The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-02-19
n aShingj0H Letter.

Gratis in congress for their promptneSS
in frightening the Republicans from car
ryipg out a scheme which might have |
inset the country and made no end OF |
trouble bad 1t once been started IhlS |
scheme was the contemplated objection
TO the counting of the vote OF Z,
when congress assembled IN joint con
vantion 10 count Il e electoral votes, 10y
the negro member of the house from
that site, Just as soon as the lnten-
ton to make this objection was known,
the Democrats in congress informed the
Republicans that if the objection was
made and sustained by either branch OF
congress they might as well abandon al
idea of inaugurating Mckinley, ano
that the count of the electoral votes
would not be allowed to proceed. As
soon as the Republican leaders ascer
tanned that the Democrats were IN dead
earnest they repudiated the scheme, ana
put all the responsibility upon ''that
fooI-nigger," who was made to announce
that he had changed his mind about oo-
iecting to the counting of the vote OF ,
G. Congress counted the votes all right
and there was no trouble, but had not
the Democrats been prompt In showing
their resentment the vote of ;. L. would
have been protested and thrown out
not to help Mckinley, but as the first
step towards turning the state over to the
| negroes and others who thrived under
| the notorious CnamDerlalh-MOseS
regime.
Senators Hill and Turpie were the
only senators present who did not take
part in the Joint session to count the
| q d
| ed by Vice President Stevenson march
ed over to the house chamber those two
gentlemen remained at their desks writ
| ing letters. They escaped very dull
| tnree-Quarters of an hour thereby.
The latest estimate is that tie num-
Der of gold Democratic postmasters,
whose nominations will be left unacted
upon by the senate will exceed 2oO-
| Some of these were recees appointments
and are now filling the offices to which
they were nominated, but they will have
to step out as soon as Mckinley nomIn-
ates their successors and the senate con-
firms them, and the silver senators will
do their part towards preventing delay
in such cases.
The Governor of Arkansas evidently
loses no opportunity to let the world
know where that state stands on the
financial question. The credentials of
Senator Jones for his new term begin
ming March 4th, this week presented to
the senate, have the name of the state
conspicuously printed across the top IN
silver letters and the great seal of the
state is also silver. And Senator Jones Is
proud of his connection with state
which is so thoroughly devoted to silver,
lust as the state has shown it's pride IN
keeping such a champion in the senate,
An unexpected opposition to the mon.
etarv conference bill has sprung up 10
he house, under the leadership of Re
presentatives Hill, of Conn, snt Brew
ster, of \. Y, both of whom are uncOm-
promising Republicans, and supporters
of the single gold standard idea, and
both of whom have publicly stated their
belief that the bill is the result of &
scheme concocted by Senator Chandler
and other anti-McKinley Repub
licans to get Mckinley in trouble
Whether the opposition proves seriou;
will depend altogether upon whethel
; Speaker Reed wishes the bill to pass
, and the indications are that he does.
Secretary HeE bert's idea of fixing the
limit of the price to be paid by the gov
ernment for armor plate at S4OO tor
has been adopted by the Senate Nava
Committee, and clause to that effec
will be added to the Naval Appropriation
. bill by the senate. 1t is probable also
: | the committee has recommended it
that the secretary of the navy will b
d authorized to call any bluff that Carne
gle and the Bethlehem Steel Co. may at
| to ,Nr n %
contract to furnish the armOr plate a
the price named, by establishing gov
eminent plant for the making of armo
e plate.
- President Clevelatd ought to be get
# ting used to having his vetoes overrule
by congress by this time The bill max
) ing changes in the Eastern Judiciav dis
e trict of Texas. which had the support {
- the entire Texas delegation in congress
! is now law Notwithstanding a veto, an
!, the house this week passed two privat
" pension bills over vetoes. 1t is not SUI
l. prising that Mr.. Cleveland should hav
:? ! remarked that he had no influence wit
Congress.
A delegation of Michigan lumberme
a. who think their interests will best be ''prC
id tected'' by not increasing duty on whit
Ig pine IuulDeT al Z III w dsnluStOh W pIote
against the increase which the Republ
= cans of the ways and means committe
Ia have decided to make These gentleme
lie do not hesitate to state their reasons fC
il opposing an increase of duty on iwhit
- pine lumber. They Own extensiy
" stumping privileges in Canada and fes
le that if the duty Is increased that, IN at
IN dition to their having to pay the dut,
ne the Canadians may as retaliation fC
a the increase of duty impose a Crow
- tax on stumpage privileges. Anoth
~ proof that the whole principle of 'pro
a tectIon' is based upon individual sci
to interest without regard to general GOO
RS NJ.
lie
Arrested the Man who Saved Him.