People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

10 nnQ tnelf way pack on the OIL before
it becomes law
The silver republicans in the House
and Senate have issued call for sill
yer convention to meet in Chicago on
June 18th. The object Of this meeting
is to call national convention of all
silver repu blicans and those disposed
to cooperate with them in political
action to obtain legislation in favor of
silver.
Congress will try to make up the
time previously wasted by spending
the last three or four days in continu-
GUS session. On Monday, Senator
Aldrich called up the Anti prize fight
bill. This is sweeping measure
which forbids any sort of prize fight
news being sent through the mails or
telegraph or Express. The measure did
not come to q vote.
It is now assured that the arbitration
treaty will not be ratified at this SEES
sion. Grover and Olney are more Eng
lish than American in heart, but they
will go out of office without the salts
faction of feeling that they have
shrewdly tied the hands of America
by rushing this treaty through the
senate. Grover with q multitude of
offices at his disposal is not so potent
as Grover with no patronage to bestow
In discussing the price of armor
plate Ben Tillman created a sensation
by charging that no expenditures Of
the Government SO reeked with fraud
that the Bethlehem and Carnegie plants
instead of being competitors were in
collision and expressed his belief that
they had their paid agents in the Sea-
ate and declared he would vote for a
Government plant to manufacture steel
armor even if it cost 5000 or $500 ton
to make it. Senator Hawley repudi-
ated the idea that any Senator was
corrupt.
For number of years the speaker Of
the house has been gradually assuming
more and more power until he now
determines what Congress shall or
shall not do according to his own sweet
will. No man and no measure can
receive recognition unless it is the
speakers will. No member can secure
the floor for any purpose unless he can
previously get the speakers consent to
recognize him There is a growing
disposition on the part of congressman
to rebel against this self constituted
American czar.
The anti-scalpers bill will fail of
passage this session. 1t is estimated
that the railroad ticket brokers do a
business of SO, 100000 a year of which
81 900, 900, is profits. The railroads
claim that if these brokers were STOP
ped from buying and selling tickets
that fares could and would be reduced.
We do not question hat fares could in
many instances be reduced but that
they would be, is extremely problem
atical. Corporations are not in the
habit of voluntarily reducing any tax
they have it in their power to impose
upon the public. The railroads do not
need any help from congress in getting
rid of the ticket brokers. If they will
redeem all unused portions OF tickets
sold and stop cutting rates between
certain points in order to draw bust
ness properly belonging to rival roads
and charge uniform rates over all por-
tions of their lines, no margin for
profits will be left to the brokers and
they will be obliged to close up their
shops.
President Cleveland vetoed the immi
grafton bill on Tuesday. His mess age
is long one and he objects to every
feature of the bill He especially OBJ
jeats to the educational requirement.
The president sees more danger in ad-
hitting educated men. According to his
views the litter ate will be more hum
BILE, docile laborers and therefore more
desirable citizens. Men who have in
telligence enough to understand their
rights and pluck enough to stand up
for them, in the opinion of Grover, are
not wanted We have too MANY of
that sort now, to make things comfort,
able for the corporations, trusts and
monopolies. According to the presi-
dents view, this country belongs to the
rich and no immigrants should be re-
ceived who are not ready to accept the
conditions of practical slavery. Grover
is reported sick but his physicians have
not yet determined whether he is
afflicted with govt Or rheumatism.
A Washington CORES pendent sums up
the effective work of the last congress
as follows: A bill to create a commits
sion to determine the true divisional
line between Venezuela and British
Guiana; prohibiting prize fighting in
the territories; permitting appoint
ments in the army and navy Of former
United States officers who served in the
rebellion; making one years resi5 ence
in territory necessary for a divorce;
Incorporating the National Society of
the Daughters of the Revolution: de-
tining the penalty for interference
with railway trains and persons hiding
thereon and substituting salaries for
fees to United States marshals and dis
trict attorneys.
The above for the long session and
the immigration bill and a bill provid-
ing for a monetary conference during
the short session just closed. In addi-
ton may be added appropriation bills
amounting to over $1,000, 900, 600 of the
peoples money and seven hundred pen
siions to favored citizens. A grand
showing truly. D. N. s.