The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-08
ALIENS UT0PIAN BILL
"IO PREsBRyE THE PURITY OF M
TIONdL LEGTsLATURE."
senator German Takes n Hand In the Ap-
pointment of n Supervising Inspector
of steam yesseis-Other News.
TIMEs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUnDrSo. !

WAsBINGToN. June Z, 1894
The latest spark evolved from the rapid
ly moving wheels that pass for good
sense In the heads OF Popullsts IS
bill from Senator Allen Ito preserve the
purity Of national legislation"
Senator Allen, sitting away of In his
lonely shack upon the plains Of Nebraska.
undisturbed save BY the lone howl Of
the prarie wolf and the cry Of the car
nivorous coyote. Ike Enoch Arden. under
the palms. dreamed only Of good; thus,
when he was appointed one Of the inyest-
eating committee 10 inquire into the
charges of attempted bribery and sugar
deals. and tho mysterious hierOglyphlcs
OF practical politics were unfOldel before
him as Daniel revealed the handwriting
on the wall, his pure soul trembled as the
aspen lear and he remembered that an
other Senator once said. Purity in poll
tics IS an rides cent dream"
Then the true Instincts OF the unregen-
rated POpulist developed, and
Cave his spirit strength 10 sweep
Adown the gulf Of time"
He saw mat the future held no promise
tnat personal integrity could survive. IN
dividual prohiy a thing Of the past.
sincerity Of purpose entirely lost, and that
sinful. s0rrowing. struggling manhood. un-
aided by statutory provisions, was doomed
in the halls Of Congress
Then came his blu not nIcd with the
vagaT!es of suh-treasury schemes. nor
8TOaning under the anticipated response
bihty Of Government ownership of rail-
roads, but pregnant with prayers Tor
universal purity, and eXhaling the ineIia-
bic essence of guilrless innocence. Tie
bill Will pass. Every Senator viii vote
for II because ne imagines his neighbor
needs IL and the house VIII pass II be-
cause they think 70 could never Doe en-
forced, and because II does nobody any
20 ID.
The provisions Of the bill have not been
fully given out. but 90 is likely that one
requirement is that on and after frs pas
sage no servant, male or female without
diuon Of serWtude. shall surreputously
deliver or send any telegram from a
senator on the subject OF sugar or other
stocks. Another provision may be that
no citizen. native born. or naturalized.
shall tender any senator any specified
amount fcr his vote. unless such citizen
shall have previously fully established
and attested his ownership and posses
sion Of double the sum offered before
some cihcar qualified 90 take 0csuoWi-
edgmerts In the transfer Of real property.
Thus Thus the case stands. on. happy day
crs from the ministry. and laeislatlnc Con-
gressmen into heaven, the millennium is
truly at hand.
4 pnoTrsT FROM VIRGINIA.
Senator Daniel presented I'm the Senate
to-day resolution OF the board OF direc-
tors OF the Virginia penltentiary remon-
stratnB against the passage OF the bill
UrDhififirg the frlref4Drr Of convict
made Goods from ono sfof. to a,otb,r
Ther1 was an attemnfad r,,-efing of
the Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day 10 decide when they would begin the
e93nisIa ration OF the river and harbor
rlI, D't '.4e iirIIDtis hdd HdEH4y tdhri
.lei' seass Deloie tIty were suinshont
so..e w O.'a'ii'ei "H'-' ca" V4 '"V
GonMtN WANTS 10 BE TEAiD.
Senator German. OF MARYLAND. who has
haan racuneratlng al hig nor,e in Tqlirel
Ma. since the delivery OF his speech iu
the Senate Yesterday sent IA request ~
Secre-arv carlisle f0 tak. no acfion iu
the appointment Of a supervising inspec-
tor OF steam vessels al present senator
German. AZ IS understood. win cali me
Presidents attention 10 his Oft-r.Deated
civil service declarations and viii claim
that this office should be filed by promo
tion. His candidate, Captain John Cooper.
IS az present the local inspector OF this
district, with headquarters at Baltimore
ne received ms appointment during the
latier part OF MT. cleveland first term,
an ~ H"S Il.4r an apIe ana acceptapie
otl'l0idi. e, ~ l",se sIvuHuS u rs stlI thal
we we -'laI3 .Slu S senator VIII nov MAKE a
NlsJIVus llsHl IPI ms l3Norlte' anu, al
. ...Crs.. ~ E -tsls.1n lia7 petI ~ tyli ~
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4U., ,.-. ,
am Nf9oper lhoush' Is already pro
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