Middletown transcript., 1897-06-05

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
thatboth 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
being discussed.
Senator Alrich, speaking for the sub
committee .that prepared the amend
ments to the .Dingley bill, including
the sugar schedule, in reply to Senator
Tillman's sensational insinuation, 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 three members Of
the subcommittee himself 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 a
member of the Finance Committee,
having been originally put on the COM
mittee as Republican and left on as q
Populist, after his announcement that
be had becomee member of that party.
Senator Aldrich also stated that ths
subcommittee would welcome the most
searching in vestigation Of the manner
in which the sugar schedule was pre-
pared. The Senate will decide, pro-
badly this week, whether the Tillman
resolution, directing an investigation
by special committee of five Senators,
shall be adopted. It 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
Co urt last week on verdict of mot
guilty. when he was tried forcontempt
in refusing 10 answer questions asked
by members of the Senate Committe.
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 a bad case of Reed on
The brain. He violated one Of the
rules of the Senate by specifically re-
ferring to the other branch of Congress
and its failure to act as Mr.. Morgan
links it ought to act upon legislation
hat has been acted upon by the Senate.
It is denied at the State Department
hat the Sultan of Turkey has refused
20 receive Hon. James B. Angel, form
'rly President Of the University of
Michigan, as U. 8. Minister. The
tories to that effect probably originat-
ID with those who are interested in
having that very thing occur and who
lave been trying to- ill the Turkish
Minister'S mind with distrust of Mr..
Angel, in order to bring it about. At
5 stated that DR.. Angel has engaged
'assage on steamer which sails from
Jew York June 11th and expects to
tart for Constantinople on that day.
Representative Lewis, James Hamil.
on Lewis he writes it, Of the State Of
Washington, the man who had The
emerity to attempt to help Jerry Simp.
On get periodically tumbled over Ey
ipeaker Reed, is about as near to being
he stalking machine" he is called as
ny man who ever sat in either branch
t Congress. Three hundred words a
minute is about his gait. The Houee
dread to see him start to
ak.