The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-02
PLACID DEMOCRATS.
Nothing Seems to Disturb Their
Sublime Confidence,
That the Wilson Bill Will
Speedily Pass.
HARMONY is CERTAIN.
Cleveland Won't Object to In
come Tax They Say.

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close of April there was a still more en-
phatic agreement that it was the worst
April the Oldest inhabitants could remem-
Der. There certainly is an unusually large
percentage of sickness both in and out of
congress, and the discontented portion Of
the Democrats sometimes say nature is pc
culiarly unkind to them, as so large a per-
contage of their majority is on the sick
list, ard were it not for their new quorum
counting rule they would be at the mercy
of the minority. 1t is a little singular that
nearly all the disabled are Democrats
a Reception to Nellie Grant sartoris.
Despite the sickness, the racket about
Coxey's cohorts and all the rest of it, the
gayeties of the season seem to go right on,
and there are feasting and entertaining,
marrying and giving in marriage. Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sartoris has received all sorts
Of attentions and has found that many Of
the friends of her girlhood are still here.
At reception given in her honor by her
old schoolmate, the wife of Surgeon Ma
gruder, u. S. N, there were present the
chief justice and lady, Mrs. Stanley Mat
theyvs, Mrs. Harlan and many others who
were friends of the Grants in the oIden
times. 1t is noticed that there are rather
more popular entertainments in aid of
charities than is usual at this season, but
only two or three of them were arranged
ey's army
Sublime Confidence.
1t is quite q pleasure to talk with the
cheerful Democrats since the party wings
got together, or are supposed to have got
together, on the tariff bill and agreed upon
its speedy passage. Senator Voorhees,, who
at one time was so respondent as to admit
that the debate might be prolonged till
September, at once resumed his ancient
confidence that it will end in June, while
hfer tn,
hints about setting day and taking q
final vote SO early the Goth of May.
OF all the many schemes suggested for
securing harmony ON the income tax only
two seom to have much backing-one that
the tax shall expire in a limited term of
years unless made permanent by subse-
quent congress, and the other that it shall
expire Whenever the surplus revenue equals |
that brought in by this tax. AS both fac
lions express the most sublime confidence
in the result of an appeal to the people,
there really seems no reason why the tax
should not be for a specified term and
leave the question of its continuance to be
decided at d subsequent election. Even
the Populists admit friendliness to this
scheme, as it never enters their heads to
doubt that if the tax be once established
the people will never knowingly consent to
it's abolition.
On the other hand, quite number of
Democ-ats-nearly ali those east of Indi-
ana, in fact-declare that the adoption OF
an income tax will be only the beginning
instead of the end of the fight for those
they represent viii fight it continuously so
long as it is the law No secret is made |
of the fact that Mr.. Cleveland would like !
the bill to come to him without the income !
feature, but leading Democratic senators |
have been saying freely for several days |
that the income clause will remain in the /
bill, and that all disagreements have been
arranged and such harmony insured that |
the bill will get the vote of A Democratic
senators
Gold Men In Minority.
No sooner were appropriations bills so
far along that the end was in easy view |
than the fight for preference in the COM
mittee on coinage, weights and measures
assumed a very lively phase After listen
ing some time to Mr.. Meyers appeal for
his bill to coin the seigniorage and to the
advocates OF the other proposed bills the
committee jumped the whole lot and de-
cided to make the fight fairly and square
" ON Mr. BANDS bill for free coinage
The astonishing fact was that the Meyer /
bill was laid over till next December with |
only two dissenting votes, ID members be- |
ing present, although the committee had |
received assurances which might be called |
direct and personal that the president |
would sign it, The Democratic members |
very fatty declared that they were not in |
the bondmaking business at this stage of !
the game, and ib must be confessed that |
they are only obeying the voice of their
constituents, for in their renominating |
conventions so far held the issue made |
squarely in favor of free silver. Examina- |
ton of the makeup of this committee |
shows that, taking silver Republicans and |
Democrats together the gold men are in a |
painful minority indeed
The friends and enemies of the Nicara-
qua bill are gathering for fray, and see !
ing that the contest is certain to be lively |
and liable to be prolonged the house COM I
merce committee has postponed the hear
ineys for several days, intending to continue |
them with as little interruption as posi- |
bic when once begun. There are appar- |
emily four factions in the fght-those who |
want Senator Morgan's bill made a law |
exactly rs it was introduced into the SEN |
ate; those who want government aid ex- |
tended to the canal, but pursuant to a bill /
entirely different from Senator Morgan s; |
those who are opposed to any government !
aid whatever, and finally a small but ap- |
parently able set of advocates who want to |
begin by negotiations with England, wip |
ing out the Clay ton Bu1wer treaty entire |
1y and starting On n new basis.
The New Mexico Bill.
Delegate Joseph of New Mexico is con-
his bill in the house. 1t was long delayed |
because there was no quorum to pass it, |
but when the new rule for counting a quo |
rum came in the opponents of the New |
Mexico bill made the point that it could /
not come under that rule, as it is pending |
under special order made last December /
giving it the right of way during the sec
ond morning hour. This requires a vote !
by tellerS, and the new quorum counting /
rule does not apply to such vote OF /