Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-01
Correspondence Of the Beaeon.)
WASHINGTON. July %. 1895.

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Correspondence of the Beacoa.)
WASHINGTON. July "a, 1895.
st. Swithen has used his influence for
good or evil and the rain which common.
ced on his day. July 18th, has continued
J with little intermission and the steady
down pour while doing excellent work at
street cleaning. nearly caused serious
Water famine, as the pressure broke the
conduit pipe connecting with the reservoir
and caused an incipient fool Promps
measures avefafMe-vasnges and new the
city IL enjoying its usual supply of muddy
water.
The city has been unusually full of
prominent men lately and the interviewers
have no: been Idle
The two Kentucky Senators. Blackburn
and Lindsay have been here, but no one,
unless 1t is Secretary Carlisle, knows why
they came. OF course they were seen
by reporters but said little.
Louisiana's whole congressional delega-
ton has been here in the interest of the
planters OF sugar
Comptroller of the Treasury Bowler,
says the act Of Congress granting q bounty
to the sugar planters Is unconstitutional
and declines to approve warrants for the
payment thereof. To say his decision
caused q sensation Is TO put ii mildly.
CONSERVATION is the filter term The plan.
tiers hypothecated their bounty certificates
long ago, and they are held either by banks
or factors who have advanced on them.
Mr.. Bowler is quite young man but he
with Comptroller Of the currency, Eckels,
who Is also young. and Auditor Baldwin
OF the Treasury, who, by the way is b
Marylander by adoption, living at Laurel,
is a power In the administration. They
all have the courage of their convictions,
and no power can move them or make
them change their minds when once made
up upon q subject. Nor has the Secretary
power over them, as they are presidential
appo:ntees.
From the Conptroller's decision there
is no appeal, and, now the Senators from
Louisiana are meekly waiting to hear the
final decision in the matter Of sugar bounty
which will be given in August
Sugar has been the cause of much trouble
to the public men and there is much that
is misundersteG Ths tav- On sugar itse,s.
while approx ~ sent anu
Secretary OF ne StAy has been so
misconstrued patch bitter feeling has
been caused and n malipninp done.
The Tariff bill Ga in the Committee
of Ways and Means the last Congress
continued raw sugar on the free list and
also continued the bounty to domestic pro.
ducers and placed a differential duty of
one cent pound on refined sugars.
When the bill reached the Senate the
necessity of a tax on sugar was recognized
and with the approval of the President and
Secretary of the Treasury q revenue duty
of 40 per centum was placed on raw sugar,
but the differential duty on refined sugar
was cut down to one eighth of a cent q
pound.
The Senate bill put tax of 40 per
centum on raw sugar increasing the cost to
the sugar trust of its raw material while 1t
reduced the differential duty on refined
sugar from q cent as in the Mckinley
law to Of cent pound, as the law now
stands, so in reality the sugar trust was
Disseminated against in the Senate bill.
The great advocate of free silver is here
and in an interview with n Star reporter
GenL Warner talks ON silver whose cause,
he claims, is gaining strength and will be
o serious obstacle in the paths of the parties
next year.
GenI. Warner is president of the Bimet-
allie league of the United States and an
earnest worker for the white metal.
Though the leaders of the conservative
party in England, that has just come into
power are bimetallists. Gen'l. Warner hopes
for no aid from them for England's in
terest makes gold standard q necessity
and no party can hold Office for any
length OF time who antagonizes gold.
Senator Dubois from Idaho Is also here
and has given his views on the little ex-
element caused in Wyoming by the Ban
mock Indians going on the war path and
threatening to massacre the white settlers.
Indeed 1t was rumoured that the settlers at
place called jackson Hole had been set
upon and slain. The Governor of wyom-
ing telegraphed TO the Secretary of the
Interior who has charge Of all matters
relating TO Indians and he referred the
matter to Secretary Lamont, who instructed
GEM. Coppinger to 60 after the Bannacks
and make them return 10 their reservation.
Senator Dubois is Of the opinion that there
is much sentiment wasted over the few
remaining Indians, the once sole possessors
of the land. and that the only really good
Indian Is devd one.
While Senators discuss silver, sugar and
Indians, Representative Benton Mcmillan
Of Tennessee discourses on "The Tidal
Wave of Prosperity" He says it is won
derful and that it viii not subside but will
spread over the whole country and bring
on It's crest plenty. Prices are advancing,
wages have been increased by manufac.
turcrs, not out of charity but because the
increased demand on them necessitaies
prompt and efficient work and good work
men command good wages. Wheat jump
ell five cents bushel last week, meats are
still high and 80 the tide Of prosperity that
receded from our shore in '93 Is returning.
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