The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
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WASHINGTON, June I, 1897.


If Shakespeare were alive and writ
ing about the sugar trust eeandal he
would probably make Puck say,
"What towards these Senators be" in
stead of, What fools these mortals
be- The Tillman resolution has not
been reported to the Senate, but it is
dead-killed by the fears of some Sen
ators and the absolute cowardice of
others. An investigation is not wanted
by either the sugar trust or its legisla-
tive servants, and there are enough
Senators so wrapped in what they are
please to call conservatism and respect
for the honor of the Senate who will
Join in voting against the resolution
when 1t is reported to the Senate 10 de-
feat it. Senator Jones, of Nevada, who
is chairman of the committee to which
the resolution was referred, has acted
rather queerly. He first told Senator
Tillman that the committee would re-
port the resolution favorably, but now
ne is opposed TO that action and has
fallen back on the stock that it is too
important a matter TO be hurredly
acted upon. There is, however, one
consolation in the situation. The SUI
gar trust may escape the exposure that
would follow a thorough investigation,
hut it Will also lose much of the money
it would have gained by the sugar
schedule it had inserted in the tariff
bill by the Republicans of the Senate
Finance Committee, as that schedule
is as dead as last years bird nest,
How favorable a schedule the trust
will he able to secure is yet to he seen.
1t is fighting hard. aud the subject is
one upon which crooked work can
easily be done, as sugar schedule Is of
such technical nature that it requires
careful study even on the part of ex-
perts to understand, and is Greek to
ordinary folk.
Republican EXCongressmen are TAX
Ing about any old thing of an office
that comes within their reach these
days. The latest catches iii this line
Were EX-Congregsman Andrews. of
Neb., who has been nominated to be
Auditor for the Treasury Department,
and Ex-Congressman Brown, of Pa.
who has been nominated TO be Auditor
for the War Department.
Senator Chiffon, of rexas, a menlb-r
of the Interstate Commerce Commi; tee,
the chairman of which has been so ac-
tive IN trying to push the Foraker Rail-
road Pooling Bill through the Conn
niltlee since the Supreme Court de els
ion adverse to railroad pooling, took
the side of Senator Butler, of \. c..
when he declared that there had been
indecent haste" in pushing the bill.
Chairman Cullen of the committee
tried 10 deny the accusation by saying
that the committe had been consider
ing pooling bill long before the Su-
preme Court decision. Senator Chiffon
said he had been & member of the
committee tor two years, but had no
knowledge of any attempt to press con-
sderation of pooling bill until after
the adverse decision of the Supreme
Court. Senator Butler gave notice that
no railroad pooling bill could be acted
upon by the Senate until the bill meet
ing the objection of the Supreme Court
to an income tax had been acted upon.
The Tilman bill giving States the
same control over liquors imported
into their borders which they exercise
over liquors of domestic manufacture
has been Iavorably reported to the Sen
ate. 1t is intended 10 in part meet the
the recent decision of a Federal court
against the South Carolina dispensary
law
Representative Champ Clark, of Mo-,
has been booming Representative Bal
ley, of Texas, for the Presidency ever
since they returned from their tri-
umphant campaign for the election of
Democrat to fill the vacancy in the
Missouri delegation in the House. Mr..
Baily says he has no Presidential as
pirations and is in favor of the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Bryan in 1900, but
wishes to serve one term as Speaker of
the House, and then to become men,
Der of the Senate, which he declares to
be the greatest legislative body in the
world"
There has naturally been much talk
about the very blunt warning given TO
Boss Hanna by Senator Mantle, of
Mont, in speech on the wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill. Mr.. Mantle said
the wool manufacturers wanted the
cream and were not only willing but
anxious that only skinned milk
should be served to the wool growers.
He told Mr.. Hanna that unless the
wool schedule was made satisfactory to
the wool growers he would be retired
to private life, instead of being return
ed to the Senate. Hanna is beginning
to show that he has fears of its turning
out that way regardless of what the
tariff bill may or may not contain.
Mr.. Mckinley has nominated Ellis
H. Roberts, of n. Y, to be United
States Treasurer, to please Boss Platt
and his machine, and has nominated
Conrad n. Jordan for second term
to be Assistant Treasurer at New York,
to please the gold Democrats of Wall
street. 1t is a case of attempting to
carry water on both shoulders.