The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of The RECORD.
WAsBINGToN, Nav 2, 1894.

Senator Hale very cleverly smoked the
Democrats out and compelled Senator
Harris, of Tenn. who is in charge OF the
Democratic sids of the Senate, to scknowl- |
edge that he and the rest OF the Democrats, |
except those who are dlckerlng with the
Democratic CHECKERS" we're ignorant OF
what concession had been or would be
made, but were prepared to go it blind on
the reconstructed tariff bill, whether it |
agreed with their sentiments or not Was
not that a remarkable confession to be made |
by the whilom leader of the majority side Of
the Senate! Commenting on the statement |
published that the Democratic leaders were
becoming more cheerful over the outlook, |
Mr.. Hale said: Cheerful, Mr.. President,
cheerful when bargaining aud selling is
going on instead Of honest tariff legislation
Cheerful when iugglery and skull duggery
take the place of open discussion, cheerful
when it is the cheerfulnsss OF dying man.
when decomposition has already set ia and
numbered his faculties
No description could possibly do justice
to the present disgraceful attitude of the
/ Democratic Senator'S They have refused to
| grant hearings to honest working men and
women who have come here to protest
against the bread being taken from their
mouths by vicious legislation, and they are
to-day on their knees, not granting hearings
but taking and obeying absolutely without
question the orders OF the millionaire trusts
as to changes to be made in the tariff bill
Mr. Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle are
up to their necks in this filth while those
Democratic Senators who are always ready
to obey the crack Of the party whip are
being kept in ignorance of what is going on;
they have oniy TO be told that bill is a
party measure to support it. no matter
what it's nature may be. Surely the work
ngmen will have long score to settle with
the Democratic party.
A warning to newspaper publishers
against lending their names and influence to
be used 10 business of which they know
nothing and which they cannot control. is
contained 10 bill filed in court by William
r. Hearst, publisher Of the San Francisco
Examiner, against John Wedderburn, mana.
ger OF the Press Claims Company" and
the Examiner Claims Bureau" Of Wash.
ington, asking for the appointment of re.
cever. Mr. Hearst says he was partner
OF W edderburns in the Examiner Claims
Bureau" and that Wedderburn was under
their contract to furnish the capital and
manage this business. He charges Wedder.
; burn with organizing and maintaining the
"Press Claims Company" with money be.
longing to the Examiner Bureau" with
other misrepresentation of funds, including
the proceeds OF note for $4,000 signed by
the firm name without authority; with ere.
ating large indebtedness; with refusing to
return money in accordance with contracts
with certain subscribers of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press and the Omaha Bse, and with
injuring the reputation Of the San Francisco
! Examiner by general Encouragement and
= by advertising to give prizes for inventions
for his Office, started story that Genera
James A. pumont, WHO has for many year!
8 been chief government inspector of steam
boats, was contemplating retirement becaus,
OF feebleness caused by old age. 1t was
cruel lie. General Dumont in denying i
' said u am just as lively and energetic a:
e was twenty years ago." There is only
J, one thing the matter with General Dumont
$ He is Republican.
e Senator Quay's friends are uneasy about
2 his condition. His health has not been GOO
d for year or two, but it was not until re
IS Gently that he began to show signs OF per
IS manent break down. His absence Just a
). this time is very much felt by his Republi
t can colleagues in the Senate, aside from tn
IS feeling Of esteem for him which makes hi
Is absence at any time matter of general re
a greet.
A family in Florida lost their child, an,
&c failing to find it after two days, put a two
4. bit notice in q neWsDaner and the neY