The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-06-08

From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Senator Harris serv-
ed notice on the Republican Senators that his
stock of patience was getting low, by lengthen-
ing the sittings of the Senate. 1t is net proba-
BILE that he will keep the Senate in session later
than or O'Clock at night for the tariff bill,
but he IS prepared to put the screws on even to
the extent of a continuous session, if it be ne
cessary to do so. 1t is the general belief that
the last fight of the Republicans will be N ade
on the sugar schedule, and after that is adopt
ed, as it is certain to be, they will probably
agree to set a date for the final vote. 1t is eX-
pected that the sugar schedule will be voted
upon tomorrow, or the next day at the latest.
Senator Gray was right when he said that the
Senate investigating committee, of which he is
chairman, had been misrepresented. 1t GER
tainly has been. The committee has been at
work right along trying to get at the bottom of
the scandalOus charges made against Senators
and members of the cabinet, although the i'm
preston has gone out, through Senator Hills
speech and newspaper publications, that after
the committee reported the two correspondents
to the Senate for having refused to give their
authority for chargeS, and requested the Vice
President TO certify, in accordance with the
law, their cases to the U. S. District Attorney
for presentment to the Grand Jury, the COM
mttee had folded its arms and sat down to
await the punishment of the recalcitrant wit
nesses. Nothing could he further from the
truth. The committee has taken the testimony
of every Democratic member of the Senate FL
nance committee, of Secretary Carlisle and of
Representative Warner, of New York, and
several others and has been diligent in its eff
10rtS TO secure the attendance and testimony of
other witnesses who they have reason to suppose
can throw some light on the matters being in
vestigated
The scandal mongers made a very bad break
several days ago when they started a story
that President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
were at loggerheads over the Senate tariff
amendments. They were wide of the mark.
From the beginning of the tariff legislation,
President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
have been in perfect accord. Had the afore-
said scandal mongers said that President Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle were both very
sorry that some of the Senate amendments had
been made to the tariff bill they would have
been in close proximity to the truth
The fight over the repeal of the tax on State
bank currency is growing very warm in the
House. Those who favor repeal have been
from the first confident of succeeding, and
their confidence was strengthened by the ease
with which they defeated motion to switch
Off repeal by taking up other business The
vote is going to be close on this question and
the result will, in your correspondents opin-
ion, be in doubt until the vote is officially an
nOunced.
If the western silver men in Congress know
the sentiments of their constituents ex-Speaker
Reed has gained no western support for his
Presidential aspirations by his proclamation,
via London, in favor of silver, provided, that
the friends of silver will join him in favoring
high tariff. Mr.. Reeds attempt to combine
the silver and tariff question was very clever
bit of political jugglery, but it has not helped
him along even little bit towards the Presi-
dental nomination of his party. although it has
removed the mask he has heretofore worn and
placed him Squarely before the country as a
candidate for the nomination.
Mrs. Cleveland and the children will leave
Washington this week for Gray Cables where
they will spend the summer President Cleve-
land will remain at the White House until Con-
gress adjourns but will try to spend day or
two with his family occasionally. C. a. S.