The Arizona sentinel., 1897-01-09
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent. )
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4th, 18'

pOIG SdJ Q iO lioSo Rl V E'SNi ONA N'Nh4'i0 the recess, but his action on order ing the cruiser Vesuvius and the dispatch boat Dolphin to proceed to Florida waters and join the U. s. vessels already there in prevent ing fillibustering, is a notification to Congress that the administration has not in the slightest changed it's attitude towards Cuba. Conserva- tive men in the Senate will en- deavor to privately argue with those Senators who are regarded as likely to make incendiary speeches on the Cameron resolution, in order to have them not speak at all, CT at any rata if they do speak, not to use language calculated to excite the country. There Is no question that the conservative men in both branches of Congress re- gardless of their personal opinion about what should ultimately be done by this government, believe that as long as the matter has been allowed to stand up to this time, it will be wisest to leave it unacted upon until the change of admins tration. And it is the opinion Of your correspondent that whatever the Senate may do, the House will take this view of the matter and will do nothing.
 The fact most strongly brought out by the first week or the tariff hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee is that, taken as whole, the men who have appear ed before the committe have taken common sense business view ot the tariff, and have asked for noth- ing that could not be granted with out violating the announced lnten- ton of the committee to make a moderate tariff bill-just enough protection to give our own manu- lecturers, producers and working men the first call on the American market, admittedly the best in the world. Needles to say that Chair man Dingley and his Republican colleagues on the committee are pleased with the hearings as far as they have gone. It would have been a waste of time for anybody to have asked unreasonable things, but it is none the less pleasing that they have not done 50.
 The House reassembles with a programme mapped out for a weeks work, outside of the appropriation bills, which are being steadily pushed ahead by the committees. Tuesday and Wednesday the Loud bill shutting novels, books publish ed serially and sample copies of newspapers out of the privilege of being sent through the mail at pound rates will be discussed and disposed of. The fate of the bill is lin doubt with the chances slightly in favor of it's being defeated by a small margin. Thursday the Pa cific railroad funding bill will be taken up, and after four days dis cussion it will be voted upon. The general impression is that it VIII pass, although it's opponents will make strong fight against it, and are claiming that they can de- feat it.
 While Republicans in Congress have nothing but good wishes 10 express towards the trip Senator Walcott has undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining what is thought in Europe of the proposed effort to bring about international bimetalism, which this Congress will authorize, and which will be made early in the administration of President Mckinley, they do not wish the statement to go uncon- tradicted that Senator Walcott went upon this errand at the request of the Republican caucus committee of which he is chairman, or of Presldent-elect Mckinley. This contradiction can best be given in Senator Walcott?,8 own words. q am going solely at the request of the Bimetallic League to examine into the general sentiment on the subject throughout the world, and
 report to the League. I go inform ally and unoficially, and 1 depre- cate any publication which inti-
 mates anything else. The League ldesires to know before the extra