West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-29

"'V NcI1 sore occjuSC they accented
that little fairy story about the
House confcrecs standing out for a
sugir schedule that would operate
against the trust, and played sugar
stock to fall. It's Tremendous use
which IS now history, caught them
for large amounts.
n.lGT
Senator Tillmln was very mad
man when CIR Reed made the
House Committee on Rules refuse
his request for a special order for
the House to vote upon his DIspen-
s'rJ bill, already passed by the Sen.
ate, atthis session. Representative
Elliott, of South Carolina, opposed
tle granting of Senator TIllnan's
y quest.
NHBR
According to an expert business
man, the following is the tax chat
VIII be prid to the sugar. tobacco
and leather trusts, on account Of
the new Republican tariff: An
average Of so cents more for each
pair OF shoes; from 2j to 81 more
For every leather satchel or trunk.
from 10 to % per cent. advance in
price OF belts, straps, harness and
other leather goods, to | cent a
pound more for sugar, and gen
eral advance in prices and deter
foration IN quality of all candies
anu preserves; an advance of Az
cents box on imported cigars and
general lowering Of quality in all
grades at cigars and cigarettes.
IlIT
The tight against the corfrma-
tion of j. V. Powdcrly to be Com.
missioner General of immigration
has become so warm that Mr. Me.
hlniey has requested Republican
Senators not to have a vote taken
upon the nomination uutil the REQ
nlar session of Congress. The
labor leaders who are fighting con
hrmation say they have pledges
from a sufficient number of SEN
tors to mike the rejection certain
II the vote were taken now, and Mr..
dc smiley regards rejection as SO
probable that he has promised TO
& We The place to another man. lie
w'nts Powderly to hold it during
SIC recess of Congress, in payment
Of campaign obligations.
GH.GB
The Senators who opened The
tariff bill began THEN kicking sew.
eral weeks too late. Had they not
allowed themselves to be tricked by
She trust bound supporters Of the
Dill while 1t was being considered
IN the Senate they might b. we had
everything that they kicked too
late for, and might even have sue
ceeded in defeating the bill. When
cotton ties, cotton Begging and
ourlaps were put on the free list
and the duty on white pine lumber
was reduced to 81, the trust.bond
Senators did it merely to keep the
opposition quiet and with no inten
ton Of allowing them to remain.
Had the kicking been done at that
"age Of the game 10 would have
been easy to have secured pledge.
that would have insured those items
beng let alone in conference. TO
kick on the conference report could
accomplish nothing, unless backed
by votes enough 10 reject tbo re.
port, becausc the report had to be
accepted or rejected as whole.
The new tariff viii do more for The
Democrats than any idle kicking
on The floor on The Senate could DO.
Iffi
Although Senator Wo.oot. SIR
Stevenson and Gen. Pline NAV not
know 10 they orc, unless ODD ind..a-
tons are at fault, being used as
tools By The single standard gold
men. While they suppose them
selves in Europe f2r tbc purpose of
making friends FOR n'orna,i9ra.
bimetal.ism 10 looks a though tic.
were there merely 90 help lhe sim
g.e standard gold men retain tlc.r
grip on tae United States j. viii
be remembered ,ha. those gouIe-
men were instructed before their
departure Tor EuroH. .HafaH their
goHarous mr be- conducted
through ~ boz conjunction w.tl tie
United State 1mJ. gaau There.