The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
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WASHINGTON, March %, 1897.
Although ali the Republicans in the
House promptly lined up to vote down
Representative Dockery's very fair an
THRUST amendment to the Mckinley
tariff bill No. ,, that is being railroaded
through the House, providing that
whenever it should be shown To the
satisfaction OF the President that there
existed trust or combination to con-
troll the price of any article IN the du-
table list, the duty on such article
should be suspended, only one of them
has had the nerve to stand up aud
openly defend the trusts. Representa-
tive Walker, of Mass, is the man who
was not ouly willing to vote for the
trusts but to talk for them. He told
the House that the great trusts reduced
the cost of production, which was true,
but when he added that they also re-
duced the prices to the consumer he
entered the realm of fiction. He said
that trusts were tie natural outcome of
higher civilization, and predicted that
all the railroads would eventually be
controlled 10y one. An attempt is being
made by the Democrats to get the time
for debate on the tariff bill extended,
bat it is hopeless. The edict has gone
forth that it shall tie passed by the
House on Wednesday, and as the votes
are controlled 10y Gar Reed, It will be-
In no business conducted by private
individuals is the Government of the
United States SO directly concerned as
III the soliciting of patents. When am
ignorant client gets the worst of his
dealing with an INSCRIPTIONS and
tricky patent solicitor he is apt TO re-
gard the United States Patent Office as
having had a share in the business.
Knowing this, intelligent men in Con-
gress are always on the alert To head
off when possible the tricky schemes
Tesorted to 10y some men who call them
selves solicitors Of patent. One of these
schemes is struck at by the bill intro
duced by Senator Haushrough, max
ing it unlawful for any solicitor of pat
ents to offer an inventor a primium or
prize as an inducement to him TO pay
his fee to enter his invention in So
called competition.
Every member of the new Execu-
tive Committee of the National Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs, Appointed
by President Chaunrey +. Black and
directed to meet in Washington, April
18th, for organization and a discussion
of the program TO be carried out by the
clubs, was a supporter of the Chicago
platform and of Bryan and Sewall.
They were chosen for that reason and
and the members of the old Executive
Committee who refused to support the
party ticket aud platform last year,
were dropped for the same reason. The
Association is a strict party organiza
ton and will not recognize hulters in
any way. The following is the entire
executive committee: Benton McMii-
lin, Tenn; &. H. Lambert, \. j.; D.
G. Smith, n. c.; C. G. Richards. Utah;
j. r. Mclean, Ohio; E. B. Howell,
Ga; H. D. Money, Miss; }. c. Dehl.
mann, Neb.; :. NJ White, Cal; E.
Murphy, Jr., n. Y; L. l.. jackson,
Md; }. l.. Mitchell, WIS; G. J. Faux
ner, w. Va; w. J. Stone, Mo-; G. F.
Williams, Mass; J. :. Hogg. Texas,
and J. &. Silhey, Pa. The fllowing is
the full toast to which Mr.. Bryan will
speak at the Washington celebration of
Jefferson's birthday: Thomas Jeffsr-
sou-We celebrate the anniversary of
his birth not in the spirit ol idolatry,
but from regard and reverence for his
political principles"
Representative "Chamy" Clark, OF
Mo-, brought down the House by his
retort to the assertion of Repre- senta-
tive BromwelI that jefferson sto.ped
the coinage of silver aud supported pro-
tt ction. Mr.. Clark said: "Ihat is an
statement that Madison was Federal
list The trouble is the histories are
written by New England people. There
will never be any truth in history uu-
til the Yankees quit writing history
and the Southern people begin"
Representative Doliiver trod on some
sore toes when he said in reply To a
Republican charge that the Democrats
were trying to delay the tariff bIll:
ION the contrary, we are very anxious
to reach some of the schedules of this
bill before the final vote Is aiken. We
understand that there is an incipient
revolt over there among some of the
Republican members from the prairie
States who want lumber left on the
free list.n
Representative Griggs, of Georgia.
has offered joint resolution for the
amendment of the constitution, so as
to give Congress the power to impose
and collect an income tax.
1t is stated that at the request of ex.
Secretary Carlisle, Claude NJ. johnson
is to keep his place as Chief of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, for a
time, as a reward for the work ne did
among the gold Democrats in helping
to carry Kentucky for Mckinley.
The Republican politicians are after
Secretary Bliss because he promoted a
brother of the late Gen. Hancock, who
is Democrat, from IA 81 400 to a $1,000
position in the Pension Office.
Joseph Frey Given up as Dead.