West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-06-21
NATIONAL CAPiTAL.
Our Weekly Iot,or from ihe n ONE Of
"Uncie Snu.''
" WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
juno 16. 1921. (

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WASmNGToN, ID. c..
June 16, 1894.
Recognizing the fact that the
Democratic Senators had about ex.
hausted their stock Cf patience aud
were about TO torco matters, Soma
tor Aldrich, on behalf of the Re
publican Senators, proposed TO Sen.
ator Harris that Monday june 25th,
be set rs the date for taking the
final vote on tho tariff hill. Sehator
Harris declined to accept, because
he is satisfied that II vote can be
reached before that date, or certainy
not later. without any agreement.
Tho income tax is the only thing
remaining to be disposed OF that ID
likely TO consume much time. SEN
ator lilll win make long speech
against it, but, like the rest OF the
bill, 1T cannot he defcntod. because
the Votes to pass it have been
pledged.
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Tho delay OF the Senate in p,ssi
ing the tariff bill will make it nee
essary to pass joint resolution cx-
tending the appropriation bills for
the current fiscal year into the new
one that Begins July 1st, as not a
single one of the regular appropria-
ton bills hos been touched by the
Senate, although eight Of them have
been pdsseo 10y the House, and the
rest of them could be disposed of in
the next two weeks If the Senate
was ready for them.
So
Assistant Secretary liumlin. Of
the Treasury Department, has Como
to the Pacific coast upon n some
what peculiar erfand. For some
years there have been constant scan
dals IN connection with tire admin
lstratIon of tho custom Service i,t
that section, and according TO the
reports OF special agents sent out
by the Treasury Department, SO
powerful have the combinations en-
gagged in smugglIng opium, Chinese;
ETC., become tbGt persons who daro
oppose them or attempt to expose
them ARE sued for libel in the local
courts and practically driyeii from
their homes by the Influence Of the
smuggIers upon the workings of the
legal machinery. The f6ports of
the SPECIAL agents have been of such
an extraordinary nature that Sec
retary Carlisle who was unable be-
canse Of pressure of other business
to 60 himself, requested Mr. Ham
lin to go and make a thorough in
yestigatfon
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ncfcr exchanged q word with
Mr.. Cleveland or in his company I'M
my life, and | have never seen the
maU." These were the words used
by Mr. lIayemcyer, the president Of
the sugar trust. when asked hy
Senator Gray, chairman Of the Sea-
ate Investigating Committee. .vhctt-
er he had held a conversation on
Mr.. BenedicCs yacht in the sum.
mer of 1892 with President Cleye.
land, as alleged by one of tho news
paper correspondents who has been
indicted by the Grand Jury. No
denial could possibly be more con-
vincing thar that, although no de-
NAL was needed 10 Convince tho
American people that Grover Clcye-
land had never been a party to a,
bargain with the sugar trust or any
other trust or person
Mr. lIayemeyer made another
statement that Democrats ought to-
paste Ia their bats to spring on Re
publicans who accuse the Democrats
Of favoring the sugar trust. lie
vas asked what profit the sugaF
tfr.t would make il thc sugar
schedul6 became % law. Ills reply
was, about one fourth Of what VIC
make under the Mckinley law"
RI taking away three-fourths OF its
profits can be called favoring the
sugar trust, che Democratic party
should not object to pleading gull.
ty Of the charge.
A. local preacher out in Glmef
q.