The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WASHINGTON. APRIL 2. 1897.
There is no limit to republican an
dacity. Not only was the Mckinley
tariff bill number 2 put through the
House-forced through is nearer true
before an opportunity had been
given members to 60 through even the
farce Of offering amendments to have
them overfuied by the chair, instead
of being voted down by the members
to more than about one sixth of the
entire bill, but IN amendment was
forced down the threats of the repub-
iican members which is generally con-
coded to be unconstitutional, and to
be in direct conflict with q decision
handed down by the u. ). Supreme
court since the Wilson tariff bill be-
came q law. This amendment makes
the dnties which will finally be impoa-
ed by the bill to 60 into effect April /,
although no n expects the bill to
become a law for at least three months
and no n has an Y means.of knowing
how the duties will stand when the
bill passes the Senate. THIS amend
ment is u bluff pure and simple, inten-
ded. to brighten importers into STOP
ping importations while the bill
is pending in the Senate. II it works,
the importers are q timid set, as there
are no lawyers of any prominence who
regard the amendment as worth the
paper it Ia printed on.
Mr.. Mckinley Is still daily wrestling
with the office-seekeIs but he isn't
making many appointm ents and the
few that he 10 making are unsatisfac.
tory TO the rank and file. He has
sprung a new dodge on the Senators
and Representatives. When he gets
ready to make q personal appointment
ne lets the Senators and Representa-
tives from the the same state know nj.
intention, thus giving them the op-
portunity to save their prestige by
adding their endorsement. It may be
imagined that this sort of a thing
isn't pleasant to the Senators and
Representatives., but they are afraid to
kick at this stage of the game.
Representative Champ Clark OF
NO., made q semi-humorous speech,
on the tariff bill, Just before the rap
rule under which it was forced through
the House stopped all talk, which
contained some very serious ideas.
For instance. he said : IF this 10 not
. sectional bill, how does it happen
that the Western farmers find their
green hides not only on the fence. but
on the free list, while the New En-
gland shoe manufacturers has a hich |
tariff on bis finished products How
does It happen that the cotton grow
ers . their products on the free list
while the cotton manufacturers have
theirs on the protected LIST + viii
tell y.ou why. It wal stated with
brutal frankness by the gentleman
from; Indiana, the other day, that the
Southern and Western people wonld
have TO vote the republican ticket or
what 10 equivalent to that, vote for =
high tariff, or else be debarred from
the benefits Of your tariff legislation"
AT. Clark's concluding words were:
we may be fools and leather-heads
ana GIL that sort OF thing, but I tell
you, gentlemen, the people living weas
OF the Allegheny Mountains and south
u ING have got sense enough
20 Know when they are sand-bagrsl
neid up; and, fools a. we are.
We have some rights that the New
Engiana highWaynan ought to res
Senator HansOroush's measure en-