The silver star., 1897-07-08
W WASEINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
Correspondent SILVER stay

q clearer ease Of asking for bread and
receiving stone than the so-called anti
trust amendment to the tariff bill. pre-.
pared by the republicans on the senate
finance committee. II was not their
frs. Intention to report any amendment
on this subject, but they became salts
fed that if they did not there was dan
ger that the Pettigrew anti trust amend-
ment. which was recently tabled by
little parliamentary juggling might be
brought TO direct vote aud be adopted
Then they got their heads together and
c6ncocted the sham that viii be just
about as injurious to the trusts Us the
Sherman antitrust law has been, and
they actually expect the voters of the
country 10 accept their work as an earn
est and real attempt 10 curb the power
of trusts. instead ct seeing it for s. hat II
really is; an attempt 10 bamboozie the
voters who don't know any better than
to look to republicauz Tor legislation sd-
verse to trusts.
Senator Turpie gave the republican
tariff bill raking fore and aft il
speech in favor ol the amenllnent alp-
ported by the minority OF tie Eu4:.ce
committee. to tax inheritances ever 81
p01. , per cent for the next five years
He told the republicans that they had
maiie the measure prohibitory and that
besides. no bill had ever bsea presented
that made SO large and unprovoked
a spoilation of the worlds commerce
He said there was compound felony
in nearly every schedule Of it. aud that
the bill made it almost penal otTense
to carry on trade with the people Of
South and Central America, while one
third of it was declaration OF war
against France, Germany and Che conti-
nent of Europe He added that the
rates in the bill were akin TO bribery
sal rapine dictated BY "5anditti Of
syndicates.r lie closed by referring to
the silver question and expressing the
opinion that the abandonmcnt Of the
free coinage Of silver by this government
was step in advance OF the rightful au
lh2ri.y Of those who had ordered it |
yl,He.
Skin games can no longer be played
with impunity upon the credulous by
unscrupulous men engaged in the bust
Aess OF soliciting patents. Commission
er Bu,terworth declares that nothing
bat straightforward. honorable business
methods are to be allowed in the prac-
lice before the patent office wlilo be is
lis head. and that the patent sharks
mus. 90. and to show that h. means
business he has within a short periad
disbarred eight attorneys frun practice
hc,5.e the United States patent olice FOR
crooked business. and his cited John
Wedderburn & Co, who are officially
charged with specific instances ot fraud
and deception IN their dealings with in.
veEiors. to show cause why they should
not also be disbarrel.
The republicans OF the District Of Co
lumbia who contributed money and
time to elect Mckinley are inclined 20
say cuBs words every time they glance
pver the list Of eeven juicy diplomatic
places which have been given 10 resi-.
beats OF the district. With the eScep-
tion Of John Hay. who is more OF liter
AIRY man than a politician and more Of a
club and society man than OF either. aud
Louis \. Dent. who was the late Mr..
Blaines private secretary for long time,
the average republican had never heard
oi these favored individuals until their
names went TO the senate. 1t is proba.
bic that the other i've gentlemen were
credited to the District OF Columb bia for
the convenience Of their congressional
backers. but that doesn't make it please
the local pic hunters any better.
Representative Dockery OF Missouri
who has jos, returned from IA visit TO his
Aome. says. There is but li.tle activity
~ the buainels circles Of Missouri at this
lnnc Aamfa ure in somewhat of an ex.
peelant attitude, a@giliag the appear
gnce Of the bula.el prosperity promised
by the raprb lean party. which seems 30
baya been sidMraclied somewhere alous
The iiue of iis Journey Money 10 idle
gnd ils,lczs, bccuase the opportunity ror
.seatable iagcatment ,s uEirYi.ins. Un-
der existing conditions Missouri would
rf1hnbly double The majority she guse
Bryun. The next house .n mg opinion,
viii be overwhelmingly democratic. and
-,hc republicans will also lose control d
mo senate
1t looks 10 c man up tree na though
,fohn Russell Young the newspaper man
who is The new Librarian oi coogresa,hai
dropped into 5000 a year sineenrc, as