Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-01
Ar THE rArIoNAL CAPIrAL.

AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. IL
the End-The Heuse About
Ready to Vote ON the Wilson Bill
and the Income Tax-Action Imper-
asively Demanded by the Nation
The Complaints from Workingmen
and Manufacturers - Mr. Wilson
worn and Wearied Out-Fears That
He Will Utterly Break Down nj
Happy Zoe Hawley-Popular Judge
Townsend-The Move OF the Popu.
lists TO Start New Political Party
so ciety,s Mad Pace.
(From Our Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Every day now
brings the vote on the tariff bill nearer,
and the impression grows stronger that 1t
will pass the house practically - intro
ducsd, and 60 to the senate, where the
feeling now is that this latter body will |
modify 1t in many particulars before let
ting 1t become q law. Ths income tax bill
will also probably pass the house, but
prominent politicians say the senate will
never pass 1t.
That the people want cotton and not talk |
is becoming more apparent daily, as on all |
sides can be heard complaints of the slow
ness with which this very deliberate body
moves, as thousands are out of work, while
manufacturers all over the country are
waiting to see the outcome of the proposed
tariff legislation.
WILL WILSON HOLD QUIT
While at the house the other day listen
ir1v % kho al -
Tom Reed, who seems to be the only man
on the floor of the house who can hold the
undivided attention of all the memb srs, re-
publicsns and democrats alike, noticed
Mr.. Wilson. the author and chief promoter
of the tariff bill, sitting quietly in his seat.
apparently in deep thought.
dark circles under his eyes told the story
of the days and nights of careful thought
and hard work done in preparing and de-
Tending the Wilson bill. In fact he looked
very much like q sick man, and upon in
quiry among some of his fellow congress-
men I found that they were quite anxious
lest his health should give way during the
fight.
Said close friend of Mr.. Wilson's: am
obliged to admit that Mr.. Wilson looks
badly and that several times I have been
afraid he would have to give up. But he
bears the strain wonderfully for man of
his physical build, and considering the
days and nights he spent on the bill before
1t was ever introduced, he has done what
many stronger man would fail under.
waited until Mr.. Wilson spoke and
then noticed that while he started off in
q strong tone of voice, as he proceeded his
voice lost Its physical power, and several
times it appeared as If he would have to
| sit down.
Mr.. Wilson, whom have already writ
| ten about at length In previous article, is
| one of the best of men, kind to all and al
ways, even in his most busy moments,
ready to stop and listen with the utmost
attention to the advice or opinions of some
interested party In his bill.
| Perhaps the members of the house who
| gives the most careful attention to the bill,
| outsids of the members of the ways and
means committee, 10 the congressman from
| your district, Hon. James P. PIgott, who
by the way, made one of the most inter.
| esting of spee ches at the Yals slumni ban
buet here last week.
Mr.. Pigott, I understand, is q firm be
lever in the Wilson bill and also in the
interests of his constitute nts, and he II
always In his seat or on tbs floor of thu
house an attentive listener to the pro
eeedings.
HAPPY JOE HAWLEY.
stepped over to the senate side of tn
vast building the other day and took I
glance into the senate chamber where tina
dignified body was holding forth. You
Senator Plat, who is SO well liked here
was on his feet asking questions on SOM
matter, while Senator Hawley, with
pleasant smile on his face, occupied hi
| fnfarastipo 1iefor En-, n "a tha
senator from Meriden.
Senator Hawley is never out of temper
and ia one of the best-liked members o
this august body. And this reminds m
of little fupctinn in which Senator Haw
ley took an active and prominent part.
was at the Yale alumni dinner held at tn
Arlington last week. Popular Judge vii
liam z. Townsend had finished speaking
and tbs banquet proper had ended, whe
the younger alumni gathered around tn
piano to have a few old Yale songs befor
dispensing for the evening. Ssns. or Hsw
! Icy, Justice Brewer, Secretary Bissell an
/ General Jones were holding an animste
a | conversation at the time in one end of th
| room.
No sooner had the singing started n
than 1 noticed Senator Hawley leave tn
= party with whom he was conversing An
steal quietly over to the group of youn
men around the piano. The song ended
and Senator Hawler said: Boys let US hav
0 ~ Would the Sultan Be-" and veree afts
? | verse of this popular of Yale songs san
\ the senator, while the younger alumr
joined in the chorus, and as the latter
still beautiful bass voice echoed from oo
Q ner to corner, the voices of all present b.
q came silent, and at the finch the applaus
, | WAS deafeping. The senator then san
. "Here's to Good Old Yale" and biddip
1 the boys good night left among the roar {
, three times three for Hswley.
NEW PARTY.
+ Even before the worry of the Wilso
I bill the proposed inc ,me tax and other In
portant matters before the country an
= congress, the populist element had been 9
? they ara now taking steps to organize
new party, in which are interested sue
! men as Senators PETER of Kansas, ky,e {
! South Dskots, Allen of Nebraska, and it
, also said Stewart ard Jones of Nevad,
, would favor such party, while in th
| house side of congress Jerry SimI
. con, John Davis, William Baker, T.
Hudson of Kansas and McKeighan of N,
braska favor the movement, while som
say J. c. Sibley of Pa, is not adverse t
the new party.
The prime mover of the affair however
W. F. Wrightmau of Topeka, Ka., q car
s didate for judge of the supreme court G
Kansas in 80, and who was defeated.
, Said prominent man interested in til
, | organization of the proposed party whe
. asked about the matter.
. The organization of a new politics
3 party is the latest Of populist schemes
and If the plans now forming work out, Il
1895 the peoples party will be entirely
thing of the past and the national part
will enter the political arena In its stead.
This new party is not an idle dream
The most influential p puliets favor 1t al
most to a man, aud they propose to carr
the thing out. The peoples party, as
: now ie, has but little hopes of ever grow
ing stronger, and the leaders have the fore
sight to know 1t. The organization of
new party (the national party, they pre-
pose toosll it), which they hope woul,
. hold the preeent populist vote, bring in th
, entire silver vote Of the west and get tn
dissatisfied voters of the republican an,
, democratic parties, which would make
party of no small consequence. Evel
, | though not victorious In the Presidents
. election, they think such party could IN
! doubtedly carry many western and posi-
bly, southern states, giving the reformere
few additional representatives and senator
In congress. And Whist more could q ne,
| party ask in the first electionl
Through the ridicule that has beef
heaped on the peoples party and the out
and out lies that have bseu told concern