The Penn's Grove record., 1892-08-05
washington Letter.
WashingtOn Aug. 81, "

red up a very lively rumpus py pupiisil-
ing, in a third party campaign book
which he has written, a charge that
members Of the House have during this
session reeled around the floor in a
beastjy state of ~intoxicatioD. There
was a scene of much excitement when
the charge was read in the House by
REPRESENTATIVE Wheeler, of Alabama,
during which Mr.. Watson reiterated the
charge and announced his readiness TO
prove it. The House ordered an IN
y~estigation by a special committee, and
Mr.. Watson and all of the peoples
party Representatives, except Simpson,
who is on the committee and Miss
Bessie Dryer testified TO the truthful
ness of the charge, and other members
partially did the same. The report oil
the committee is looked forward TO
with much interest.
The hot weather and consequent
absenteeism in the Senate, together
with a powerful lobby against it, has
proven too much for the auti-option
bill, and senator Washburn, who is in
charge of it, has consented that 1t go
oyer until next December, although lie
was disappointed at virtually being
compelled to agree to its postponement.
This leaves the Worlds Fair amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Bill the only
obstacle to immediate adjournment.
So far every compromise suggestion by,
those fllibusteriDg against the Worlds
Fair appropriation has been rejected by
the friends of that measure, and the
House resolution providing for adjourn
ment last Saturday was met by the Hat
footed statement from both republican
and democratic Senators that the SEN
ale would not consider any adjourn
ment resolution until the House had
disposed of this bill, the failure of which
has shut down work at the Government
Printing Office. This a be remedied
by the House passing a joint resolution,
already adopted by the Senate, again
extending the old appropriation, but
objection was raised in the House by a
friend of the Worlds Fair %appropria-
ton, when this resolution was called
ND, and the indications are that this
cessation of Government work is to be
used as a weight to crush the fillibuster-
ers, although it is denied by the Worlds
Fair people that they favor such means
for obtaining the end desired.
Perhaps the adage that Figures do
not lie" is infallible, but when q per-
son hears or reads the statements con-
corning the tariff with which the re-
publicans and democrats are now over
loading the Congressional Record, all
based upon the same official figures, he
is apt to think that il Figures do not
lie" they may easily be made the basis
for statements which closely border on
prevarication land. The politicians in
Congress are preparing the arguments
to be used in the coming campaign
much as the opposition lawyers prepare
their arguments in important court
cases. The tariff law and its workings
represent a very important part of tho
case. and the lawyers on each side will
try to convince the jury, represented by
the voters, that their side is the right
ope. Meanwhile the voters should
carefully study the original figures,
| which represent the evidence, upon
which these diverse statements are
based, in order to render a just and inn
partial verdict.
Some surprise las been caused by the
announcement that the House commit
tee which went to Homestead to inves-
tigate the labor troubles at that place
| and the pinkertOns connection there
with will not make the partial report
which its chairman, Representative
Oates, OF Alabama, said would bemade
before Congress adjourned. Republic
cans say that there will ba no partial
| report because the democratic mans
gers are afraid of handling the subject
until after the election, while Mr.. Oates
says that there is not time enough to
formulate a proper report, and that the
committee will continue the inyestiga-
ton during the recess and presents full
report at the next session.
The representatives of organized lab
or have presented President Harrison
with a pen, with the request that be
use it to sign the eight hour bill, now
in his hands, which they have been in
strumental in getting through Congress,
and return it to them to be preserved
as a souvenir of their success. He sign
ed The bill on Monday. 1t prohibits all
employees of the Government from
working over eight hours per day, and
extends the rule to those working un.
der Government contracts.
The prediction is freely made by Sem
ators and Representatives that if the
Congressional deadlock isn't settled
this week neither Senate nor House
will have a quorum.
Those whose principle is solely the
greed of gain without respect to the
laws of God mr. man saw tl,a Worldts