Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD.

There Is no longer any doubt that
the published charges concerning
the speculation of Senators in
sugar stock were based upon
correct information. One Senator
has acknowledged the corn
pleading extenuating circumstan-
ces, anu if one did, it is probable
that more did. In fact, Senator
Hill intimated very strongly, ID
his speech IN favor OF public SIT
tugs of the investigating COM
mittee. his belief that other Sen
ators had specialized. ) nator
| Mcpherson, of n. j Is the man
who acknowledges having made
S1,5OO by specializing in sugar
stock, the extenuating circumstan'
ces that he sold the stock as scon
as he realized tie improperly OF
] his action. when be might have
made much larger profits by hav'
! ing held onto it awhile longer.
The testimony of the man who IL
claimed to have said that he over
heard conversation between
members of the sugar trust and
prominent Senators, concerning
the sugar schedule or the tariff
bill. is to be taken this week. 1t is
expected also that the grand Jury,
now in session, will act upon tue
newspaper correspondents who
have refused TO betray confidence
reposed in them.
No agreement has been reached
as to when the Senate will vote on
the tariff bill, but the fact that the
democratic managers begin this
week to lengthen the daily sessions
of the Senate indicates that the
end is almost in sight. 1t is now
regarded as certain that the
sugar schedule, 10 be voted on
this wetk, Will be adopted, and al
ter it's adoption there will be
little, except the income
tax, left for the minority to fight
lFor that reason the claim that the
bill will be passed before the goth
of the month is regarded as a
reasonable one, it being taken for
granted that the republicans will
not delay the bill after they know
it IS bound to pass, just for the
sake of delay.
The House Commerce committee
has favorvbly reported the bill to
1
permit railroad pooling. The re.
port claims that pooling is in the
Interest of small shippers aud in
dividual enterprises. There will
probably be some interesting talk
on the floor OF the House before
the bill is acted upon, as there are
a number of Representatives who
| do not endorse the action OF the
committee.
| This same com nitteeis accused
by the committee of the Internat-
ional Typographical UYion, which
ls here urging action upon the
bill for the establishment OF a
Government system OF telegraph,
of having chung up" that bill, and
the typestlckers threaten to carry
J the war into the district OF every
: member of the committee if thelI
- bill be not given a fair show
: Representative Wise, OF Va, i
2 chairman of the committee, which
has a membership of II.
Resolutions have been lntroduc
. ed III both Senate and HOus'
d, instructing thu Secretary of Stat
t to give the Russian goyernmei
D the required six mathis notice oil
D the intention of the United State
/; to abrogate the extradition treaty
! between the two countries. Ih
= introduction of these resolutions
D: is the work of American Hebrews
r who resent the refusal of tn
n Cars government to allow Their
" to visit Russia and have adopte'
Il that as one of the means o
l. "getting even" The fact Una
J. this resolution was introduced l
i the House byone otMr. Cleveland
ie warmest friends in that bOdy-M
Straus, of New Yolk-seems
contradict the current rumor tina
the administration is lnditterer
p concerning Russia's treatment
p American Hebrew.
;. 1t is not probable that the debat
IL on the repeal of the tax on stat
X bank currency will close this weel
le the general impression being thu
Ie vote will not lie taken until som
le where in the neighCoThood of IL
q. l15 lest. Since they succeeded b
o. a vote of 129 to 81 in defeating a
he attempt to side track the bill, II