Fair play., 1894-03-17
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent

hunting Trip. lie WIshcu 10 be away
from Washington while the demo
cratic Senators were agreeing upon
the tariff bill, and was both sur
prised and disappointed when he re
turned 10 find that an agreement had
not been reached, feelings probably
shared by ninciy-tive per cent of Tie
democratic party.
1t seems difficult TO convince the
republican Senators that they do not
possess al! of the parliamentary
Knowledge aud skill in tina, body, but
they were very cleverly ou.wi,ted by
the democrats this week in a scheme
OF their own putting up. a rcpuh!i
can caucus decided To spring The i'm
mediate consideration of the Bland
bill for the coinage of the scIgnior.
age, which passed the House last
week, on the Senate, counting upon
the votes of the populists, and upon
forcing the silver democrats to choose
between tariff and silver, their idea
being to keep the Bland bill before
the Senate for an indefinite period, in
order to prevent consideration OF
the tariff bill. The democrats learned
of this programme and gave The re
publicans a surprise they have not vet
recovered from, by taking the inilia
tive in getting the Bland bill before
the Senate, Senator Voorhees, stating
that as it would probably be abou,
ten days before the tariff bill (now
before the full Finance committees
would be ready for the consideration
Of the Senate, and that that time was
ample for the disposition of the Bland
bill. Senator Sherman made an in
efectual effort to have the Bland bill
sent TO committee.
Senators Vest AMI Mcpherson made
personal explanation in the Senat.
this week concerning charges made
against them, in New York paper,
Of having speculated in the stock If
HE sugar trust on their knowledge of
what the sugar clause of the tariff
bill was 10 be. Senator Vest said :
Il may rs well say now, once for all
hat such publication as this is a vile
and the man who repeats il is
4 wlilful aud malicious liar" Sena-
tor Mcpherson said that he did
bny stocks, tor investment.
not speculation, and that when he was
IN the South some weeks ago. his
brokers, acting under standing or.
Ter to buy certain stocks when thev
could be had at certain prices, bought,
1000 shares of sugar stock tor him
AS soon rs he returned aud learned
Of the purchase he Instructed his
brokers to sell the stock aud to bu, no
more, as he did not wish TO held il
while sugar was being discussed b,
the Finance committee.
The usual bids for the soldier vote
were made by the republican members
IF the House during the debate on
The pension appropriation bill. Il
was the old, old story.
Postmaster General BiSsel doesn't
accept any halfway business from
under his department
Fhe Pre>iden, of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company was made aware
Of this fact this week, through an
official notification that the contract
between the Governmcn, and his com
,any for the transportation of mail>
between New York ani the I-thmus
If Panama, and between San Fran
,lscO and the Japanese AMI Chinese
,orts, made un Ter the subsidy act OF
he not orious billion dollar Congress.
would be Cancelled, because Of the
allure of the company to comply VIII:
he terms of the contract. M,ils will
to he sent by the steamers
'f this line. but only The usual prices
will he paid for carving them. in
iead ot an extra subsidy of 81 Il
nile for all the distance co, erc.l.
Il.
mi, two Ilnes-Ihe Red ID line, he.
wecn New York and the north
'oast of South America, and the
Ward line, between New York, Cuba
nd Mexico-"prrating under the
ub>idy law. ~ the American line be-
ween New York AMI Southampton
viii not begin to receive its sub.id.
until next Ortobrr
The House democratic cauru. held
his week to consider the a,ivi>aLili-
y of making some change in the
u,eS. looking towards an easier WAY
If getting aud Keeping quorum.
accomplished nothing hecsu>e it was
lot itself attended by quorum.
There is one way in which the demo
rats of the House could largely ill.,
fca>e their popularity, help the par
Y. and always have quorum by
Imply attending the session. of the
House but ri.s seems to have beru
nIirei, overlooked br some Of them