The Canton times., 1896-04-03

tanned in Senator Platt's resolution pro
viding for the adjournment of Congress
on May end. and Mr. Plat clinches thu
confe ssion by saying Of his resolution
'It is perfectly clear that there will b.
no important legislation this session
except the appropriation bills, and
see no reason for remaining here mere
ly for the purpose Of introducing anc
talking upon agitating resolutions, ano
am persuaded that the country wonld
be better satisfied to have us at home
than to have us here" If that isn'l
humiliating, coming from party which
controls both branches of Congress and
which made such wonderful promises
of what it was going to accomplish in
legislative way when it again got
control, pray what would you call it?
The Reed and Mckinley republicans
are now at daggers points. so to speak.
and they are growing more bitter to.
wards each otherevery day. Each side
is charging the other with being guilty
Of all sorts OF disgraceful tactics. The
Mckinley men are charged with. fry
ing the fat out of the manufacturers In
order to buy delegates, and the Reed
men are charged with every species of
duplicity in connection with the favor
ite son scheme, the latest being that
they originated the story OF q combine
to nominate Harrison SO as to pre- vent
the Indiana delegates committing
themselves to Mckinley. The average
democrat regards it merely as another
case Of "thc pot calling the kettle
black, and feels like shouting ego it
Mac! 60 it Toni" and enjoying the
fight all the way through without car
ing continental howit ends.
Boutelle. OF Me-, had another attack
of contrariness this week which result
ed in considerable exposure of ears as
he stood up and brayeG against the
purely sentimental bill for the repeal
of the law prohibiting Confederate off,
GERS who held commissions in the u. s.
Army previous to the war being com
again therein. Every body
that the bill, which unani-
mously passed the Senate Christmas
eve, was merely an evidence of cordi.
ality towards the ex-Confederates, and
that there is not even prohability,that
any ex-Confederate wilIs thereby be-
come an officer in the UaS.i Army, ex-
sept In the very i'm probable. event of
an early foreign war. But Boutelle
would not see it that way. He ranted
against y for th. greater part, of one
session 81 the House. and finally east
The only vote thai was recorded against
The bill in either branch of Congress-
constituents must be differ
INT from other men ifi they are not
heartily ashamed of him and his antics.
Although there is little expectation
that the bill will be acted upon at this
session, oven if REPORTED, a joint sub
composed Of three mem bers
If the House and three of the Senate
Pacific Railroads Committee has been
selected to see if it is possible for both
to agree upon one bill deal
ng with the indebtedness of the Pacif-
c Railroads to the government.
1t looks like the Cuban business was
ended so far as Congress is concerned.
But to many who did not catch the
1rift when the Senate sent the Cuban
back to conference things
lid not look promising, But they soon
Jaw that the conference had only to
agree to the original Senate resolu-
ions and the House to do likewise to
End the affair.
Ike equestrian statute or Gen. w. s.
which is to be erected in
Washington, has arrived and will be |
n position inside of two or three |
weeks. The unveiling Of the statue is
20 be made the occasion of . big pub
ic celebration, military and civic, un-
Ter national auspices. Art critics say
he statue will be the bestof its kind
1t the National Capital The date for
he formal unveiling has not been def
nitely set, but 1t will be on or about
May 1st. Gen. Hancock had many en-
husiastic admirers and they viii all
'e glad of an opportunity to honor his
memory.
The National advisory board Of the
|. P. A. held a secret meeting heret