The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Of TIE RECORD.
WAsHINGT0N, May %, 1894.


particularly friendly towards Mr.. Cleveland
and his administration, but his selection Of
Democratic members Of the Senate com
mittee that to-day began star-chamber in
vestigation OF Numerous charges OF crooked
ness against Senator'S and outsiders, begin.
ming with the cock aud bull story concern
cetnng an attempt having been made to
bride Senators Huut1n, Of Va, and Kyle,
of South Dakota, e. vote against the tariff
bill, and including the charges against
Democratic Senators of having speculated in
sugar trust stock and of having given the
sugar trust protection in exchange for its
big contribution to the Cleveland campaign
fund makes him appear very friendly IN. /
deed towards the administration.
For Instance, Senator Gray. chairman of /
the committee, is known as chief OF the .
Senate "cuckoos. and a man who would do |
more for the administration than any other
Senator, while Senator Lindsay the other
Democratic member OF the committee, Is,
in addition to being a cuckoo, known as
Carlsle's mau The significance OF these
selections will not be underated when it is
remembered that Secretary Carlisle, repre-
senting Mr.. Cleveland, has been from the
frat to the last mixed up in all the dealings
between the Democratic Senators and the
sugar trust Senator Mills of Texas, has
publicly stated that Secretary Carlisle gave
the president Of the sugar trust letter OF
introduction to him and that he refused to
see him when he called to present it, The
Democrats ask credit for being fair because
Senator Allen, of Neb., was put upon the
committee. bus they do not deserve IT, as
Allen has voted with the Democrats on all
political questions and is regarded as a
Democrat, although he calls himself a pop
ulist. 1t is clear that il any thing is shown
S up by this committee it will be through the
20 energy of its two Republican members,
Lodge, of Mass, and Davis Of Mimi. But
l nothing can be shown up, unless witnesses
u choose to tell what they know, the Supreme
y Court having some years ago decided that
. a Congressional committe could not compel
l. them either to testify or to produce books
u dealing with a citizens private atiars
i That decision 10 a great consolation to more
& than one Democratic Senator just now.
u Another consolug thing to certain Demo
e cratic Senators was the decision by the
lie committee to make the investigation secret
Il giving out from day to day only such inloF'
lie nation as Senator Gray may see tit. Iha
W means that the newspaper men will have t'
J. hustle to find out what is going on IN thai
re committee room as Mr.. Gray is one OF thos
non.communicatve Senators who regar;
newspapers as kind OF nuisance Al
amusing tidbt is going the rounds, recall
US ;np the old couplet; "a little nonsens
now aud then, is relished by the wises
:, men"
lit During an executive session the other da'
Or when discussion was going on over tn
in confirmation of some nominations In wh'c
the Republicans had no interest numoe
of them whied away the time writing verse
V' on the exhibition Senator rurpie, OF Ind
~ made of himself recently by his uncallsd TO
as nersonal attack on Senator Aldrich. Tn
III venerable Senator Morrill,. affeetionateI
y" called the father Of the Senate, started tn
VI amusement and soon hall dozen Senator
were cudgliug their brains for rhymes
,ys Senator Manderson's verse was unanimous
ic- voted the best. He wrote:
ter "Aldrich is triple liar, -
IS. Said Turpie in rage,
Top But AldIich, without show of tire,
To- Said; "Turpie is no sage"
tie. And into no abuse he sunk
:, In stating Turqie sure was drunk.
ust The Republican Senators having conc
It ded to hold their ammunition for big gam
rht considerable progress has been made al
bv will continue to be made in dlsposing OF tt
, to upimportant items of tho tariff bill, but L
" as sugar schedule is regarded as the biggest
,ai6 big game and when that is reached there
ular going to be lighting all along the line, and
of will not be surprising il some Democra
the ioin with the Republicans in trying to stri
ave out the $50, 900, 900 which the propos
, of each year to the cost OF sugar consumed
pay. this country. A number OF Republic
ents Senators are prepared to fire some sen
the tional facts at the Democratic friends OF
been sugar trusts, and it is understood that Sci
for tor Hill will also have something to say
ious the same subject that will not make emf
ugh able reading for either Mr.. Cleveland
f. 1t Secretary Carlisle. 1t is expected that
lthy sugar schedule will be reached by the e
con. Of this week.
mill Mr. Benedict broke the record Satuac
rial. at the Government Printing Office by {
Of charging more than 700 people, about
ents OF them women, and Of course. all OF tn
liver Republicans. The number will probably
duplicated within ten days.
NyNEy.~