West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-17

{ m3ress 10 authorize him to APP
point a monetary commission. be.
Cause they have decided that no
such legislation shall be ynted upon
by the Senate at this session.
HNHE
Senator Jones of Arkansas. chair
MIN Of the Democratic National
Committee. is naturally little
skeptical about the stories printed
from time to time about the raising
OF large sums of money to be used
for the continued propagation of
free silver ideas. Speaking of the
latest story, that Colorado had
raised $1,000 Senator Jones
said: Il baye not received cent
from Colorado since the election.
and If any sum has been or is being
raised there in the interest Of sql-.
Yer, I don't know it. should be
very glad to be assured that it is
true.
IIGl
Senator Mills, Of Texas, is not
an aIarmfst, but he can sec nothing
but trouble ahead for class leeisla-
ton. He said: "The effect of this
tariff bill upon tho people Will be
seen, not in its high tuxltion, but
IN the way it buttresses and fortifies
trusts of all kinds. Some Of these
days this sort of legislation will
nave to cease or we will see Il revo-
tuition. The people will not stand
1t. Driven to the wall by the com
blnatlons of money power, they
Will iiAd leader, and we shall see
another Coxey's army-but it will
be an army winch will carry gums,
and use them"
HHll
A majority of the Republican
Senatorial caucus realized that
something had to be done to stop
the wave of popular Indignation on
account of the sugar schedules
notorious favoritism towards the
sugar trust, so the House schedule
was substituted after making sew.
eral changes in the interest of the
trust, whlci still stands to reap an
enormous profit to which it is i'm no
way entitled, ut the expense of .he
sugar cOnsumeTs-that is of every
body. The new schedule is better
Than the one Discarded, but it is
still very bad one; but there is
Elite probability Of it's being bet
tered before the tariff bill becomes
a law. The trust has too strong a
grip on the Repu blican leaders.
Nr. Mckinley was not in the best
Of humor when he left Washing
ton for the Nashville exposition.
Several thingS had not gone to suit
him. The newspapers printed the
report Of Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee, on the Ruiz investigation. be-
fore IT was received by the State
Department, and nobody could
discover the leak. But the prinoi.
pal Cause OF Mr.. McKinley's bad
humor was the verbal report made
by his friend and personal repre-
sentative, Mr. Calhoun, who found
out too much Of what Slr. McKiu-
ley did not want to know, and not
enough TO colrob0rate what ne
Thought he already knew. In
short, Mr. Calhoun reported things
as he found them, regardless of
whether they pleased or displeased
anybody. Meanwhile the Cuban
question is ready 10 boil over in
Congress. Many Republicans IN
tho House who have been keeping
quiet IN opposition to the wishes OF
their constituents, in order to give
Mr.. Mckinley chance TO 10 some
thing, are growing FESTIVE and can
not be held in much longer.
gf1E
Notwithstanding the opposition
Of Senators Jones, Of Arkansas,
and Vest, Of Missouri, both Of
whom denounced it severely, elk
Democrats voted for the amend.
meut offered TO The tariff bin by
Senator Bacon. Of Georgia. putting
o 20 per cent ad valorem duty on
raw cotton. The Republicans ali
voted Tor Tho amendment and jti
now part Of the bili The six
Democrats vino voted for theamend.
mcnt were Bacon and Clay Of Geor
gra, IIIimaH and NcLaurin. OF
South Croiina, McEuery. or Louis.
ltnl, and RawIins, or Utah. Sem.
tor Bacon replied 10 Democratic
ohjccupug by saying that DO was
recognized that Che country wax to
have tariff bill and that he in
tended % sec that bis tate received
an cQuai share Of its bercG,s. as he
believed, iu the vorls Or tbo Bible.
that the man VINO does not ere for
bis own b,usehold worse than AN
inilel There arc reasons for tho
belief Cos. tHc Republicans are
p'agug Ernr3 game ou Senator
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