The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of a Week Among the
Lawmakers in Washington.
The Proceedings of Both Branches of Con
gress-Among the Departments-Polit-
ical Gossip in Washington, Etc.


Mr.. Culberson, chairman of the judiciary
committee in the house, introduced a bill to-
day for the prevention Of trusts. 1t makes
trusts in the territories and District of Column
bia unlawful and fixes penalties against those
who organize or conduct them. In order to
reach them in the states the bill withdraws
from the United States courts jurisdiction over
controversies arising out Of trusts and author
ICES the president to suspend any law imposing
an import duty on commodities covered or
handled by trusts.
Comments on the Presidents Letter
Speaker Carlisle said that the letter was
drawn with great force and frankness, strictly
in line of the last annual message, and would
necessarily strengthen the presidents position
before the country.
Colonel Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said it
was good, strong document, wholesome, con-
sistent, ''and what is better than ALL" he
added; sit is going to help US to win"
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, said; "Mr.
Cleveland writes nothing that does not contain
rich and reliable democratic doctrine. This
last letter could not have been made stronger
or drafted on lines better calculatedto advance
the party's interest in November"
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, said SIN
this letter the president ends as he began in
his message last December His letter is
clear, strong and unmistakable in its fidelity
TO the people and to his duty to the existing
system of class taxation. 1t gives Mr.. Blaine
some new ideas on trusts. There is no back
down in it. But another clarion blast to the
people, and they will rally to him too.'
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, said: at is good
strong statement of the issues. 1 think while
1t is in the same line, it is better presentation
of his position on the tariff than his message"
EI.TI ohor1 to-
strong paper, very strong paper" was the re-
mark of Judge Thurman, when President
Cleveand's acceptance had been read to him
at a late hour last night, copy of it having
been secured at Pittsburg.
Still Fighting the Trusts.
Mr.. Culberson says that if this bill can be
passed it will destroy trusts, especially and
certainly if the states will make trusts unlaw-
full, and such course would make it unneces-
sary for the president to suspend any tariff
legislation.
When the reading of the bill had been com
pletcd Mr.. Lanham asked consent that the bill
be printed in the Record. MIR. Kelley, the
leader of the republicans in the house, OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Dunn. of Arkansas, asked consent that
the judiciary committee have leave to report
on this bill at any time, when Mr.. Kelley
again objected. An opportunity will be made
for Mr.. Culberson TO get consideration of the
bill very soon.
WASHINGTON, September 11.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the house re-
sumed consideration of sundry civil appropria-
zion bill, the pending amendment being that
Eelative to reclamation of arid regions.
Mr. Bount, of Georgia. made an earnest APP
peal for economy in the public expenditures.
declaring that the waste of public money and
the reduction of taxation were utterly incon-
sistent. The only way to reduce expenditures
was to reduce them and unless the democratic
NOuS0 ma0a its 6VDenfiturnS q rnOtarotn
scale the judgement of the country
would be one of scorn and contempt
Finally, after long debate upon motion of
Mr.. Bland of Missouri, the appropriation in
the senate amendment was reduced from
$3.50 coo to 100000. Mr.. Holman, of Indi-
ana, then offered substitute for the senate
amendment providing that the necessary ex-
penses for carrying on the work of survey
shall be paid from the appropriation for to-
geographic survey of the United States, and
suspending the operation Of the desert land
law during the tendency in congress of legis-
lation looking to its repeal. Vote resulted
yeas CT, nays 70, no quorum, and the house at
4:35 adjourned.
Republican Senators Mad.
The republican senators are doing what they
can to revive the sectional issue at this stage
of the game, though why they should do so is
not in the least apparent.
Senators Spooner and Evarts today re-
newed the assault in the senate begun by Mr..
Chandler several weeks ago, and took as their
text the recent killing of man named Hoff-
man in Washington county, Texas, which they
alleged was for political reasons.
The two Texas senators were fully equal to
the emergency, and the defense of the people
of the state by Mr.. Reagan was particularly
strong and effective. He has never been heard
to better advantage in debate since he became
amember Of the senate.
MI Hoar, of Massachusetts, was another re-
publican today and gave vent to some filings at
the administration which Senator Payne
promptly characterized as too low for use in
soreputable body as the senate.
Mr.. Hoar's charge was that the Standard
Oil company is represented in the senate by
Mr.. Payne and in the cabinet by Mr.. Whitney.
Mr.. Payne denounced the statement as utterly
false and startled Mr. Hoar with the state
ment that the stockholders of the
Standard Oil company were, with but two
exceptions, active republicans and liberal con-
sriDutors to the campaign funds of that party.
The Harrisons as Hoodoes.
Senator Brown greeted THE CoNsTITUTIoN's
correspondent this morning with the remark:
cit seems the Harrisons presidential can
dates don't agree with our state"
GLOW is that serator?"
"Well, everytime Harrison has run for
president we have had freshets in Augusta
The freshet OF 1870 is to this day called the
''Harrison freshet" by the old men of Augusta
William Henry Harrison was then candidate
for president and from him it derived the
name. Now that his grandson became can
didate, Augusta is even flooded worse than be-
fore. dare say the republicans will take this
as a bad omen for the democracy"
A Texas Killing Discussed in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, September 12.-[SpeoiaI1-
hr Spooner offered o resolution reciting the
fact that Joseph Hoffman, of Brennan, Wash
ington county, Texas, a prominent republican
and witness before the senate committee on
privileges and elections, had been recently
Shot down in cold blood in that city and that
his assassination was believed to be directly
attributable to his political views and activ-
tty and to the fact that he had given strong tes-
tiinony before the committee investigating the
alleged election outrages, and that it is of ut
most importance that witnesses before the
Congressional investigating committees may,
without danger to their lives, freely and fully
Testify, and instructing the committee on
privileges and elections to investigate the cir
cumstances Of the killing of Hoffman with
special reference to ascertaining whether it
was due, in any sense, to his testifyng before
The committee.
The resolution gave rise to an extended and
heated political discussion, the speakers being
Messrs. Spooner, Pugh, Coke, Teller, Evarts
and Reagan. The only notable incident in the
debate occurred when Mr.. Spooner began to
raad a telepraphic disDatch in the neWsnaper