Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-23
sudAR SCHEDULE M DANCER.
Trust Senators Badly Frightened
Explanation Fever Raging.

~ tfAN 1Aai 11lI&tlIE 10
no longer, thanks to a robust expires.
son of public opinion by the newspe
pers OF the country. confined 10 the
House. A movement is now on foot to
modify the sugar schedule before the
formal vote is taken on il in the Sen
ate. lfit were not for absolute pledges
which Democratic Senators have made
there would be no doubt of the success
IF the movement. Still the disgust Of
some Of them is so marked that they
may repadiate their pledges. prefer
ing to offend the Sugar Trust rather
shan TO lcse the respect Of thousands
of their constituents.
The week opened with much uacer.
tainty concerning the tariff bill. Ssn-
atoE Harris expected to have disposed
Of the wool schedule by the middle OF
last week, but it is still undisposed OF,
although it will be finished carly
this week, unless the threat to filibus-
ter until some duty is put upon wool
shall be carried out. 1t is expected
that the debate on the income tax will
occupy nearly or quite a week, and it
is not yet certain that il will be reach
ed this week. So there is little prob
ability that the final vote will be
reached before the first of July.
That there are more ways to Kill
a dog than hanging''is proven By the
manner in which Mr.. Cleveland is try
ing to make Congress obey his re-
quest. not to enter upon any financial
legislation at this session. The bill
providing for a currency commission
which shall spend six months in in
vestigating the subject before submit
ting its recommendation to Congress
is Mr.. Cleveland's scheme to prevent
action upon any financial bill. and
the administration influence is being
used to get it favorably reported
from the House committee on Bank
ing and Currency.
If Mr.. Sill, the man who gave the
first information (for which he rcceiv-
ed several thousand dollars in cash)
that the Carnegie companies were not
properly carrying ont their contracts
with the government for the making
of arnor plate for war vessels, is not
one o the greatest liars of the age the
Carnegie companies, instead Of being
lined a few thousand dollars by Mr..
Cleveland, should have been made to
refund every dollar received for botched
work and to have forfeited their con-
tracts. Sill has been here Tor several
lays testifying in the investigation
hat is being conducted by the House
Naval committee. The most OF his
testimony a be verified. as he speci-
les every piece OF bad amor that was
delivered to the government, and
t an all be got at and examined and
probably will be in course of time.
rhe odd part about the business IS
that Mr., Cleveland knew all about
this mans testimony when he set
lside the decision Of Secretary Herbert
in this matter and himself made one
very much more favorable to Carnegie
who evidently knew whose interest he
was serving when he publicly endors-
ed the Wilson tariff bill in its original
form, before going to Europe for an
indefinite stay.
The explanation fever is no longer
nonopolized by Democratic Senators.
representative Richardson, Of Ten
nessee, had a very bad case of il, when
in reply to the charge Of a local paper
hat he had been using his position as
l member Of 1.-The House committee on
he District of Columbia to speculate
n real estate, he explained by saying
hat he had bought some real estate
IN speculation, which he sold to a
r al estate agent without Knowing
hat it was purchased for a street rail
way company which had a bill before
he District committee, and that II
vas a mere coincidence that or.
richardson happened as a member
If that committee TO report a bill fav-
orally to the House, which that TAIL
way company was very anxious 10
have passed, just four days after the
sale Of that real estate. Such coinci-
dences are dangerous to public men.
The last Democratic Senator TO
make an explanation was Ransom, Of
North Carolina, who confessed, after
The facts had been a~sceriained by
n .wspapef men. that his son. who is
bis committee clerk. had been specu.
iating III Sugaf-Trust stock. 1t is
not probable that Mr.. Ransom
would have ever said anything about
it if the Senate investigating commit
tee had not in Difference to a general
public demand examined every Scna-
tor at present in Washington, going
alphabetically through the list. Sca-
tor Quay surprised nearly everybody
when he testified that he had been
specializing in sugar stock that lie
had a perfect right to do 50. and would
whenever he felt so inclined. The
greatest interest is lelt in the testi-
mony Of Senator German. who is still
absent and reported 70 be sick. II
may be that Senator German will Join
the other Democratic Senators who
heiped-him FIX up the sugar schedule
n denying everything. but there is
reason to believe that he could tell
sone very sensational things in con-
n%ection with this business il 50 dis
posed. But it is hardly probable that
he will be 50 disposed when his testi.
mony is taken.
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