The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-07-30
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

from our heEular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 2G.-Neither Boss Hanna
nor Mr.. Mckinley are entirely satisfied with
the work of the extra session of Congress just
closed. The tariff bill pleased them all right, it
more than repaying their campaign obligations
to the trusts, not to mention the S32 1000,
made by the sugar trust and its friends while
the bill was pending. But their efforts to re-
pay their campaign obligations to tie banking
interests were failure, Mr.. Mckinley, in his
special message sent to Congress only few
hours before adjournment asking Tor authority
to appoint currency commission, quoted the
indianapolis Bankers Convention as though it
had been the assembled financial wisdom of
the world, but that didn't bring the legislation
asked. The House railrOaded through in 60
minutes bill granting Mr.. Mckinley the
authority asked for. although nearly every
prominent Republican in that body is really
opposed to Il currency commission, but the
Senate was not SO accommodating, and there is
nothing in sight to Indicate that il will be more
obliping next winter.
Senator Morgan handled the Conference
Committee without gloves in speech made
Just before the vote was taken on the confer
ence report on the tariff bill. for its abandon
stock-a tax that was approved by the Finance
Committee and by Republican caucus, clos
ing with this explicit language, which no Re-
publican attempted to deny: If charge that
the abandonment occurred under command OF
the sugar trust
Before the Ohio Republicans do any shouting
over the result of the colloIuy between Scna-
tors Allen and Foraker concerning the charge
,r+ hot 2 bo p,,tn of hut
State was rraudulently increased for Mr.. Nc
Kinley, they should arrange for Mr. Foraker,
or somebody else, to accept the challenge with
which Mr.. Allen closed the little spat-"I will
meet the Senator any time and will undertake
to convince any unprecedented man that there
was fraud i'll Ohio"
Senator Tcller's arragnment of the Republic
can tariff bill, now the law of the land, was
one of the bittcrest pills the Republicans have
had to swallow in II long time Mr.. Teller. who
is protectoniSt, characterized this bill as
vicious, unfair. extravagant, and unsa:isfac-
terry; and as having been framed entirely i'll
the interest of trusts and syndicates. Mr.. Tel
Ter also took occasion to criticize in the strong
est language the gold standard policy of fore
ing professors out of educational institutions
because of their belief in the free coinage Of
of President Andrews, If Brown University,
as one of the most shameful acts of abuse
ment'' the world has been, and said in ringing
tones: THANK God that President Andrews
was big enough to refuse to be stiiied.'
Senator Turey, of Tenn, cast his first vote
for the Tillmam resolution to investigate sugar
scandal charges, which was defeated. and his
second against the conference report on the
Lst-made tariff bill, which was adopted.
The hearings to determine whether John
Wedderburn y Co., shall be disbarred from
practice before tho U. S. Patent Office are now
on The Patent Office claims to have proof to
sustain the numerous charges of fraud it has
brought against Wedderburn ~ Co., and is Civ
ing the accused Il full opportunity to contro-
vert its proof.
A pertinent question often accomplishes
more than argument. One destroyed the
scheme to authorize Car Reeds Tets who have
been made chairmen of committees to give
their favorites sinecurc positions during the
Congressional recess. When Representative
Grosvenor tried to push Il resolution through
authorizing that waste of public money, he
was asked if the House could get along while
Congress was in session without these clerks,
why they should be considered necessary dur
ing the recess The laugh which followed killed
the scheme.
Secretary Sherman's departure before the
adjournment of Congress for Long Island
summer resort, was regarded as additional
proof that he has very little to do with the Of
tciul business of the Department OF State. In