The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
WASHINGTON.

cenate Finance Committee very pro-
nerlv declined to agree to the proposi-
ZION to allow the amended tariff bill
90 he reported to the Senate as soon
as the republicans have finished work
mon it, which they say will be the
FIRST of next week. The democratic
members of the Committee do not
expect to be able to get the bill
changed in committee, nor do they
desire to unnecessarily delay either its
Yeport to the Senate or its reaching
final vote, but they insist upon taking
time enough to go over the bill, which
has been SO extensively changed that
il is practically new one, in order to
acouaint themselves sufficiently with
il to inform their colleagues in the
Senate, and the country, why they OPP
nose it. before It is reported to the
Senate. To show that the demand is
not made for delay, the democrats of
the committee have employed two
outside tariff experts to assist them in
going over the bill. i
The belief that Mr.. Cleveland
wants to be the democratic candidate
in 1000 is prevalent among democrats
in Congress, and that his New York
speech was his first move in that d.
rection. Speaking on the subject
Representative Richardson, of Tenn,
SAID GAS soon as he was out of
office before, plan Of campaign was
organized in his behalf. Although
his nomination seemed to be the re-
suit of popular wave in his favor the
fact is that a sentiment for him was
adroitly stimulated by articles in the
country press and by literature sent
out by mail, both emanating from
Headquarters in New York. His
friends had plenty of money and the
same organization is at his disposal
to-day" Representative Bland, OF
Mo-. said : !" Yes, Cleveland hopes
TO be nominated, and he will be, but
not by the democratic party, which
will remain true to the principles de
clared at Chicago last year. He Will
be the candidate Of the handful OF
people at the Reform Club dinner.
| shall be very glad to see the issue
directly made, for / do not believe
Mr.. Cleveland will find coporaPs
guard to follow him. There is one
good thing about the dinner. L
shows that there is to be no conces
sion and no compromise, and tina
the Cleveland party will not coalesce
with the 100000 who followed TIT
regular standard bearer" Represen
tative Stallings, of Ala, said I:
should not wonder if Cleveland hope
to gather to himself the republicans
especially in the West, who are no
favorable to high tariff. He WI
get support from wherever he can an
from whatever party that is willing t
help HIM in his ambitions. The az
mocracy, however, will go ahead an
make its fight without him." Repre-
sentative Carmack, Of Tenn, said
a have heard the gentlemen VIII
participated in the Reform Club dill
ner called the Waldorf democrac
because they met at the hotel OF tn
name. but call them the walled-o
democracy, because they are by then
selves, representing nobody, and u
able to influence vote. have r
doubt that Mr.. Cleveland or h
friends are scheming to have hi
nominated in 1900, but they will ce
tainly not be successful if they no!
to have him at the head Of the regul
democracy. He will never be in tt
ranks of our party again"
Teddy" Roosevelt was actl
Secretary Of the Navy for who
week but about the only indicati
the public had of it was ct. Roo'
Welt, Acting Secretary printed
the bottom of an advertisement
sealed proposals for the purchase
the waste paper of the Navy Depa
ment for the fiscal year beglnnl
July 1st, next. The suggestion
been made that Teddy is
victim of the tired feeling lnclden
to the coming of warm weather.
that he will have to brace up
tonics before starting to get risky.
Mr.. Lorin A. Thurston, who
early in the Cleveland admlnlstrat
given a hint by the late Secret
Gresham that his resignation
Hawaiian minister to the UNI
States would be agreeable and '
was wise enough to accept the
and go home, has been in Wash
ton for several weeks. He is no
special annexation Commissioner
the Hawaiian government. he the
the, annexation business was all tlS
but the fight that is being made
have clause inserted IN the
tariff bill abrogatlng the treaty
,uhich cupar comes