The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WashinptOn Nav 81 1879

dav at the Soldiers Home Cemetery,
and the address at the special services
at the tomb Of Gen. John A. Logan was
delivered by DR.. J. $. Raub. At Cong
ressIonal cemetery orations were deliv-
cred by Senator Cannon, Of Utah, and
Hon. J. A. Frear, of Wisconsin, and
President Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was read by Capt. w. O. PretsinGer, of
the Department of Texas &. A. K. At
St. Elizabeth's Cemetery Mr.. T. J. Put
nam was the orator. At Oak Hill Gem
etery the Grafton was by Represent
tive W. Ii. King, and at Harmony Gem
etery by Rev. Geo. W. Lee.
The Senate has made good progress
in considering the tariff bill by para
graphs, and the rule adopted by the re-
publicans to have the steering commit
tee agree each night upon the nature of
the paraguay hs that are to be voted
upon the next day is working like
charm. The Committee has been sus-
tanned in every vote taken by the solid
republican vote and in every instance
has also been supported by some pOpu-
list or democratic votes. The tendency
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 law.
There has been so much republican
objection 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
checks, deeds, mortgages and other
conveyances, but this has not yet been
fully determined upon; it is only bein.
discussed
Senator Aldrich, speaking for the
subcommittee that prepared the
amendments to the Dingley bill, lnclud-
ing the sugar schedule, in reply to Sem
ator Tillman's sensational insinuation,
made the most positive denial that the
subcommittee was Influenced by the
| sugar trust or it's agents, and stated that
only one man outside Of the three MEM
bers of the subcommittee (himself and
Senators Allison, and Plat Of Connect
icut) knew what the contents of the
sugar schedule 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 COM
mittee as a republican and left on as a
populist, after his announcement that
he had become a member OF that party
Senator Aldrch also stated that the
subcommittee would welcome the most
searching investigation of the manner
in which the sugar schedule was pre-
pared. The Senate will decide, prob
ably this week, whether the Tillman
resolution, directing an investigation by
special committee of five Senators,
shall be adopted. 1t is probable that it
will be, although nothing was accom-
plished by the other sugar investigation
by the Senate three years ago, and the
head of the 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 the Senate Committee.
Senator Morgan made an exhibition
of himself, and was compelled to take
his seat by Senator Gallinger, who was
presiding over the Senate at the time.
Mr.. Morgan 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 it's
failure to act as Mr.. Morgan thinks it
ought to act upon legislation that has
been acted upon by the Senate.
1t is denied at the State Department
that the Sultan of Turkey has refused
to receive Hon. James &. Angel, form
erly President of the University Of
Michigan, as L. ). Minister. The stories
TO that effect probably originated with
those who are Interested in having that
Vel lining o'Cut anu W no nave Dttn
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
a steamer which sails from New York
on June lIth and expects to start for
Constantinople on that day. Repres-
ensative Lewis, James Hamilton Lewis
he writes it, of the State of shington,
the man vino had the temerity to at
| tempt 10 help Jerry Simpson get per-
IodIcallv tumbled over by Speaker Reed
is about as near to being the talking
machine" he is called as any man who
| ever sat in either branch of Congress-
Three hundred words minute is about
his gait. The House stenographcrs
dread to see him start to talk.