The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-07-20
WASHINGTON Letter,
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Now that the strike
excitement is happily over, public attention Is
conferred upon the daily meetings of the Demo-
cratic conference on the tariff bill. There is
some disappointment among Democrats that
after an entire weeks work no agreement has
been reached However, considerable progress
has been made, and it is hoped that a partial,
if not Il complete report can be made to the
House and Senate this week. Democrats are
more worried over the failure to reach an
agreement than over the bluff made by Senator
Hale IN introducing a resolution calling Tor IN
formation as to why the Republican conferees
had not been invited to attend the meetings.
In their anxiety to get to work the Democratic
conferees neglected to follow the usual course
and invite the Republican conferees to the
first formal meeting, but it was merely a form
that was overlooked. 1t is u Democratic dis
agreement and it must and will be settled
among Democrats without Republican inter-
ference. 1t is not to aid in settling the disagree
ments that the Republicans wish to attend the
conference, but to try to prevent their being
settled.
Just as soon as an agreement can be reached
that will be ratified by the House and Senate
Congress can adjourn, as the Senate, by an I'M
usual squirt, has passed nine of the appropria-
ton bills and has the other five i'll good shape
to be passed this week; ~. That VIII leave the
on the tariff bill, and everything now points to
adjournment by the first of August, The only
thing that can upset these calculations is the
failure of the conference to reach an agree
ment that will be accepted by both Senate and
House, and that is not expected.
"A SIrOHR euOrG Deluk lHdue W Reb the M
caragua canal bill passed at this session of Con-
gress, but it MAJ be crowded out The House
Commerce committee is trying to get the COM
mittee on Rules to set aside two or three days
for the discussion of the canal bill, which Chair
man Wise, of the first named committee consid
ers one of the most important bills that have
been before Congress for years. There are
number of Democrats in the House. who are
Oh principle opposed to the governments en-
gaging in any such business as proposed by this
BILL and while they are not probably numerous
enough to defeat the bill on Il vote they are
numerous enough to prevent a vote being tax
en- unless special rule is reported limiting de-
bate.
So many requests come to Sergeant-at-Arms
Snow. of the House, from editors and politi-
clans, asking whether certain members have
drawn mileage for both the extra and regular
sessions of Congress and whether this or that
member has drawn full pay since the law to
dock members for absence was revived, that
he has had circular letter prepared which
politely declines to furnish the information
asked for unless instructed to do so by the
House. A considerable number of members of
the House have reason to feel grateful to Col.
Snow for not opening the books of his Office to
the men who are trying to find reasons for
leaving them at home.
1t seems to come natural to some people to
misunderstood things. A case in point was the
unanimity of certain labor leaders in ANNOUNCE
| ing after u recent interview with the President
| that Mr.. Cleveland had agreed to appoint
commissioner to arbitrate the dispute which
brought about the late disastrous and costly
to all concerned, and to many not directly con-
| cerned-railroad strike. 1t is not fattering to
the intellect OF the before mentioned labor
| leaders if this misunderstanding was not inten-
tional. The law under which President Cleve-
| land agreed to appoint two commissioners to
| act with the U. s. Commissioner of Labor in
| making an investigation, does not give him
| authority to appoint arbitrators. except under
| conditions not existing in this case and the
| commission to be appointed will only have au-
thority to investigate the strike which occurred
| upon interstate railways. 1t cannot inves-
| tigate the strike at the Pullman car works any
more than it could investigate strike of the
| farm hands of John Smith. President Cleve-
| land will appoint this commission because he
wishes to secure authentic information to be
| used as basis for recommendations he intends
| to make on the subject in his next annual mes
| sage to Congress-. He recognizes it as a subject
that needs National legislation not in the inter-
| est of the corporations nor of the labor organi
cations, but of the whole country, which is i'll
| commoded and in the end has to pay the bills
| for the periodical strikes.
| Although there are reports to the contrary
| there is no reason to doubt that President
| Cleveland will sign the bill for the admission of
| Utah TO Statehood which is now in his hands,
Senator Allen, of Nebraska told the Senate
| on Saturday that it was untrue as stated in the
| newspapers that he had been downed i'll IL
| wrestling match with John Barleycorn.
| C. A. S.