Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-31
WORKING OFF ANGER.
Congress Gradually Cooling in the
Cheapest Way.
Unfortunate Coxeyites Studying the Labor
Problem Chances Of Asiatic War.

Ind we shall soon do some business" said
Une of the house confcrecs during the most
exciting day, end so it seems to have
turned out. AS soon as Hill, German,
Gray, Vest. Jones IL Co. hid freed their
minds and told all the party secrets on the
subject there was a great reaction, and
once more VIC began to hear even the most
strenuous house leaders saying. I'VE must
pass a bill x Even in the most heated
stage of the controversy 1T could be no
tlced that, while the average member
talked very savagcly about the house
standing out, he was apt to wind up with
some little argument to the effect that the
senate bill was a wonderful improvement
on the law now in force. Some of the
critics are mean enough to say that the
enormous number of offices in which the
present holders commissions expire this
month had deal to do with the speedy
reconciliation Of the dispntants Seventy
presidential postofliccs fell due in July
and the number in August will be very
large. The president has been sending in
very handsomc--or, at any rate, long--lists
of appointments every day, and even the
most savage patriot will moderate his
views little when his district is getting
what he considers its proper share of the
sugar"
A Rosy View.
1t was observed also that the treasury
receipts fell Off very suddenly, though they
have still exceeded $1,000 900 per day for
some time SO far, too, Us the members
report conditions at their homes, their is
evidently some general Improvement in
business, though 1t is very slow. The
people are at work rs usual at this season
of the year said Mr.. Lapham OF Rhode
Island in summing up on fhc general con
dition, but there IS n low range of prices,
and that makes the figures smaller. As to
the tariff, why, the cotton mill men have
said from the start that the new bill was
satisfactory 70 them, and the wooden mills
have been running for some time, and
really, whom you figure it down, l think
you will find that there arc no moro idle
men in tho United States now than there
have been inany midsummer period for
many years. Another thing to DC noted is
that all the relief societies organized for
last winter have closed their business, and
the regular charities report that there is
30 moro dc5titution than usual. / live
out in whit might be called the country,
and thcrcaro lcwcr tramps and bcggars
now than there hnyc been for n long time.
Thcro Is beyond question a great inn
provcmcnt, only it Is on Il lower scale CT
prices"
Living In Misery.
Thcrc isonc point in this vicinity where
Mr.. Lapham's rosy view would not DO toll
Grated, and that is.at ROSslyn, across the
river, whrrh about 1000 Coxcyitcs are
now living in abiCct misery. The novelty
has worn out the sentiment connected
with them has quito cvaporutCd, and they
arc looked On as simply an intolorablc
nuisance. out of sheer pity little food is
sent to them from time to time but want
ana exposure. especially during the late
heavy rains. have produced so much sick
ness that thC ucighhors dread u pcstilcnCc.
Several of the poor devils have come to
town and got arrested Ms Migrants in or
der TO hc frd, whil0 Others have sacked a
grocery store in tho vicinity ana dcprcdat-
cd ON ncghhoriug firms, but it is report
I'd that tho constahlcS over there are afraid
To 20 into tho camp to arrest anybody.
Tho CoxcyitcS have taken IL census and
sent us word that they have in their camp
IS Masons. los odd Follows. a5l knights
of Labor, 900 members Of the Y NJ G. A.
and some liks, Rod Men, Christian En-
dravurcrs aud G. h. r. men, and they
want thos, societies to do something.
that of other discontinued folks goes on
with undiminishcd vigor Tho resolution
for an Investigation Of the Chicago strikes
came up in the houso, according 10 pro-
grammc. and developed quito rs much
racket as such things usually DO and the
national labor commission is To he started
on it's work in n few days. Labor Com
missioner Wright Is Of course tho leading
man IN tho investigation, and his col
leagues arc men Of judgment and expert
once. Senator Allon has introduced still
another Till to round out the system Of
dealing with labor disturbances. 1t pro-
H,lcs in general terms that no United
States circuit or district court shall per-
init any state officer to bo implicated in
his official capacity in any action in such
court or in any manner restrain or cnioin
him from the execution of his official du-
ties nndcr the laws of the state. Tho fed
eral eonrts are also prohibited from re-
straining the execution of any state law.
it is not easy for the unprofcssonal reader
To see Just what the measure is aimed at,
hut in general way 1t is evident that it
scoks to restrict the power of the general
government to interfere
Minor Mention.
The return of normal conditions In this
country falls in quito OPPORTUNITY with
the increased chances of something inter
ostng abroad. Secretary Herbert has de-
cidcd to send two moro vessels to join the
Baltimore and the Monocacy In Asiatic
waters, rs the indications now are that
China and Japan will fight, and SO Amer
lean interests in that quarter must bo
guarded Orders have gone by Alaskan
mail from san Francisco to the gunboats
Concord and Pctrel to cross tho North Pa
cific directly to the harbor of Chcmulpo,
kora. The Concord, Captain Casper i,
Goodrich in command, is third ratio
Zoo ton ship, and the Petrol, fourth
rate 500 ton gunboat. commanded by Cap
tain William H. Emory.
of the routine business rushed through
the house while the senate was freeing its
mind ON Cleveland. not moro than one
bill in ten is Of any general interest.
There were many private pension bills,
many bills to allow various parties TO sue
the government and very many to relieve