Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-06-28

slightest doubt that the bill Will be
passed just as 1t now is, but no man is
in position to say in what condition
it will emerge from the conference
committee to which it will be referred
as soon as the Senate passes it. 1t is
believed that a strong fight will be made
in the house for free sugar, free coal
and free iron ore. just as provided for
in the bill as 1t originally passed The
House. On the other hand it is said
that the whole bill may be defeated if
the conference committee accepts free
sugar, iron and coal, because six demo
cratic Senators would then refuse to
vote for it.
Senator Stewart has contributed a
pair of horses to pull the first political
missionary wagon ever started from
Washington. The wagon will carry
speakers and literary matter fayoring
the peoples party, and will, it is said,
be duplicated in every Congressional
district within ninety days.
Representative Jerry Simpson is still
unable to resume his Congressional du.
ties, not haying entirely recovered from
his long illness. The number Of men In
Congress who agree with Jerry's politi.
cal opinions are few, but the number Of
those who enjoy greater personal pop
ularity than Jerry are fewer yet.
1t Is believed by many that the action
of the U. s. District Attorney,in passing
over the cases Of the newspaper CORE
spondents and taking that of the N. Y.
stock broker, to make test in order to
ascertain how the courts will regard the
old law providing punishment for those
who refuse to answer questions asked
by Congressional investigating commit
tees, was instigated by Senatorial
influence. 1t is further believed that
neither the newspaper men nor Messrs
Havemeyer and Searles of the sugar
trust, will ever be put On trial for re-
fusing to answer the investigating com.
mittees questions, although the cases
of the latter haye been certified to the
District Attorney.
Two "baby" Standardization, OF
Mich, republican. and jarvis, Of N. c.,
democl at-made their first speeches in
the Senate lately, and neither Of them
made a hit. Mr.. Patton remark were
encyclopaedia and consequently dull,
and Mr.. Jarvis's too much of the old
fashioned, spread eagle, fourth Of July
pattern.
When Senator Allen offered to give
the Senate proof thata railroad magnate
had spent lots of time in committee
room at the Capitol during the present
session of Congress, trying to shape leg
lslation that would bunco the United
States out Of many millions Of dollars,
no Senator asked for proof, as it was
we'll known to them all that G. P. Hun
tington was the railroad magnate re-
ferred to, and that the statement OF
Senator Allen was literally correct.
If it be socialism to argue that the
moneyed class shall bear a burden of
taxation in keeping with the amount OF
their wealth, and that it would be q
desirable thing to bring about wider
distribution, If not an entire redistribu
ton OF wealth, then the populist SEN
ators to a mar pleaded guilty to socla.
ism in their speeches in favor of the
income tax, which remained in the
tariff bill Notwithstanding the extraor-
binary efforts of Senator Hill and his
followers IN both the old parties to kill
1T.
The commonwealers, who have lately
been haying hard and hungry time,
announce big benefit entertainment
to be Leld in Convention Hall next
Saturday night, the talent, which is to
give farce, comedy, athletics and min.
strelsy, to be selected from the indus.
trial armies now in this neighborhood.
Among the attractions on the program
is farce called Keep Off the Grass"
This entertainment is to raise funds to
get away from here, the men having
become convinced that they can't stay
here and live on wind.
Representatives Bartholdt, of Mo-;
Davey, Of La, and Mcguire, Of CAL,
have been appointed subcommittee
of the House committee on Imm'gra-
ton to investigate the padrone system
and recommend method of putting an
end to 1t.
The anticipation bill did not quite get
the two-third vote of the House that
Mr.. Hatch predicted for it, but it
received one hundred and fifty votes
while only eighty-seven were cast
against it. 1t is not expected that the