Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1893, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1893—~TWENTY PAGES. Bweeping Concers Mads to Interests in Democratic Districts, MANIFEST UNFAIRNESS ON ALL SIDES Little Probability of the Measure Becoming A Law in fts Present Shape— Where Revision 18 Gon- erally Demanded, WasmsaroN Buneav or Tie Beg, ) 513 FoURTEENTI STREET aros, Nov. 5, | o seans committee ¥ n all day over that egg which it g0 hard to match to the new tarift tling, which, as soon as it cracks the shell, will be 1 as the Wilson bill. The committee will probably be in session until very late tonight and will consume all of in its consideration of disputed sub- schedule. Chairman Wilson has made a conditional promise to give the public some sMicial in formation about the billtomorrow afternoon But whether hie can do o depends upon the progress made by the committee tonight and tomorrow. It is doubtiul whether all of the hedules will be completed in time for the sption” to which Chairman Wilson has fnvited the republican minority nembers of the committee at 11 o'clock Monday moraing. All this de! [ onfusion was caused chiefly by the question as to the tax on articles, sugar, whisky and lead oro. x on whisky belongs, of course, to the internal revenue portion of the bill, but it done of the most embarrassing at the committee has had to deal proposition which has found most favor in the committee, although not as yet commanding a majority, and to which publicity dispatches, i8 to increase the present tax of 90 cents & gallon to §1.20. Pecutiar Complications. This would give the distiller a profit of 30 cents a gallon upon all whisky in bond at the date of the o of the act, This proposition is fiercely fought for by the Whisky trust, whose cfforts veceive aid from a curious source, namely, from temper- ance organizations of the country, who have deluged the committee with petitions for a higher tax on whisky. Theso temperance organizatio do not seem to understand that thisis a question of economic policy and not of morals and that an increased tax would not stop the consumption of Wwhisky. while it would put millions of dollars of profit into the pockets of the distiilers, The temperance people, the democratic members of the commitiee say, might much beetter aircet their attention to advocating an increased tax on beer. The present tax on beer is regarded by them as very light, yet the democrats will not dare to_increaso it because of the support given to their com- mittee in the last campaign by vhe brewers, It is impossible tonight to predict with ab- solute certamty what the outcome of this whisky fight in tho ways and means com- mittee will be. It will probably not be finally determined until tomorrow, and it may be left for the house 1tself to seitle by reporting the figure of the tax to be left on whisk, as & blank in the bill, As to Sugar. The subject of sugar is one of special em- barrassment to the committee because of the political obligations in which the Sugar trust has enmeshea the democratic national commuttee, and consequently tho adminis- tration. It is emba sing also becauso of the opposition which will be manifested by the senators [rom least six sugar produc- ing states to the sage of any Dbill which willdestroy the bounty on native sugar to place a protective duty upon the imported article, both raw and refined. ‘The proposition to place an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent on all sugars, raw and refined, without regard to quality, has to it an attractive flavor in that the tax increases with the price of the article, but this theoretical proposition is not likely to ap- pear in the bill as reported. Members of the Louwisiana delegation are especially furious in their onslaught on the ways and means committeo on this subject and they are aided by members of congress and others from every oth ate which produces cane sugar, beet sugar or sorghum, The bill as it will go to the house will not in all probavility leave any duty on raw sugar and it is altogether probable that vhe present duty of !¢ cent a pound on refined sugar will be very materially reduced and that there will probably be a provision for the dual extinguishment of the present Bugar bounty, covering a period of perhups ten years. Wil Injure Home Industry. The subject of duty on silver lead ore has been equally embarrassing as the bill stands tonight. The efforts of the Missouri dele- gation against free silver Jead ore have been defeated. The billin its present condition places silver bearing lead ore on the free list and cuts the present duty on lead oro from 3 1to !4 cent per pound, a cut of exactly b0 per cent. The democratic majority of the committee has shown its contempt for the tremen- dous growth of the tin plato industry in the United Sta ed by the fostering in- fluences of the McKinloy act, by cutting tin plate 40 per cent and by placing the block plates upon the free list. There was a party demand that tin plate should go upon the free list absolutely and the committee at one time voted to reduce the duty 60 per cent, but there was finally o reconsideration and the cut was fixed at 40 per cent, The placing of block plates upon the freo list is in accordance with the polioy of the treasury department iu requiring that the total duction of tin plate 1 the United should not iuclude tin plate made country out of imported block plates. Dangerous Features in the 1Ll ‘Wool 1s placed upon the free list, while the duties on manufactured woolens are cut from 85 040 per cent, and are placed entirely upon an ad orem basis, he duty on cover upon import2d goods 1s to be removed. £ is o most important and dangerous feature of the bill, because it makes it possible to im- port free of duty all sorts of valuable o and textile coverings which can be used as fabrics on the pretense that they are mere o closures of imported goods which pay uty. As a concession to Kentucky, the state from which Secretar, rlisle comes (and it is understood at the demand of the secrots of the treasury himself), the committee has retreated from its orginal intention of pla iug jute flax and hemp upon the free list, o step which would be ruinous to one of Ken- tucky’s chief industries, namely, the rasing of flax, Protection will be afforded to “old Kentucky homespun” to the extent of 60 per cent of the present duty What Protection ias Do It looks as though the much.vaunted and long-sought free raw materials would have an even havder time Lo get into law than tno reductions of duties upon manufactured ar- tcles. Andrew Carnegie, the great republican protectionist und advocate of steel and iron industries, has almost paralyzed some of the free trade members of the ways and means mmittee by coolly informing them that he Proposes 1 ke steel rails und cert other heavy avticles of steel cheaper they could be sent into this country from Turove, even with the entire duty removed. Hesays tnat s establishment has oeen put into its present condition by republican protective laws, but he adds another breath- taking statement by saying that if certain important industrics which have not been doveloped as far us steel are ouly protected o few years longer they will be as independ- ent as is bis industry, This statement has been freely made by democratic members of the ways and means committee, that in the preparation of the tariff bill rovenue only has been sought. At the same time it is known to an absclute uty that the committee has made roncessions to democrats representing districts in which are located important interests which may be materially uffectod by tariff revision, Espect to Seo It Slashed, So diverse are the interests of democratic districts and so frequent and imperative the demands of prominent democrats that the majority membership of the ways and means commitiee will submat their bill to the house With & fecliug that it will be emasculated Umb from lunb. It was stated that MeKinley bill was almost unrecognizat after it cmerged from the senate committen on finance; but it is predicted that thera will be scarcely a feature of essontial impor- t loft intact in the Wilson bill when it comes before the acnate. The senats finance committee may not cut it 80 much but on the floor of the sonato every demand made by the senators n the combined and reciprocal states of West Virginia, Ala- bama, loaisiana and the Carolinas will be norel Tt was not theorizinal intention to attempt 10 force the tariff bill throuzh the house in advance of certain other important legisla- tion, notably defi s, but it has been deeried wise to li sbata and push the bi he senite I'he 1s¢ 15 not on ndments and defeat much partisan de. t to give the sonate, which is a deliberate body and caanov bo rushed, as much time as po in which to make modifications w inevitable, v Mention, S, F. Thomas of 3 ska was today ap pointed to a « hip in the second anditor's offire of tho ‘I'reasury department, worth §1,000 a year., It was stated at the Postoffice depart- ment today that the changes in fourth-cla postma in braska by removal had about all been made and that the appoit ments for that state in the futury made to fill vacanc nations or deaths, ry 1. Oxnard, the beet sugar mani- facturerof Nocfoll and Girand Island, is in Washington for a few days. He is not pleased with the determination of the wa and means committee to° do y with the sugar bounty 1 the plan of gradual ex tinzuishment, Mr. Oxnard says the goy ernment made the most solemn 1nd positive promise possiblo to give a bounty of 2 cents a pound upon doniestie sugar until 1995 and he holds, us do all fair minded men, that the pledge should be carried out farthfully, as it would be monc wined under false pre- tenses to abolish any part of the bounty at this time. Peiny S, HEATIL RETURNING TO WASHINGTON, Senators and Representatives Settling Down nud Hoping for & Short Sesston, WING T Senators and m bers of congress nave begun to veturn and are tol d arsunl the hotels, at the capitol and at all the department ofices. Many of the members are making arrange- for the winter and settling their fam- s in Lile noleis and residences they have selested, "here is a great deal of interest mani- fested g the congressmen about the tariff, but other matters of logi fon are also frequently discussed, There is now a general impression that little will be done before the holidays, although the wheels of legisiation will be goiug arou ail — the time. There are eral watters pending in both houses which wan oceupy the time, even if the tarify bill does not come up in the house atonce, All the bills which the house passed du the senate silver debate can be considered in the while the tariff bill occupies the house. There are a number of memberz of con- eress who would very much like to have the Hawaiian matter come up in congress early, and there are others who would prefer that it be handled by the State department and not brought before congross. It is expected that some resolutions of maquiry upon this ubject will be introduced, but they can be sily held in committee until the adminis- dy to send in such communiza- cpressed among ing members that there may be a short session, and that the important busi- ness will be transacted at once. e — COLD £NDSNOW. Thermometer Below Zero at Northwestern Points, St. Pavr, Nov. The anticipated great dropof the mercury throughout the north- west did not materialize last night, although it was cold enough to satisfy all demands. This morning the mercury is clinbing and much milder weather is promised. At o'clock it was 10 below, at 7 o'clock it was at zero and at 10 o'clock the thermometers in the differont parts of the city ranged from 5= to 102 above. Simi reports are re- cel from all over the northwest. The predicted snow was very light and widely distributed. Snow In Idaho, Borse, Idaho, Nov. 25.—A severe storm has been raging throughout the southern part of Idaho. Several points report from six inches to & foot of Snow. Five Inches Deep at Cleveland. CLEVETAND, O, Nov. 25.—The heavy snow storm whicl hovered over this vicinity for almost forty-zight nours finally subsided at last night, leaving about fi q the level. Railway some extent The Storm on the Lake. St. Pavr, Ni A Duluth special to the Dispateh says: Vessel men here scout the report tl several of the vessels now overdue h are wrecked. All are expected within a day or two, and most were shel- teved during the recent heavy storms, The steamer Spokane arrived this morn- ing. after battling five days with wind and 't. She carries a topload of fully 100 tons of ice, formed by the washing of the seas on her sides and decks. The steamer follswed the north shore of the lake all the ¥ from the Sault in order to avoid the terribly northerly seas, The ~whaleback J. B. Colgate, Cap- tain Smith, with three steel barges ow, performed the n y and un- leled feat of bringing a string of ve a mile long up the southerly side of Lake Superior in three days in such weather as this weele, ‘I'wo dozen vesscls are now on the lake and it is not believed any of them are lost, e — Threo Me Meant to Kiil Searrie, Wash.,, Nov. 25.—Charles F. Blackburn, & mning expert, was arrested last night for sending threatening letters through the maiis. Blackburn is a crank on sitver and relig or the past three years he has been writing abusive, scurrilous and thr ning letters to vreachers, edi- tors, politicians and private citizens who disagrecd witk him on political or social questions. One hundred postal cards were written to the editor of the Post- Intellige most of them threaten- ing terriblo death if the polic of the paper on the silver question were ad- hered (0. He also wrote letters to Presi- dent Cleveland and Secrotary Carlisle threatening to kill th His favorite ex- pression was: “L will kill the president, John G i editor of the Post- Intelligence) When arrested he did not deny writing the lotters and said he meant what they contained. Willis Look . New Youk, Nov. World publishes a letter from Honolulu brought by the Australia, which arrived at San Francisco on the 15th inst. It was written by Beverl Thomas, who has been a resident of Hawalil for a number of years, to a friend in New York. In parttheletter reads: “Minister Stevens understood the situation. He is an honest wan sud his report is a truthful one, If Harrison had remained president a few months longer we would have been annexea, The feeling b igainst President Cleve- land is very bitter and Willis is looked upon with suspiion. I think a permanent re- public will be established in a few weeks and the queen forced to leave the islands, | have just timio to add a few lines. The mar- shal has led & weeting of the citizens guard, W is up I don't know., Every man has a vifle and is well supplied \\ufx ammunition.” Exhibition Trains Moving East, “CreveLaxn, Nov. 25.—The exhibition World's fair trains, headed by locomotive No. 999 and the Queon Empress, which arrived in this city yesterduy afternoon, departed for the cast over the Lake Shore at 0:40 this morning. A delegation of about fifty Clev landers ompanied the trains to Paines- ville us guests of the Lake Shore company. All along the line west the trains were in- spected by wreat crowds and in this city they were visited in the union depos, where they were ou exhibition. Approaching Struggle in Washiagtoa to B Exciting in the Bxtroms, CLEVELAND CANNOT CONiROL HIS PARTY Tudications that ths Premident Wil R Given a Practieal Demonstration of How the Democratic Ranks May Be Divided Wasnixeroy, Nov [Special to T Ben. |-~ Thero is to be A perfect swirl of ¢ mercial excitement and party bitterness in Washington during the next six months, 1t | is ir able that at any timo since the days of reconstruction there have been so many propositions of commercial or partisan interests hefore congress as now. At no time during the past nalf century have there been near so many important questions beforo congress when the legisla tive and exccutive branches of the govern ment were all under the control of one party There can now be no excuse for inaction The only thing which will prevent action in many important matters will be a division of the predominant & When Samucl J, Randall led a large and intelligent wing of the democratic party out of free trado and into the republican camp of protection there was a ¢ on in his party which was probably la upon the tarif than thero is at present; but the democratic party did not then have absoluto sway in every direction: and it might be added that the support of the Randall fol- lowing was not necessary in order to secure epublican action ‘The republicans at- tempted nothing without a clear majority within their own ranks. Division ot the Democrate, At present the divisions among the demo- crats in either branch of congress are not confined to tariff problems; they are upon i ial question: ppropriations, foreizn ourse, public improvements, banki n the proposition to repeal the fed- eral election laws. 1t is absolutely impossi- ble for administration to make any proposition which does not meot with more or less democratic opposition. The obnox- ious anti-pension policy of Ioke Smith, which is of course the policy of President Clevelaud, is also opposed by many individ- ual democrats, although the party is cer- tainly responsible for It is.0f course the uncertainty as to when legislation will be enacted as much as what it will bo that agitates the commercial in- sts and imakes trouvle. The country has d the spectucle of great commercial de- pression on account of i prow ised revision of the tariff, when the majority itself un- able to outline either the period when the bill would be passed and the time it woula take effect or the text of the proposed new law itself, Cleveland Kunew His Party. The president when he called congress to- gether to repeal the sil law was urged and was anxious to indicate in some way what would be done about the tariff, but he knew thal it would be impossible to control his party representatives in congress, und he feared to attempt even the slightest in- tion as to when the Dbill would be re- ported and acted upon or when the new law mizht take effect. He has been urged outline in the annual message, which he will send to congress within the next ten days, the Intentions of his parly respecti tariff and fin , and it is unde he has promised to attempt the t he does make the effort the public mind may as well be made up to the fact now as later that any expression which the president may make wiil only be his individual opinion. Chairman Wilson and other democratic members of the ways and means committec have frankly stated that the tariff pledges of vhe Chicago platform could not be ful- filled, owing 1o divisious within the party, irman Springer of the banking v committee is on record as y that free state bank civevlation 18 impossible. Inconsistencies in Politics, Commercial industries throughout the country are opening up their doors and re suming business after a closing of scveral months, with the understanding that the new tariff bill, while it may propose radical and destructive changes, will, when it goes into law, be only mild in form. 7The anoma- lous condition of legislation is presented for the first time in_the present generation, when u party with absolute control of every branch of the goverament is totally impo- tent in its cfforts to carry out its party pledges, and we find some of the most prom- inent members of the predominant party en- gaging in business operations which are in divect contradistinction to their own politi- cal afiliations and prejudices and the promises of their party. This is commer- cially giving the lie, not only to Ly prom- ises, but to negativing individual opinions. It is saying and voting one thing and leading a daily’ life in divectly the opposite condi- tion. What May Be pected. T'he federal election bill, it is reported, is to be passed by the se as soon as lie question of scating appointive senators from the states of Washington, Montana and Wyoming is determined, cither by seating the men who ave appointed by the gov- rs or receiving men who may be reg clected by the legislatures., The r in the house submitted their pro- nst the bill and made the party argument against it. The republicans in the senate will enter their protest, but they declare they will not offer obstructory or filibustering tactics to defed It is now generally undi bankruptey bill, which has been before con- gress almost steadily since the repeal of the law enacted in the will finally get through this congress. There has been a groat deal of opposition to the bankruptey bill, because the old law ena many seoundrels 1o carry on a regular bankrupt business and after swindling one community and settling at a few cents on the dollur ating to another community and re- peating the dose. The bill which has now met the favor of one branch of this congress has been s0 modified as to prevent system- illh' unfair advantuges, and it is to become . Fate of the Tavif BiL It is now helieved that the tarift bill, if it is not to L pbustered against in the sen- ate, may become a law before the end of oxt May. It is generally believed that, notwithstanding any limit fixed in the bill, the law will go into effect Janvary 1, 1805, 1t is almost certain that the bill will be re- ceived by the senate finance committee be fore February and reported from that body and taken up in the senate by the middle of March, Itis umaportunt 10 know whether the finance committee will so modify eer radical features which the house bill w s to make it not too offensive to the id lead them to . ibuster move ments The ¥ not yet determined their course in the senate, and will not know until the tariff bill emerges from the finance committee just what they will do. The chances for defeat of the tariff bitll by fili- bus ve been g y the an- nouncement that Vic siaent ‘Stevenson is willing to take arbitrary action and sum- marily close debate upon specific cloture, so that a provision may be adopted for bring- ing the tariff debato to a close in the scnate and securing a vote, Favors an Early Adjournment. A commendable ambition of Speaker Crisp is to adjourn congress before the middle of next summer. He says adjournment should be had by the middle of June. If the tariff bill is to be forged to the front the chances for ndjournment in June are not favorable, as it would be easier to force the tariff bill through in a hurry ata late day by caucus action than 1o secure speedy action upon the many important appropriation bills. With the tariff out of the way, however, the ma- Jority can afford to use more of brute force in clearing up necessary legzislation than if the leading party measure had not yet been adopted. Peuuy 8, Hearu. e — Made an Assignme Bostoy, Nov. 25, —The firm of Laly & Col- lins this. morning assigued to E. P, Wilbar, J. R. Awsiee, of the firm of Brown, Durrell & Co., and Lawyer C. F. Donnelly. Liabil- ities, about §200,000; assets, unknown, Al k. 23 K 7= 19 ~ XX = e ) ) Zae? 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Iy WG (2 S, RIICE: Ulsters, elegantly made $2 O $ 2 8 LOT NO. 2— Extra Iine Blue Chinchilla Storm Coats with (,)2 shawl collars PR =i LOT NO. 3— : Extra’quality Heavy Black Frieze, shawl collar 20 5 and wool lining... .. o5 LOT NO. 4— Extra Heavy Grey Shetland Beaver, a regular storm resister.. ..... esesvscesecerersianan LOT NO. 5— Black Freize Storm Coat with shawl collar and 1 6 20 plaid worsted lining. ..............0 LOT NO. 6— Txtra Hleavy Black Frieze Ulsters, woolen lin- 1 8 1 6 O T 6060000600006 0030030 REA0AGH LOT NO, 7— Qxford Elysian Storm Coat, shawl collar, extra 1 8 1 5 heavy weolen trimmings,... . o5 LOT NO. 8— All Wool Blue Chinchilla Ulsters, extralength, 1 2 1 LOT NO. 9— Heavy Blue Diagonal Chinchilla Ulsters, 9 1 O wool lined, extra wide collars. ... LOT NO. 10— Tailor-made Brown Korsey Overcoats, farmers’ 1 5 20 eatin body linings and sillc sleeve linings...... LOT NO. 11— tra Quality Oxford Mixed Beaver Over- 1 8 1 5 conte, ANGONHHNN0 » LOT NO. 12-- Stylish Black Melton Wool Lined Overcoats, 1 8 1 5 elegantly made...o.ooennnans 0T NO. 12— Double Bresated Oxford Mixed Beaver, plain 1 4 worsted 1inings...e eeeeieeiinss cees and trimmed. . HOT NO. 14— Gray Mixed Melton Overcoats, velv 8 1 O plaid linings. ....o.oies o LOT NO. 15 Blue Diagonal Chinchilla Overcoats.,.......ue0 7 9 NO, 16— Boys’ Black Frieze Ulsters, shawl collar, sizes 1 1 1 5 141010, 00000 E . . . Plaid Frieza Ulstors, heavy wool linings. .. NO. 18— 9@ 1 2 Grey Melton Wool-lined Ulsters, sizes 14 to 19 NO. 19— 80 80 i3lue Diagonal Chinchilla Ulsters, plaid wool 6_ - linings, extra long and wide collars. . CONTINENTAL N, £ Comer = GLOTHING HOU and Douglas, USUAL RETAIL PRICE, OUR PRICE. $18= 16= 14> 2= I 10= Qoo 5% 2= (= 10= Q20 5 3es 10= Q20 Qoo 52