The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-07-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent,
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week nine of the regular annual approp-
Ration bills. 1t shows what the senators
can do when they are anxious TO adjourn,
for that is the real reason for the rapid
gait the senate has struck. This week
II expects to pass the rest of the approp-
Ration bills, and that will throw the res
possibility for continuing the session
upon the shoulders OF the Democrats
who are members OF the conference COM
mittee on the tariff bill.
The first week OF the tariff conference
brought forth no definite results. Rum
ors are plenty, but 1t Is reports from the
conference that the .house and senate
will have to act upon. and no report is
yet In sight, and II any be made this
week 1t will probably be merely dummy
to test the sentiment Of either the house
or senate. There is lots Of talk about
the senate weakening, but the impression
your correspondent gets doesn't bear 1t
out.
The house judiciary committee has
favsrably reported the bill introduced by
Represe NATIVE Lane, of Illinois, provid-
ing that ali contracts for the payment Of
any sum OF money, whether stipulated
to be paid In gold, silver or coin, may be
DISCHARGED by any money which is by law
q legal tender for the payment Of debts
when the contract natures. This bill Is
so palpably In line with common sense
that one would suppose 1t would have no
opposition, but there are already indica-
tions that 1t will be opposed oy the money
lenders who insist upon the payment in
gold" clause being in every mortgage
upon which thay loan money.
There are rumors OF an intention on
the part OF President Cleveland TO veto
the bill for the admission of Utah as a
state, which by some very clever manage
ment was put through the senate in ad-
vance of the bill for the admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico; but, from
conversation have just had with an
official whose relations with the Presi-
dent are close, have no hesitation in
predicting that the bill will be signed.
love for President Cleveland because OF
his financial opinion. Knowing that, a
Democratic senator who strongly opposed
President Cleveland's position on the
strike sat down beside Mr.. Stewart aud
poured broadside Of abusive detectives,
some of them unprlntable 10 family
newspaper, into his ear, and wound up
by asking If he did not think all the cpl
thets deserved by Mr.. c. II should like
TO agree with you, ''sald Senator Stewart
with great elaboration, "but l have al
ready reserved all those adjectives for
John Sherman"
There isn't so much satisfaction ex-
pressed by the members Of labor orgaui-
cations since the full Significance of the
President Cleveland is understood.
The commission has no authority to do
anything more than to investigate, and
1t cannot even do that, in the place
where investigation is most needed-at
Pullman, Iii. The ONeill law, under
which the commission is appointed, only
authorizes arbitration when 1t is asked
for by both parties to controversy.
The only investigation that can be made
under this law is Of the sympathy strikes
on interstate rail- Dads. The commission
cannot touch the original strike at the
Pullman CompaDy's works, which was
the cause of ell the other strikes. 1t is
because OF this unfortunate limitation
that the house resolution authorizing
the committee on interstate commerce to
investigate the whole business will be
pushed to adoption regardless Of the ac-
ton of the president.
The house commerce committee is try
ing TO arrange to have the committee on
rules set apart several days for the
Nicaragua canal bill but so many other
are struggling TO secure time
for bills In which they arc especially in
terested that success Is uncertain. The |
element which is opposed to the canal
bill will do all they can to prevent action
at this session.
Senator Allen made personal expla-
nation Saturday, denying In toto the
story sent out from Washington last
week charging him with drunkenness.
Somebody who had nothing better to
do started rumor that move was to be
made to expel Senator PETER from the |
senate because he made speech siding |
with the strikers and announcing his
to vote to abolish both the
senate and the house, and afterwards
voted against the resolution which en-
dorsed the use Of troops by the Presi-
dent. This is rot OF the worst sort.
Every senator has right to free speech
and to vote as he pleases. But even IL
Senator PETER had been guilty OF some
thing for which he might with justice be
expelled there is no probability that he
would be. Simply because no member
Of the senate has more warm personal
friends among senators than he.