The Washington times., 1894-03-21
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


much more duty in way on refined sugar.
The sugar trust and the New York syndicate,
in their paid reading notice, intimated that
several Senators are likely to have to arise in
their seats again in the Senate to question
OF personal privilege II the interest OF the
whisky trust is not curtailed. This is taken
as a direct declaration of war by the sugar
trust people under Senator Voorhees,.
"a relative of prominent Senator Is limited
as the man who is getting favors for the
whisky trust Everybody knows that that
means John Paul Jones, the nephew OF Sena-
tor Voorhees,. Mr.. Jones makes no secret OF
the fact that he is the paid attorney here for
the whisky trust.
:'The attack of the sugar people also goes
on to show that prominent people from
Terre Haute Senator Voorhees, home, are
employed by the whisky trust lobby. This
article is undoubtedly expected to frighten
the tall sycamore of the Wabash, and, If 1t
does not have the desired effect, other articles
may follow in the line of direct assault upon
him"
''The whisky trust people, Mr.. Walker
goes on, 'are very apt to also engage in
newspaper advertising, and hear tonight
that they have employed skilled journalist
from New York, who is now engaged in
writing an attack upon the sugar trust lobby
and exposing some of the inside workings OF
that unpatriotic institution. II things keep
up, the facts of both sides are bound to come
up before the public, and a lot of speculative
Senators are liable to find themselves in a
very unpleasant predicament. So far as the
fight between the two trusts are concerned, 1t
seems to be a case of dog eat dog"
/ asked Senator Call, of Florida. yesterday
what he had to say to the statement of Mr..
Burrows, of Michigan, who had just returned
from the Sunny South and brought tidings
great Joy to the Republican camp in the state-f
ment that that state was up in arms against
the tariff BILL Senator Call denied that there
was any more truth in the remark as applied
to Florida than in the case of any other state.
Special industries always wanted some degree
of protection. and Florida was concerned inti-
mately in the question of reduced duty on
fruits and to a lesser extent in tobacco and
sugar. Florida wanted her share of protec-
ton if the other southern states were to
have any but in the main the sentiment OF
the state was friendly TO the bill.
Senator Call said that Florida had suffered
greatly from the depression OF the past six
months. There was little money in the state. |
and the hard times had drawn money away, !
thus intensifying the scarcity. If people |
could pay their taxes in oranges and bananas !
it would be all right. There has been con-
siderable IA way development and extension.
but this was not always for the best Interests |
OF the community. The railway companies /
received large grants. and between them and /
the homestead land giants the land was
rapidly being gobbled up. The Interior De-
paTtment was stealing the state by its appro- I
priation of the marsh lands. ''Our govern
mept." said the Senator, bought Florida Tor
a good round sam in millions from the for
Cigners. and now is giving it away again 10 /
foreigners in homestead claims.
Senator Eppa Hinton, OF Virginia. was sit
ting quietly at his desk just before the session /
OF the Senate yesterday morning when a .
a crowd of distinguished looking VirEirians I
entered solemnly by the main door OF the ]
Senate and walked down the aisle and over to I
the Virginia Senator's seat. The first in the /
line introduced himself as captain. and I
then one was presented aftgr the other, each ,
bearing the title of captain.
Senator Hunton looked rather dazed at the I
number Of men from his state holding that |
rank, but when the leader o! the party state | |
tha; they had come to interview him. he re-
piled good naiuredy. Interview away"
They had come to back 3ir. Herbert for the /
Alexandria pos:mastership and wanted Sem |
ator Hun.on to back them. I understand 1
from member OF the party that the Senator Z
suggested that the Congressman from the dis !
trict in which Alexandra is located. Mr.. !
Meredith should first approve this candidate. |
and also that Mr.. Meredith has the name Of !
some one else for the place carefully con-
ceaied in his vest pocket.
Artist Lippman. who did some brilliant |
sketch work during the special session for the |
New York Herald, and has since been enliven- !
ing the lengthy reports of the Pollard Breck- |
inridge suit by similar snap shots. was back /
in his old haunts yesterday in the Senate and l
House press galleries. Later he will probably |
set forth the scenic features OF the tariff de- |
bate for the benefit of Mr.. Benuetts sub
scribers.
Congressman Justin R. Whiting of Michi-
gan. is one of the most thoroagh-going tariff
reformers in the country, and has been a
vigorous leader in the fight in his district |
and elsewhere before he became member of
the Ways and Means Committee of the pres
ent Congress.
A friend of his told me good story about
Mr.. Writings pluck when a young man OF
%. large mercantile concern in Iowa, OF
which his father and some others were cred
itors, had failed, and it was necessary to send
some one to represent these interests and un-
ravei the tangle. Young Whiting was sent.
He stayed one year and worked with such
characteristic energy tnat at the end of the
time the creditors realized twice what they
would have If the failed firm had been closed
out Immediately. After that Mr.. Whiting
had all the credit and backing he wanted, and
he soon became largely interested in salt and
lumber interests in Michigan. which yielded
him very satisfactory returns.
A frequent visitor at the Capitol during the
the past three or four days has been
Ex-Governor Bowers, OF Connecticut. He is
here visiting his son. Hon. Edward A.
Bowers. the Assistant Commissioner of the
Land Office. who lives at the Cosmos Club and
is one OF the bright men OF this city. The ex-
Governor is very fond of political life and is
a good. old-fashioned Democrat. He takes
pleasure in listening to the debates in the Sem
ate and House. especially in the latter body
of which he was at one time member. His
district is now ably represented by Mr.. Pigott, |
a keen, wide-awake lawyer, who has been |
named chairman of the Committee on Mer- |
chant Marine and Fisheries. Governor |
Bowers since his stay in town has looked up |
all of his old friends in this city, of which |
there are not few.
A New Jersey delegation was on hand early |
yesterday morning looking for Senator |
Mcpherson. They had come to see what the |
Senator was going to do on several tariff ques- |
tions, and one ofthe number said emphatically |
that there was such strong opposition to the |
bill in New Jersey that its passage would make |
the state Republican for twenty years. An
other of the delegation. speaking of a particu- |
lar industry, that of oilcloth manufacture, |
one of the leading interests of the state, said |