Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-27
Both Senators nom California made speeche

Both Senators from California made speeches
yesterday, proportioned IN length to the i'm
portance of their respective subjects. Mr..
Stanford's was brief enough, although 1t dealt
with a topic with which the experience OF half
q lifetime has presumptively made him we'll
acquainted. Mr.. Hearsts was shorter still. 1t
dealt with matter that he knew little about
the Introduction of petition-and he limited
IL to two sentences. The example Of the Cali
fornians Is respectfully commended their
brother Senators as an excellent one to follow.
II every member of the most august legislative
body I'm America would confine his remarks on
subjects which he understands thoroughly to
twenty minutes q half-hour, and on subjects
which he doesn't understand at all to two SEN
fences, what a quantity of work could be got
through In a session, and what an enormous saw
Ing could be effected in popular patience!
The elaborate legal arguments brought for
ward In the House against the right of Congress
70 defend the American people against vile food
deliberations are not going to be allowed to
settle the question for ever, by any means.
Whatever technical difficulties may be grubbed
up TO obstruct tho operation of a measure
founded In righteousness and common sense.
the committees on agriculture In both houses
seem resolved to do their duty just the same.
The Internal Revenue bureau Is lending its aid
70 the good work in an advisory capacity, and
before long the question will be laid before Con-
gress on its merits. Then shall see how
many members are willing to go on record as
opposing the plain demand of the people for
honest trade I'm dairy products, and for the tax
alton of a noxious compound which, If 1t cannot
be wiped out of existence altogether, can at
least be crippled by tax which will render its
manufacture less profitable.
The Pail Mall Gazette, seeing no longer any
hope of an International commission for the
Adj emit of Shp
poses q new plan-the establishment of an arbi-
tration court for the trial of separate contro-
versies which may arise in this field. The tri-
bunal, 10 says, should consist of two Americans,
two Englishmen, and one person. either an
Englishman or an American, to be chosen by
these four. This Is at least a concession to
the prejudice which Americans have felt
against the selection of an umpire from CONT
mental Europe ever since they were so out
rageously victimized at Halifax. In view of
the remarkable record of British successes In
International conventions since the founda-
ton Of our republic, however, it would only be
q fair allotment to make the new court of five
members contain three Americans to two Eng
Iishmen. The United States might then stand
some chance of getting even.
Chief Engineer Arthur, of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, made a speech at Hart
ford yesterday which strengthens his claim to
be considered one OF the strongest men the new
era in labor agitation has yet brought to the
front. His advice to workingmen of all sorts
TO keep their temper, act nationally, avoid ex-
travagance in their lives and in their demands,
and TO hold always in view their obligations as
men and citizens, was good enough to be
printed in letters of gold and hung up where
every person who labors with his hands can
read and study 1t. If it could be religiously fol-
lowed throughout the Union, the labor question
would be solved without more ado for the
pressure of an enlightened public opinion could
be trusted to do all that would then be left un-
done.
OF the three hundred Representatives in Con-
gress who took part in yesterdays work on the
river and harbor bill, there was not one whose
public spirit rose so far above his selfish inter-
ests as to cause him to insist upon an appropria-
ton for the improvement of the Potomac river
opposite the capital city of the nation!
The bin must go through the Senate after the
House has got through with it Is there Sena-
tor with nerve enough to take up the cause of
the District. We shall see.
Considering the unusually warm weather of
the last ten days, snake stories are surprisingly
slow In making their appearance this year. Is
journalism losing its grip?