The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-25
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Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


Never within the memory of the
oldest habitues of the Capitol mas the
majority of the Senate allowed itself to
be nagged by the minority as the re-
publicans have nagged the democrats
since those four hundred amendments
to the tariff bill were presented to
the senate. Although Senator Brice
claims that 43 democratic Senators
are pledged to support the tariff
bill afte those amendments
are adopted not single demo-
crat has had the courage to defend
the amendments, The nearest any
one of them came to it was when Sen
ator Harris said: "The democratic
party believes in tariff for revenue
with such incidental protection rs
revenue duties Afford" but he had not
word to say when Senator Aldrich
asked him what then became of the
declaration of the last democratic
National platform. that protection
was a fraud and was unconstitutional.
The democratic Senators are very
much at sea, and none of them make
any serious attempt to hide it, while
Mr.. Cleveland has gone fishing to hide
his disgust. The republican Senators
will CAUCUS tonight to talk over their
future course on the amendments.
Coxey's nondescripts were compelled
by the health authorities to leave the
the pest hole in which they has been
encamped, and being unable to recure
any other place in Washington they
are now camped in Maryland, five
miles from town. The Marylanders
do not relish their presence even lit
tie bit and threats are being openly
made of compelling them to move on.
Sufficient rations to feed the men is
getting to to be serious problem with
Coxey he has got about all from
Washington that he will get, and the
Maryland people say they don'tintend
to encourage their stay by helping to
feed them. The agument for new
trial for Coxey, Brown and Jones, con-
victed of violating the law for the pro-
lection of the Capitol building and
grounds, will be heard tomorrow. 1t
is regarded as certain that new trial
will be refused them.
Senator Hill, of N. Y, doesn't
mince words i'll expressing his opinion
of tariff bill number 4. He said:
"Let the odium OF its passage or
praise for its defeat rest upon the
shoulders of Senator German, for
ought l care. One thing is certain,
the tariff bill now before the Senate
should never become law. There is
no justice in it, and It is simply sub
terfuge and make-shiit."
1t may not be entirely just to
charge Representative McGann, chair
man of the House committee on
Labor, who offered the resolution, and
majority of the committee who
voted to favorably report the resolu-
ton providing for the appointment OF
Joint Congressional committee to
investigate the industrial depression,
with demagogueism; but if that reso-
lution, following as it did the hearing
granted Coxey by the Labor committee
does not bear the genuine ear-marks
of demagoguery it has some excellent
limitations of them. It directs the
appointment oj a committee OF seven,
three Senators and four Representa-
lives, "to investigate and report to
Congress within 80 days the cause
Of the severe financial depression
throughout the country and what leg
islation will preserve industrial and
financial conditions which will offer
speedy, permanent and lucrative em-
ployment to the citizens OF the
limited States" Think of the enor-
nifty of the task imposed and OF the
time given, 80 days, within which 1t
must be done, and you will see the
point.
The House Judiciary committee, or
rather the democratic majority or
that committee, has had another at
tack of states right fever, disease
! often scotched, but never entirely kill
ed, and the result was the ordering OF
favorable report on bill introduced
/ by Representative De/Armond, OF Mo-,
providing that no judge OF United
States court shall punish any citizen
or officer for being in contempt for re-
fusing to levy a tax or collect tax
for the payment of any bond issued
by the municipality, county, or state,
where the levying of such tax or col
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