Catoctin clarion., 1894-07-26


no doubt that the public wants this
tariff business settled at this session, in
order that business can haye a chance,
and it ought to be an easy matter Tor
each side t. give and take a compromise
upon which both can stand without loss
of dignity is reached; but only a strong
pressure Of public opinion will make
them drop their personal fight long
enough to do it.
1t will be long time before those
who heard Senator Vest, in the course
of very belligerent speech antagoniz-
ing the course of President Cleveland
on the tariff bill, tell what Senator
Hills defense of the President reminded
him of will forget either the words or
their reception by the Senate and
crowded galleries. Mr.. Vest said ::
"The speech of the Senator from New
York reminds me of a desperate murder
case in which | was counsel for the
defense, and where / was obliged to
plead the abnormal moral weakness
and obliqulty of my client which made
him incapable Of committing crime.
After acqultal the man came to ME and
sald:" l am obliged to you for haylng
got me off, but l would rather go to the
penitentiary for life than hear that
speech again.
Representative Meiklejohn, Of Neb.,
has introduced IN the House bill lm-
posing duty of$lOO on each and every
alien immigrant arriving ia the U. ST.
excepting those who ccme at the request
of relative who is citizen of the u.
S. The exception noted is interesting
in view OF the recent ruling o. the u.
S. Commissioner Of immigration, that
it is violation Of the alien contract Ia.
Dor law for foreign born citizens of the U
S. to send for their relatives in Eurobe
and promise to obtain or give them en-
ployment on their arrival.
The gold reserve IN the Treasury is
down to $6l 100000 which is lower by
several millions than it has been since
the reserve fund was established, but it
does not seem to be worrying any Of
the officials to any marked extent.
The Senate committee on Territories
has practically decided to favorabIy re.
port the bill for the admission of Ari-
zona and New Mexico, but whether ac-
tion can be had upon them at the pres
ent session will depend largely upon
circumstances yet to be developed.
The sugar trust investigation has
been reopened for the purpose of inves-
tigating the charge made IN the New
York Herald that certain Senators
perjured themselves when they testi-
fed under oath that they had never
bought stock Of the sugar trust. While
this charge is in line with rumors which
have been current here since theSenators
testified, it is regarded as very doubtful
whether it can he substantiated by legal
evidence. In fact it is believed that
such evidence is in existence, but that
it will be held oyer the heads Of guilty
Senators for lobbying purposes instead
of being submitted to the investigating
committee. One reason for this belief
is that when it was given out that the
committee would not reopen the inyes.
tigation the guilty ones were frightened
by published story intimating that
this evidence would be used before
Grand Jury to get an indictment for
perjury against Senator. If an un-
scruplous person had an order tor the
purchase Of sugar stock, written and
signed by a Senator who has sworn
that he never bought any Of the stock,
it is easy to imagin that it would be
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