The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-03
WASHINGTON " LETTER.
From on Regular Correspondent +
WASHINGTON, d G., May. 2S, 1897.

The republican Senators great, iisap
pointed the democrats b, deciuIpg to
vote as unit u pom all questions affect
ing the tariff, settling their difference in
private This was good H. cision in
other ways, too. 1t places the shaping
of the amendments the hands of a ma.
jority of the republican Senators Sen
ators Patt, OF New York spooner, Wis,
and Perkins, of California, have been
chosen by Senator Allison, chairman of
the republican caucus, to act with the
republican members of the Finance
committee az a steering committee to
decide for or against each proposed
amendment to the tariff bill. Senators
who are dissatisfied with the decisions of
the steering committee may appeal to
republican caucus, 1t being understood
that they will vote as the caucus decides.
Not only will this programme result in
making better tariff bill, but it will
materially lessen the length of the tar.
i fl debate, because under it the repub
licans will at all times present solid
] front in support OF the steering comit
tees recommendations, which are to be
made from day to day as the debates
progress The bill is now being consid
cred by paragraphs.
There are no new Cuban developments
this week, and none are expected until
MIR Calhoun returns from Cuba, which
will probably be within two weeks.
Some of the democrats who are now
claiming that the democrats are the only
friends of Cuba may wish they had not
committed themselves quite 30 far when
they ieran the policy that President
Mckinley intenos putting in force
They may then do as they have done
towards the proposed increase III the in
ternal revenue tax on beer, tobacco,
cigars and cigaretts. When the amended
tariff bill was reported to the Senate the
hair trigger democrats asserted that
the insertion of these internal reyeue
features an attempt to steal dem
ocratic thunder. But, 10 and behold,
when the democratic Senators met in
caucus they voted unanimously iu favor
OF attempting to have all the proposed
internal revenue amendments struck
out of the bill. Consistency never did
cut any figure with the democratic party,
and nobody need be greatly surprised
in the near future to see the democrats
who are now abusing Prident Mckinley
for being nnfriendly to CUBA abusing
HIM still more for being too friendly to
Cuba.
The trial of Henry Havemeyer, the
head OF the sugar trust, for contempt in
refusing to answer questing asked by
members OF the Senate committee
, which investigated the sugar scandal
connected with the consideration OF the
llson tariff bill by the Senate, three
, !, Years ago, is now going on in Washing.
:, ton, and the court room Is daily crowd.
eu with prominent men. Every possible
l law point is being stoutly contested by
The high. priced legal talent employed
by havemeyer.
President Mckinley has definitely de
ciued not to accept any of the outside
invltitalions for Memorial Dav, but to
attend the ceremonies at Arlington
4 Cemetry. He Will not make a speech,
but will listen TO Representative Dolliver,
; OF Iowa, one OF the finest speakers in
. public life, who has been chosen as orator
/ OF the day.
I Among the important nominations sent
| to the Senate this week by President
S Mckinley were those of ex.Congressman
D CJnger, OF Iowa, to be Minister " Braz
Mr.. Charles Burdett Hart, known
. West Vlrgingia newspaper man, to be
: Minister to Columbia; Mr.. John q.
Thompson, OF III, to be Assistant Attor.
: hey General, and Mr.. James Edmund
= BOYD, Of N. c., " be- Assistant Attorney
n General.
g Senator Perkins, of California, does
: not believe that this government should
. :, allow any country to prevent an Amer
lean cillzen from visiting it on a peacable
: errand, Oh account of that cillzen's re-
= ligious belief, and he this week intro
r duced resolution providing for a re-
e quest by this government OF that ol
= Russia as TO whether its representative
: in Washington in refusing TO wise the
:, passport of Mr.. Adolph Hunter, of Gal
@ ifornia, issued by the State Department
|. for him to use on a visit to his old home
s in Russian Poland, on the ground that
t. he was Hebrew, acted IN accordance
II with insructi ms from that government
;. and if so, that the government Of Russis
: should be requested to remove such
;. prohibition 30 far as it relates to Ameri
d can citizens.