The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-05
CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

Sten0grapherS Dread Him.
Regular Correspondence of the WING.
WASHINGTON, June 3rd, 1897.
President Mckinley attended the Mem
orial Day exercises at Arlington Cemetery,
where addresses were delivered by Repre-
sentative Dolliver, of Iowa, and Hon.
Webster Davis, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior. Mr. Tracey l.. Jeifords was orator
of the day at the Soldiers Home Cemetery,
and the address at the special services at
the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan was de-
livered by DIR. J. S. Raub. At Congress
sional Cemetery oratons were delivered by
Senator Cannon, of Utah. and Hon. J. A.
Frear, of Wisconsin, and President Lin
coins Gettysburg address was read by
Capt. w. 0. Pretsinger, of the Department
of Texas G. a. Il. at st. Elizabeth s
Cemetery Mr.. T., j. Putnam was the orator.
At Oak Hill Cemetery the grafton was by
Representative w. II. King, and at Har-
mony Cemetery by Rev. Geo. w. Lee.
The Senate has made good progress in
considering the tariff bill by paragraphs,
and the rule adopted by the Republicans to
have the steering committee agree each
night upon the nature of the paragraphs
working like charm. The committee has
been sustained in every vote taken by the
solid Republican vote, and in every in
stance has also been supported by some
Populst or Democratic votes The ten
dency of the steering committee has been
to raise the duties above what they were in
the amended bill reported to the Senate,
and it now looks as though the bill would
not differ very widely from the Dingley bill
as passed by the House when it becomes a
| law.
There has been so much Republican OBJ
lection to the increase of the tax on beer
and to the proposed duty on tea, that both
may be struck out of the tariff bill, and the
revenue that they would have realized be
provided for in some other way, probably
by tax on bank cheeks deeds, mortgages
and other conveyances, but this has not yet
been fully determined upon; It'll is only being
discussed.
Senator Aldrich, speaking for the sub
committee that prepared the amendments
to the Dingley bill, including the schedule,
in reply to Senator Tillman's sensational
insinuation, made the most positive denial
that the subcommittee was influenced by
the sugar trust or its agents, and stated
that only one man outside of the three
members Of the subcommittee (himself
and Senators Allison and P.att OF Conn }
knew what the contents of the sugar sched-
ule were before the bill was reported to the
Senate. That man was Senator Jones, of
Nevada, who is a member of the Finance
Committee, having been originally put on
the committee as a republican and left on
as populist, after his announcement that
he had become member of that party.
Senator Aldrich also stated that the sub
committee would welcome the most search
ing investigation of the manner in which
the sugar schedule was prepared. The Sen
ate will decide, probably this week, whether
the Tillman resolution, directing an inves-
tigation by special committee of five SEN
ators, shall be adopted. 1t is probable
that it will be, although nothing was
accomplished by the other sugar trust
walked out of Court last week on verdict
of mot guilty. when he was tried for
contempt in refusing to answer questions
asked by members of the Senates Commit
| tee
Senator Morgan made an exhibition of
himself, and was compelled to take his
seat by Senator Gilliuger, who was presid-
ing over the Senate at the time. Mr.. Nor
gan has bad case of Reed on the brain
He violated one of the rules of the Senate
by specifically referring to the other branch
of Congress and its failure to act as Mr..
Morgan thinks it ought to act upon legisa-
ton that has been acted upon by the Senate
1t is denied at the State Department that
Hon. James +. Angell formerly President
of the University of Michigan, as L. s.
Minister. The stories to that effect prob
ably originated with those who are inter
ested in having that very thing occur and
who have been trying to fill the Turkish
Minister'S mind with distrust of Mr.
Angel, in order to bring it about. 1t is
stated that DR.. Angel has engaged passage
on steamer which sails from New York
June II and expects to start for CoGstanti-
nople on that day.
Representative Lewis, James Hamilton
Lewis he writes it, of the State of Washing
ton, the man who had the temerity to
attempt to help Jerry Simpson get period
ically tumbled over by Speaker Reed, is
about as near to being the talking ma