The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-01
TO COOL THEIRANGER
A Congressman Says Senators
Are Talking Anger Away.
After They Had Talked Them
selves Out Came Reaction.
MUST PASS A BILL.
Began to See That Something
Had to Be Done.

WASHINGTON. aug l. lOpeClAl-J -
tThose fellows arc getting rid of their an
ger in the cheapest way by talking it of,
and we shall soon do some business said
one Of the house conferecs during the most
exciting day and so it seems to have
turned out As soon as Hill, German,
Gray, Vest, Jones q Co had freed their
minds and told all the party secrets on the
subject there was a great reaction, and
once more we began to hear even the most
strenuous house leaders saying, we must
pass a BILL Even in the most heated
stage Of the controversy it could be no
ticed that while the average member
talked very savagely about the house
standing out, he was apt to wind up with
some little argument to the effect that the
senate bill was a wonderful improvement
on the law now in force Some of the
critics arc moan enough to say that the
enormous number of offices IN which the
present holders commissions expire this
month had q deal to do with the speedy
reconciliation Of the disputants- Seventy
presidential postof1ices fell due in July,
and the number in August will be very
large. The president has been sending in
very handsome--or, at any rate, long-lists
of appointments every day, and even the
most savage patriot Will moderate his
views little when his district is getting
what he considers its proper share of the
sugar"
A Rosy View.
L
receip pts fell off very suddenly, though they
have still exceeded 81, 600, 600 per day for
some time. So far, too, the members
report conditions at their homes, their is
evidently some general improvement in
business, though it is very slow The
people are at work usual at this season
of the year, said Mr. Lapham of Rhode
Island in summing up on the general con
dition, but there is q low range of prices,
and that makes the figures smaller As to
the tariff, why, the cotton mill men have
said from the start that the new bill was
satisfactory to them, and the wooden mills
have been running for some time, and
really, when you figure it down, think
you will find that there are no more idle
men in the United States now than there
have been in any midsummer period for
many years. Another thing to be noted is
that all the relief societies organized for
last winter have closed their business. and
the regular charities report that there is
no more restitution than usual. 1 live
out in what might be called the country,
and there are fewer tramps and beggars
now than there have been for a long time.
There is beyond question a great i'm
provement, only it is on a lower scale of
prices
Living In Misery.
There is one point in this vicinity where
Mr. Lapham' 5 rosy view would not be toll
Grated, and that is at Rosslyn, across the
river, where about /, 200 COxeyites are
now living in abject misery The novelty
has worn out, the sentiment connected
with them has quite evaporated, and they
are looked on simply an intolerable
nuisance. Out of sheer pity a little food is
sent to them from time to time, but want
and exposure, especially during the late
heavy rains, have produced 50 much sick
ness that the neighbors dread pestilence.
Several of the poor devils have come to
town and got arrested Migrants in or
der to be fed while others have sacked a
grocery store in the vicinity and depredat-
ed on neighboring farms, but it is report
ed thai the cOnstables over there arc afraid
to 80 into the camp to arrest anybody.
The Coxeyites have taken a census and
sent us word that they have in their camp
SO NIasons, 1913 Odd Fellows, 354 knights
OF Labor, 200 members Of the Y NJ G. A.
and some E1ks, Red Men, Christian En-
deavorers and G. A. R. men, and they
want those societies to do something.
Discussion, however, on their case and
that Of other diseontented folks goes on
with undimi nished vigOr. The resolution
for an investigation of the Chicago strikes
came up in the house, according to pro-
gramne and developed quite as much
racket as such things usually do, and the
national labor commission is to be started
on its work in a few days. Labor Com
missioner Wright is of course the leading
man in the investigation, and his col
leagues are men of Judgment and expert
another bill to round out the system of
dealing with labor disturbances. 1t pro
vides in general terms that no United
States circuit or district court shall per
nit any state officer to be implicated in
his official capacity in any action in such
court or in any manner restrain or enjoin
him from the execution Of his official du-
ties under the laws of the state. The fed
eral courts are also prohibited from re-
straining the execution of any state law.
1t is not easy for the unprofessional reader
TO see just what the measure is aimed at,
but in general way it is evident that it
seeks to restrict the power of the general
government to interfere.
Minor Mention.
The return of normal conditions in this
country falls in quite OPPORTUNITY with
the increased chances Of something inter
esting abroad. Secretary Herbert has de-
cided to send two more vessels to ioin the
Baltimore and the Monocacy in Asiatic
waters as the indications now are that
China and Japan viii fight, and SO Amer
lean interests in that quarter must be
guarded Orders have gone by Alaskan
mail from San Francisco to the gunAoats
Concord and Petrol to cross the North Pa
cihc directly to the harbor of Chemulpo.
Korea The Concord, Captain Casper f.
Goodrich IN command, is a third rate
T. 700 ton ship, and the Petrol, fourth
rate 500 ton gun boat, commanded bv Can
tain William H. Emory.
OF the routine business rushed tbror0h
the house while the senate was freeing its
mind on Cleveland, not more than one
Dill IN ten is of any general interest
Ihere We're many private pension bills,
many bills 90 allow various parties to sue
she government and very many to relieve
various people of all sorts of charges and
oDngatlons The senate amendments to the