The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-03-13
THE CAPITAL.
What Is Transpiring ut the Head
of the Nation.
REG. Cor. THE CAUcAsIAx.I

WAsHINGTON. ID. g., March. llth
Secretary Reagan uttered sound
truth, and one that il worthy OF the
most careful consideration when in
opposing bill TO increase the pen
sion of a generals widow TO 500 a
month, he said: "Instead OF this
Government being one Of the peo-
pie for the people and by the peo-
pie, Ii is rapidly becoming n Gov
eminent of the classes for the classes
and by the classes" L il is true
bill, there is entirely too much
class legislation I'm this country, and
it is on the increase all the time,
and il remains for the people TO
stop it. Now they have the power,
but if the interference il delayed
too long the classes will be stronger
than the people.
Again there are whispers to the
effect that the republicans will re-
sort no tariff bill this session be-
cause at the end of the session, the
Treasury surplus it is expected will
have been turned into a deficiency.
The rumor may possibly be true
about no bill being reported, but il
so it is sole ly because the republican
protectionists have not been able to
throttle the demand for tariff reform
among their republican colleagues.
The cry for Tree raw material is
becoming a loud one, particularly
from the Eastern manufacturers;
within a week Senator Hale, who
has been as pronounced protectioni-
ST as Mr., Blaine, presented n long
petition from New England manu-
tacturers asking that raw materials
Used by them to be admitted free of
duty.
The first year of the Harrison adj
ministration has closed, and one
naturally looks around to see what
has been accomplished, and is cOru-
PEELED to answer; nothing worthy of
even single line in the history of
the country. The year has been
devoted mostly to removing de-
mOcrats from Office and settling
disputes among republicans as to
which Of them should be fed at the
public crib.
The Senators or some OF them are
talking of boycotting the newspaper
men because they refuse to tell how
they find out what is done in the
alleged secret sessions. The Senate
will do we'll to go very slow in this
matter because there is possibility
that the newspapers of the country
might retaliate by boycotting the
, Senate, and if they did the tempera
ture would be pretty low in the
north end of the Capito! building
The newspapers can exist without
the Senate, but it is by no means
certain that the Senate can exist
without the newspapers.
Mr.. Harrison has issued another
. bunkum proclamation warning al
persons against illegally taking f'uI
bearing animals in Behring's sea
He issued a similar one soon afteI
he entered office and the Canadian
vessels seized under it and turned
loOsed with prize crews of one maj
each made the United States TIN
laughing stock of the world. TIL,
. farce is presumably to be repeated
this year.
Ithas been suggested by promi
nent democrat that instead Of con
Stunning four days time in unsea tins
0 democrat, as was done by tn
D House this week i'm the case of Mr.
. Late, of Arkansas, that the majorit.
should get Speaker Reed to max
a ruling compelling the House +
| 70 In nf'
. committee on Elections is received
The result would be the same ant
it would save lots Of time.
The members of the Three Amer
cas- Congress are to make 4 tour o
! principal cities OF the south as 500
as the Congress adjourns, which it j
n thought will be about April /.
] ID. III. Bates, formerly Superinten
! dent of the B. & o. Telegram
= Company and a repre- tentative {
the knights Of Labor, made argu
ments this week before tie iIous
= committee on Post-offices in favor G
Nanamaker's postal telegrap
scheme.
Ex-Congressman Taulhee, VIII
was shot at the Capitol by Corre'
poDfent Kincaid, is in critics
condition and his death is hourl
expected. Later: He died this morn
. ing.
: Senator Barbour, of Nirgini;
spoke for, and Senator SpUone
!. against the Blair bill this.
= The bill transferring the weath'
c bureau to the War department h.
= been favorably reported TO ii
Senate.
e Secretary WirdOm's silver bill
having a hard time in the hands q
the House committee on coinage.