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CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Mr. Reeds Intentions as TO Those House
Committees on the Dingley
Tariff Bill QucstiOnS-POSt-
master General Gary'S
POlicy
Regular Correspondence of the WING.

Regular Correspondence of the WING.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1897.
Speaker Reed has not authorized the
statement that he Will not appoint the
other House Committees until the meeting
of the regular session of Congress, next
December To all inquiries on the subject
the Speaker has replied in substance that
he has not decided the matter definitely
The impression left upon the minds of those
who have talked with him on the subject is
that Mr.. Reed will be governed by
circumstances There is reason to believe
that the committee assignments have
practically been completed and could be
announced at short notice. A gentleman
whose position is as good as anybodys for
getting advance knowledge OF Mr.. Reeds
intentions, said when asked about the
committees: II don't know, but nv guess
is that the committees will he announced
at the present session, but not until the
joint resolution naming the day of adjourn
ihCIt has pCCi uuuplC'l Slputu DV Unt
President
1t having been made very plain by the
business-like beginning Of the debate on
the Dingley tariff bill in the House that the
Republicans intend to put that measure
through just as it is on the afternoon of
March 3lst, in accordance with the rule
which has been iopted, the men who are
trying to get the bill amended in all sorts
Of ways have transferred their attention to
the members Of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, which has already taken the bull
up for consideration. These men are now
predicting that the bill will be amended out
of all resemblance to itself in the Senate,
but Republicans are 10th to believe that
the Republicans on the Finance Committee
Senators Morrill,, Allison, Aldrich, Platt
and Wolcott-wll sanction any amend
ments calculated to make the bill any less
protective to American interests. Senator
Jones of Nevada, holds the balance Of
power between Republicans and Democrats
in the Committee, and he has only recently
said that he believed in protection as much
as he ever did Injurious amendments
may be added on the floor of the Senate.
but Republicans do not expect such from
the finance committee.
Representative Cannon, of His, has a
habit Of getting off retorts in such droll
a nd dry manner that he seldom fails to
to make his victim join in the laughter
which usually follows. Speaking of the
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Indian Appropriation bill, one of those that
failed NJ the last session, Representative
SayIrs, oi Texas, expressed the opinion
that President Mckinley would not sign
the bill if it were passed. Looking straight
at Mr.. Sayres Mr.. Cannon sad very slowly
and distinctly: Il have great confidence
IN my friend, but | would never shoot him
for prophet" Mr.. Saves joined in the
shout of laughter The House acted
promptly upon the advice Of Mr. Cannon,
who was chairman Of the Committee on
Appropriations in the last House and who
wi occupy the same position in the present
House, and passed the appropriation bills
that failed at the last Congress, as they
had been passed before, with the exception
of ore paragraph in the Indian bill. There
was no occasion to do over again what had
been well-done at first.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, undertook
to give the Republicans and Democrats of
the Senate, scolding because the vacancies
in the Senate Committees had not been
filled, buthe had no reply to make when
Senator Chandler said: "Doesn't the
Senator know that neither party has Il
majority here, unless it gets the coopera-
ton of the Populists Now | would
suggest that if the Senator will only cast
his vote with us, we will have the necessary
working maiority.'
The speech of Senator Davis, of Mimi,
now Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations in favor of the Arbitration
Treaty, has made new friends for the treaty.
Mr.. Davis stated in his speech, which was
made in executive session, that he had
opposed the treaty as it was sent to the
Senate, but that the amendments, now
added, had removed the Objectionable
features and that he was heartily in favor
of its ratification
Postmaster General Gary has decided
that except in cases which present some
extraordinary reason for deviation the
old rules will be adhered to IN the appoint
ment of postmaSters. These rules in brief
are about as follows: Republican Senators
will be- allowed to name the Postmaster of
the largest city in their Congressional
district; Republican Representatives will
name all other postmasters in their districts
and in districts represented in Congress by
Democrats or popuiists and in states having
no Republican Senators, the choice will he
made by the Republican chairman or some
other designated referee. The Congressional
expiration Of the terms of poStmasters, as
t e department will not notify them.
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CALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL"

Four nights week and once on Sundays
had Lancelot Gewgaw been paying his at
tentions to the pretty SyIasella Floordelee,
and there was yet quite a long payroll he
fore him. But in all that time he had not
thought to say the thing that would have
made him happy. Syrasella was beauti-
full being. Her hair was 50 raven black
that it left mark on every thing white,
which is why Lancelot always wore colored
gentemen's furnishing goods. Her eyes
We're like twin comets. rushing through
space at each other, and she had many
beautiful teeth Altogether she had the
proper assortment of attraction calculated
to make her face a thing of beauty.
Lancelot was not chump, although h.
wasn't saying thing to her. He was
simply lacking in assurance. He was IA
book agent, but that was his profession
His almost human ears hung on either side
of his head, tastefully covered over witt
real hair, and his eyes were of the floor
walker variety. lie was no bargain counter
attraction, but a special Monday mark.
down, and SyraseIla knew it.
And now they were seeing leap year 90
out together. He had talked about every
thing except the one dead easy, hackneycd,
yet never stale subject; As the hands on the
clock chased themselves near to H. she grew
more and more beautiful as she seemed to
be nerving herself up to the point Of saying
a few words herself. Suddenly the clock
struck dozen times and with wild cry
she cried out, saying: "Lancelot, why did
lose my chance? Leap year is gone for eight
years.
Lancelot beat at his forehead with hi,
clinched fist until the veins in his nrcs; as
sumed the proper shade of purple. Then.
stalking across the floor, he came back.
He knelt in front of the divinely beautiful
girl, whose hair was making streaks over
her gown. His tone was like the best
quality of honey: "Syrasella, forgive me- 80
''Give YOU WHAT she murmured, coyly,
as she swept her checks with her long eye
lashes She was that neat that she swept
them every day.
GIVE me your heart, he said, in deep,
wealthy tones, and as the whistles sounded
ushering in the new year her tender eyes,
rose above all the tumult and two loving
hearts gave IA faithful imitation of dynamo
working overtime.
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SWEETS.

Painted candies are generally unhealthy
and may be poisonous.
Before the discovery Of sugar, drinks
were sweetened with honey.
Nearrhus, the admiral of Alexander the
Great, noted the growth Of the sugar cane
in India b. c. BPS.
The cultivation of sugar began in Spain
in the tenth century, being introduced
from Africa by the Moors.
Ihe sugar found in walnuts, hazelnut,
and almonds is of exactly the same kind as
that which exists in the juice of the sugar
cane.
Before 1850 Russia, Belgium and IIol-
land produced no beet sugar. Now these
countries are important factors in the sugar
markets of the world.
In the second century Galen used sugar
as medicine, and at intervals it is men
toned by medical writers as an important
article of the pharmacopoeia down to the
time of Avicenna, who, with other physi-
clans in the ninth and tenth centuries EN-
ployed it as a medical remedy.
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''Do you mean to call me to testify 20
that mans reputation for truth and vera
city," asked the small, timid-Iooking wit
ness.
"Certainly" replied the lawyer.
"Well, | wish you wouldn't"
''Why?"
"Well, you see, he's lifelong friend of
mine, and | wouldn't for the world do any
thing that would hurt his feelings or dam
aye his interests; not for the world"
'But all you have to do is to say that
his reputation for truth and veracity is
good"
"Now, hold on. Remember that | have
some truth and veracity Of my own to look
after. Why, sir, and his voice sank to a
melodTamatc whisper, "that mans been
trusted employee of the weather bureau for
more than four years. Washington star.
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"Now, my DEAR" said the teacher, what
is memory" The little one answered after
a moments reflection: at is the thing that
you forget with"
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Mr. Dearborn-You seem to he very fond
OF your wife's mother, Mr.. lIampack
Mr. Hampack-I am. She is my favor
lite mother-in-law.-N. Y. World.
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DISBUR s EVENTS

To Qolicy-bolders for Claims by Death.
To Policy holders for endowments, Dividends, etc.
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states, to conventions having
no other duties, whose election cannot
be regulated by law, whose members
act by proxy, whose tenure Of office
is for single day, whose votes and
proceedings are not recorded, who oct
under no personal responsibility, whose
mistakes, ordinarily, can be corrected
only by boiling and choosing senators
who do not represent the opinions con-
cerning public measures and policies
of the men who choose them. 1t re-
quircs the substitution of pluralities for
majorities in the election, IT will Gre
ate new temptations to fraud, corrup-
ton, and other Illegal practices, and
In close cases will give rise to numer-
Gus election contests which must tend
seriously to weaken confidence in the
senate. II will absolve the larger
states from the constitutional obliga-
tion which secures the equal represen-
tation of all the states in the senate
by providing that no state shall be de-
prived Of that equality without its con-
sent. 1t implies, what the whole cur
rent of our history shows to be untrue,
that during the past century the senate
has failed to meet the just expectations
of the people, and that the state legis-
latures have proved themselves unfit
to be the depositaries of the power of
electing senator's"
This timely and serious warning,
coming from one who has for a genera
tion had opportunity to know whereof
he speaks, will gain force when we re-
call his other remark that the essential
trouble in this direction is not with the
system but with the unsatisfactory
level of morals and intelligence upon
which that system Is operated Let
those who now spend time and money
in decrying the present method of the
senate's constitution, because inferior
men now and then get into the senate
devote their energies instead to the lift
ing up of public sentiment so that such
unfit admissions will cease. Then the
system will prove just as good as il
ever proved and it will not need to be
changed.
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All Right as 1t is.

From time to time popular demand
is excited for a change in the
present method of elccting Uni
proceeds usually from the be-
lief that the serate has greatly degen-
erated-a belief without broad warrant;
and is coupled with the hallucination
that If senatorial candidates were
named in party conventions and elect
ed by direct ballot of the people great
improvement would be wrought in the
character and workmanship of our
highest deliberate body. On earlier oc-
casions we have pointed out the essen
tial fallacy and futility of these ideas,
but We recur to the subject now in
order to quote an opinion which will
be likely to carry weight.
Writing i'm the current Forum in re-
buttal Of the general proposition that
the senate has degenerated, Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, the successor
of Charles Sumner, whose main argu-
ment on this subject vas summarized
in The Tribune of March 29, takes up,
as follows, the more immediate uues-
tion of a change in the method Of elec-
tion. Direct election, he affirms
would essentially change the charac-
ter of the senate as conceived by the
convention which framed the constitu-
tion and the people who adopted it.
Practically 1t would transfer the selec.
tion of the members of this body from
the legislaturea which are entrusted
with all the legislative powers of tho
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Weather and Other Predictions for
the Coming Week.

Sunday, April 11-Palm Sunday.
Weather stormy. child born on this
day will be active and perseverlng, but
will have to work hard for success. Avoid
letters and writings.
Monday, April 12-Alars an eevning star
A child born on this day should always
keep In the employ of others. Seek en-
ployment and ask favors.
Tuesday, April 13-Venus an evening
star. Weather unsettled. A child born
on this day before 6 a. m. will be unfor-
tunate. After that hour will be more
successful. Negotiate all business in the
afternoon.
Wednesday, April 14-Weather change
able. A child born on this day will be
fond of pleasure and gay company and
spend money recklessly. Ask favors be-
fore II 80 a. m.
Thursday, April 15--Moon seXtile to Sat
urn and Herschal. Weather changeable.
a child born on this day will be rather
successful; female will be lucky in we'd
lock.
Friday, April 16-Good Friday Moon
square to Mars. Weather unsettled. \
child born on this day will be very head
strong and rather unfortunate. Sell
Saturday, April 17.-Mars sesquiquad-
rate to Herschal. Weather wet. A child
born on this day will be rather unsteady
in the employ of others. Buy and specu-
late in the morning.
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for an unfortunate ambition to attain
prominence as railroad magnate
without first gaining the practical eX-
perlence which is as essential to sue
cess i'm that line of business as In any
other, 1t is unlikely that Mr.. Coleman's
wealth would have disappeared. 1t is
true that he dispensed it very literally
in many directions, but usually in such
channels as would eventually have
brought its return. 1t yas only when
he undertook to construct first class
railroad in a third class state like Flor
ida that disaster became ungovernable.
If a lesson is to be derived from his eX-
perience it is that the man who is
good shoemaker had better stick to his
last
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SCRANTON, APRIL 10, 1897.

Todays Tribune consists of two
parts, one of eight pages and one of
four. The accident of last Monday,
which disabled our press facilities, and
which is almost repaired, necessitates
this arrangement. In asking the indul-
gence of our readers for any short
comings at this time we promise that
after a brief period they will have rea-
son to feel repaid.
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Eggs are selling at seven cents
dozen in Hopbottom and in some To-
calities in Susquehanna county, mer-
chants will not buy them at any price.
If hard cider is proportionately reason
able. there is no reason why egg nog'
should not flow like water up in Sus-
uuehanna county on "paas day."
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Within a month 300 toll gates have
been DESTROYED by mob force in Ken
lucky. That perhaps isn't the right
way to go to work abolishing this
imposition on modern civilization, but
the end in view is certainly one that all
persons can approve.