The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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day without reaching a vote. The de.
bate terminated with sensational en-.
counter between Messrs, Ingalls, and
Miller. Senator Ingalls, leveled his
keenest satire at the poor but honest
dairyman, as described by Senator
Miller. The latter had pictured the
dairymen as a class of superlatively
honest people, suffering from dishonest
competition. Mr. Ingalls, held up two
vials of coloring matter, the labels of
which guaranteed would impart tint
of the highest grade Jersey to white
butter, and make it worth FIVE cents
more per pound. After dwelling with
some emphasis upon the uses of these
fluids, Mr.. Ingalls, remarked that the
"honest dairymau" was not averse to
practicing a little fraud himself.
When he again held up the vial and
deliberately announced that these
preparations were made in Burlington,
Vermont (the home of Senator Ed.
munds), the sedate Senate relaxed in.
to roars of laughter, in which Mr..
Edmunds joined heartily. But Mr..
Miller could not see anything of an
amusing character in it. He arose to
reply with very serious ountenance
and voice betokening anger. He
suggested that there must have been
rehersals for the scene just then enact.
ed, and said Mr. Ingalls, antics re.
minded him of his boyhood days when
he used to see the itinerant peddler on
training days auctioning off his bogus
wares and elixir of life. He did not
know wether the Senator from Kansas
had ever had any such experience or
not, hut suggested that if be failed in
other directions he might ply the avo.
cation he had described admirably.
Mr.. Ingalls, appealed to the Senate to
bear him out in the assertion that he
had not INDUCED in any personalities.
He had been personally assailed and
he replied with the sharpest weapons
at his command. He said the humor
of the Senator from New York re-
minded him of the attempt of hip.
popotamus to dance on the slack rope.
He then charged that Mr.. Miller had
the strongest personal interest in the
pending bill, as he was a daiiyman
and was advocating measure which
would put money in his own pocket.
He said the spectacle was presented
in both houses Of this bill being urged
by men directly interested in it, as the
chairman of the House committee on
agriculture also owned dairy farm.
Senator Platt's attention was called
the other day to the criticisms which
have been made upon his assent to the
postponement of the open executive
session resolution until December and
the inference that he had abandoned
the matter. 81 moved that it be post
poned," said he because I am more
concerned in getting favorable action
on 1t than in merely securing a record
of the Senate. l became convinced
that it would not pass if pressed to a
vote, but on the other hand l learned
from Senators here and there on both
sides that they We're thinking over the
subject, and every now and then one
would tell me that he had become
convinced that it was a step in the
right direction. When the movement
began there were not dozen Senators
perhaps not half so many pro.
nounced favorable. Now we number
surprisingly near a majority. The
matter will be taken up and debated
In December. In the interval Sena-
tors will become more familiar with
the proposition, and some will doubt.
less have an opportunity to learn that
it does not depend for support merely
upon the clamOr Of the press, as is
claimed, but upon the favorable senti.
timents Of the people of all classes"
Ever since the purchase of Mrs.
Fassett's painting of the electoral