Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, MAR. 8. 1888.


Senator Hiscock's Presidential
boom has made rapid strides TO-
wards the front during the past few
days.
aDeacon y White, who represents
one of of the Brooklyn, n. Y, dis
tricts in the House of representa-
lives and who is also generally be-
llieyed to represent Jay Gould and
| his manifold interests in the same
| body, in fact ii is openly stated here
/ that he purchased his nomination
and election for that purpose only,
made himself conspicuous by spirit
eddy attacking the Pacific railroad
telegraph bin in the House on Sat
urday. His argument was perfectly
absurd. He said that the pending
bill was only buncombe and would
accomplish nothing that the present
laws failed to do, and yet the gentle
man was ready to foam at the mouth
| for fear the bill would pass, as it sub
sequently did.
1t is noticeable that no legislation
except that applying to something
that interests Jay Gould ever at
/ tracts the attention of Mr.. White.
The uncalled for slurs against the
Grand Army of the Republic in
which Senator Vest INDUCED while
making speech in the Senate on
Wednesday in opposition to the De-
pendent Pension bill, have lowered
him in the estimation even of
his own party associates. 1t was
certainly in very bad taste for man
who took a prominent part in trying
to destroy the Government of this
country, to stand under the dome of
the Capitol and try to deprive the
preservers of the Union of their hard
earned pensions.
Senator Sherman's bill amending
the laws governing Chinese emigra-
ton passed through the Senate safe
ly on Thursday. Among its most
violent antagonizers was the Sena-
tor from Florida, Mr. Call, who char
acterized the bill as one undertaking
to prove that the world was made
wrong because of the 400 millions OF
Chinese in it.
The mountain which has been in
labor, for Lo! these many months,
has at last brought forth the mouse.
The tariff bill prepared by the Dem
ocratic majority Of the Ways and
/ Means Committee of the House, and
which was submitted to the whole
committee and made public, was the
event of the week at the Capitol.
1t has already made a perceptible
chasm in the democratic party. 1t
does not go far enough for the out
and out free traders, while it goes
entirely too far in the direction OF
free trade for the Randall wing of
the Democratic party. Mr.. Randall
calls the bill vicious.
The new bill is heartily approved
by Cleveland and his Secretary of
the Treasury. Nothing strange in
that, as it is more than probable that
they both had a hand in its construc-
ton. Still it is extremely doubtful
whether all the power of the Admin
istration, which will undoubtedly be
brought to bear on the Directing
members, can succeed in getting the
bill passed BY the House. Petitions
are already beginning to come in OPP
posing the passage of the bill, the
very first received being from the
glass blowers.
Senator Vance says the bill does
not meet with the wishes of North
Carolina because it omits internal
ffelief. Members and Senators from
the tobacco growing states all object
to it because it does not repeal the
tobacco tax.
The Senate Committee on tile Dis
trict of Columbia have decided in
favor OF local option for the District,
and an effort will shortly be made to
give It's citizens an opportunity to
decide the much agitated question
of liquor by their own votes.
The Dependent Pension bill has
been4amended by the Senate to in-
clude all soldiers who served in the
war with Mexico and all who served
for thirty days or longer in any of
the Indian wars. s5H" t'A5
The House Committee on invalid
pensions has favorably reported the
bill relating to claims for pension by
dependent parents. 1t provides
that in considering such claims, it
having been shown after the soldiers
death thath he was entitled to PEN
sion, and that he left no widow or
dependent children, it shall be neces-
sary only to show by competent and
sufficient evidence that such parent
or parents are without other means
of support than their own manual
labor or the contributions of others
not legally bound for their support.
The same committee also favorably
reported a bill providing that the
pension money of any pensioner who
is in the habit Of becoming intoxica-
ted and who neglects to support
those lawfully dependent upon him,
shall be paid to the wife Of such pen
sioner. if she be a proper person to
receive it, or to legally constituted
and qualified guardian.
Again last week Senator Paddock
paid his respects to the Administra.
ton in some pointed remarks upon
the present inefficient mail service
that is being given to the country.
HoWELLS.