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From The GLOBE Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August A
Chairman Wilson is again feeling the
strain on him and is far from being a
we'll man.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky,
called at the White House this morn ing
to see the president. At the threshold
he met Secretary Lamont going out
They exchanged few words in regard
| to the tariff situation. Senator Black
burn was evidently very sanguine of a
speedy settlement of existing differences
between the two houses, as he was heard
to say "Oh yes, think We will adjourn
week from today" 81 wouldn't want
to wager on that" remarked the secre-
tary of war quietly, as lie started for his
carriage.
1t developed today that a conference
was held at the White House last night,
at which were present, besides the presi-
dent, Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson,
Secretary Gresham, and it is understood,
some others. The agreement on the ba-
sis OF the new sugar schedule was gone
over, and while no one is authorized to
state what conclusion was reached, the
| subsequent action of those present war
rants the inference that the president
| nf of 10 nj h.,
lieved it advisable to accept the propo-
sition. 1t was with this understanding
that the House conferees met the sena-
tors this morning, when the objection of
the two Louisiana Senators and some
others developed new and unexpected
obstacle
Only the Senate was in session today
| Thirty seven pension bills were passed
Captain Bassett, the venerable assis-
tant doorkeeper of the Senate, received
congratulations from mis- friends today
upon his seventy fifth birthday. Sixty
three of his three.score and fifteen years
have been passed in the service of the
Senate.
| Senator Jarvis tells me that he thinks
the tariff bill will be out of the confer
ence committee by Saturday night. The
House conferees and the president are
determined to have some concessions
made. The Senate conferees are afraid
to shoulder the responsibility of having
congress adjourn without enacting some
tariff legislation. CleYeland would veto
the original Senate bill
The appropriation bills are being hur-
ried up with all possible dispatch. The
sundry civil bill, which will stand the
closest kind of watching, passed the
Senate Thursday. An amendment allow
ing the widows of the late Senators
Vance and Stockbridge $1,000 apiece
was added. This is all right But another
item, viz: "Allowing one months extra
pay to the officers and employees of con-
gress," is nothing more nor less than a
wholesale steal of hundreds of thousands
of dollars for the benefit of large num-
Der OF favorites here who do not perform
a single day of hard work. | will try
and get for your paper the sum total of
this amount. You observe the figures
are not given in this bill. 1t may be i'm
possible for me to get them. This is
another argument in favor of Mr..
fuckers bill to elect senators by the peo-
pie. 1t does not so much matter whether
the East has Ransom or Jarvis here.
North Carolina tax payers, as we'll as tax
payers in every other state, ought 10 de
mand men for senators who will pledge
themselves to vote for this bill, to elect
senators by popular vote. Then all these
items, which are slipped in for the benefit
of senatorial fayorites, clerks, lackeys,
etc, will be forever eliminated from the
appropriation bills and possibly million
of dollars saved annually. The bill has
passed the House by over two thirds
vote, but it will never pass the Senate
until this pledge is required at the pri-
maries of the senatorial candidate. Every
man and woman who reads this knows
these Officers and employees of congress"
are not entitled 10 one months extra pay
and the members Of the House ought not
TO allow the item 10 stand, if they can
prevent it. By what right has the Senate
10 present an extra months pay 10 its
employees: II they want 10 reward their
| fiunkeys, let the money come out Of their
own pockets Here Is a fine field for a
man 10 put in some honest work in the
Interest of economy" Il does not de-
serve TO be honored with the name of
Subsidy" My vocabulary contains no
other name for i. than wholesale steal"
| trust in the interest of common justice
economy and honesty tha, every editor