Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.


ton cemetery, where addresses were
delivered by Representative Dolliver
of Iowa, and Hon. Webster Davis,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Tracy L. Jeffords was orator of
the day at the Soldiers Home Gene
terry, and the address at the special
services at the tomb of Gen. John A.
Logan was delivered by DIR. j. S.
Raub. At Congressional cemetery
orations were delivered by Senator
Cannon of Utah, and Hon. j. A.
Frear, of Wis, and President Lin
coins Gettysburgh address was read
by Capt. w. G. Pretsinger, of the
Department of Texas q. A. r. At
Oak Hill cemetery the Grafton was by
Representative w. III. King, and at
Harmony cemetery by Rev. Geo. W.
Lee.
The Senate has made good progress
in considering the tariff bill by para
graphs, and the rule adopted by the
Republicans to have the steering
committee agree each night upon the
nature of the paragraphs that are to
be voted upon the next day is work
ing like a charm. The Committee
has been sustained in every vote
taken by the solid republican vote
and in every instance has also been
supported by some populist or demo-
cratic votes. The tendency of the
steering committee has been to raise
the duties above what they were in
the amended bill reported to the SEN
ate, and it now looks as though the
bill would not differ very widely from
the Dingley bill as passed by the
House when it becomes law.
There has been so much republican
objection to the increase of the tax
beer and to the proposed duty on tea
that both may be struck out of the
tariff bill and the revenue that they
would have realized be provided for
in some other way, probably by tax
on bank checks, deeds, mortgages
and other conveyances, but this has
not yet been fully determined upon;
it is only being discussed.
Senator Aldrich, speaking for the
sub committee that prepared the
amendments to the Dingley bill, in
Guiding the sugar schedule, in reply
to Senator Tillman's sensational in
situation, made the most positive de-
NAL that the sub committee was in
Auenced by the sugar trust or its
agents, and stated that only one man
of "a thrnn M q
sub committee (himself and Senators
Allison, and Platt of Conn., knew
what the contents of the sugar sched-
uIe wer before the bin was reported
to the Senate. That man was Sena
tor Jones of Nevada, who is mem
Der of the Finance Committee, hav-
lug been originally put on the
committee as republican and left on
as populist, after his announcement
that he had become a member of that
party. Senator Aldrich also stated
that the sub committee would well
come the most searching investiga
ton of the manner in which the
sugar schedule was prepared The
Senate will decide, probably this
week, whether the Tillman resolu-
ton, directing an investigation by
special committee of five Senators.
shall be adopted. 1t is probable that
it will be, although nothing was ac-
complished by the other sugar inves-
tigation by the Senate three years
ago, and the head of the sugar trust
walked out of court last week on
verdict of "not guilty" when he was
tried for contempt in refusing to ans
wer questions asked by members of
the Senate Committee.
Senat or Morgan made an exhibit
ton Of himself, and was compelled to
take his seat by Senator Gallinger,
who was presiding over the Senate at
the time. Mr.. Morgan has bad case
of Reed on the brain. He violated
one of the rules of the Senate by
specifically referring to the other
branch of Congress and it's failure to
act as Mr.. Morgan thinks it fought to
act upon legislation that has been
acted upon by the Senate.
1t is denied at the State Department
that the Sultan of Turkey has refused
to receive Hon. James B. Angel, for
merly president of the Universitylof
Michigan, as U. S. Minister. The
stories to that effect probably origi-
mated with those who are interested
in having that very thing occur and
who have been trying to fill the Turk
Ish Minister'S mind with distrust of
Mr.. Angel, in order to bring it about.