Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-18

strengthened the anti'restorationis.s'
and, although President Cleveland is
said to still cherish the hope that Con-
gress will order the restoration of the
queen,I have been able to find neither
Senator or Representative who believes
that result to BE- even possible, not to
say probable, Representative McCreary
chairman Of the House committee on
Foreign Affairs. says the matter will
not be taken up In tie House until
after the tariff bill is disposed of, unless
there is some unexpected turn of affairs
in Hawaii, and the Senate will wait for
the report of the investigation now
being made before taking it up, 80 that
1T IS safe to say the flowers will be
blooming before Congress renders lts
verdict.
The general debate on the Wilson
tariff bill is oyer, and only one thing
was fully denonstrated-~the impossi-
bility Of anybody saying new on the
subject. The debate under the five
minute rule, which will fill in the
remainder Of the time until the bill is
voted upon, is expected to BE- more tx
citing, if not more interesting, than tn )
set speeches. There IS just enough
doubt surrounding the fat. of some Of
the amendments that are to be offered
to the bill by democrats to create a
feeling Of prohc expectancy. There
are several Of these amendments which
are sail to have sufficient democratic
backing to carry them through if they
can get the solid republican vote, but
the present understa ndng is that the
republicans will not vote either way on
any of the amendments. That under
standing may, however, turn out to be
erroneous.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has
no authority in law to suspend PEN
sion. so says the decision of the conrt
in the case of Judge Long, of Michigan,
who brought suit for his restoration to
the pension roll. Judge Long had al
IT adv been restored to the roll under
the act of Dec. 2l, 1893. but the de-
cision Is nevertheless regarded as i'm
portant.
1t was undoubtedly the 6ne hand OF
the administration that she'd new
light upon Representative Bynun, Of
Indiana, by whose change Of vote the
m sjpr.ty Of the House Ways and Means
committee decided that the income tax
should be reported to the House in
separate bill and not be offered as an
amendment to the tariff bill, and some
of the INSTRUMENTATION men are
charging that Indiana patronage. par
ticulArly the postm 4stershlp ut Indian
apolis winch recently went to a friend
of Mr.. Bynum was the illuminant used.
Be that as 1t may, the separation OF the
income tax from the tariff till leaves
the hands Of the administration free to
fght the former and it is doing it for
al! it is worth, while supporting the
tariff bill.
II the applause gwen the speaker
decides the power # "A speech Repre-
sedtatives Jerry S!mpson, and Bryan
Of Nebraska, made the most powerful
speeches OF the week; they certainly
got more applause than any other two
speakers. Mr.. Simpson Introduced a
shoddy overcua;, after one years wear
to illustrate his remark on the wool
schedule. He SAID the popnIistS would
SUPPORT the Wilson bill. bat because
they thought it an Improvement OF
about 90 per cent on the present tariff,
particularly where the interests OF the
former are touched upon.
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