The Washington times., 1894-03-27
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Alabama Congressman are teginnins to
take any interest in the political situation IN
their state The Kolb movement did not
trouble them at first, but they are very much
in earnest now to have the President sign the
seigniorage bill. They admit that the negro
question is eliminated by the new division OF
parties, and while they are confident
of success, they freely ackowi-
edge that they must work TO
secure good portion of the eolored vote.
The southern sentiment for silver is growing
every week. The sentiment in favor OF re-
moving the tax on state banks is also very
strong Before the war the outhern ban KS
were among the strongest in the country, anu
their currency nearly always commanded
premium over that OF the western banks.
The Kolbites are using the bank issue and the
silver question to the very utmost. They
want to go home.
Secretary Carlisle has told some OF his inti-
mate friends that he would be glad If he
could get out of the Cabinet and back into
the Senate. 1t is well known that on two or
three occasions he has felt strongly inclined
to retire from the Treasury, and it is said
that if the way was open TO the Senate he
would gladly resign. He has made great
study of the Wilson bill and fears that it will
leave a large deficit that will have TO be pro-
yided for in some other source, and he is op-
posed TO any further issue of bonds.
A group of Republican Congressman, gath
cred in the lobby of the House yesterday, dis
cussed the Presidential outlook. They were
all firmly convinced Gen. Harrison is actively
q candidate. Notwithstanding the many dis
| chalmers both by himself and his friends; and
all admitted that If he should enter tine Held
he would make formidable rival for Mekin-
ley or Reed and very likely cause new man
1 to be selected. The general feeling was that
he himself could not again be nominated.
The sugar trust has been warned that the
House will not agree to the Senate schedule
and that the only chance to get sugar on the
dutiable list at all is to defeat the income
tax. A defeat of that tax will make it abso-
| lutely necessary to put a tariff on sugar. SO
| the sugar lobby has begun TO work against the
| tax, They meet with one stumbling block at the
very beginning; some of the sugar Senators
|
| they could array all the sugar Senators
I against the tax it would be defeated. The
whisky men will earnestly support it, and this
week will see these two great rivals lighting
each other along new lines.
Mr.. Conn, of Indiana, the great cornet
manufacturer and champion of the co-opera.
ton OF labor aud capital, has determined
not ia be candidate for Congress again. He
assigns business interests as the cause. Fcl
several years Mr.. Conn has divided
the profits OF his establishment with
| his employees. and his desire to retire
is being strongly opposed by the people OF his
district. In his district are the great paper
! mills at EIkhart. the wagonworks of the
| divers at South Bend. He represents one oi
the largest manufacturing districts in the
| State.
The propositions TO admit new states are
proceeding favorably OF course there are
! legislative bitches here ana there along the
path. but it seems that Utah and Arizona, the
first expected TO be Republican and the sec
ond Democratic. will be admitted. OBJ
| iections have been made that Arizona
| was not rich enough, but these
have been overcome, and so OF the
/ objections commonly made to the admis
sion of Utah. that the Mormon is still mildly
! polygamous. Both parties seem disposed to
| oblige Utah. The Mormons are very clan
nish. as well as very thrifty and odd. and it is
maintained that they hold the balance o.
power in as many as ten western states and
| territories: SO neither party is ayerse TO do
ing the generous thing. Republicans have
hopes for Utah because of the natural sym
pathy of the Mormons with protection. Demo
| Gratis have hopes because the political sym
pathies of the Mormons have usually beer
Democratic and because the administration
OF the territorial offices is now in the hand:
ofDemocrats.
Lemuel Ely Quigg and Mr.. Belden. OF Syra
cuse. have grown quite chummy. Mr.. Belder
considers himself out of politics, but Mr.
Quigg does not consider himself out of poll
tics. He interferes with legislative matters
hobnobs with Tom Reed, lives in goot
style at the Shoreham, prides himself upor
his varied newspaper experiences. telegraph!
editorials to the Tribune, and in genera
makes himself conspicuous or inconspicuou'
as seems to be for the advantage of Mr.. Quigi
himself. He scents out corruption in dari
places. and indicates oftentimes, merely by {
knowing look in his eyes, that he could /
he would.