The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Tillman Resolution Killed
 Other Notes.
From Our Regular Correspondent. l

Other Notes.
 From Our Regular Cores spondentI
 WASHINGTON, D. c., June 12.
 If Shakespea wet alive and writing about the sugar trust scandal he would probably make Puck say, What cow ards these senators be-" instead of, What fools these mortals be-" The TIllman resolution has not been re- ported to the senate, but it is dead killed by the fears of some senators and the absolute cOwardice of others. An investigate Il is not wanted by either the sugar trust or its Legislative serv- ants, and there are enough senators so wrapped in what they are pleased to call conservatism and respect for the honor of the senate who will join in vot- i ing against the resolution when it is re- ported to the senate to defeat it. Sena- tor Jones, of Nevada, who is chairman of the committee to which the resolu- ton was referred, has acted rather queerly. He first told Senator Tillman tlIat the com nttee would report the res olution favOrably, but now he is opposed to that action and has fallen back on the stock excuse that it is too important matter to be hurriedly acted upon. There i$, however, one consolation III the situation. The sugar trust may es- cape the exposure that would follow thorough investigation, but it will also lose much of the money it would have gained by the sugar schedule It had in serted in the tariff bill by the republic ans of the Senate Finance committee, as that schedule is as dead as a last years birds nest. How favorable a schedule the trust will ne able to secure is yet to be seen. It is fighting hard, and the subject is one upon whi, h crooked work can easily be done, as & sugar schedule is of such technical nature that it requires careful study on tine part of experts to understand, and is Greek to ordinary folks.
 Republican ex-congressmen are talk ing aoout any old thing of an office that comes within their reach these days. The latest catches in this line were ex- Congressman Andrews, of Nebraska, who has been nominated to be auditor for the treasury department, and ex-I Congressman Brown, of Pennsylvania, who has been nominated to be auditor for the war department.
 Senator Chiffon, Cf Texas. a member of the Interstate Commerce committee, the chairman of which has been so act i've in trying to push the FOraker Rail- road Pooling bill through the commit tee since the supreme court decision adverse to railroad pooling, took the side of Senator Butler, of North Caro- lima, when he declared that there had been "indecent haste" in pushing the bili Chairman tullOm. of the Ommit- tee. tried to deny the accusation hy say ing that the commits e had heen cOnsid- ering pooling bill long before the SUI preme court decision. Senator Chiffon said he had been member of ihe com mittee for two ears but had no knnwl- edge of any attempt to press cOnsidera- ton of pooling bill until after the ad verse decision of tlIe Supreme Court. Senator Bntler gave notice that no rail- road pooling bill could be acted upon hy the senate until the bill meeting the objection of the Supreme Court to an income tax had been acted upon.
 The TiIlman bill giving g ates the same control over lquors imported into their borders which they exercise over liquors of domestic manufacture has been fa | vorahIy repor ed to the senate. It is in- tended to in part meet the recent decis- l ion of a federal court against the South | Carolina dispensary law.
 Representative Champ Clark. of Mis- l souri, has been boom ng Representative Bailey, of Texas, for the presidency ever | since they returned from their triHm 1 phant campaign for the election of a 1 democrat to fill the vacancy in the Mis- souri delegation in the house MT. 1 Bailey says he has no presidential aspi- | rations, and is in favor of the nomination of Mir. Bryan in 1900, but wishes to serve one term as speaker of the house l and then to become a member of the | senate, which he declares to be "the greatest legislative body in the world" |
 There has naturally been much talk about the very blunt warning given to ' 6 oss Hanna by Senator Mantle, of Mon-