The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27
New England Gets Few Favors
From Congress.
New York Democrats Seem to
be Mistrusted.
MR.HATCH's PET BILLS
Texas Endangered by Its "Bru-
tai Majority"

gresham this morning ssWe Yankees are
by common consent left out, and there IS
growing feeling among western and south
eru men that New York Democrats airs
only Democrats in name. The fact Isl we
are all opposed to their silver schemes and
not ait all enthusiastic about any of Mr.
Hatoh's pet measures for making all the
farmers happy. One consolation we have
and that is. we are tolerabiy well treated
ia the river and harbor bin. %
Rivers and Harbors.
The committee declares that this bill
is complete and in 8 shape to- 20 rapidly
through both houses with little or no
amendment, and it win be reported in q
day or two. The total amount IS a bout
Sc 600 600, but a sum almost as large
goes for su bstantiaIy the same purposes
in the sundry civil bin, and there is
clause in the report thereon which VIII
probably interest labor organization
nightly. Tt may even stir up a very live
ly discussion among labor's champions
here Tt concerns the contract system,
which the committee thinks to be bv far
the wisest and most economical method of
completing public works. The committee
claims that a general saving Of % per cent
or more is effected by the contract system
which is enforced row On 1S rivers and
harbOrs-that is, a saving over the meth
Cd Of previous years The other side, how
ever. have a good deal to say about the
greater efficiency of the work when done
directly by the government. OF course
there are the usual gemarks bout favorit-
ism and q" fellows w@lo are let in, n etc, and
altogether it is highly probable that the
committee rosy view of the contract sys-
tenn viii be severely criticised.
OF the pet bills Of Mr. Hatch, - mem
toned by the New EngIander, the most
noted of course, is the antiOption bill, OF
which the public has heard quite enough
Next to it is the amendment of the old
0leOmargarine bill, as it really is, though
brought ia as separate BILL This pro-
poses to put Oleomargarine and all imita-
tioms of butter under the same regulations
SIS Intoxicating liquors were put 1y the 80
called Wilson biIl-that is that when ships
ped from state to state they shall 0e under
the police regulations of the state into
which they are shipped This bills it VIII
be relneTn Der ed. was brought in by Sena-
tor Wilson of Iowa and passed 10y the Eff
ty-first congress, the intent thereof being
to defeat the q original PACKAGE trick 10y
which strong liquors from other states
were scld in Iowa AS the new olecmar-
garIue Dill was brought in csrelsl1lT uD-
der the principles of the Interstate come
merce law Q was referred to the commit
tee on commerce, but Mr. Latch has striv-
en- vigorously to get it before his commit
tee in the interests of agriculture
The Russian Thistle.
The Hatch committee as it is called for
short, is also wrestling with three bills.
which viii be reduced To one. providing
for the eradication Of the Russian thistle.
it is hard to believe what was said before
the committee on the extraordinary nature
of this pest, but as It was testified to by
high officials Of Nebraska and the Dako-
tas there must be something i'm it. They
claim that the thistle has spread over TO-
600 square miles, and shat 1T is advancing
south ward at a rate of is miles per year
ard laterally at q somewhat slower rate.
They estimate that IN five years from tins
time it viii cover I50 600 square miles,
and that the finest part Of the three states
VIII be ruined. These figures are SO star
cling THAT the committee ls inclined to
make the work of EXTERN inati0m nation
AL and this is one Of the few cases in
which the New England mem bers seem
Interested equally with those of the west.
Indeed tt is evident that there is growing
up in all the middle western states a very
strong objection to taxing themselves any
more to open up rival fields In fact, one
western member says if not another farm
were opened for 20 years it would be q
blessing to the country
Some newspaper man has Dragged too
soon, and the indications are that we are
to have another of those periodical flare
ups ia the senate over the secrets of ex-
ecutive sessions. There hash been much
secrecy about ii for years. but of late the
fellows who got inside Information have
got altogether too bold. Not only have
the votes and speeches of the executive
session been published in q Washington
paper Within hour after the session
ended, bat they have been telegraphed to
distant cities within, as IS alleged 30 mine
ntes after they were taken, and finally III
has reached such pitch that the execu-
tive sessions in the cases of Wheeler Peck
ham and Judge White were reported with
much more accuracy than the proceedings
of a regular session generally are Several
senators say tussle must be had and two
or three of them add with a sickly ST.
tempt ut humor. that it VIII probably end
just as it did before. only little more So
Texas and louisiana
Some Texas members are in a state of
mind over the condition iu their state. and
the Fopulists are really getting hilarious
al The prospects. it IS alleged that the
breach between the Eogg and Clarke fac
tions in the big state IS irrepara bic, and
that IT viii run down through nominal
ti0ns of all grades even to town cousta ble
in which case. say these congressman. not
one of them is sure Of reelection ''The
Der. Sis that we have had brutality large
majority, and the natural results have fo1-
lowed. But this talk Of the boys that we
shall all be beaten is only the pessinisln
that comes with the first realization Of
an evil ~ hen they have chewed over it
awhile, things viii look much more hope
fuI OF course. if there should be two
Democratic candidates In each district.
why. the Populists in some of the districts
would likely come in. but there is plenty Of
time vet to see that that doesu' happen "
Far otherwise is the condition in the
neigh boring state Of Louisiana, where
there IFS ona senator to appoint and three
to elect by peculiar and unusual com biz
by appointment till the legislature meets f
- NTr- and Senator f1affarr4 -r-r..