The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-22
WASHINGTON.
..,ro our Regular Correspondent.

un-to-date brigands do not rob indi- II
viIduals III upon the public highway; ?
,hev stand in with those wfo corrol Il
the making of new tariff bill aid n
Utilize their advance Information to $
make fortunes by specializing in the
stock market By giving it out that |
The tariff conference committee had
agreed to compromise sugar schedule
that was more favorable to the sugar
trust than the Dingley schedule sugar
stock was pushed up sufficiently
high to make thousands of dollars for
those who bought before the rise and
sold at the highest point, and there
are good reasons for the belief that
members of both branches Of Congress
were among those who did SO.
A prominent republican was asked
when the tariff bill would get out of
conference, and he replied disgusted
lv: "When its schedules can no long
er be proftably worked on the stock
market" 1t is remarkable how often
the assertion is heard that the confer
ence is being purposely prolonged for
speculative purposes.
Terry Simpson had to smile when
his resolution for the appointment OF
select committee of five to lnvestl
gate the sugar trust and its relations
to Congressional legislation was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee OF
the House, which has not been ap
pointed yet.
Probably the majority Of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations seek
to ease their consclences by such
"hot-stuff" as the report made this
week on the resolution directing the
President to demand the release OF
three Americans who are IN Cuban
prisons, having been captured on the
steamer Competitor. They know the
House will not act on it.
Senator Tllman never loses an op-
portunity to remind the country OF the
contempt he feels for the democracy
of x-Presdent Cleveland. The latest
occurred during the Debate which re-
suited in the insertion by the Senate
of clause in the General Deficiency
Appropriation bill limiting the cost OF
armor plate for naval vessels to $3oc
ton. Senator Tillman referred tc
the remtting of fine that was i'm
posed upon the Carnegie Steel co.
by the Secretary of the Navy, TO
furnishing bad armor, by the Presl
dent, when he was interrupted b,
Senator Allen who remarked "Ant
it was democratic President who re
mitted that fine" Mr.. Tillman turn
ed to the gentleman from Nebrask
and said with studied pollteness
.sPlease don't leave out 'socalled' i
referring to the democracy OF ths
President, as it hurts my feelings
hear him referred to as Democrat
President. As for his remitting tn
fine, have never sought to fatho1
the mystery of how he tried to owe
ride law and decency by that action
The Senators do not enjoy belr
snubbed by Mr.. Mckinley any MOI
than they did being snubbed by M
Cleveland, as they have very plain
shown in their private talk to ea'
other since it became known that NJ
Mckinley had decided not to turni
the Senate with the correspondent
with Great Britain relating to t
Seal fisheries, asked for IN Sena
resolution unanimously adopted ne
" two months ago. Copies OF
correspondence have been prepare
but this week it was decided not
send it to the Senate, on the grou
that it would be ''incompatable W
the public interests" to do so. AS
additional reason for not comply
with the respectful request OF
Senate, officials say it was feared tt
publication of the correspondeii
might result in making the Eng
mad. Probably the unlqueness
this excuse is expected to make
for its lack of plain, everyday conn
sense. Meanwhile the admins
tion has made public Its instruCtl
to Ambassador Hay, which cha
the government of Great Britain
trickery.
Republican Senators resorted
fllibustering to break quorum
order to prevent a vote Oh the fa
Railroad resolution of Senator Ha
of Kans., which Senator Morgan
clares will save the people OF
country $so,ooo,ooo, if adopte:o
time to prevent the commutatio
the scheme started during the las
ministraton to get possession o
road through an alleged reorga'
t !, and purchase, not to me,
what V II be saved to other creo
and to stockholders. RepuDli
were afraid to kill the resolution
direct vote, so they resorted 10
rounda, ,,out methods OF dong