Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
PScIAL coaaEsPoNpENCE OF THE MONITOR
WASHINGTON. June 10, 1894.

the sugar trust democratic senators
or the men who compose the sugar
trust are the most frightened just now.
The danger ahead of the schedule is
no longer, thanks to robust express
sion of public opinion by the news
papers of the country, confined to
the House. A movement is now on
foot to modify the sugar schedule
before the formal vote is taken on it
in the senate. If it were not for alb
solute pledges which democratic SEN
ators have made there would be no
doubt of the success of the movement.
Still the disgust of some of them is SO
marked that they may repudiate their
pledges, preferring to offend the SUI
gar trust rather than to lose the re-
spect of thous ands of their constitu-
ents.
The week opened with much I'M
certainty concerning the tariff bill.
Senator Harris expected to have dis
posed of the wool schedule by the
middle of last week, but it is still I'M
disposed of, although it will be finish
ed early this week, unless the threat
to filibuster until some duty is put
upon wool shall be carried out. 1t is
expected that the debate on the in
come tax will occupy nearly or quite
a week, and it is not yet certain that
it will be reached this week. So there
is little probability that the final vote
Z
July.
The explanation fever is no longer
monopolized by democratic senators.
Representative Richardson Of Tenn.
had a very bad case of it, when, in
reply to the charge Of a local paper
that he had been using his position as
q member of the House committee on
the District of Columbia to speculate
in real estate, he explained by saying
that he had bought some real estate
without knowing that it was pur-
chased for street railway com
pany which had bill before the D.
G. committee, and that it was a mere
coincidence that he (Mr. Richardson)
mittee to report a bill favorably to
the House, which that railway COM
pany was very anxious to have pass
ed, just four days after the sale of
that real estate. Such condolences
are dangerous to public men.
The last democratic senator to
make an explanation was Ransom of
NC, who confessed, after the facts
had been Iascertained by newspaper
men, that his son; who is his commit
tee clerk, had been specializing in su
gar trust stock. 1t is not probable
that Mr.. Ransom would have ever
said anything about it if the senate in
Vestigating committee had not in def
erence to a general public demand ex-
amined every senator at present in
Washington, going alphabetically
through the list. Senator Quay sur
prised nearly everybody when he test
flied that he had been specializing in
sugar stock; that he had perfect
right to do so, and would whenever
he felt so inclined. The greatest in
terest is felt in the testimony of SEN
atOr German, who is still absent and
reported to be sick. 1t may be that
Senator German will join the other
democratic senators who helped him
fix up the sugar schedule in denying
everything, but there is reason to be-
ieve that he could tell some very SEN
sational things in connection with this
business if SO disposed. But it is
hardly probable that he will be so
disposed when his testimony is taken.
The jury in the case of Erastus Win
man finds him guilty of forgery in the
second degree. The main facts in the
case were admitted by the defence,
but attempt was made to show that
Mr.. Wiman's use of the forged checks
was regular, or at least without fraud
ulent intent. The jury thought diff
ferently. Ten years. Imprisonment
is the maximum penalty for the de-
tense. 1t is probable there will be
move for another trial, and it is pos
sible that the execution of the sem
tence may be long delayed. Mr.. Wi
man has played prominent part in
business affairs in recent years, and
until this charge was made his repu-
tation was of the best.
The selection of Burlington as the
location for the Masonic temple of
Vermont is in accordance with gener-
al expectation as we'll as the 'seternal
fitness of things" Inasmuch as the
grand lodge has met in this city for