Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26
uAsnIMeIoY Topics.


Tho past week Las been orc Ck gtucfa,
chaos in many respects. In fAct, the pas.
two weeks hare been . TING Of general M
settlement of opinions. Seldom, II ever,
has there been such diversity Of guesse>
amcng congressman as to the near future.
and this diversity extends to every sub
ject, including all those on which 20 many
men were very firm in their views Of the
future only little while ago. The wealth
.es,apd the political effects Of the Breckin-
ridge case, tariff, silver and antioption,
the date Of adjournment, the next election,
the schemes for general reorganization Of
both parties and, above all, the charges 70
sonstantIy made and 20 bitterly denied OF
Dnti- Wilson bill combinations In the sen
Ate nrc the current topics. 1t IA TO be not
uI also that the remarkable weather has
had an cf7cst on congressman, especially
in greatly increasing the number Of ab-
Ecctecs.
nnitc Spell of Weather.
The frat inrcc weeks OF March were the
longest continuous period of flno weather
ever seen IN Washington in this month or
possibly any other, according to the alics-
ed Oldest Inhabitants. cpd the vcrnal eqii-
uox found all tne PARKS blooming WITH
beauty. The swelling buds and opening
flowers, tic rich green Of the grass and
all tic open air alluremcnts OF an early
spring have united to produce. that form
OF Incidence which farmers call "spring
fever. 2 ard there has been general es-
preston thGt s'if Ccxey's army ever means
to come now IL its time" When the pa
pcrs Grst announced that said army was
actually gathering for an invasion o! inc
capitol, there was u thriil--n very siishs
thrill--of apprehension, but u ended IN o
general laugh.
Malaria came with the warm weather.
and The prolongeet drought MADE thc art
and litter very unpleasant, so there IS
loud call for bigger appropriation ana
immedinte work In street cleaning inc
dread OF cholera has fot entirely apated,
and resident physici"ns tsli US tnst uhiess
the s2ring cleaning y done much carrier
than common we shall have trouble. no
Other CITY III tue nation anu Prooapiy nono
In the world ~ more easily cieaned than
Washington. Inc house Dill appropriated
only sl25,0oO Tor street cleaninH ior INC
year ending june w, 1879, ana tne ON
cials ere clainoring Tor an addit'on Oh Soo''
GOO.
Income Tax and sugar.
c'be capitol ia thronged with visitors,
even more than is usual ON fine spring
days, and the doorkeepers and mem bers nro
kept constantly on the Jump--the former
to take IN notes and the latter to respond
to tho calls OF their constituents, who are
coming to see them from every part OF the
country. Copies Of the tariff bill as finally
reported by the senate committee are IL
great demand, and In every convenient
nook about the building men can Dc seen
studying 1t with intense interest. The ru-
mors about combines ID the senate IN
crease rather than diminish III number,
md II said rumors would only stay IN one
shape long enough to be investigated and
reported they would be well worth settfng
down for pcrusal. The avalanche OF let
ters to members OF both houses leaves nc
further room for doubt that, taking the
rs whole, the income tax IL tns
most popular part OF tho bill and tho sug'
ar tax the most unpopular.
Such men as Harris OF Kansas and Nc
Keighan of Nebraska, who ought 10 sf
classed rs Democrats rather tpan Popu- |
lists. unite In saying: "Once ON the fres
list. 1t Is terrible job TO get sugar Dacs
on the tax list, and We fear that the people
will never forgive us for consenting to 1t.
IT II one OF the things on which all tins
talk about theory doesn go. Our people
know very little ABOUT tnat long llse OF oiis
anu cnen'cus anu s.oneN as'u uuo '..A4
ana ahosner' pue sugar - sume.nins ,an
Rime. Every man Gun reai.ze n,Nana ~
most every man 'n.hhs ~ .ne ,aA wy
time nc ouys nny. :. iooAs i,se 9owa.u.ss
IN u.s. we must adm,r, Du1 u .nere - ny
other way 70 9ce o,,i---we'. sne fessuu.
We must nave. ana une country - not ~
ready Tor petter income Tax OF sehs'ois
system anyway
sugar IS King Just now, as COTTON once
was, but these eastern fellows are nor wise
II they were, they would yield gfaceIuliy'
Resistance lrritates the ianorine peope:
and tho longer TINS tariii IS n2l.ateu .he
more such people say that ~ never can Dc
settled and let alone. Ihey see .na' ~ u
Just boxed around, and every time It's
changed some new trust ana an army oi
spectators get III their work. by anu oy
the people viii get so disgusted with TINS
incessant bobbing up and down that they
will rise In fury and wipe the whole
thing ont. But 1t looks just now rs II the
country must have one more Hepubiican
administration to show by experience tiat
a tariff can do nothing TO rel1eve the ia-
borers especially the farmers. Ihere must