The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


1t would be difficult to say whether the
sugar trust Democratic Senators or the men
who compose the sugar trust arc the most !
just now The danger ahead of |
the sugar schedule il no longer, thanks to
robust expression of public opinion by the |
newspapers of the country, confined to the |
House. A movement ls now on foot to
modify the sugar schedule before the formal
not for absolute pledges which Democratic
Senators have made there would be no
doubt OF the success Of the movement. Still
the disgust of some OF them Is so marked
that they may repudiate their pledges, pre-
ferring to offend the sugar trust rather than
to loose the respect of thousands of their
constituents.
The week opened with much uncertainty
concerning the tariff bill. Senator Harris
expected to have disposed of the wool
schedule by the middle of last week. but it
is still undisposed of, although it will be
finished early this week, unless the threat
to fllbuster until some duty is put upon
wool shall be carried out 1t is expected
that the debate on the income tax will
occupy nearly or quite week, and it is not
yet certain that it will be reached this week
SO there is little probability that the final
vote will be reached before the first Of
July.
| That There are more ways to kill dog
than hanging" is proven by the manner in
which Mr.. Cleveland is trying to make
Congress obey his request, not to enter upon
any financial legislation at this session.
The bill providing for a currency COM
mission which shall spend six months in in
investigating the subject before submitting
its recommendation to Congress, is Mr..
Clevelands cheme to prevent action upon
any financial BILL and the administration in
huence is being used to get it favorably re-
ported from the House committee on Bank
ing and currency.
If Mr.. Sill, the man who gave the first
information flor which he received several
thousand dollars in CASH that the Carnegie
companies were not properly carrying out
their contracts with the government for the
making of armor plate for war vessels is
not one of the greatest liars of the age the
Carnegie companies instead of being fined a
few thousand dollars by Mr.. Cleveland,
should have been made to refund every
dollar received for botched work and to
have forfeited their contracts. Sill has been
here for several days testifying in the in
vestigation that is being conducted by the
House Naval committee. The most of his
testimony can be verified, as he specifies
every piece of bad armor that was delivered
to the government, and as it can all be got
at and examined and probably will be in
course of time. The odd part about the
business is that Mr.. Cleveland knew all
about this mans testimony when he set
aside the decision of Secretary Herbert in
this matter and himself made one very much
more favorable to Carnegie, who evidently
knew whose interest he was serving when
he publicly endorsed the Wilson tariff bill
in its original form, before going to Europe
fol an indefinite stay.
The explanation fever is no longer mono.
polized by Democratic Senators. Represen
tative Richardson of Tenn, had very bad
case of it, when, in reply to the charge of a
local paper that he had been using his posi-.
| n har ~ ha "a.
on the District of Columbia to speculate il
real estate, he explained by saying that h,
had bought some real estate on speculation
which he sold to real estate agent, with
out knowing that it was purchased for
street railway company which had bill be
fore the D. c. committee and that it was
mere coincidence that he, Mr.. Richardson
happened as a member of that committee tt
report bill favorably to the House, which
that railway company was very anxious tt
have passed. just four days after the sale o
, that real estate Such condolences ar
{ dangerous to public men,
The last Democratic Senator to make al
, explanation was Ransom, OF N, c., VIII
confessed aftor the facts had been ascertain
ed by newspaper men, that his son, who i
his committe clerk, had been specializing il
. sugar trust stock. 1t is not probable tina
, Mr.. Ransom would have ever said anything
about it if the Senate investigating com
mittee had not in Difference to genera
public demand examined every Senator a
i present in Washington, going alphabetical
o through the list. Senator Quay surprise
o nearly everybody when he testified that h,
, had been specializing in sugar stock; that h
4 had a perfect right to do so, and woul,
whenever he felt so inclined. The creates
interest is felt in the testimony of Senate
German, who is still absent and reported t
be sick. 1t may be that Senator Gonna
. will join the other Democratic Senator
4 who helped him fix up the sugar schedule i
n denying everything, but there is reason
n believe that he could tell some very senss
tional things in connection with this bus
ness if so disposed But it is hardly prof.
Q able that he will be so disposed when h
, testimony is taken