The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent,

Had the Senate investigating commit
tee brought out tho fact that Senator
Ransom's son had been specializing In the
stock OF the sugar trust before the testi-
mony OF the llavemeyers and other sugar
trust magnates was taken 10 would have
created a sensation; but, after the state
inents OF the sugar kings concerning the
method Of smoothing their legislative path
by making liberal contributions to both
of the old political parties and OF their
coming 10 Washington to get the trust
taken care of in the sugar schedule of the
tariff bill, it could not be expected that
the bad taste-not to give itaworse name
-of young Mr.. Ransom in using part
of the money he received from his So a
day snecure, as clerk to his fathers com
mittee. in specializing in stock the, value
of which would be effected by his faith
er's vote. would create a sensation. II
was but the splash of minnow after the
blowing of whales. There is general
feeling Of sympathy for Senator Ran
som.
Senator Quay's cool confession Of spec
ulating in sugar stock and his Tweedly
manner OF saying In effect to the senate
"what are you going to do about it?' to-
gether with the Ransom episode were
aboutthe only interesting things brought
out by the committees adoption OF Sena-
tor HIPS suggestion, to swear all OF the
senators, although all of them, except
two or three absentees, have been asked
a series OF eight questions covering any
possible connection or knowledge they
might have Of speculation in sugar stock.
Among the absentees is Senator German,
who has been on the sick list ever since
directly after the sugar schedule OF the
tariff hill was reported to the senate.
The suicide, Saturday morning at his
residence here. OF ex-Representative T..
M. Bayne. Of Pa, was about as unexpect-
ed thing as could have happened. Since
voluntarily retiring from congress Mr..
Bayne has lived in handsome style, de-
voting his time to social enjoyment and
study, and few men have made more
friends, or, as ex-Speaker Reid aptly put
1t, deserved more" His health had
been bad for some time and In fit OF des-
pondency following hemorrhage Of the
lungs he shot inself.
The Coxev bill providing for the build
ing of roads by the issue Of non-interest
bearing bonds by the government has
been introduced In both branches Of Con-
gress-in the senate by Mr.. PETER, Of
Kan, and in the house by Mr.. Geary, Of
Cal. land Coxey and Browne have been
granted hearings by the Senate commit
tee on Education and Labor, but their
arguments made so little impression on
the senators that they now speak of the
senate as the twelfth juror does of the
obstinate eleven. The supply. of food at
the camp OF the Coxeyites is once more
Shorthand appeals to the
public for contribution are being made.
These appeals bring in less and less each
time, and 1t requires no prophet 10 pre-
dict that the time will soon come when
will be compelled to scatter in order 10
obtain sustenance. Even those who are
in sympathy with the objectssought now
say that nothing can be gained by keeping
several hundred idle men camped in the
suburbs of Washington. Ifanything can
be accomplished anywhere it is In the
campaign and elections,
and not in Warrington, that 1t can be done.
men have made leisurely start
Oh foot for the Pacific Coast.
the house committee on banking and cur
rency to prepare bill providing for
new National banking, coinage and cur
-ency system, to- be reported early next
week, are at work on the BILL 1t is given
tut that this bill Is 10 be as nearly free
rom partisan politics as it possibly can
,e made. 1t seems that there is posi-
,iilty that the bill reported will, instead OF
for new system, merely pro-
Tide for the formation OF a non-partisian
urrency commission 20 devote the rest
II this year to an investigation and the
tudy of the question and then report the |
csult to Congress. Representative |
,oombs, OF N Y, introduced bill pro.
'idiug for such a commission sometime
go and Treasury officials have been urg-
ng the acceptance of the idea. The sill.
'er men, while not Directing to the oea,
egard IL as an attempt TO head off any
liver legislation at the present session of
congress.
Well, that everlasting aud tiresome
ariff bill has not been voted Cd yet in the !
senate, and there is no probab ility that |
t will be during the present week. The
WOOL schedule has been already worked |
or nearly week and although an attempt
5 now being made to force It 70 vote
here is no certainty that it is going to
ucceed. There Is no indication that the |