The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-06-05
Washington Letter.


as the McKinleyites were hugglng them
selves to think that the Republican OPP
nosition to the fat-fi wing candidate had
been whipped into silence they made
discovery which has frightened them.
This diceyery is Il contidept | circular
sent out by S. Ciarksou, asking for
the personal history IF every delegate
elected to the St Louis convention, and
for the name of the person VIII" has the
most Influence over him Tie NC
Kinleyites don't know what Clarkson Is
driving ut, but they know that he
doesn't want NJ, Kjnley nominated ana
that il is likely To he something TO hurt
him. Hence this discovery, made
through Clarkson sending one of his CIR
culars to a Mckinleyite, has greatly
alarmed them. Clarkson ism the only
hig Republican who is secretly working
against Mckinley. They may not be
able TO keep him out of the nomination,
hut they will make him spend some anX-
ious hours before he gets 1t.
II has leaked out that President Cleve-
land is gathering data upon which to
base his veto of the SO 200, 900 River
and Harbor bill, which may go in any
day before next Wednesday. The inn
be passed over the veto.
The senate voted down the proposition
to add 10 cents barrel to the inter lai
revenue tax on beer, which was offered
as an amendment to the filled cheese
bill.
Democrats were disappointed because
the supreme court decision, that the
money appropriated by the last congress
II, 4, 1
touch the question of the constitution
atty of the sugar bounty. Some of
the ablest Democrats have from the birth
of the party claimed that the whole SyS-
tenn of government bounties was uncon
stitutional and it was hoped that de-
cision would have been made of that
question in this case.
There is every reason to believe that
the house committee on Invalid pen
sions was merely indulging in little
campaign buncombe when a favorable
report was ordered to be made to the
house on the service pension bill, and
that few members of congress seriously
wish this bill to ever become a law
The bill provides that every man who
served ninety days or longer in the u. :
army or navy between 1861 and 1865
shall receive So a month and one cent
additional for each day over ninety that
he served in either branch of the service,
and this money is to be paid to the mil
lion or thereabouts who are ALREADY
drawing pensions, for disability as well
as to those who are not on the pension
roll. The bill, If IL become a law, would
add annually $50, 600, 600 or more to
the already enormous expenditures for
pensions.
ExCongreSsman Enloe. Of Tenn, who
Is visiting Washington and who Is an au-
thorlty on the Democracy of his state,
said of the outlook; Tennessee is in
good shape. We will elect our Demo
cratic state ticket by an old-time major
| ity. The people are as mad as hornets
over :he '94 slump, and are going to ex.
patiate that slip by eating up the Repub
| licans in November
1t hardly needed denial from Chair
man Hsrrity of the National Democrat
Committee, To convince anybody who
knows him that he had never said that
the national committee would attempt
| to keep anybody out of the Chicago con-
vention. Mr.. Harrity sin Washington,
and thus explicitly defines his position
/ Speaking for myself as a delegate to
| the national Democratic convention, ]
| expect to enter II with a view OF abiding
| 10y the will of the majority. Whoever il
| nominated will receive my support. and
| | am certain that will be the sentiment
| of the great bulk of the delegates
| Democrats always enter a conference
| caucus or convention with the idea OF
! submission to the voice of the majority
That is a cardinal principle and there
| Is no reason to think it will be violated
| at Chicago by either the advocates OF
sound money or of free silver"
Section 81 of the Wilson tariff law, ad
mitting free foreign alcohol 10 be used
in the arts and manufacturers, was this
week repealed by the house, the vote be
ing 165 to 90 Secretary Carlisle haC
| asked to have this section repealed be
cause it had been so clumsily drawn tha
it was practically impossible to max,
| regulations to enforce it. This sectior
was one of the amendments added t.
the Wilson bill in the senate. 1t wa
known at the time that it was badly
drawn, and expected that it wonld b,
put into proper shape in conference
Everybody remembers how the hous,
was compelled to accept all the sepat,
amendments in a lump to save the en-
tire bill from failure.
The discussion of the bill prohibitin.
further issue of bonds would have beer
made much spirited in the senate i
there was any probability of action b,
the house on the bill. NJ.