San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
A Drive at Stock Gambling-Chandler
Was Loaded for White-A message

A Drive at Stock Gambling-Chandler
Was Loaded for White-A message
Probable-A Democratic Scheme.
Washington, d. c., July 7.-(SpeciaD
Senator Allison and his associates
through the Senate last week, but
fate, in the way of several undisposed
of amendments, could not be over
come and the bill is still before the
Senate and the senators were working
when most other people were celebrat
ing Independence day. But they have
the consolation of knowing that they
will certainly pass the bill this week.
Probably no amendment added to the
tariff bill by the Senate will give more
general satisfaction than that which
imposes a tax on every certificate of
stock and bond other than those is
sued by the government, national
state or municipal. In addition to rails
ing revenue to a large amount from
class who will not find it a burden,
this amendment, if it remains in the
bill until it becomes a law, as it prob
ably will, will drive the places known
as bucket shops out OF business, be-
transaction will be to acknowledge
that they do not actually sell the stock
but merely accept bets on whether the
stock goes up or down, and to make
their proprietors amenable to the laws
against gambling; to pay the tax will
bankrupt them. 1t will probably also
lessen the business done in the legiti-
mate stock exchange, because the tax
will add to the expense of buying and
selling stock for speculation.
The last Democratic senator to find
out that Senator Chandler is always
loaded, was White of California. Mr..
Chandler was making a few remarks
on the reciprocity amendment to the
tariff bill, which was reported from
the finance committee and adopted by
the Senate, when Mr.. White tried to
be funny" by asking if he had been
commissioned by the finance commit
tee to occupy the floor until the next
was ready. Quick as a
flash, Mr.. Chandler responded, with an
exasperating smile: "Oh no! l have
been asked merely to occupy the floor
to look out for anything that the sena-
tor from California might have to say
worthy of notice. AS nothing of the
kind has occurred, / will continue to
confine my remarks to reciprocity
Mr.. White dropped into his seat and
sought consolation by putting extra
vigor in the movement of a big palm
leaf. fan, while Senator Tillman, who
had received his dose of Chandler drops
several days before, made no attempt
20 conceal his broad grin.
1t is learned from authoritative |
sources that President Mckinley may |
send a special message to Congress in |
4 few days, strongly recommending |
legislation for, the appointment of a |
commission to investigate and report |
lpon the reform needed in our present |
question. If this message is |
'ent to Congress, 1t will not be with |
he expectation that the matter will
De acted upon at the present session, |
tut for the purpose of getting it before
he country for discussion and sug-
,estion. 1t is pretty thoroughly I'M
lerstood that no other legislation will
'e taken up by Congress after the tar
f bill is disposed Of
Mr.. N. B. Scott, the West Virginia
member of the Republican National
ommittee, says he has information
hat the big strike in the coal mines
part of Democratic scheme to carry
'hio. He says the idea of the Demo-
ratio instigators of the strike is that {
will cut off the supply of coal and re-
ult in at least partial paralysis of
ne big manufacturing industries of
hio. Then they will charge the Re- II
ublican party with the responsibility t
Dr. the condition of affairs and will
lake an attempt to hold up Senator {
lama as an oppressor of labor. Mr..
colt added that he did not believe the {
cheme would succeed, mad that t
he strikes would do the Republicans of q
hio little if'any harm.