The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-31


over veto. but veto will be at once
followed by the reporting OF the Bland
free coinage bill by the House committee
on coinage, and by the offerinl of free
ment to the tariff bill. A veto will make
the adoption OF such an amendment by
the Senate a comparatively easy mattet,
as II would be supported by many repub-
licans who would not vote for free coin
age a separate measure. The fear OF
that amendment has caused more than
one democrat not favorable to silver to
ask Mr.. Cleveland 10 either sign the
Bland bill or TO allow it to become law
without his signature, and there are still
a few who have hopes of his doing the
last. Although Mr.. Cleveland has until
! Thursday to act on the bill there are rea-
sons for the belief that he will announce
! his intentions at the cabinet meeting to
morrow. Saturday members of the cabl-
net expressed ignorance of what would
be done. but several OF them limited veto
rather strongly.
Coyy's army is something between a
| puzzle and joke to the average Con-
gresham, and II is talked about consid-
cradle but not seriously. 1t Is pulling
several congressman who know Coxy 10
| be shrewd business man TO account for
his connection with the army, out none
of them think the army will ever get
here, although he may come with few
| followers who have the money to pay
their own expenses.
The Hatch anti-option bill, as revised,
received the votes OF twelve out of the
fourteen members o the House committee
on Agriculture who were present when
1t was ordered to be favorably reported.
The bill now provides that dealers in
.toptions" and futures shall pay
special tax OF SIC year and shall give
SO, 900 bond, and that all contracts made
shall have internal revenue stamps at
tached as follows for every ten thous-
and pounds of cotton, hops, pork, lard,
bacon. dried or salted meats. and every
thousand bushels wheat, corr, rye, oats
aud barley, one cent, and for every bill
of sale terminating contract two cents.
For every contract settled in any other
way than by actual delivery of the artl-
Giles the bill provides the following pro-
hibitory tax: one cent for every pound of
cotton, hops, pork, lard, bacon. or picked |
or sailed meat; three cents for every bu-
shell OF wheat and two cents for every |
bushel OF corn, oats, rye and barley. |
TIE bill will be bitterly opposed, but It's
passage by the House is generally con-
coded. The Senate is where The fate Of
the bill will be decided, and its action is
doubtful.
There is danger that the Chinese ques-
iion may be reopened in Congress aud
that there will be repetition OF the Bit
ter debates which have always accom-
panied Congressional discussions of that
matter. The cause Is the new treaty
with China now before the Senate COM
nittee on Foreign Relations. Senators
aud Representatives from the Pacific
coast are opposed to the new treaty be-
,ause, they say, it Will IN effect wipe out
avery provision that Congress has made
or the regulation and control of Chinese
immigration. Other Senators aud Rep
who are disposed to believe
hat this county has been little too
lard on the Chinese are opposed to
he new treaty, because they say. it
gives all TO China aud gets practically
nothing In return. They say that vau-
tble commercial concessions ought u be
eceved for the privileges the new trea-
" grants to Cinnamon in the United
states. This criticism was evidently
yeighty with the State depar tment, as it
brought ont the semi. official announce
nent that commercial treaty had been
Negotiated and is now only awaiting the
approval o. the Chi nese government
The defense Of Colonel Breckini idge.
hat he was led astray and kept astray
against his viii for period OF nearly ten
years by Miss Pollard, is not considered a
strong one by the public, however it may
strike the jury. Pleading the baby act"
S always unpopular, aad kentuckiaps
iow here who stood by Col. lIreckinridge
Turing the damaging testimony given by
Miss Pollard aud her witnesses nave not
nestated to say that his defense rs
outlined by his law partner and priu-
,ipal counsel, Col. Shelby, has killed his
political future In Kentucky.
Mr.. J. w. Ady of Kansas, who is cou-
testing Senator Martins seat. isn't max
ing much progress. He has filed his
second brief with the committee. but
nothing will be done until the chairman
senator Vance returns to Washington.
he is expected next week.
Old papers for shelves or other purpos-
rs exchanged for clean cotton rags at this