The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-11
ATTENUATION 6 CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW .f,KEEs ARE DOING.
WAsH1Hefos, Feh. s, 1892.

Senator who is 20 very ardent sd
uirer of the Secretary or State,
speaking Of the coming OF the Com
missioners Of the Canadian govern
ueDt to try to ne-).ia'e treaty Of
reciprocity. "Blaine". contirged
the Senator, "nas Al~ais Prote seed
a willingness TO ne1otl ate. hat hap-
Den to know thst ne i opposed I"
giving Canada even The shghtes'
trade conces~ione, 10 matler DO"
much she Is willing TO give US In ex>
change lie brought the CANADIAN
Commissioners here on FOOLS er'
rand last year, IS you remenoe am
NJ. Harrlso9. unwilling 10 Gelcd.
them w.tb any false ho9es, sent then
home so ahrUp,ig and CURLY that
many people regarded 1t ns a snuo
administered to the representative
of a friendly government. But MI
Harrison knew that it was useless t.
open negotiations with them that
were houad to result Ia nothing
WHAT BlalDe's idea is now | do not
know. but feel certain that he Is
rpsponsihle for :ne coming OF the
Commissioners again st this time,
ard that his OH CT is in some manner
to trick tue P:esideDt.' No ore
here seems to have any idea that the
Canadians will accomplish anything
by coming here.
The acting Secretary of the Urea
ury-Foster Is here, hut be has not
,esumed bis Off ial dnties-ln an Of
fetal communication tothe Ways and
Means Committee be has ackDow'.
edged that the expenditures of the
Government, notwithstanding tbe
hanging Up Of appropriations that
should have heea paid during that
time, oxceeded the Income dunn
the six months ending December 81,
last. Iha5 report Will not he print-
ed in republican paper5.
Representative Flthian's resolution
,nstructlng the House " avs an.
Means Committee to report at al
early day g bul placing on tree lisI
all sorts CT agricultural imp.e ments7
10 highly mcEitorioGs attempt to nj
leviase the burdens of 3 most desery-
ing class. but before the committee
could obey the Instructions, shooin
the resolution he adopted, other ellis
would have to be reported and pass
"a. 1t would hardly he practicable
for instance to put Agricultural i'm
elements 90 the free l;st while the
rsw material Of their component
parts-lumher and metai--is taxed.
The free entrance CT raw msteriaj
| should prsCj de thst OF the mauQtac>
tured article into which, II enters, SC
cording to the ideas Of those waose
long etudy Of the question eDtitle
them to recognition.
Mr.. John Whitaker, a pork pack
er Of st. Louie, told the House con
nittee 90 Agriculture that he heliey
ed the oil! prohibiting fictitious sales
OF grain, generally known as the an
ti-option bill, woald, if it became =
law, add ten cent. bushel To The
price OF wheat.
The House Committee on irriga>
ton has decided tavnrablY 90 tie
proposition ~ cede the aid land II
the several Stetes, to he by them re,
claimed, but the details of the trans
fer have not been folly dtttrmined
The House Committee 90 Bsukina
aud Currency Las fsvorabiV reported
IA bill intended to prevent repetition:
Of the National bank scandals which
have become so common, 1t prohih
ITS national banks making loans It
officers or en Ioyes x ept b. ."
tDori,y OF mtiorlty vote Ct III;
board of directors that all sucn 10 II,
shall he reported to the UoDptrolieI
Of the Currency.
Senior Mont, the CHILEAN Minister
was on the fpor Of the House Satar
day afternoon, while tee culo2istlt
addresses 90 tie late Rvpresentatlv,
Lee were beino delivered, and VI IL
bera who talked with him heliev,
more strongly than ever that Mr.
Harrison's ultimatum was entirel,
unnecessary and uncalled for by th.
status o. tue negntlatjons at the TIM,
II Was sent. Senior Moutt speak
very guardedly on the subject, but i
Is easy to see how he feels about it
1t is about settled that tae f.-
dill reported from the Horse Wa!
anG Means Committee will be tina
placing bln0lDp-tW inc an a,riIultur.