Omaha daily bee., 1892-04-24

Paddock's measure will expose and the men
who are selling ground peanut shells for cin-
not to speak OF the manufacturers who
are DESTROYING life by sophisticat-
ing drugs, are naturally opposed TO
measure which might decrease their uulaw-
full profits. Consequently, now that the bill,
having to their surprise passed the senate
after hard struggle ana been reported in
tho house. reaches a place where IL is likely
to be considered and passed, these gentlemen
are calling upon democrats to resist an inva-
sion OF the constitution ana an assault upon
the rights of inhabitants OF n state TO do as
they please without federal interference.
The excuse Is very thin and shallow one,
but II furnishes peg upon which TO hang
opposition. lnasmuch ns under the rules OF
the present house there is no method by
which debate can be closed, Senator Pad
docks bill is likely to have a hard road over
which to travel to the white house for the
presidents signature.
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Both the United states senators from Ne
braska recorded themselves last week IN
opposition to Senator kyle's amendment
striking out the words gold coin" in the
Arizona funding act and substituting those
Of "lawful money of the United States"
The free coinage advocates iutl senate at
tempted to make an issue upon silver In the
vote which followed although the delegate
from Arizona, himself ardent sill
YER man, protested most vigorously against
the charge on the ground that the act as
drafted was advIsably drawn with the phrase
in question in order to make reader sale
for the bonds of tho territory abroad.
Senators Mandcrson and Paddock each voted
against striking ont the words gold coin.',
Senator Mandcrson is now an avowed
opponent of free coinage uct
or of any change in existing laws
until an international conference set
hnst.
and gold. Senator Paddock Is said to favor
tho remonetization OF silver by an act re-
strlctins the coinage to American produced
silver. Both senators, however, insist that
their vote on the funding act had nothing to
do with tue silver question, but was based
| purely upon business principles, the wishes
Of the people of Arizona, who had bonds to
| sell, and the assertions of their representa-
| tive that gold bond could be more advan-
| tageously disposed Of
| The Wyoming cattle war has excited great
| interest in the capital. Senators Carey and
| Warren have been greatly concerned and in
| almost daily Inference with the president
| and secretary of war regarding the situation.
| The daily papers have devoted much space
| to the Incidents, but almost without cXcep-
| tion take the part OF the cattlemen as against
the so-callcd rustler. Major Frank Wolcott
Is well known in Washington aud the promi-
| nence Of his name in connection with the
| trouble has added new zeSt TO the interest
| which reports from the frontier have been
| read. When last in Washington Major VOL
| cott was the guest of Senator Manderson.
| ~ consider him enc of the most charming
| men whom have ever KNOWN said the sena-
tor, "He was an officer OF tho army in
| Kentucky during the war, and made gallant
| record in action. Subsequently he went west
| to engage in ranching, locating near Deer
| creek, as remember it. at a time when the
| nor ~ mi " "
| to thirty miles. Hc brought his wife with
him to tnat lonely neighborhoou, and has
lived fo- number Of years within few
miles of what is now the town of Douglas.
From my personal knowledge OF Major
Wolcott believe him incapable OF dishon-
cradle action, or of engaging in any eXpedi
tion which did not commend itself to his
good judgment, as in accordance with right
and duty. He Is q small man, but he has
| never known what fear is. and while | ar
without details of the causes Of the Wyom
ing troubles the fact that my good friend
| Major Wocott is involved iucllnes me
warmly to his side of the controversy"
We shall hear from the retiring Mr.. KEN
in few days through report on the Ute
removal pill, which Congressman Hoses
Townsend Is now preparing for his sigma
ture Mr.. KEN doesn't know much abou
Indians in general and less about Utes il
| particular, but ne proposes to have his name
in print even if he has got TO break gre4
nuts in the convolutions Of some one else:
| think-tank to do 1t. He thinks that making
two reports isn't such a bad record of ,
| wears congressional service after oil, anC
| that his constituents ought to be we'll enough
satisfied with the glory of having him repre-
sent them without making too many de
mands upon his s4l6 month time. "Git
plenty while you're gittin," said Mr.. Means
the "Hoosier Scnoolmaster" After all
wasn't there philosophy in tho adjurations
w. T.. A.