West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-10
PERSONAL and POLITICAL.
E}TS and Notes and SlnrsTt Comment
From the Home of Uncle Sam.
Pertinent Points Picked Up And Pen.
oiled Down by our Washington Rep.
reSentatiYe.

ASUTNGpON. ID. c.,
June 8, 1891
PromourreEular correspondents
1t looks now as though there
would be no sugar investigation.
Had a vote been taken on Senator
tilIm ms resolution when it was
first oSered it would have been
adopted, but having conferred to
gethcr the Republican Senators
have recovered their nerve and it is
now announced that they will vote
against the resolution.
Republicans pretend TO pooh
pooh senator Morgan's deliberately
made charge that the action Of the
House is unconstitutiona and that
Congress Is not legally in session,
bnt in reality it is worrying them
no little. The matter has been dis.
cussed at cabinet meeting and he
Attorney General IS preparing an
opinion on the subject 10 DO sub
united to the Cabinet.
Hall
Jerry Simpson may not be able
10 cope with Speaker Reed, but he
made Representative Stone sorry he
interrupted him to ask il there was
any greater demand for the passage
of ban kruptcy bill now than there
was during the last Congress, by
replying A: "Why certainly there
Is; your promised prosperity has
not materinlized and the people now
seek relief in bankruptcy courts"
The Senate has adopted a rcsoTu.
ton offered by Senator Tlllman.
requesting the judiciary Committee
to report what legislation is neces
s1ry to enable the State of South
carolina to control the liquor truf-
fic within its territory. The reso!u
ton is Intended to meet the decis,
ion of the Federal Court that the
present dispensary law of South
Can elino is in conflict with the in.
terstate commerce law.
If the words of the Washington
Judge who presided over the court
that tried and acquitted IIavemeyer
and SearIes, the president and Sec
fetary Of the sugar trust, mean any.
thing they mean that the Senate
committe had no legal authority to
ask questions relating to the bust
ness of the sugar trust. IT this is
good law, the laws Of the country
eannot be too soon 80 amended as
TO give Congress the right to inycs
tigate the business of the sugar
trust, and of all other trusts, when.
ever there is occasion to do so in
the interest of the public.
lNgI
Secretary Gage has let he secret
out that Mr.. Mckinley expects this
session of Congress to give him an
thority to appoint a currency com
mission. The House will. OIL
course, do whatever Mr.. Mckinley
wants 1t to do, provided that Mr.
Reeds consent be obtained, but the
Silver Senators haven't the slight
est idea Of giving Sir Mckinley
authority TO pick currency com
mission, but they Will insist that
ITS members shall be selected by the
President, the Senate, and the
House, in order that The silver men
may have fair representation
thoroVn.
1BG8
1t is a guilty conscience which
has caused Speaker Reed 80 be
guarded by detectives, for fear that
somebody will do him bodily injury
az result Of the ublicindigua.ion
at bis methods OF muzzling the
House. Uo bas received threaten
ing letters, but they we're written
10y a man in Washington merely 10
cause . soussiion There isu't The
sIightes. probability that anybody
viii KIN Hr Reed. or even hurt
him The people know tbaf ,heir