The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-10
THE SENATE REVISION.
Reed and Dingley Do Not Like
1t.
AHEAD FOR THE TARIFF
Cleveland, Like Barkis, Might he "Willin."
but He VIII Probably Never Get the
Cbance-va Wonderful Coun-
try seat at Asheville.

WASHINGTON, May 81 Special. I'm a
short time now the senate will be under
full swing with the tariff. Ii cannot be
said that the senate finance committed 4
revision of the tariff has added TO the guam
tity of harmony existing at the national
capital The house people do not take
kindly TO the senate revision Members of
| the ways and means committee charge
that the senate people went at their work
| of revision in spirit of distinct hostility
TO the house bill. "1he leading Republic
| an senators of that committee" said one
member Of the ways and means commit
tee to me, went at their work with a
well defined intention to humble our good
chairman, Mr.. Dingley. They wanted to
cut his bill To pieces and strike down his
prestige. They were hostile not only TO
him, but 10 the powers that be in the
house. Those senator's do not like Mr..
Reed, and they wanted to show their dis
like and TO convince the country that they
are rs big as he is by slashing his bill all
TO pieces. Reed doesn't like il. and Ding
ley doesn't like it, and l predict that be.
fore the tariff is finally completed there
will be a tremendously big row between the
senate and house"
Looking For Trouble.
While il Is probable that the two houses
OF congress are sure to lock horns over
various features of the tariff BILL those OBJ
servers who have watched these battles in
the past predict that the senate will come
out first best The senate nearly always
gets the upper hand of the house when it
comes TO "a contest in conference. Just
why the senate should have more staying
power or stuhbOrnness than the house is
not apparent, but it is almost invariably
so. Perhaps 1t is because the senate is "a
more compact body and cares less for the
flight of time than the house does. In that
case the time question is likely to have
considerable weight. The house leaders
are more anxious than the ruling spirits |
of the senate TO send the bill to the pres- |
dent by July /, and for that reason are |
likely to be found more willing to make |
concessions when the pinch comes.
1t Is pity that we cannot have another |
sugar trust investigation. If there could |
be an investigation of the speculations of |
certain statesmen who had access To the |
tariff bill during its revision by the finance
the odds are 100 to / that pay
dirt would be struck. That is, if the facts
could be arrived at For there is not the
slightest doubt in the minds of people who
have been keeping close watch upon the
preparation of the tariff bill, especially the
sugar schedule, that successful speculation
has been carried on by small coterie of
insiders in this city They knew what no
)ne else knew-that the Sugar trust was
getting more favorable rates in the senate
revision than in the house bill-and they
made good use Of their information. But
t would probably be useless to order an
Investigation. The men who could dis
'lose most sensational facts will not tes-
,ify They prefer 10 so to Jail fo''c6ntempt
Of the senate.
A Possibility.
Among the leading Democrats here
here is II good deal of talk of Mr.. Cleye-
ana as a possible nominee of the Democ-
'acy for president in 1900. 1t is believed
hat was the meaning of his address before
he Reform club In New York short time
ago. doubt If MIR. Cleveland is actually
candidate, for | know from his own lips
hat he was glad, very glad indeed, TO Law
Town the cares of office at the expiration
II his last term But he is surrounded by
coterie of men who bask in the sunlight
II his power and favor. They want him
n again so that they may come i'm with
nm. If circumstances should Justify tho
use of his name in 1900, the chances are
hr. Cleveland would not be found willing
o absolutely forbid it.
or course the free silver or regular
Democrats laugh at the idea of Mr. Cleve-
and being the nominee again. They
hink they will easily control the party
hree years hence much as they controlled
last year. This claim is not unreason-
ble, but they must bear i'm mind that
'reat changes may come in sentiment in
hree years. In that time public opinion
makes many shifts. Moreover, systematic
fforts are being made to bring the Demo
ratio party back TO it's old attitude of a
ound money, antiprotection party. An
rganiZation has been perfected i'm New
CORK and will be rapidly spread over the
ountry. 1t has behind it men of brains
nd money. Means will not he lacking.
he work will be pushed with great vigor
nd stealth.
A VeritabIe Paradise.
i met the other day gentleman from
Isheville, n. c., who told me some inter
sting facts concerning the wonderful pal
ce ana country seat which George Van.
erbilt is creating there. Mr.. Vanderbilt
determined to have the finest country seat
II the world. To il he decided to devote
he income of three years, or the comfort,
bic sum of $4,000 600, for Mr. Wander
lit is fortunate enough Co have an income
1 $4,000 900 year. He bought 1870, 600
ores of land within few miles of Ashe.
lille, with rivers running by and through
L Here he has built wonderful palace,
urpassing In magnitude and beauty any
hinG to be found in Europe He has
trees and shrubbery from all
yer the world. He has constructed 65
niles OF macadamized roads upon his
state. All his bridges are of stone arches
nd over the abutments vines and flowers
ave been trailcd. Along the roadside at
ms season OF the year one passes great
lunches of violcts and other flowers grow
ng wild. Mr.. Vanderbilt has an eve To
usiness too, for he sells the butter and
realn from his dairy and makes that part
the establishment pay expenses. On
he whole, the estate Is full Of the most
eautiful things that money can buy, and
he end Is not yet. People who visit the
lace pronounce IL veritable paradise
Nj of which seems to me very sensible
way for rich man to spend his money.
In the Congressional library the other
ay Librarian Spofford called my attention
0 remarkable thing. There are in the
library many books which once belonged
o Thomas jefferson In the old ,,ars a. |