Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-06-28
Washington Letter.
(FrOm our Regular Correspondent,

Gbe secret pull" which the sugar
trust holds on the democratic Senators
may yet be made public. not through
the Senate investigating committee but
through MIR. HaYemeyer, the president
of the sugar trust. who threatens, &C
cording to current reports. t. make an
exposure that will shake the already
quaking democratic party to pieces, if
himself and Mr. Sealles are indicted by
the grand jury end sent to jail for re-
fusiDg to answer questions, concerning
the political contributions of the trust.
This pulp was strong enough to make
the two democratic Senators stray and
Lindsey-on the investigating commit
tee vote against Senator Aliens propo-
sition, to certify Hayemeyer and Searies
TO the grand jury for indictment, just
as was done with the two newspaper
correspondents and the New York
stock broker, but thetwo republicans on
the committee aud Lodge
voted with Senator Allen, and the
sugar barrops will be certified to the
grand jury, unless the democratic ma
jority of the Senate. in obedience TO the
aforesaid pull shall prevent it.
The investigating committee will
summon no more witnesses, although
it will probably hear the two or three
absent Senators if they return before
the committee makes its report, or
rather its reports, as there are celt lin
to be two and there may be three re-
ports made IL seems farcical that the
two newspaper correspondents should
have been indicted, as every charge
they made has been substantiated by
the evidence Of Senators and membets
of the sugar trust, and il they are pun
ished il will be for having told the truth
about the Senate and the sugar trust,
but il is altogether probable that the
efforts of democratic Senators to save
Havemeyer and Searies from going to
jail will result in making the penalty
light for the newspaper correspondents.
Representative Slbley. of Pennsyl-
vanis, is getting himself laughed at on
account of his open bids for q place on
the populist Presidential ticket in 1896.
His latest was contained in half day
speech he made this week nominally in
favor of the anti option bill, but really
in favor of the whole conglomeration of
populisticisms. Sibley can have the
democratic nomination for governor of
Pennsylvania is he will promise to open
his 'barrel' TO the required extent, but
he has not yet been convinced that the
goods are worth the price. de doesn't
think demo cratic nomin atoms very val
liable this year, outside of the southern
states
Ii is now certain that the tariff bill
will not be disposed OF this week and
it is doubtful whether the final vote can
be reached next week, Ms separate
votes will be demanded upon many of
the amendments after the bill is report
ed to the Senate from the committee of
the whole, and there are indications
that there witt be lots of speechmaking
on some of them, notably the sugar
schedule. which may be modified, if the
populist Senators and some of the DEM
ocrats will vote as they talk, but that is,
of couts' a matter of doubt. The gen.
eral teIief is that the populist Senators,
with the exception Of Stewart, have
bound themselves to the democratic
managers OF the bill in exchange for
several conces sions made to them, but
pres iure is being brought 10 bear on
them bv their constituents to Join the
republicans in modifying the sugar
schedule so as 10 knock out that part Of
it which unnecass arily favors the trust
At the end of next week the Pension
Bureau will cover into the Treasury
S25 coo 600 which will be left unexpen- |
led out OF the pension appropriation,
Tor the current hsca, year Instead of |
has money representing a saving, as |
he democrats claim. it is blood money,
very dollar of it; aud il it could be |
possible b present 10 the public the |
tory Of the suffering which its unjust |
from o d soldiers in want.
whose applications for pensions have |
oeen nurposely Enacted upon in order
hat TINS money might not be paid ont, |
[ would make a tale of inf fanny that /
would make even a democrat blush for /
he administration that could deIiber-
stely plan and carry out such heart
ess an1 unpatriotic policy. There is
another side Of the question, too, that /
5 likely 10 be heard from. What right I
las an executive bureau of the govern
nent to refuse TO carry out the lawp I
Congress appropriated that money 70
lay pensions This week senator Cul- I
ON offered a resolution, winch was
'4sSed, nstructinE the Commissioner /
4 Pensions TO report 70 The Senate the
AMOUNT OF the pension appropriation +
bat vii, remain uneNpended ~ the I
'iose OF the fiscal year Whe that re- /
son Is received tina democrats may look |
J0t for some plain talk on taeir pen j
son pll'cy
a REAR HUNT