The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-05-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE NATL
ONAL CAPITAL.
The Chinese Exclusion Act-A Test
Case TO Be Brought Before the Unit
ed States Supreme COurt-StOne
Cutters on a Strike.

WASHINGTON, May 8, 1906
IF there is a financial panic in
this country" said a senator fam
Gus for his conservatism in every
thing. during a private converse
ton, lit will be directly charg-
able to the politicians who are
more intent upon carrying out
their theories than upon the well
fare of the country at large.
There exists not the slitest reason
for a panic, and l regard the furry
in Wall street which has crippled
the cordage trust and several
other similar concerns as beneti-
Cial to the country rather than in
furious. There was time when
the operators in Wall street were
regarded as controlling factors in
the finances of the country, but
it has long since gone by and to-
day they are known for just what
they are-gamblers. They got
up the recent scare for the sole
purpose of frightening the admin
istration into issuing bonds, and
in the end they became its vic
Tins, and they have few sympa-
thizers and deserve fewer"
While there is no apparent con-
nection between the slump in
Wall street and the condition of
the national finances there is no
question that the situation in.
Wall street is being used as an
argument by those who are trying
to persuade President Cleveland
to call an immediate extra session
of congress, to deal with financi-
al matters. On the other hand,
some prominent men who two
months ago were strongly in favor
of an early extra session now
doubt the wisdom of calling one.
They argue that in the present
unsettled state of public senti-
ment regarding finance it would
but add to the stir to have con-
gross meet and fail to agree upon
any financial measure that would
meet the approval of the presi-
dent, and those who ought to be
best informed on the state of con-
gressional sentiment insist that
such would be the certain result
of an extra session at this time.
Representative Boon of Min
nesota, a middle of the road
Populist, says the present situa-
ton vindicates the position taken
by the Populists in the last cam
paign as to the real issue, which
they contend was finance, and
not the tariff. Mr.. Boon believes
in the reconciliation of silver at
full legal tender value.
There seems to be a general
impression here that the Geary
Chinese exclusion act will not re-
suit in the deportation of any of
the numerous Cinnamon who ig-
nored it and refused to register.
There are two reasons for this
opinion, one being that the SUI
preme court, which will hear ar
guments on the new law this
week, will decide it unconstituti-
onal, and the other that the adj
ministration will, even if the law
be declared constitutional, not
attempt to carry out its Provisi-
ons. If the administration is
opposed to the law, as it said to
be; it has a good excuse for not
carrying it out by shipping the
Cinnamon back to China, in the
failure of congress to appropriate
sufficient money to pay for their
tickets; but should the supreme
court decide it unconstitutional
no excuse will be needed.
The long expected fight be-
tween the factions for the federal
patronage of New York city is ex-
pected to open in few days, and
both sides are already we'll rep
resented here. Tammany has
by no means abandoned the hope
of getting the postmaster and the
collector of the port, the two
places which control the bulk of
the patronage, but the anti-snap-
pers are confident that they will
get neither. There are reasons
for believing that these appoint
ments have been delayed because
Mr.. Cleveland has been trying to
find men who while not being
exactly identified with either fac
ton will be in a sense satisfactory
to both, or will at least prevent
either from claiming that it was
recognized and the other turned
down.
Washington has stone cut
tiers strike on hand, the trouble
growing out of the refusal of en-