The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
FROM TIE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in a Sage
Manner ofrhings in General
Abou Washington.
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WASHINGTON. June Ia. 1897.

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WASHINGTON, June IA, 1897.
Oh, yes, th Republican Senators are
harmoniOus;so harmonious that it has
been Necessary during the past week to
hold no les than four caucuses, at
every one O which there was red-hoI
talk agains allowing the trusts to die
) tate their wishes as to the schedule of
the tariff bill in which they are inter-
ested, and about other things which
are being crammed down the throats
of the Republican Senators against
: their wishes and against the wishes of
their constituents. Still they vote as a
unit on the floor of the Senate. 1t
|. came out at one of these caucuses that
J Mr.. Mckinley has treaty for the an
neXation of Hawaii, ready to send
to the Senate, as soon as the tariff is
out of the way. The statement is made
to stop the fight that was being made
for the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaty with Hawaii.
The report of the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses, against Senator
Tillman's resolution for an investiga-
ton of The charges that Senators had
been specializing in sugar stock since
the tariff bill had been under discus
sion, attracted very little attention, be-
cause it was known that it would be
against the resolution ever since the
Republican coucus decided an investi-
CATION 10 be inadvisable. The report
argues against an investigation because
other investigations have been barren
OF results, which is about equivalent
to saying that one or two criminals
have failed to be convicted, it is useless
to bring any more to trial Senator
Iillman has been dropping hints of
sensational information in his posses
sion on this subject, and there is ru-
NOR that he will make some charges in
public speech that will make an in
vestlgation absolutely necessary.
The minority of the Senate Commit.
tee on Finance will have a vote on the
tariff amendment prepared by them,
which provides for an internal reve-
nue. tax for period of five years of 2
per cent. on all estates exceeding the
value OF $4,000, excepting those be-
queathed to religious or charitable, ed
ucatlonal, or like institutions. 1t
would be difficult to find an easier wav
to add a considerable amount to the
revenues of the country or one that
would he less felt by the people. but
there are no cuts in it for any trusts.
so the trust-bound majority of the Sem
ate will most likely vote against it.
Nothing could more clearly demon
strate the selfishness and grab game
nature of "Protection" as seen by the
average Republican Senator, than the
attempt of Senator Quay to get a good |
thlng for twoOor three big concerns
which are interested in Cuban and |
Nova scotia iron ore, by an amend |
ment to the tariff bill, exelnpting from
the duty of forty cents ton, all iron /
ore imported by manufacturers for
their own use. These friends of Mr.. |
quay are about all the manufacturers |
IN the country who import iron ore for |
their own use. -.
What small figure consistency cuts |
with the most prominent Republican /
was shown during the debate
which preceded the adoption, by the
ald OF two Populists-Jones and Stew
ART, OF Nevada,-one Democrat-AIc-
Enery, of Louisiana, and 30 Republi-
cans, OF the so-called compromise"
sugar schedule, which is said to be
wen more beneficial 10 the sugar trust
han was the schedule prepared by the
republicans of the Finance Committee.
senator Gallery, who, although him.
self sugar planter, voted and spoke
against the sugar schedule, which he
declared to be entirely in the interests
d the sugar trust, and quoted the at
acks made upon the sugar schedule of
he Wilson bill by number of the
republican supporters of the present
ugar schedule. These men attacked
he Wilson schedule solely because
hey charged it gave the sugar trust
90 much, and now they have
he affrontery to jam through a
that will give the sugar
rust three times as much as if
ecured under the Wilson schedule. or
ather the schedule of the Wilson bill,
Nn was PiePdIeu III the SENATE and
vas more favorable to the trust than
ne original Wilson schedule. The
harp rise in the stock of the sugar
rust shows just what the Wall street
peculator thought of the "comprom-
sc" schedule.
Senators Cannon, Mantle and Petit
rev and ex-senator Dubois, have
cen appointed a commission by the
xecutIve committee of the Silver Re-
ubllcan party and charged with the
uty OF visiting Japan and China and
osslbly India, for the purpose of ill.,
estlgating the silver question in those
They will go as soon as