The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-15
THIBoDAUX, LA, SATURDAY, MAY 15 1897

, not believe 1t can pass the S3iite, and
l Know 1t cannut pass the House. The
sugar schedule will he very gratifying
to the American Sugar Refining CO.,
ana nhsailsfactn.y to the beet sngai
producers III the country. Tie New
England manufacturers ale FULLY ptu-
vieed for. The bill will probably not
reach the House in the form reported
TO the Senate. and if it should it wunld
meet with very strong opposition
The duty on tea will be very nnpoi,u
lar.' Those republicans representing
districts having large brewing inte
rests are much worked up over the
increase of AZ cents a barrel in the
tax Oh haer and will fight it.
Senator Jones, of Ark, who is
regarded as taritfexpert as we'll is
one "f The iuast careful poItical OBJ
server If the time. said of The present
situation This tariff bill means the
disruption Of TIE republicans party.
The taxes imposed hy it will he resent
ed. New England will certainly 90
democratic on The question of IL duty
on hides, but the lesson that nil br
taught by this one item might hc
applied 10 every other section of the
country. The next House of Repre-
sentatives will be democratic by a
very large majority" Senator Jones.
III reply to question, said he
thought the debate on the tariff bill.
which is to begin on the 18th lust.
w"nld last until ebout the first of
July.
II is tie genelal disposition IN
Congress 10 regard the trip tn Europe
'tn"h which Senator Wolcrtt. ex-Nice
Pf"sideat Stevenson. and General
Paine will start this week, with
credentials authorizing them to ne
cntiate with European Governments
IL behalf af international bimetallism,
as nothing more than "a pleasant
summer .luhket for those three gentle
men. There are not a dozen men in
Congress who seriously think inter-
national bimetallism more than a
dream concocted to stave off an
independent settlement of the financial
question by this country.
In place of the retroactive tariff
in the Dingley tariff bill the repnbli-
cans Of he Senate Finance committee
have inserted a clause making July 1st
the date upon which the new duties
will go into effect, and unless all the
Congressional prophets are away off
the date will have to be changed
again.
The fact was made very plain by
the assignments of republicans to the
committee vacancies made by the
republican caucus that boss Hanna
isn't The whole thing in the Senate
whatever he may have beer in the
campaign or may be with the admin
istration. He didn't even get a
chairmanship. The only other re-
pnbhcans left withort chairmanships
are Penrose, of Pa, and Deboe Of XIV.
who took his seat this week. Boss
Platt also got turned down by the
republicans. He wanted a place on
the Finance Committee, and Is doing
a lot of kicking because be didn'c get
it.
The Senate rejected the arbitration
treaty this week by a vote, of 43 to 26.
Everybody is glad it is out of the way.
The Senate also passed the free home-
stead bill.
Instead of increasing the issue of
pie, Mr.. Mckinley is curtaiing it,
much t" the disgust Of the hungry
horde. He Is keeping it back because
he thinks it will be needed to get the
tariff bill through, and for the same
reason he has not made the moditca-
tion in the civil service rules that he
has decided to make.