Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-13

Washington, and H. L. Strohm, of Kan
sas City, entered suit against John Wed.
derburn, manager Of the Press Claims
Company. of this City. and VIM. Hearst
of the Examiner Bureau of Claims, in
which he asked for the cancellation OF
a contract by which he agreed to take
forty shares Of stock in the Press
Claims Co., in payment for advertising,
claiming that said contract was made
upon Misrepresentation, and asking
further that he be paid $84O for the
advertising he has done for the Press
Claims Go.
Secretary Carlisle says that he has
concluded the consideration Of a plan
for the complete reorganization OF the
Office of supervising architect OF the
treasury, and that it will 90 into effect
January lst. The principal features of
the proposed reorganization will be the
separation of the technical and nom
technical branches of the office, placing
a practic al architect of acknowledged
skill and ability at the head of the other
branch. This arrangement will result,
it is hoped, in a general improvement
in the architecture of public buildings
hereafter erected.
The pension bureau will hereafter re-
fuse pensions to widows whose incomes
from other sources, added 10 the pro-
oeeds of reasonable efforts on their part,
affords them comfortable support. This
is radical change from the existing
pension policy.
There are always many things going
on Won the inside" at the Capitol. We
have just had an important event of
this character. For the last few days
there has been much more interesting
and animated debate in the House cloak
rooms than there has been upon the floor.
If the general public could have been
admitted to hear this debate, instead of
to the galleries Of the House, the latter
would have soon been emptied. The
subject that has been under discussion
has been the policy of the republicans
as regards the tariff in the next House
and in the next presidential campaign.
incidentally, the relations Of two pres
ide ntial candidates to this subject and
the probable attitude of the Speaker of
the next House haye been considered
The controversy has arisen oyer state
me nts which have been attributed to
prominent repu bicans in which they
have been represented as denounclng
what is called "McKinleyism." The
little war that has been going on IN
the House cloak room has resembsd
the agitation which might have gained
ground IN the party during the cam
paign if Mr.. Reed had not disavowed
the authenticity of the interview which
was attributed to him in Michigan, in
which he was represented as being OPP
posed to McKinley's tariff position.
Senator Sherman,it will be remembered
also disavowed similar interview which
was accredited to him since the last cleo
ton. The whole agitation proceeds from
the friends Of rival aspirants for the
presidency,who are apparently seeking
to occupy different positions on the pro.
tective sido Of the tariff question. The
immediate causus beW has been an inter
view attributed to Congressman Bah
cock, the chairman Of the republican
congressional committee, in which he is
represented as opposed to Mr.. McKin-
ley's views on protection. This inter-
view Of Mr. Babcock was called to the
attention of the Home Market Club in
| Boston, which is sort of a step-mother
for all Mckinley followers. The Home
Market Club, as every one who has had
access to the House republican cloak
room for the past few days has known,
telegraphed at once TO congressman
Babcock asking if he is the author Of
any such sentiments. Chairman Bah
cock replied in substance that the in
terview was authorized and inaccurate,
and that his own views on the tariff
may be summarized in the statement
that he favors conservative" tariff,
aud pelleFes CHat luo Tepuoilcah paItF
will advocate tariff policy which will
furnish adequate protection to all man.
ufacturers and to American wage earn
ers, and which will supply sufficient
revenue. But the tact that he speaks
of conservative" tariff. and has init
mated that there may be two kinds Of
protect on, has aroused the more stall
wart protectionists, who d. not admit
that, in the cause of protection, one can
serve two masters. And hence the ear
nest and vigorous debate behind closed
doors for and against the new heterodox
tariff conservatism.