The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
Hashiugt.a Letter.

Gar Reed is IN the saddle, backed by
quorum Of Republicans in the House, I
and ANYTHING Is liable To hap 1
pen da n ng the re naming four
days of the session but there is conso- /
lation in the fact that the regular APP !
propriation bills will leave little time IN !
either House or Senate for political legls-
lation. The ship subsidy job" is 10 be
railroaded through the House this even
ing, thanks to Reeds outrageous code OF
Rules. When the resolution for the
consideration and calling of the preyI-
Gus question on this Republican 'iob"
was reported to the House by Reeds
lieutenant, Mckinley, Representative
Nc MILAN Democratic member Of the
committee on Rules stated that the
prophecy he had made in the beginning
of this Congress had been verified. 81
stated, continued he, THAT these
Rules had been adopted for four reasons:
To pass the election bill, which subject
ed the ballot box to the bayonet-that
has been done: TO pass the tariff bill that
would rob the people-that has been
done; TO pass the direct tax bill-that has
been done; to pass bill placing further
taxes upon a depressed and burdened IN
terror for the benefit of the shipping IN
terests-that is about 10 be done
Mr.. Mills suggested sarcastically thst
the Republicans pass acts of Congress by
proclamation instead of by legislation,
but he wanted them to understand that
the Democrats would avail themselves of
every moment OF discussion to expose To
the American people, the wrongs which
were being perpetrated upon them. Mr..
Dockery mentioned the fact that up TO
the present time the net increase of sp-
preparations made by the present Con-
gress rs compared with those made by
the last Congress WAS t1O2, 600, 600.
The Republicans could not reply, SO
they yelled ''chestnuts
The death of Senator Wilson, Of Mary
land, which occurred suddenly from
heart disease Tuesday night, removed
good and conscientious legislator, who
was beloved by all. The Senate adjourn.
ed "Wednesday in his honor but not be
fore Senator Spooner, who stated that
he would not be member Of the Senate
when a day would be set apart for eulo-
gieS on the dead statesman, had paid q
most loving tribute to his colleague who
had entered the Senate the same day as
himself and who had served on the same
committee with him ever since. The
funeral took place here yesterday morn
ing, after which the remains, in charge
of committees OF the House and Senate,
left on a special train for Snow Hill,
Maryland, where the interment viii be
made to-day.
Secretary Foster, has always been
known Us thrifty man. Having been
confirmed by the Senate he came here at
once and yesterday took the oath Of Of
flee in order that his salary might begin,
although he Will not take actual charge
of the Treasury department until he
! straightens up his business affairs in
I Ohio. Although the Senators concern
| ed have denied II, i have reason 10 be-
| lieye that certain Republicans tried TO
| get the Democratic Senators TO vote
\ with them TO reject Fosters nomination,
/ and that the Democrats refused, on the
| ground that the President should be al
I lowed to select his own cabinet officers
/ and that no Senator WAS justihable in
| voting against the confirmation of such
| nomination, unless charges were made
| and proven against the character of the
| nominee.
Time is a good friend OF the people,
| and his friendship WIS particularly time
| ly when he compelled the Senate to
! abandon the bill for the guaranteeing of
| 500, 900, 900 of the bonds of the Nicar-
/ aqua canal company That settles the
scheme for good and all, and if the
news received here be correct il probably
! settles the canal too for some time to
| come, for it IL certain that the next
! House Will not pass that or any other
| subsidy scheme.
| 1t is a noticeable fact that everyone Of
the Farmers Alliance Representatives
! elect that has been to Washington, and a
number of them are here now, fayors
! free trade out and ont, with no ifs, ands
or butts.
One of the meanest little steals ever
proposed to Congress is that amendment
the Senate put in the Diplomatic appro-
priation bill granting subsidy of SO,
OOO, 900 to company which proposes
if 1t gets the subsidy-to lay d cable be-
tween san Francisco and the Sandwich
Islands. 1t has now transpired that the
subsidy is considerably more than il
! would cost TO lay the cable and also that
another company stands ready TO lay the
cable without a subsidy, if Congress will
give II the authority to do SO. Ordina-
rily this would be sufficient to kill the
LOB but this being the last chance OF
a lot of very hungry Republicans there
is no telling how they will vote.
Ii an extra session is escaped it will
be by as close a shave as it would be pos
sible to make, and all sorts of errors,
some of them intentional, are almost
certain to occur in bills that will be
rushed as everything will be from now
until the end.