The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

tnC ICpuOuNoh lohtJs u thN so'ih Dhi
which was this week reported to the
Senate is not radically changed in
many of the schedules. 1t has start
ed fight among the republicans that
may result in killing the tariff bill as
well as the republican party, although,
of course, the chances are that the
differences will be patched up in some
way and bill of some sort put
through at this session of Congress.
That the fight is now raging is shown
by the open threats of the New Eng
land Senators to stay in Washington
all summer rather than see the duty
on hides, which the Senate Finance
Committee has put in the bill, remain
in the bill, and these Senators are al.
ready trying to get democratic Sena-
tors to promise to vote with them to
strike out the duty on hides when the
bill is voted upon by sections in the
Senate. The western Senators who
forced the duty on hides into the bill,
have informed the New England Sen
ators that they were not going to
stand idly by and see that duty on
hides struck out of the bill, when they
could get even by combining with the
democrats and adopting an amend
ment providing for horizontal reduc-
tion in all cotton, woolen and steel
manufactures. Representative Gros-
venor, of Ohio, says of the new bill,
for that is what it practically is " So
far as relates to the wool schedule,
the bill is unsatisfactory, and cannot
be passed. l do not believe it can
pass the Senate, and know it cannot
pass the House. The sugar schedule
will be very gratifying to the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co., and unsatis-
factory to the best sugar producers in
the country. The New England manu-
facturers are fully provided for. The
bill will probably not reach the House
in the form reported to the Senate,
and if it should 1t would meet with
very strong opposition. The duty on
tea will be very unpopular" Those
republicans representing districts hav-
ing large brewing interests are much
worked up over the increase of A
cents a barrel in the tax on beer and
will fight it.
Senator Jones, of Ark, who is re.
garded as tariff expert as well as
one of the most careful political OBJ.
servers Of the time, said of the present
situation This tariff bill means
the disruption of the republican party
The taxes imposed by it will be re-
sented by the people. New England
will certainly go democratic on the
question of duty on hides, but the
lesson that will be taught by this one
item might be applied to every Other
section of the country. The next
House of Representatives will bt
democratic by very large majority.
Senator Jones, in reply to question
said he thought the debate on the
tariff bill, which is to begin on the
18th inst. would last until about the
first Of July.
1t is the general disposition in Con
gress to regard the trip to Europe up
on which Senator Wolcott, ex-Vict
President Stevenson, and Genera
Pane will start this week, with ere
dentials authorizing them to negotiate
with European Governments in be
half of International bimetallism, a
nothing more than pleasant summe
junket for those three gentlemen
There are not a dozen men in Con
gress who seriously think internationa
bimetallism more than dream, con
cocted to stave off an Independent
settlement of the financial question
by this country.
In place of the retroactive tariff il
the Dlngley tariff bill the republican
of the Senate Finance Committe
have inserted clause making Jul
Ist the date upon which the ne'
duties will go into effect, and unles
all the Congressional prophets ar
away off the date will have to b
changed again.
The fact was made very plain b
the assignments of republicans to tn
committee vacancies made by the re
publican caucus that boss Ham
isn't the whole thing in the Senat
whatever he may have been in tn
campaign or may be with the admir-
istration. He didn't even get
craftsmanship. The only other repul
licans left without chairmanships al
PenIose, of Pa, and DoDee OF Ky
who took his seat this week. Bo:
Platt also got turned down by tn
republicans. He wanted place o
the Finance Committee. and is doin
lot of kicking because he didn't g
it.
The Senate rejected the arbitratlo
treaty this week by vote, of 43
Of Everybody is glad it is out