Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-30

votes and those interested in 1T say this
indicated over 100 members absent from
the city. Many others had arranged to
leave soon, being assured that quorum
would remain for the final business.
And now comes in this three cornered
fight of president, senate and house, and
SCAT least the Democrats say-adJourn
ment is indefinitely postponed. Therefore,
as aforesaid, alas!
The Consistent Party.
Several of the old Republican members,
however, offer US a deal of comfort. They
say they have seen many such struggles,
and they laugh at those defiant Democrats
who talk of staying here all summer Sew
eral whose Judgment ought to be good
declared when the controversy was at its
hottest that the house Democrats would
yield before the close of this week. The
Populists are all of opinion that the house
will yield and say that in private CONVEX
sation Democratic members are fond of
using such expressions us half q loaf Is
better than no bread" and arguing that
this bill is only a beginning anyhow. On
this point as well as on some others our
Populist friends ought to have the credit
of being the only thoroughly consistent
party. From the day it was introduced
they have laughed at the idea of this bin
being u finality and have declared, toqnote
the language of Senator Kyle: The tariff
discussion is now fairly opened and here
after will be debated OH its real merits.
Nearly all that has been said Oh it SO far
is mere claptrap." AS If to give point to
the controversy, tho treasury department
reports that for the fiscal year just closed
it has paid to the sugar men bounties
amounting to $12, $50, 900.
The Treasury Balance.
This week also tho treasury balance Is
In round numbers 1924, 900, 600, Of which
S61, 900, 600 are in gold, leavinga nominal
ly available currency balance of $63, OOO,-
900. From this, however, must be taken
the 81, 600, 600 for interest due July and
not yet paid out This great increase in
the available balance has been due entirely
to the $50, 600, 900 recently paid ON whisky
taken out of bond, but when the confer
cnce committee agreed on Ia tax of s per
gallon, instead of the 81. 10 in the house
bill, the receipts fell suddenly and heavily.
and since the quarrel between the two
houses began they have sunk below even
the usual figures. Customs dues being at
their lowest, and still decreasing, and re-
ncwed exports of gold being reported, the
situation at the treasury is not cheerful,
and the conservatives say that all they
have to do is to wait till the people are
heard from, when the house will be moral
~ compelled to accept the senate bill in
order to get more revenue speedily.
Business of IL routine character goes
right on and quite as rapidly as usual.
The house emphasized its quarrel with the
senate by adopting, and on the very day
after the president was so fearfully de-
nounced in the senate, tho Tucker rcsolu-
ton for the election of United States sen
ators by popular vote and the majority
was al to 81. Tho yeas consisted of 1873
Democrats, IL Republicans and all the
Populists present; the nays, of Demo
rats and as Republicans. And here again
the same sectional division appeared as has
marked so many votes on finance and fiscal
measures generally. OF the Republicans
voting yea only two came from east of the
Mississippi, and four represented the new
est states, while of the Democrats who
voted against it all were eastern men.
Besides the general provision the only inn
portant point in the amendment is that
IN case of vacancythc governor shall issue
writs of election, just as if it were u vaCan-
cy i'll the lower house, unless the IegiSla-
ture of the state provide that the govern
or may make temporary appointment.
Certain Matters.
The naval committee continues to dig out
interesting facts, while tho ordnance men
and the makers of armor plate every week
present moro astonishing results. At the
last trial IS pounds of Leonard nitroglyc-
erin smokel2ss powder in an 8 inch rifle
produced the astounding velocity of 2, $50
feet per second in a $50 pound projcctilc.
Tho best brown hcxagonal powder hithcr-
to used has given a velocity of 2,1OO feet.
The officials claim that our navy has now
secured "a smokeless explosive far superior
to that used by any other navy in the
world. At tho same time the plates pro-
lueed by the Bethlehem Pa. works stood
every test, and the government accepted
the 600 tons in bulk.
The senate committee on sugar con
tinucs to proceed slowly. 1t divided at
the start on party lines, Senator Allen
standing by himself, and while no agrees
with Senators Gray and Linsduy so far as
they go he makes separate report OF such
conclusions as no has individually arrived
ut. He declares that the Sugar trust has
contributed to the campaign fund of both
the old parties on tho understanding that
it was to be protected by tho victorious par
ty. He also says that Senators Mcpherson
and Quay did speculate in sugar stock
during the tendency of the present tariff
bill before the senate; that a senator can
hot vote impartially in such case; that
the ad yalorem system was satisfactory TO
the trust, which probably had some inilu-
ence in securing it, and that there ought
to be stringent legislation against con-
gressmen holding stock in any institution
which is to be affected by their votes.
He has great deal to say about 'the
defiance of our authority by the Mcssrs.
Edwards, Schriver, Walker, Chapman,
Macarteny, the Havcmeyers, Scaries and
others" and recommends general law by
which witnesses refusing to testify before
congressional committees may he sum
marily dealt with, as in court of justice
under like circumstances. These arc only
the principal points in a very pointed re
port, and it is at least possible that the
senate will approve of it, instead of the so
called majority report.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.