Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-24
THE IRON CLAD RULE
For Closure Did Not Stop Discus
sion Of Its Merits.
coxey's Army 4 symp ON Of Grave and Deep
Seated Social Disease.

WASHINGTON, April 23.- Especial -
The adoption Of the ironclad rule for clo-
sure did not at once put an end to discus
sion on its merits for long, long after the
storm he's ceased rolls the turbid, turbulent
ocean," and many a disgruntlcd Democrat
seized the first opportunity in debate on
the appropriation bills to relieve his trou-
bled mind. After the appropriations the
most interesting subjects have been the
vacancy in the senate committee on fin
ance caused by the death of Senator Vance,
the extra thrsists at England in the amend
ments to the Wilson bill offered by Mr..
Chandler and Others the canvass of the
house by Mr.. Swanson on the bill to re-
peal the tax on state banks Mr.. Hears
antilottery ticket bill, the pending Chi
nc5e treaty and the oft mentioned bills Of
Messrs. Hatch, Cooper, Meyer, Mccain
and others in aid of the farmer, for the
taxation Of grccnbacks, for coming the
scigniorage and for the relief Of labor. Al
though great leeway is promised in the dis
cussion Of all these and many other meas
ures, there is now great hope in the minds
OF the majority that they will yet get away
from here before July, a hope greatly slim
ulatcd by the resolve OF the senate to pro-
coed to consideration of the Wilson bill by
paragraphs, thus ending general debate.
The Chinese Treaty.
Owing to the absence Of Senator Nor
gan, consideration of the Chinese treaty
has beer put off to May 3 or later, and
it Is matter Of some surprise that there is
n rising opposition to the treaty. Protests
against it have been coming in in consider
able numbers, and the action Of the senate
In deciding that these protests should be
received in open instead Of executive sas-
sion is one Of tho surcst signs that senators
arc greatly influenced by the appeals sent
to them and want to be cautious and have
everything open to public inspection. 1t
would perhaps be going too far TO say that
the fact Of the treaty's being generally APP
proved on the Pacific coast excites suspi-
cion in the Atlantic states that there is
something wrong about it, but 1t is certain
that most Of tho protests have come from
the cast
TO say that the anti Chinese feeling in
this congress Is rather stronger than in any
previous one really expresses but half the
truth. There Is n strong feeling against
immigration from eastern and southern
Europe rs well, and some members say
they would be willing to stop all immigra-
ton for u few years on general principles.
This feeling il not confined to any one sec
ton, but men Of the west are more out
spoken and declare that If, rs now seems
likely, we are to have II season of strikes
and labor riots with marching indus
rrals,' Coxeys, Kcllys and Fryes it
will bc taken MS conclusive proof that i'm
migration has been excessive and must be
stopped for awhile.
Afraid of Coxey's Army.
As Coxcy's army moved slowly down
upon us from tho Piedmont region it be-
camc the great topic. Ministers preached
about it, agitators harangued, all the halls
where labor organizations congregate be-
came unusually lively, and congressman
laughed or looked serious, according to
their several views. The first official an
nounccmcnt was that the police and Dis
trict militia would have about 400 va
grants to deal with, the next day the mum.
Der was put at u thousand, n day or two
later Mt 5000, and finally the few journal
lists who left Cogoy to get Ecro in advance
gave it as their view that tho united
armies from all directions would reach TO-
600. 1t is charitably supposed that they
only meant to scare congress little and
have fun with the District government.
1t Is not fear Of riot that troubles the resi-
dents SO much as dislike to turn their
houses into tramp hotels with the chance of
being eaten ont Of house and home. On
one point congressman generally Ggrco-
that the movement of such bodies is grave
symptom of u deep seated social disease,
but MS to what the disease is and how it is
to be cured they differ wocfully. A
Socially the city seems rs gay as If there
were no such thing, us care and poverty in
the world. Tic descriptive list of semi
political functions, entertainments b. cab
met ladies and others, floral festivals,
church fairs, tablCauX and the like fills
several columns in u Sunday paper, and
the reports Of those just passed are rcc,...;-
brilliant in their mention Ct silks, dia-
mon1s and bouquets. All the theaters are
remarkably well patroniZcd, and the most
casual observer cannot fail to notice that
tho saloons are doing Il rushing business,
above the average fer this season. If the
Goths and Nand;ls, the Franks and the
Alcnanni ard all the rest are really COM
ing down upon "the wicked, voluptuous
city," they win find 1t in truly voluptuous
condition.
Eumpti, Gus Brcckinridg,.
Another subject for general remark is
the very Unusual course of events conse-
qucnt on the Pollard Brocllinridgc trial.
Both the principals are more in discussion
than they were during the trial, and the
strangcst fact of all is that the relative con-
dition in which the trial lie, them has been
greatly intensified. If the reaction which
Colonel Brcckinridgc's friends predict is to
come ut ALL il is far in the future, for down
to tire prvscnt the current has run heavily
ehe other way. Tho conduct of Miss Pol
lard receives universal commcndation. Re
fiising all offers OF places where she might
earn larfrc sums by reason of her notoriety,
{ he hes preserved n modest and quiet de-
mcanOr, which has convinced many who
doubted Of the truth of her story. Her re-
fusal to enter on a public career and deter
To live as quietly and privately as
possible, and especially her temperate Ian
guagc in referring to the case, when forced
to refer to it at all, have won her hosts of
friends. OF the dcfcndants disappearance
In the house and his attempt to carry it off
in his usual dohonair manner it is only
necessary to say that it was far from
success,
Some of tho lawyers, too, have suffered
When Colonel Phil Thompson concluded
his speech, the critics eontente1 themselves
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