The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-06-11

From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, June III Shakespeare were
alive AMI writing about the sugar trust scandal
ne would probably make Puck say, what
towards these senators be-" instead of What
fools these mortas be-" The Tillman resolu-
ton has not been reported to he Senate but is
is dead killed 10y the fears of some senators
and the absolute cowurdicc of others. An in
vcStigutiun is not wanted by either the sugar
trust or its |, gisiaIivc servants aud there are
enough Senators SO wrapped in what they are
pleased TO call conservatism and respect for he
honor of the Senate who will j in in voting
against the resolution when 1t is reported to
the senate TO defeat it. senator Jones, Of
Nevada, who is Chairman Of the Committee 10
which the resolution was referred, has acted
rather quecrly. He first told S"aatUr Tii!mEn
that the committee would report the resolution
ravurably, but now he is opposed to that ac-
ton and has fallen back ON the stock cXcus,
thlt il is too important II matter to be hurried
Is acted upon. There is, however, ole cunsua-
ton in the situation. The sugar trust may Cs-
cape the exposure that would follow Il thor
ough Investigation. but it will also lose much
of the money it would have gained by the
sugar schedule it had inserted in the tariff bill
by the Republicans of the Senate Finance Com
mttce, as that schedule is as dead as II last
years bird nest. How favorable schedule
the trust will be able to secure is yet TO hc
seen. 1t is lighting hard, and the subject is one
upon which crooked work can easily be done,
as IL sugar schedule is of such u technical Ma
turc that it requires careful study even on The
part of experts to understand, and is Gree X t"
ordinary folks.
Republican eX-Congressmcn are taking
about any old thing Of an Office that CONES
within their reach these days. The latest
c"tches in this line were CX-Cungrcssman An
drcwS, Of Nebraska. who has been nominated
to he Auditor for ;hc Treasury Department,
and ex- Congressman Brown. Of PENNSYLVANIA,
who has been nominated to be auditor for the
War Department.
Senator Chiffon, of Texas, 4 member of the
Interstate Commerce Committee. the Chairman
of which has been so active i'll trying to push
the Foraker Railroad Pooling Bill through tie
committee since the Supreme Court decisiC n
adverse to Railroad pooling, took the side Of
Senator Batter, of North Carolina, when he de-
clared that there had been indecent haste in
pushing the bill Chairman Cullom, of the
committee, tried to deny the accusation by
saying that the committee had been consider
ing u pooling bill long before the Supreme
Court decision. Senator Chiffon said he had
been member of the committee for two years
but had no knowledge Of any attempt to press
consideration of pooling bill until after the
adverse decision of the supreme Court. Scna-
tor Butler gave notice that no railroad pooling
bill could be acted upon by the Senate until
the bill meeting the objection OF the Supreme
Court to an income tax had been acted upon.
The Tillman bill giving States the same con-
troll over liquors imported into their borders
which they exercise over liquors Of domestic
manufa cture has been favorably reported TO
the Senate. 1t is intended to in part meet the
recent decision of Il Federal court against the
South Carolina dispen.ury law.
Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri,
has been booming Representative Bailey, of
Texas. for the Presidency ever since they re-
turned from their triumphant campaign for
the election of Democrat to fill tine vacancy
i'll the Missouri delegation i'll the House. Mr..
Bailey says he has no Presidential aspirations
and is in favor OF the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
in 1900, but wishes to serve one term as Speak
err of the House, and then TO become member
of the Senate, which he declares to be 1.-THE
greatest legislative body in the world
There has naturally been much talk about
the very blunt warning given to Boss Hanna
by Senator Mantle. of Montana, in Il speech on
the wool schedule of the tariff bill. Mr.. Mantle
said the wool manufacturers wanted the cream
and were not only willing but anxious that
only skim milk should be served to the wool
growers. He told Mr.. Hanna that unless the
wool schedule was made satisfactory to the
wool growers he would he retired 10 private
life, instead of being returned to the Senate.
Hanna is beginning &c show that he has fears
of its turning out that way regardless of what
the tariff bill may or may not contain.
Mr.McKinley has nominated Ellis II. Roberts,
of New York. to be L. :. Treasurer TO please
Boss Platu and his machine, and has nominated
Conrad n. Jordan tfor second term to be
Assistant Treasurer at New York 10 please the
gold Democrats of Wall street. 1t is a case of
attempting to carry water on both shoulders.