Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-09
Wash G gton Notes.

sct upon his seigniorage silver bill and 1t
was passed by vote of 16s to 100. The
bill provides for the issue Of sll0. .000-
900 in silver certificates which are not to
be legal tender, and it will be killed in the
Senate or White House.
On Friday ex-Speaker Grow was sworn
in and probably no member OF congress
ever received such an ovation on taking the
oath as that given to him. Mr.. Grow ar
rived at the house about 1890 and was met
in the corridors by Congressman Boutelle
of Maine, who quietly escorted him into
the house and to seat in the rear Of the
Republican side. His presence became
known at once, and ex-Speaker Reed, Con-
gressmen Burrows, Dalzell. William A.
Stone, Charles W. Stone, Bingham and
the other Republicans left their seats and
went back to welcome the veteran pro-
tectionist. For fifteen minutes Mr.. Grow
was kept busy shaking hands and receiving
congratulations. Congressman Holman
Democrat, the only member ofthe present
house who served with Mr.. Grow when the
latter was speaker, also hurried over to
welcome his old friend back to congress.
1t was agreed that Mr.. Holman should at
tend to the matter of having Mr.. Grow
sworn in.
During a lull in the proceedings MI.
Holman addressed the chair from the CEN
ire isle, and in a short speech gave a re-
sume of Mr.. Crows former service in con-
gress thirty years ago, and that he had now
been returned by a vote Of the people from
PENNSYLVANIA. As Mr.. Crows certificate
of election had not arrived, Mr.. Holman
asked unanimous consent that he be sworn
in at once. This was obtained, and, es-
corted by Mr.. Holman. Mr.. Grow went for
ward and was sworn in by Speaker Crisp.
When the oath had been administered the
Republican side applauded vigorously, and
many of the protection Democrats Joined
IN. Mr.. Holman, Mr.. Springer, Speaker
Crisp and others Of the Democratic leaders
then welcomed him to the house, after
which Mr.. Grow was escorted to seat on
the extreme left alongside Mr.. Quigg, the
young Republican who scored such splen-
did victory for protection in the Empire
city.
The House Friday entered upon the con-
sideration of appropriation bills. The for
tifcation bill carrying something over
81, ,000. 900, was passed in twenty-five min
utes and then the pension appropriation
bill was taken up. This bill usually leads
to considerable display Of political feeling
and this was no exception. An alteration
occ urred between Mr. Meredith Of Virginia
and Mr.. Funk Of Illinois over the formers
attempt to prove that there were many
fr audulent pensions on the rolls,
which almost resulted in personal col
lision. Mr.. Meredith, who was the ag-
gressor. rushed over to the place where
Mr.. Funk was standing and shook bis fist
in the latters face. Hot words were spok-
en-. But friends interfered and the Speak
er restored order before any blows were
struck
The Senate Committee on the Wilson
Bill were still wrangling over it, Friday.
The sugar question was the great stum-
bling block in the way Of harmony. Ad-
ded to the opposition from Louisiana ia that
of Mr.. Martin, Democrat, and PETER, Pop
ulist, of Kansas and Allen, Populist, of
Nebraska. Many of the constituents Of
these Senators have, under the bounty
provision of the Mckinley law, gone into
the best sugar industry and are making
trouble over the threatened destruction Of
th cir business. Then the Sugar Trust is
demanding that the promises be kept upon
which its money was contributed to the
Democratic campaign fund in 1892.
The rumors that the sugar duties were
being juggled with in the interest of specu-
lators were still rife. On Friday it was
said that the bill was sent from the caucus
back to the committee solely to influence
the sugar market. and that prices went up
three points next day.
One prominent Senator il reported to
have cleared a cool 81. O0O, 900 during this
sugar fight, another 5000, 900, while anoth-
err. evidently small dealer, only pulled
out about SIS, ,00O OF course this is all
rumor, as the Senators wonld not be like
| ly to publish their dealings or their win-
nings. But it shows the state of public
feeling in Washington on this matter.
Secretary Of the Navy Herbert made
public Friday some interesting facts here
tofore carefully kept secret in regard to the
rmor plate contracts Of the Carnegie Steel
Company, Limited. of Pittsburg, for the
new naval vessels. The publication was
called out by Washington dispatches to
the N ew York Tribune asserting that de-
fective or inferior armor plate to the val
ue of some millions Of dollars had been i'm
posed upon the government by the Car
negie works during the absence Of the Off
Ger of the Ordinance Bureau who inspected
the plates, and the matter being discover
ed. Mr.. Carnegie and his manager, II. G.
Frick, chairman of the company, were sent
for to come to Washington last December
and had an interview with the President
which resulted in the imposing of a heavy
| fine upon them, said to have amounted to
$l4G, ,4S4.94.
On Sunday it became known that the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, had
been made the victim Of big conspiracy.
This is the true explanation Of the assess
| ing Of s140 ,4S4 81 damages laid by Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary of the Navy
Herbert against the company for furnish
ing the government with armor plate which
to quote Secretary Herbert twas good, all
sxcelling the lowest limit Of tolerance in
thh specifications, yet portions of 1t were
not up to the highest possible mark oil OK.
| cellence, which by their contract. the COM
pany was bound TO attain"
The conspirators were four in number,
all well ll-knowD w0rkmen in Pittsburg, who,
until recently, were employed at the Car
negie's big Homestead plant. The price
they received from the government as
reward for their conspiracy was $35, 900.
or IS per cent. of the damage assessment
| made by President Cleveland against the
Carnegie Company. The quartet Of schem-
| ing workmen were assisted in getting in
touch with the government bya Pittsburg
| attorney and by prominent ex-Federal
| official whose home is in this State.
On Saturday il was said that the Sen ate
Finance Committee would have the Tariff
bill ready to report by Tuesday; and also