The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-05-18
THE OoxIY RATIONs RUNNING LOW
The Public Printer Now In Office.
ON our Regular Correspondent.

NASHlNGION May IA, 1904.
The more the Democrats study the
proposed amendments to the Wilson
tariff bill, and the causes which led
up to their adoption by the subcom-
mittee, tn, less they object to them
as whole. When the amendments
we're first made public there were
some extremely vigorous protests
from Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatives, and FOR time it looked
as though the concessions made in
those amendments might prove to be
but another case of "jumping out of
the frying pan into the fire." but to-
day the feeling is decidedly better,
and the impression general, regardless
of politics, that the proposed amend.
ments will all be adopted and the bill
passed by Democratic votes. Even
Senator Hill is expected to vote for
the bill, although it is understood that
he has about made up his mind TO
first test the sense Of the Senate re.
garding the income-tax, by moving
that the bill be recommitted to the
Finance Committee with instructions
to report it without the income-tax.
He declined positively but politely to
make any additional statement con-
cerning his intentions, since the
amendments were made public. There
are few Democrats, however, who be-
lieve that his vote will be cast against
the bill when it is put upon its pas
sage.
President Cleveland, all the mem
bers of the cabinet in the city, most
of the Justices of the Supreme Court,
and large number of prominent Of
fcials, members of Congress and
citizens of Washington went to Freder.
icksburg, Va, yesterday to see and
take part in the ceremonies attendant
upon the unveiling OF the monument
to Mary Washington in that city.
To-day those who had not before been
familiar with it are loud in their praise
of So old Virginia hospitality" known
and appreciated throughout the civil
lied world as indispensable.
Secretary Hoke Smith made NO
mistake when he determined, about
year ago, that the contract for print.
ing the Patent Office Gazette should
be open to competitive bidding every
year. Last year the saving was com
paratively small-about $4,000
and the scandal involving the name
of Hon. Josiah Quincy with the
successful bidders, the National Ii
thographing Co., followed but this
years bidding enables the Secretary
TO have the work done by the same
old concern that did it for years and
at price nearly 100000 below wha
was paid for it for the fiscal yea
ending June 80, 1898.
Coxeyism is tottering or its las
legs in Washington. Coxcy, Browne
and Jones counted upon being &C
quilted when they were tried 70
violating the laws for the protection
OF the Capitol building and grounds
and they have not yet recovered from
the shock of being convicted. The,
have applied for new trial, but thel
there isn't the slightest probabilit
that they will get it. They may b.
fined or imprisoned, or both, in tn
discretion of the judge. The com
missary department. at the Coxeyit
camp has begun to get low and tn
men are now only given two meals
day, and desertions are getting quit
frequent. The health officer of tn
District of Columbia is also afte
them with sharp stick, having re
ported their camp to be menace t
the entire city, and given them
peremptory notice to put 1t in
healthy condition or get out. Fore
has been added to this recommend
alton by information stating that tw
deserters from Coxey's army wer
down with small pox at Philadelphia
Coxey is trying to curry favor b
declaring that he has no connectio
with the various bodies of men heade
for Washington and styling themselve
Coxeyites, The House Committee o
Labor gave him ten minutes to max
an ass of himself, and he did it i
half that time.
Public Printer Benedict took charg
OF the Government Printing Ohic
this week, and he is already up to hi
neck in the work of reducing tn
force which has been kept far to-
large by Mr. Palmer, because he di
not care to discharge any of tn
Republicans and was compelled b
Democratic Senators and Represents
tlyes to put on a few Democrats. Nj
Benedict says; "The condition of tn
iorce Is without precedent. There al
S'59i persons on the rolls, and whe
stepped out before | left 2,ISa. w
cannot accommodate so many; theI
is no place for them to work. En-