The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

slowly Inc pages OF the Dig Dill are
turned. One counts now in The thirties
of big tariff-bill book that runs into the
two hundreds. Snlsry day succeeds sui
try day, and sometimes no page is turned
at all. SO much do the talking statemen
perform. They are now well into Sen
edule D. and the schedule runs 10 N, 10
say nothing Of the free list, the income
tax and administrative features. lust
when there is prospect of turning two or
three or four pages in rapid succession, as
the reading clerk reads. up rises aSenator
with some remarks in his system And
there is no proceeding till he has said the
very last word he can think of.
Many tests Ct strength there have been
aud every test has shown that Democrats
have votes enough. with one or two to
spare. 1t may be closer on the tests, now
and then, before the end of the bill is
reached. Some Republicans have occa-
sionally been voting with the Democrats.
and The hour will come on wool and
sugar, for instance, when the Republicans
70 man will line up with their own
camp.
Republican Senators are constantly
throwing themselves 10 front Of the
wheels but it avails nothing. They read
statistics about wagons and the growth of
industry, and all that They predict in
dustrial disaster, They single out parti-
cular items and ask that the duties be
raised. Little response do they get from
the other side. Some Democrat may
1eign to reply briefly. Finally the vo {
comes and The nays have 1t. the amend
ment is lost. This process is repeated
again and again, and as matter Of fact,
will be repeated many times during the
| next three or four weeks.
To say that tariff is wearisome is to put
| It mildly. Who cares a hang now for
tariff? But there is no getting way from
| it. Senators are talking and others are
praying for the day when talking ceases,
for one of those interims the Senate has
occasionally whea speeches cease and
there is burst of progress In considera-
ton. The House is dreary. even for the
stray tourist, these August days II meets
once in while and plays small politics,
which also makes men very weary.
There Is nothing 10 do.
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The currency bill is with the House
Banking Committee Reports of conten.
Etions and squabbles are many. but who
cares1 It might as well be inferred thai
the bill is coming ont. There are vote:
enough in the committee to bring it out
The only matter Of moment is how Il
handle a few raw Southwesterners, witt
ultra ideas, who are thrashing around
/ and refuse to come in with their brethren
They have virtually nothing 10 lose and
much 10 gain by tactics that bring then
a little recognition at the White House
land encourage their constituents to be
lieve they are making wonderful inn
preston at Washington.
| But sh. currency i'll. with som.
amendments which will improve ii. viii
come ont Of the Banking and Currenc,
i Committee soon. It will go before tn.
Democratic cancas. where there will pro
baby be tremendous uproar from th,
ultra radicals They win be voted dowr
ana the bill will come out and have con
sideration in the House. Afrer debate o
week or more Il will pass.
] But watch the progress of the bill. I
NAV pass the Senate after all. Bear ii
mind that President Wilson is man O
great determination. and is having BIZ
way in most things nowadays.
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