The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-04
WASHINGTON.
srom our Regular Correspondent.

lust as the Mcklnleyltes were hug
ging themselves to think that the re-
publican opposition to the fat frying
candidate had been whipped into
silence they made discovery which
has frightened them. This discovery
is confidential circular sent out by
]. S. Clsrkson, asking for the person
al history of every delegate elected to
the St. Louis convention, and for the
name of the person who has the most
influence over him. The Mckinley
ties don't know what Clarkson is driv-
ing at, but they know that he doesn't
want Mckinley nominated and that
it is likely TO be something to hurt
him. Hence this discovery, made
through Clarkson sending one OF his
circulars to 4 McKinleyite, has great.
ly alarmed them. Clarkson isn't the
only big republican who is secretly
working against Mckinley. They
may not be able to keep him out of
the nomination, but they will make
him spend some anxious hours before
he gets it,
1t has leaked out that President
Cleveland is gathering data upon
which to base his veto of the SIS, 5,ooo,-
900 River and Harbor bill, which
may 90 in any day before next
"Wednesday. The impression in Con
gress is that the bill will be passed
over the veto.
The Senate voted down the pro
position to add IS cents a barrel to
the internal revenue tax on beer,
which was offered as an amendment
to the cheese bill.
Democrats were disappointed be.
cause the Supreme court decision,
that the money appropriated by the
last Congress for sugar bounties
should be paid, did not touch the
question ofthe constitutionality of the
sugar bounty. Some of the ablcst
democrats have from the birth of the
party claimed that the whole system
of government bounties was uncon.
stitutional and it was hoped that a
decision would have been made of
that question in this case.
There is every reason to believe
that the House committee on invalid
Pensions was merely indulging in a
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 law, The bill provides
that every man who served ninety
days or longer in the U. S. Army or
Navy between 1861 and 1865 shall
receive So a month and one cent ad-
dltional for each day over ninety that
he served in either branch Of the ser =
vice, and this money is to be paid to
the million OF thereabouts who are
already drawing pensions tor disability
as well rs to those who are not on
the pension roll. The bill, if it be-
come law, would add annually $780,
100000 or more to the already enor-
nous expenditures for pensions.
Ex-Congressman Enloe, of Tenn,
who is visiting Washington and who
is an authority on the democracy of
his state, said of the outlook 4:
"Tennessec is in good shape We
will elect our democratic state ticket
by an old-time majority. The people
are as mad as hornets over the %
slump, and are going to expatiate
that slip by eating up the republicans
in November"
1t hardly needed a denial from
Chairman Harrity of the National
Democratic Committee, to convince
anybody who knows him that he had
never said that the National Commit
tee would attempt to keep anybody
out Of the Chicago convention. Mr..
Harrity is in Washington, and thus
explicitly defines his position :
"Speaking for myself as a delegate
to the National Democratic Conven-
@ASh, \ SApSIt ~ CltCl IL Will q flCW
of abiding by the will of the majority.
Whoever is nominated will receive
my support, and am certain that will
be the sentiment of the great bulk of
the delegates. Democrats always en-
ter conference, caucus or conven.
ton 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,
admitting free foreign alcohol 20 be
used in the arts and manufacturers,
was this week repealed to the House,
the vote being i65 to 90. Secretary
Carlisle had asked to have this sec
ton repealed because it had been SO
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