The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-05-26
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, May q, 1894

Perhaps it may be true, as has
been constantly reiterated. that Mr..
Stevenson is not particularly friendly
toward Mr.. Cleveland and his admin
istration, but his selection of the
Democratic members of the Senate
committee that today began a star
chamber investigation of numerous
charges OF crookedness against Sen
ators and outsiders, beginning with
the cock and bull story concerning
an attempt having been made to
brihe Senators Hunton, OF Virginia,
and Kyle, OF South Dakota. to vote
against the tariff bill, and including
the charges against democratic Sen
ators of having speculated in sugar
trust stock and of having given the
sugar trust protection in exchange
for its big contribution to the Cleve
land campaign fund, makes him
appear very friendly indeed towards
the administration.
For instance, Senator Gray, chair
man of the committee, is known as
chief of the Senate "cuckoos" and a
man who would do more for the
administration than any other Sen.
ator, while Senator Lindsay, the
other Democratic member Of the
committee, is, in addition to being
cuckoo, known as Carlisle's man.
The significance OF these selections
will not be moderated when it is
remembered that Secretary Carlisle,
representing Mr.. Cleveland, has been
from the first to the last mixed up in
all the dealings between the Demo
cratic Senators and the sugar trust.
Senator Mills, of Texas, has publicly
stated that Secretary Carlisle gave
the president OF the sugar trust a
letter of introduction to him and
that he refused to see him when he
called to present it. The democrats
ask credit for being fair because Sen
ator Allen OF Nebraska, was put
upon the committee, but they do
not deserve it, as Allen has voted
with the Democrats on all political
questions and is regarded as Demo
crat, although he calls himself a Pop
ulist. 1t is clear that if anything is
shown up by this committee it will
be through the energy OF its two
Republican members-Lodge, Of
Massachusetts, and Davis, of Mime
scta But nothing can be shown up
unless witnesses choose to tell what
they know, the supreme court having
some years ago decided that a Cong
gressional committee could not
compel them either to testify or to
produce books dealing with a Cit
zen's private affairs. That decision
is a great consolation to more than
one Democratic Senator just now.
Another consoling thing to certain
Democratic Senators was the decis
ion by the committee TO make the
investigation secret, giving out from
day to day only such information as
Senator Gray may see fit. That
means that the newspaper men will
have to hustle to find out what is
going OH in that committee room, as
Mr.. Gray is one of those non com
municative Senators who regard
newspapers as kind of nuisance.
An amusing tidbit is going the
rounds, recalling the old couplet
"a little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men,
During an executive session the other
day when a discussion was going on
over the confirmation OF some nomina.
tions in which the Republicans had no
interest a number OF them whlled away
the time writing verses on the exhibi-
ton Senator Turple, Of Ind, made of
himself recently by his uncalled for
personal attack on Senator Alrich. The
venerable Senator Morrill,, affection
ately called the father. OF the Senate,
started the amusement and soon halt
dozen Senators were cudgling their
brains for rhymes. Senator Manderson's
verse was unanimously voted the best.
He wrote:
'Alrich is a triple liar
Said Turpie in rage.
But Alrich, without show of fire,
Said; ''Turpie is sage
And into no abuse he sunk
In stating Turpie sure was drunk.
The Republican Senators having
concluded to hold their ammunition
for big game, considerable progress has
been made and will continue to be
made in disposing of the unimportant
items of the tariff bill, but the sugar
schedule is regarded as the biggest of
the big game and when that is reached
there is gong to be fighting all along
the line, and it will not be surprising if
some Democrats join with the Repub-
licans in trying to strike out the
S5o.ooo,ooo which the proposed
amendment to the sugar schedule will
add each year to the cost of sugar con-
sumed in this country. A number of
Republican Senators are prepared to
fire some sensational facts at the Dem.
ocratic friends of the sugar trust, and
it is understood that Senator Hill will
also have something to say on the same
subject that will not make enjoyable
reading for either Mr.. Cleveland or
Secretary Carlisle. 1t is expected that
the sugar schedule will be reached by
the end of this week.
Mr.. Benedict broke the record Sat
urday at the Government Printing
Office by discharging more than 100
people, about half Of them women.
and, of course, all of them Repub-
licans. The number will probably be
duplicated within ten days.
Al Esteemed Pastor
Found Cure i'm Hoods after
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