Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-05-17

what leglslatlon,lf any, Will remedy the
trouble and give lucrative employment
to the citizens of the United States.
States rights were gwen boost when
the House Judiciary committee ordered
a favorable report on the DeArmond
bill, providing that no judge of a U. s.
court shall punish any citizen or officer
for being in contempt for refusal to levy
a tax or collect tax for the payment
of any bond issued by the municipality,
county or state, where the leyying or
collecting such tax is contrary to the
laws of the state. The report was or
dered BY strict party vote.
Another tariff snag is in sight. The
German ambassador regards the pro-
posed amendment, said to have been
dictated by the sugar trust, putting a
discriminating duty of one-tenth OF one
cent pound on refined sugar, as d.
rect slap at Germany, which sends more
refined sugar to the United States than
all the rest of the world combined, and
the prediction is confidently made by
those who ought to know that if this
amendment becomes law Germany
will cetainly retaliste by replacing the
restrictions upon American products
which were year or so ago removed.
There is nothing at the Capitol, not
even the majestic men who run the
sacred elevators, that so .impresses me
as the absolute and entire lack Of tact
on the part of the women who 90 there
to interview the Congressman on mat
ters of business. How any woman
could be saneuine enough to expect the
aid of man to whom she appealed be-
fore he had his lunch is mystery, and
vet these women call for and relate
tales of woe to hungry men right along
forgetting that Congressman, as Col'
Breckenridge said and proved, "are only
human" Then, nearly all OF them haye
an uncomfortable way of forcing man
vp to one corner of tho big leath er
coucies and keeping him there until
the story Is told. Some Of them get
cross, too, and say spiteful little things
when the Congressman doesn't declare
that he will drop all his other business,
forsake Congress. and, if necessary,
political life,t help her along. Talent
is something, but tact is evegything,'
and, unfortunate to relate, the majority
of women who inftst the reception
rooms at the Capitol, save of course
those lurid birds of Paradise-the fe-
male lobbyists, haye about as much tact
as newly recruited Coxeyite.
The question Of whether Mr.. Breck-
inridge of Kentucky is to take charge
of the general deficiency bill has got to
be a burning ISSUE in the House. There
is very strong sentiment against his
taking this prominent part in so impor.
tant matter of legislation, where
members will have to apply to him for
allotments of time and in other ways
recognize bis leadership. The sentiment
is said to be so strong that it is believed
in the House his taking charge of the
bill might endanger it, In view of
this state OF affairs it is extremely proba
Bile that the appropriation committee
will take the bill from him. In fact
it is reported that they have practically
decided to do so.
Repre- sentative William l.. Wilson,
the head apostle of the tariff measure.
has returned to Washington, after his
two months quest Of health in Mexico
and the south. He is tanned from ex-
posture, and while not yet in robust
health, is greatly improved from the
condition he was IN after his labors on
the bill which bears his name. His
return to tariff work will be gradual.
Mr.. Wilson says he has not been able to
keep abreast of the tariff bill since it
left the House, 80 that he is not in a
position to express an opinion on the
changes that have been made, or Of the
prospective action Of Congress. He
has not even seen the 400 or more
amendments submitted to TIE Senate
in the famous compromise bill now
before the country. AS to the ultimate
success of tariff reform bill, Mr.. Will
son says he has an abiding faith He
says the work will be done by the
present Congress, and that the seeming
obstacles now encountered are to be
expected in the formation of great
national policy.
The situation is still threatening to
tariff legislation, for the compromise
has raised an unexpected storm. 1t is
extremely probable that there will be an
early vote on the bill in the Senate.
but 1t is very far from certain that
the rasnlt IF this vota will he tho oaaa