doctrine would be
lady accepted by Great Britain and re.
arded as not too much price to pay for |
he friendship of America was soon fol
owed by one from Mr.. Balfour, In which
o made distinct bid for the friendship
the United States. Ii Is within my
knowledge that these incidents have been
1uch discussed between the president and
IL advisers, and not without good deal
I qualification. They compare this atti.
nde OF the chief men of the British gov.
with Lord Salisbury's reply to
ecretary Olneys note, In which the Mon.
DO doctrine was rather teastily treated
nd our whole case handled spappishly
nd III temperedly
News and Gossip.
Major Mckinley receives now at his
ome In Canton, o., larger personal
'ail than that of any other American cit.
en- A gentleman who lives In that
'wn tells me McKinley's mail runs to
veral hundred letters every day. with
lshels and bushels of newspapers con
lining marked articles The ex governor
: out some time ago TO acknowledge re-
ipt OF all communications made to him.
1t Notwithstanding the services of pri.
tie secretaries and members OF his family
now, as the commercial mon would saw.
several weeks behind orders
President Cleveland Is n patient man. II
1t by temperament. by training. Seven
ars Ia the White House have taught
IN that even the chief magistrate of tho
nited States has to endure many things
hich no would like to be rid of. Among
csc Is the importantly OF the friends of
ice seekers A few days ago the friends
Potter Palmer. the we'll known Chicago
tel keeper, were trying to induce the
esident TO appoint him ambassador to
'rlin. They deluged the White House
TN kilograms and letters and after he
"a waded through few bushels OF these
the president exclaimed.
see here, Thurber, when is this thing go
9 10 stopf It looks ms II every man who
q ever stopped at Potter Palmer's hotel
Is telegraphing me his opinion OF howl
h.