Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
President Mckinley at Arlington
Memorial Day.

ment and the Sultan of fTurley-DOings
in the U. s. Capitol.
President Mckinley attended the
Memorial day ceremonies at Arling-
ton cemetery, where addresses were
delivered by Representative Dolli-
yer, of Iowa, and Hon. Webster
Davis, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior. Mr.. Tracey l.. Jeffords
was orator of the day at the Sold
ier's Home Cemetery, and the adj
dress at the special services at the
tomb of Gen John A. Logan was
delivered by Mr.. j. s. Ward At
Congressional cemetery orations
were delivered by Senator Cannon,
of Utah, and Hon. j. A. Frear, of
Wisconsin, and President Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was read by
Capt. w. o. Prctsinger, of the De-
partlnent of Texas G.. A. X. At st.
Elizabeth IS cemetery Mr.. T j Put
nam was the orator. At Oak Hill
cemetery the Grafton was by Re-
preventative w. Fl. King, and at
Harmony cemetery 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
Republicans to have the steering
committee agree each night upon
the nature of the paragraphs that
are to be voted upon the next day is
working like a charm. The Com
mittee has been sustained in every
vote taken by the solid Republican
vote and in every instance has also
been supported by some Populists 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 be-
comes law.
There has been so much Republi
can 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 convey
ances, but this has not yet been
fully determined upon it is only
being discussed,
Senator Aldrich, speaking for the
subcommittee that prepared the
amendments to the Dingley bill, in
Guiding the sugar schedule, in reply
to Senator Tillman's sensational in
sinuation, made the most positive
denial that the sub committee 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 Platt of Conn.
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 member of the Finance Com.
mittee, having been originally put
on the committee as a Republican
and left on as a Populist, after his
announcement that he had become
member of that party. Senator
Aldrich also stated that the sub
committee would welcome the mos
searching investigation of the man
ner in which the sugar schedul'
was prepared. The Senate will de
eide, probably this week, whethe
the Tillman resolution, directing al
investigation by a special committe,
of five Senators, shall be adopted
It is probable that it will be, al
though nothing was accomplished BY
the other sugar investigation by tn
Senate three years ago, and tn
head of the sugar trust walked on
of court last week on a verdict o
not guilty when he was trie'
for contempt in refusing to answe
questions asked by members of tn
Senate Committee.
Senator Morgan made an exhibi
tion of himself, and was compelle
to take his seat by Senator Gallingel
who was presiding over the Senat
at the time. Mr.. Morgan has bl
case of Reed on his brain. He vic
lated one of the rules of the Senat
by specifically referring to the othe
branch of Congress and its failure I
act as Mr.. Morgan thinks it ougl
to act upon legislation that has bee
acted upon by the Senate.
1t is denied at the State Depar
ment that the Sultan Of Turkey hl
refused to receive Hon. James
Angel, formerly president Of Il