Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
THE BEST THEY CAN.
This Remark Applies to the Work Of
the Senate.
Hem This Body MALES Haste Slowly
Sugar and Coal Tariff.

TEST he can" This trite and decidedly
unconventional remark will apply to the
senate 1t is probably doing the best it
can with the Wilson bill, Considering its
dignity and its Observation-Disclosures, which,
us good old Horace Greeley used to say.
were made to obstruct business. OF course
IL Is necessary for this august body TO di-
gress, as occasion may require, for the
purpose Of paying respects to q departed
member now and then, but no one is dis
posed to find fault with this.
The Points of Contest.
Yet a good deal of close work and hard
fighting are going on day by day in the
senate for all this The president also is
doing what he can to help the Wilson bill
along. 1t goes without saying that one
reason for his appointment of Mr.. White
to the supreme court was to remove an OBJ
stacle in the way Of passing the bill, for
Senator White would undoubtedly have
voted against the whole Of 1t to protect
sugar. But just what his successor may
do IL at present an unknown quantity.
For the past week the chief fighting has
been conferred Oh the sugar and coal sched-
llles, although free iron and free lumber
are stirring up good deal of discussion.
The Sugar trust has been on hand week
days and Sundays and its representative
has been spending more money than any
body else in Washington, which is saying
u good deal, for this is rather extraya-
giant city. But the sugar duty means at
least SIS, 900 900 to the trust-to Theodore
~ 4 I u. a.
Then the whisky people are on the anx-
ious seat also. They are eager to secure an
extension of the bonding period. And no
wonder. With 5000, 900 gallons of spir-
its now in bond, they will naturally be
in misery the next three years if they are
c1liged to pay the tax. AS whisky has in
tluence, even in this august body, it is
safe to assume that the bonding period
will be extended
The senate likewise finds time to digress
for the purpose of investigating other mat
tiers which might just as well wait until
the tariff bill is settled For instance, the
other day considerable time was taken UP
over Senator Hale's resolution directing
the committee on printing to inquire into
certain charges alleging that the contract
for printing The Patent Office Gazette was
awarded to q firm which has not complied
with the requirements. The patent office
printing had all been given to Washing
ton firm for many years, but last summer
the commissioner of patents gave out The
Patent Office Gazette to another firm. Ac
cording to report, this concern has not
been able to do tho work satisfactorily,
but as the contract meant a saving of
SO, 900 u year TO the government it is
claimed that some of the imperfections
may be overlooked.
All For Oklahoma.
But In addition to the turning aside
mentioned above from the tariff consider
ntion the natowasted good deal OF
time the other day discussing or trying to
discuss bill 'to require railroad compa-
MES operating railroads in the territories
to establish stations and depots ct town
sites established by the interior depart
ment." The bill is specially directed to
the benefit of Oklahoma, and after Il long
address in opposition from Senator Martin
n discussion between Senator Martin and
Senator Kyle went forward in about this
fashion.
Mr.. Kylc-May / ask the senator from Kan
sas u question:
Mr.. Martin-Certainly.
Mr.. Kylc-AdmittinE the proposition that
tho senator Is discussing and The force of his
argument, why would he wish to forbid the
people at those towns railroad station for the
next IL months:
Mr.. Mariin-I do not propose 10 do thst. II
my distinguished friend from South Dakota
will wait minute. will tell him oil about
that. l do not propose 10 deprive the people OF
these towns of.any of their rights.
Mr.. KYLE should be very glad to hear the
senator
Mr.. Martin-The senator shall hear.
Mr.. KylcThat is simply the object of the
I'LL.
Mr.. Martin-No. sir. That is not the objcc,
of tho bill ut all.
Mr.. KYLE understand that the object of the
bill is to secure railroad station FOR those rco-
pic.
Mr. Martin-Tho object of the bill is TO secure
special benefits and advantages TO tho inhab-
itants of just two towns On tho American con-
tinent, and no more.
Mr.. kyle-Are they not townsI
Mr.. Martin They are towns.
Mr.. Kylc-Were they not established by act
of congress?
Mr.. Martin-It does not make any difference
whether the towns were established by act of
congress, or by the Oklahoma law, or simply by
citizens of the United States.
MT. kyle--Arc they not Just as much entitled
To railroad stations as any other towns in that
territory?
Mr.. Martin Cnquestionably they are. and
had my way about 1t they should have the
stations within - hours.
Mr.. kyle-That is the only point in question
Mr.. Martin--lt is just as plain as that TWO
and two make four. There is no question
about it.
Mr.. Allen-win the senator from Kansas
yield to me?
Mr.. Martin-Certainly, with great pleasure.
Mr.. Allen-Is il not true that congress can
absolutely destroy and wipe out the territorial
existence OF Oklahoma?
Thus the colloquies went on for nearly
the whole afternoon between various SEN
etors until the bill finally passed. There
is undou btcdly a well defined public sem
timent that Oklahoma and every other
subject should have been held in abey-
ance until the tariff bill receives final ac-
tion. Meantime the senators are deluged
with letters and personal interviews from
Interested parties until it seems TO be gen
,rally agreed that the late General Han
lock was right. 1.-THE tariff is a LOCAL is
sue - p
A New Paper Project.
More than $4,000 of the stock of the
new morning daily in this city has been
subscribed by printers alone, and when
the balance OF ST. 600 is secured this 500
COO is to be matched with $4,000 to be
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