The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-01
Washington Letter.
{ From onr Regular Correspondent. !

The people are sometimes quicker to
see the undesirability Of proposed leg
islation than the Congressman are, and
in election years. if at no other time,
the expressed disapprobation OF the
people is quickly deferred to by the
raen who control Congress A case in
point is the Pacific Railroads bill,
which has been reported to both House
and Senate. Now, although this bill
involves an enormousamount OF
money. and that it is much more favor
able toe. P. Huntington and his ring
OF capitalists than to the government,
as was so ably shown by the protest
written BY Senator Morgan, from q
sick bed and presented W, the Senate
as minority report, it was proposed
to railroad it through Congress during
the last days Of the session. This pro.
gram had the support Of Speaker Reed
and OF leading men in the Senate, and
was being whooped up by Huntington
and his lobby. The bill has been SO
generally condemned BY the people
thata hault has been called in the
program, and it is now sid that the
bill will not be acted upon at this ses-
sion of Congress, if 1t ever is in its
present shape.
Senator Cockrell succeeded in his hu-
name effort to hav e the Senate amend
the Indian appropriation bill so that it
provides that two years shall be al.
lowed the sectarian (Catholic) Indial,
Schools to prepare to turn their schol-
ars over to government scaool, if they
do not wish to teach them at their own
expense; but there is no certainty that
the A. p. A., which Las shown its
control of the House several times dur
ing the session, will agree to it,.
President Cleveland assured the del
egates to the Natioral Arbitration
Conference which met in Washington
this week. who called on. him, that he
was thoroughly in sy mpaehy with their
aim to bring out a system of inter-
arbitration. Of all disputes not
affecting the sovereignty Of nations.
The unseating of Representative
Cobb, Of Alabama, ain favor Of Good
wynn, the populisr who contested the
seat, by the republican majority Of the
House, was part of the deal through
which it is expected to carry Alabama
his year by republican-populist COM
oine. This was SO palpable that few
republican members refused to vote for
t. but not enough to defeat it. The
hanger OF putting young men with
more egotism than parliamentary
in the Speakers chair was
during the debate in this
ase. Speaker Reed desiring to consult
With some of his boomers called Rep
esentative Barrett, of Mass. to the
hair and retired to his private room
o figure on his chances for the Presi-
ential nomination. MIR. Barrett got .
aDgled mp, and was about to get the
ouse into the biggest sort of a row by
ttempting to shut off Mr.. Cobb, who
ad been allowed one hour to speak in
is own behalf. Fortunately some .
ody sent for Mr.. Reed and he return
d to the chair and Strengthened out
iatters. He also tried to let Mr.. Bar
EFT down easy by saying that he had /,
the agreement under I
,hich the House was acting, but Rep
Baily, of Texas, promptly
allied him down 3y shouting: "Igno- :
.nce, not misunderstanding" This
ian hopes to be SPEAKER of ithe next :.
Iouse, if Reed becomes President and :.
he House remains republicans for :
idsble ''if." Il
senator smith, Ct N. j., has prob
,ly been scratched off Andy Carne- I.
e's list of friends, IL he was even on Il
The reason is an amendment ..
hich Mr.. Smith wishes 10 have at. !"
ched to the Naval appropriation a.
il. This amendment instructs the bi
,cretary OF the Navy to make 10 con- Il
acts for armor plate for the battle oi
ips provided for 10 that bill unless ",
e price be at least as low rs $500 a Sc
n of 1000 pounds. Carnegie is now o,
aking Uncle Sam pay $500 q ton for tu
NOR plate, but has promised to re-
ice the price. to prevent the govern ii,
snt undertaking 10 make its own ca
NOR. Senator smith wants to make of