Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-09
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1894.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our rcguIar correspondent.

which is still on. This resolution
directs the senate sugar scandal in
vestipating committee to inquire IN
to the organization and history OF
the Dominion Company (limiied) OF
NOVA Scotia (more commonly known
in this country as the Whitney syn
dIcate) for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the company was form
ed or is being conducted by reason
of any assurance that the tariff duty
on coal would be repealed by CON
gress, and if 20, who gave such as
surance and whether or not any OF
ficer Of the government or any mem
Der of congress is Interested IL sand
company, and what action, II any,
has been taken by any person N
fulfillment Of such assurances. 1t
has been repeatedly stated that Sec
rotary Lamont was financially inter
esled in the Whitney syndicate,
which Mr.. Cleveland has SO con-
spicucusly tried TO aid, and lots OF
people besides Senator Chandler
would like 10 know something
about it.
Republicans are in the dark as to
what the democratic coDferees are
doing towards reaching Engagement
on the tariff bill, as the meetings
that are being held are informal and
are only attended by democrats. Ru'
mors are plentiful, but facts are
scarce.
The commission representing the
ex.queeu Of Hawaii, which Is now
il Washington for the purpose OF
persuadng the administration not
to recognize the republic Of Hawaii,
is Oh fools Grand The matter
il out Of the hands Of the admins
tration, and there is lutte doubt that
congress will adopt the Boutelle res
olution, directing the president TO
formally recognize the new govern
ment Of Hawaii and extend TO it the
good wishes Of congress, which was
delayed in the house by a ruling OF
Speaker Crisp.
1t would seem that the populists
must be making considerable pro
gress in Texas when democratic
member of the house from that
state, who was elected in '92 by
more than eight thousand plurality,
feels called upon to engage IN 50
paipable bit of buncombe as was
the introduction of a joint resolu-
ton by Representative Hutchinson,
of the Houston district, providing
for constitutional amendment pro
hibiling the existence of trusts and
authorizing congress to legisIate
against them. Mr.. Hutchinson Is a
lawyer, and it would not be an IN.
suit 10 his intelligence to intimate
that he doesn't know just how alb
surb his proposition is. There is all
the authority needed for congresslon'
al legislation that would sweep ont
every trust in the United States,
but nobody expects 1t 10 he exer-
cised while the trusts hold the dem
ocratic party, as represented IN con
gress, by the throat as they have
done during this session of congress.
Representative Boen's bill 70
abolish national banks and to com.
pei the secretary of the treasury 10
withdraw all government funds on
deposite with banks and keep them
in the treasury is another buncombe
measure, only intended to get popu-
list votes in the close seventh Min
nesota district, which Boen mis-
represents by grace of populist
plurality Of a few more than a
hundred in 4 total vote of nearly
thirty.hye thousand. Even popu.
list ought to be able to understand
that the enactment of such bill in.
to law would bring on worse
panic than Mr.. Clcyeland's "obiect
lesson of last year. The national
banking system may not be perfect,
but it is the best the country ever
had, and to abolish II without pro-
ylding something 70 take lis place
would uarnlSze the business and