Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-08-09
Washington Letter

WASHINGTON. ~. ". August OIn, Ic34.
Several times within the last three or
fourdays it looked like the eyto the tariff
deadlock had been found by the confer
ence committee, land for that reason, and
in Difference to the wishes of President
Cleveland, the caucus of the democrats
of the House, which was to have been
held last week, was deferred for time
Still the key is unbound. AS fast as
one obstacle is removed a new one pre-
sents itself. After some consultation Il
sugar schedule was drawn that Was &C
ceptable alike to the House, to Presi-
dent Cleveland and to the "conserva-
tive" Senators, and as the sugar sched-
ule had been the principal obstacle to
an agreement the contest was thought
to be about over. Not so, however, for
before the conferees had fully decided
that schedule they We're informed that
Senators Gallery and Blanchard Of Lou.
isiana, and Allen of Neb., and Kyle of
s. Dak., demanded an amendment pro-
vlding for the payment Of the Sugar
bounty tor the remainder of this year,
and that failing to get it they would
cast their votes against the bill, which
added to the vote of Senator Hill would
mean defeat. This continuation of the
sugar bounty was refused by both House
and Senate while the bill was under
consideration, and the demand for it at
this time has for the time absolutely
blocked agreement.
While the House committee on Com.
merce has taken no formal action on
the subject, opinions expressed by its
members indicate that bill along the
line of that introduced by Representative
Brickner of WIS.,, providing that all
interstate railroads shall own or control
by lease all sleeping cars run ever their
lines, Will sooner or later be favorably
reported to the House. If such bill
be reported an attempt will be made to
add an amendment regulating sleeping
Car charges.
People smile every time the reports
of the Senate sugar scandal investigating
committee are mentioned. The white
wash was put on too thick, and as a
consequence it is already peeling
off in spots, leaving the dirt underneath
in full view. One gentleman-a MEN,
Der of the House-expressed the opinion
held by many when he said: while
the reports are all right as far as they
90, like the investigation, they do not
60 far enough, particularly in their
dealing with political contributions by
the sugar trust and with specializing in
sugar stock by Senators. Besides that
deficiency there is running all through |
the reports a-Senator- can do no wrong |
tone that do not fancy, and which
should alone be sufficient to shake the
confidence Of the public in them"
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. PETER and in the House
by Representative Baker, of HANS, au.
thorlzing the Secretary of Agriculture
to establish reservoirs for the storage of
rain water IN the semi-arid states west
OF the SO meridian, and appropriating
100000 therefor.
Nobody takes Representative BANDS
resolution, inetructing the committee
on Ways and Means to report bill for
an income tax that Will produce rey.
enue of $1o0,00O,00 year, and bill
putting all sorts Of sugar on the free
list, seriously, although it may play an
part in the legislation Of the
session. While Mr.. BANDS object in
the resolution was probably
merely to give the Senators who haye
,een preventing an agreement on the