The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-06-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 14th.

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MR. EDIToR:-Oh yes, the Republican
Senators are harmonious, SO harmonious
that it has been necessary during the past
week to hold no less than four caucuses,
at every one Of which there was red-hot
talk against allowing the trusts to dictate
their wishes as to the schedule of the tariff
bill in which they are interested, and
about other things which are being cram
med down the Threats of republican Sen
ators against their own wishes and against
the wishes of their constituents. Still
they vote as "A unit on the floor of the Sen
ate. 1t came out at one of these caucuses
that Mr.. Mckinley has treaty for the an
nexation of Hawaii, ready to send to the
Senate. as soon as the tariff is out of the
way. The statement was made to stop
the fight that was being made for the alb
rogation of the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii.
The report of the Committee on contin-
gent expenses, against Senator Tillman S
resolution for an investigation of the
charges that Senators had been speculat-
ing in sugar stock since the tariff bill had
been under consideration, attracted very
little attention, because it was known that
it would be against the resolution ever
since the republican caucus decided an
investigation to be inadvisabe. The re-
port argues against an investigation be-
cause other investigations have been bar
rem of results. which is about equivalent
to saying that one or two criminals hay
ing failed to be convicted, it is useless to
bring any more 10 trial. Senator Tillman
has been dropping hints of sensational in
formation in his possession on this sub
ject, and there is a rumor that he will
make some charges in a public speech that
will make an investigation absolutely nee
essary.
The minority of the Senate committee
on Finance will have vote on the tariff
amendment prepared by them, which pro-
vides for an internal revenue tax for a
period of five years of per cent. on all
estates exceeding the value of $1,000, ex
cepting those bequeathed to religious,
charitable, educational, or like institutions.
1t would be difficult to find an easier way
enues of the country or one that would
be less felt by the people, but there are no
cuts in it for any trusts, so the trust bound
majority of the Senate will most likely
vote it down.
Nothing could more clearly demonstrate
the selfishness and grab game nature of
'.Protection' as seen by the average re-
publican Senator, than the attempt of
Senator Quay to get good thing for two
or three big concerns which are interested
IN Cuban and Nova Scotia iron ore, by Of
fering an amendment to the tariff bill, ex-
empting from the duty of forty cents a
ton, all iron ore imported by manufacture
ers for their own use. These friends of
Mr.. Quay are about all the manufacturers
in the country who import iron ore for
their own use.
What small figure consistency cuts
with the most prominent republican Sen
ators, was shown during the debate which
populists-Jones and Stewart, of Nevada,
one democrat-McEnery, of Louisiana,
80 republicans, of the so-caled com
promise sugar schedule, which is said to
than was the schedule prepared by the re-
publicans of the Finance Committee
Senator Gallery, who, although himself
sugar planter voted and spoke against the
entirely in the interests of the sugar trust,
and quoted the attacks made upon the SUI
gar schedule of the Wilson bill bv num-
Der of the republican supports of the pres
ent sugar schedule. These men attacked
the Wilson schedule solely because they
charged it gave the sugar trust too much,
and now they have the affrontery to jam
through schedule that will give the SUI
gar trust three times as much as it secured
under the Wilson schedule, or rather the
schedule of the Wilson bill. which was
prepared in the Senate and was more ia
vorable to the trust than the original Will
son schedule. The sharp rise in the stock
of the sugar trust shows just what the
Wall street Spectator thought of the
compromise schedule
Senators Cannon, Mantle and Pettigrew
and ex- Senator Dubois, have been appoint
ed commission by the executive commit
tee of the silver republican party and
charged with the duty of visiting Japan
and China and possibly India, for the pur-
pose of investigating the silver question
in those countries. They will go as soon
as Congress adjourns.
An assassin tried to murder President
Faurer, of the French republic, Sunday,
in Paris, but failed 1t was the fifth
attempt made upon his life, none of which
had any serious consequence. President
Faure has been remarkably fortunate, but
this occurrence will recall the tragic death
of President Carnot, on June %, 1894, at
Lyons. He was stabbed in his carriage
by an Italian Anarchist, as he was leaving
a banquet. The presidents of the French
Iepubiic have been accustomed to 90
freely among the people, and there has
been no reason to expect violence.
There are signs of a wide split among
democrats in Frederick county on the
United States senatOrship.
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