The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-18
" ashingiOn Letter.

W ASIIINGION. u u, y pTll IL, IoJf.-
The more the Democrats study the pro
posed amendments to the Wilson tariff
bill, and tn he causes which led up to their
adoption by the subcommittee, the less
they object To them as Il whole. When
the amendments were first made public
there were some extremely vigorous pro
tests from Democratic senators and rep
reSentatives. and for Il me il loOoked as
though the concessions made IN Those
amendments might prove Ia be but an
other case of jumping onto the frying
pan into the fire, hut t. day the feeling
l. decidedly better. and the impression
general, regardless Of politics, that the
proposed amendments Will ;ti be adopt
eel and the bill PASSED 10y Democratic
votes. Even Senator Hill l. expected Ia
vote for the bIil, although IL H. understood
that he has about marie up ms mind la
first test the ScuSe of the senate regard
ing the income tax, 10y moving that the
hIll he recummItJed tn the finance com
mitiee with Instructions Ia report II
/ without the income tax. He declined
! positively hut purIlrly to make any ad
/ dItionHl statement concerning his Inten~
/ tIonS, since the amendments were made
! public. Ther. are few Democrats, how
/ ever, who believe That hIs vote will Ice
! cast against the till when 1t Is put upon
/ Its passage.
President Cleveland, all the members
/ of the cabinet in the city, m'St of the
! justices of the supreme court, aud a
/ large number of prominent officials,
members of congress and citizens of
/ Washington went To Fredericksburg,
/ Va. Yesterday tu see and take part III
the ceremonies attendant upon the un-
yelling of the monument To Mary Wash
Ington i'm that city. To-day those who
had not before been familiar with 1t are
loud in their praise of - old Virginia
hospitality" known and appreciated
throughout the civilized world as unsur
passed and unsrIrpaSsable.
Secretary HOke Smith made no mis-
take when he determined. about year
ago, that the contract for printing the
Patent Office Gazette should Ice open to-
competitive Kidding every year. Last
year the saving was comparatively
Small-abOu: SIC, ,OOO-and the scandal
involving the name of Hon Josiah
Quincy with the successful bidders, the
National Lithographing Co, followed; +;
but this years bidding enables the sec
rotary to have the work done 10y the
same old concern that did 1t for years
and at a price nearly S6O, 900 below what
was paid for it for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1898.
| CONeyISnI II tOtterIng on Its last legs
in Washington CuXey. Browne and
Jones counted upon being acquitted
when they we're tried for violating the
laws for the protection of the Capitol
building and grounds, and they have
not yet recovered from the shock of be
ing convicted. They have applied for IA
new trial, but there isn't the slightest
probability that they will get l.. They
may be fined or imprisoned, or both, III
the discretion of the Judge. The com
missary department mt the CoXeyite
camp has begun To get low and the men
are now only given two meals a day,
and desertIOns are getting quiIe frequent,
| The health officer of the District of Col
umbia Is also after them with sharp
stick, having reported their camp to he
a menace to the health of the entire city,
and given them peremptOry notice Ia
put IL IN a healthy condition or get out
Force has been added Io this reCUmmen
dat'On 10y information stating that there
were two deserterS from COXey'S army
down with smallpox at Philadelphia
CoXey iS trying To curry favor 10y decIar
ing that he has no connection with the
| various bodies of men headed Tor Wash
| Ington and styling themselves CoxeyIteS
! The House committee on labor gave
him ten minutes to make an ass OF HIM
self, and he did it in half that time
Public Printer Benedict took charge
of the government printing office this
week, and he is already up to his neck
in the work of reducing the force which
has been kept far too large 10y Mr.
| Palmer, because he did not care to dis
charge any of the Republicans and was
! compelled 10y Democratic senators and
| representatives To put on a few Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Benedict says: The con
dition OF the force l. without precedent.
| There are ;, ,j9i persons on the rolls, and
when ] stepped out before | left 2.132
| We cannot accommodate so MANY; there
| Is no place for them To work EMPLOYEES
are now working only from one half To
| one-thIrd time; fuTlnughs being regu-
| lar thing. This force has got To be re
duced down to working basis, and
shall do 1t as soon as possible" The
| Republicans in the Office are all looking
for their discharge and violate no con
| hdence IN saying that the most of them
Will get what they are looking for They
certainly have no right to complain 1t
Is more than fourteen months since the
| Democratic administration came into
| power. VI.