The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-29
in CONGRESS.
Our Fostered and rattsned Industries. &.
The President ard Speaker. Pensions. q.
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ment- Political Fodder.
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about all The consolation tuGt the
average Democrat can get out of the
delay IN the Senate N passing the
tariff bill. Senator Harris as the
Democratic leader, has done all that
one man could do, and he has been
ably supported by some of the Demo
cratic senators; but, unfortunately,
not by all, and the margin is too
small to force anything without a
united support. Some of the Demo
cratic Senators seem to have an idea
that when they pledged their votes to
the bill they had performed their
whole duty as consequence, here's
another week gone and the final vote
is not in sight, although it is difficult
to see what excuse the Republicans
will have for prolongin5 the agony
longer than next week. A Democratic
Senator remarked in my hearing to-
day; i don't believe the Republi-
cans will ever consent to have a vote
taken on this bill until we compel
them to do So" Whether this is true
or not, ! understand that il is the in D..
tention of nearly all of the Republi-
cans to make long speeches on some
portion of the bill next week If that
is allowed it is very easy mathematl-
cal calculation to show the impossi-
bility Of passing the bill next week.
President Cleveland's little salt
water trip did him world of good.
He returned looking like a new man !;
but the trouble with him is tha, he
works just as hard in the debilltating
weather Of summer as he does in
cold weather, and the natural con-
sequence is that he soon gets run
down. He knows this Just as well as
anybody does, but he is so constituted
that he cannot stop work unless he
goes away from where the work is.
Speaker Crisp has been confined to
his room the greater portion Of this
week with a stomach trouble. His
physician made him stay in the house
more as precaution than because
his condition made it necessary.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, made
a great success as Speaker pro TEN.
Commissioner Lochren, of the
Pension Bureau, win turn over to
Uncle Sam on the SO, inst, the snug
little sum of $4,000, 900, which by
economical management of that
bureau he has saved out ofthe amount
his Republican predecessor estimated
would be necessary to pay pensions
from July I, 1898, to June 80, 1867.
Republicans who believe In wasteful
and extravagant expenditure of public
money will be sure to denounce Judge
Lochren for not having paid out every
dollar appropriated, but sensible
people who believe that public bust
ness should be conducted on the
same principles which govern success
ful private establishments will be apt
to say: "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant"
The Senate committee has about
concluded its investigation of the
sugar trust. II will hear no more
witnesses, except the two or three
Senators who have not, owing to their
absence, yet been examined. 1t has
already been made plain that the re-
port will not be unanimous, the re-
publicans being determined to try to
make political capital out of the
matter.
In order that no inconvenience
may be caused by the failure of the
regular appropriation bills to become
laws by the first of July the House
Appropriation committee has reported
joint resolution extending the ap-
propriatons for this year thirty days
from July I. This indicates that
members OF that committee are of the
opinion that the appropriation bills
can all be passed by the first of August.
Democrats hope to have things in
such shape that Congress can adjourn
about that date
1t might be supposed that with the
Senate meeting daily at 10 o'clock
and not adjourning before 6, or half
past, that Senator Faulkner, chairman
OF the Democratic Congressional Cam
paign committee, would be unable to
fnd any time to devote to the work
OF the committee. But he does find
lots Of time. He spends something
like an hour at committee headquarters
every morning before the Senate meets
and ne returns in the evening as soon
as he gets through his dinner and re-
mains until II 0 clock or later Those
who are familiar with the work hv
has already done pronounce him to be
one OF the most thorough organizers
who ever directed the work of cam
palgn committee. Senator Faulkner
is too experienced political manager
to discuss his plans In newspape., f,
but it can be said without any viola
tion of confidence that he is confident
the Democrats will control the House