The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-26
SGHEMING GROVER.
Senator White Appointed TO the
Supreme Bench,
Because he Was Opposed Il
Wilson Bill
OBSTACLE REMOVED.
Senate is Moving Slowly and
Fighting Hard.

WAsRENGToS, D. O.. Feb -LSpecial.l-
"Don't sh oo5 the pianist. Heis doing the
best he cant This trita and decidedly
unconventional remark win apply to the
senate. 1t IS probably doing the best it
can with the Wilson bill. considering its
dignity and its interminable rules, which,
as good old Horace Greeley used to say,
were made to0bstruct business. OF course
St is necessary for this august body to di-
gress, as occasion may require. for the
purpose of paying respects to departed
mem Der now and then. but no one is dis
posed to find fault with this.
The Points Of Contest
Yet q good deal of close work and hard
fighting are going on day by day in the SEN
ate for all this. The president also is do
ing what be can to help the Wilson bill
along ~ goes without saying that one
reason for his appointment Of Mr. White
% the supreme court was to remove an OBJ
stael in the way of passing the BILL for
Senator White would undoubtedly have
voted against the whole of it to protect
sugar. But just what his successor may
do IS at present an unknown quantity
For the past week the chief fighting has
been centered on the sugar and coal sched-
ules. although free iron and free lumber
are stirring up good deal of discussion
The Sugar Egst has been On hand week
days and Sundays, and its representative
has been SPEEDING more money than any
body else ia Washington, which is saying
a good deal. for this is rather extrava-
CANT city. But the sugar duty means at
least $4,000 eco to the trusr=to Theodore
Havemeyer and his poor relations
Then the whisky people are on the anx-
Aous seat also They are eager to secure
am extension of the bonding period. And mo
wonder. With SIS 600 00D gallons of spir-
its now ia bond, they viii naturally be in
misery the next three years if they are
Obliged to Fay the tax. As whisky has
influence. even IN this august body, it is
le to assume that the bonding period
viii be e1zten ded.
The senate likewise finds time to digress
for the purpose of investi "a ling other mat
ters which might just as well wait until
the tariff bill SIS settled For instance. the
other day considerable time was taken up
over Senator Hale's resolution directing
the committee ON printing to inquire into
certain charges All eging that the contract
for pr. nting Tine Patent Office Gazette was /
awarded to a firm which has not complied
with the requiraments- The patent Office
prin ing had aN been given to Washing
ton firm for many years butt last summer
the commissioner of patents gave out The
Patent Office Gazette to another firm. Ac-
ccrQtng to report, this concern has not
been able to do the work satisfactorily,
but as the contract meant saving of
$4,000 q year to the government it is
claimed that some of the imperfections
may be overlooked
All Tor oklahoma
Butt ia addition to the turning aside
mentioned above from the tariff consider
alton the senate wasted a good deal Of
time the other day discussing or trying
TO discuss Bill 81 to require railroad COM
Danies operating railroads in the terrific
ries % establish stations and depots at
town sites established by the interior de-
ia
to THE benefit of Oklahoma. and after a
long address ira opposition from Senator
Martin discussion between Senator Mar
tin and Senator Kyle went forward in
about this fashion.
air. Kgle-1Iay ask the senator from Kan
Air. Martin Certainly
Air. ksIe-AdInitring the proposition that
She senator IS discussing and tho forcc of his
argument. vhs would lie wish to forbid the
people 40 those towns q railroad station for the
1lr NartIu- DO not propose to de that. If
my distinguished friend from South Dakota
win wait 3 minute, VIII tell him all about
CHAT i do not propose to deprive the people OF
these towns of amy of tseir rights.
Ar kyle-i should be very glad to lrear the
senator
ar Martini The senator shall hear.
11r. kyle THAT is simply the object Of the
bll
AIr Martin No, sir. That IS not the object
lir Kyie-I Understand that the object W the 4
bin ia 10 secure railroad station for those peo-
rIe.
Mr. Martfa-The object of the bill is secure /
special benefits and advantages to the inhab- I
itants of just two towns on the American con !
tineut. and no more.
ar. k3le-Are they not toWns2
air. Martin They are towns
AIR. 1yle-NVere they not established by act
uf conrrasa9
NIr lIartin-I does not make any difference 4
whether the towns were established ly act De
congress. OF by the Oklahoma law. or simply by
citizens Of the -nired States
Mr Kyle-Ale they not just as much entitled
TO railroad stations as any other towns in that
terriioryf
Dir Martin Z nQuestionahly they are, and
IS had my Way about Il they should have the
stations within 81 hours
Alr Kyle-Tiiat IS the only point iii question.
Ar Aartia1- Fl IS just sas plain that two t
ana LFo mako four There is no question +
about it
1lr AIlen-YYi1 the senator from Kansas
yield TO me9~
Dir. Martin Certainly with great pleasure
Dir Ailen-ls lr not true that congress can /
A4s-l l-e1y destroy ana wipe out the territorial
existence of Ollahoma2
Thus the colloquies went on for nearly
The whole aft ernoon between various sen I
ators until tile bill finally passed There 4
ls undoubtedly Wen defined public sem
timent THAT Oklahoma and every other I
subject sh on have been held in allowance +
until the tariff bin receives final action.
Meantime tie senators are deluged with +
LETTERS and personal Interviews from In +
terested parties until it seems TO be gen
orally agreed that the late General Han I
cock was right 1.-The tariff is q local is-
New Paper Project.
More than $4,000 of the stock of the 4
new morning daily in this city has been
subscribed ty printers alone and when
the balance Of 50. 00e is secured this s2O,
600 is 30 Be matched with $4,000 to be
subserib bed by capitalists. Then the paper
VIII be issued II this enterprise succeeds, !