The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-20
POSTAL SAYINGS
BANKS.

Senator Butler Introduces Reso-
luton Locking to The Estab-
lishment Of q System in
This Country.
ANOTHER SUGAR SCANDAL.
ttis Chs'g.d That The suE,S Trus, Die
iated The Sugar scheduls q The Pr sent
fa'in Ril-1hs Ta,in Bill y II to Come
up For Disc eus.ion For . week Ys,-ssn-
stor Aorsan's Caban Resolution to be
Di.cussed and Probably Passed During
. The Prsssnt Week-Other Matters.
Special Cor the Caucasian.
WAsH1SGToN, d. c, May IL
Very little work has been dore BY
Congress for the last few weeks. The
House continues to meet every third
day, and then adj journs to meet
again IN three Gays. The Populists
in the House co atinue to demand Of
the Speaker that he appoint the
Committees SO that the House can
legislate. But Czar Reed and the
Bailey Democrats continue to stand
together in favor of "do-nothing''
policy. With Mr.. Reed holding the
House in the hollow of his hand, de-
clarirg that nothing shall be done by
the House except to pass the appro-
priation bills and to wait for the
tariff Eili to be passed by tho Senate,
there is very little that the Senate
can do, except to Wait for the tariff
bill TO come up for consideration.
There are a number of important
bills before the Senate, but if the
Senate should pass them the House
would refuse to take action on them.
1t will probably be another week be-
fore the tariff bill will be ready for
discussion in the nenate.
ANOTHER SUGAR SCANDAL.
1t looks now as if there may be an
other sugar scandal. 1t is openly
and publicly charged that the Sugar
Trust dictated and wrote the sugar
schedule in the present tariff bill.
It has also been charged that certain
Senators have been specializing in
sugar stock, taking advantage of the
information in their possession as to
the kind of sugar schedule that
would be reported by the commit
tee. There may be another sugar
investigation.
iLLAN'S CHAPMAN RESOLUTION.
In this connection it will be re-
membered that when the Senate ap.
pointed the committee two years
ago to investigate the charges thai
certain Senators had been invest
ing in sugar stock, that one oi
the witnesses examined, a Mr.. Chap.
man, a stockbroker, refused to an
swer the questions put to him by the
Senate Committee. Mr.. Havemyer
the President OF the Sugar Trust
also refused to answer questions put
to him. Cases have been pending
in the court ever since against thess
witnesses for the contempt of the
Senate in refusing to answer suct
questions. The Supreme court hs
recently decided that Chapman wa,
guilty. He will 60 in prison here il
a few days and serve out his sent
ence if he is not pardoned. It il
expected that Mr.. Havemyer vii
also be convicted. It is rumoree
that a strong effort is being made te
get Mckinley to agree to pardon
these trust magnates. This causeG
Senator Allen few days ago to Of
fer a resolution declaring in effec
that under no circumstances shoul(
the President pardon these criml
nails unless they come before the bs,
of the Senate and purged them
selves of contempt. The resolution
was, however, referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK RESOLUTION
The Senate on Wednesday passet
Senator Buffers resolution direct
ing the Committee on Post Office
and Post Roads to gather full an,
complete information as to the ma
ture and operation of the posta
savings bank system now in opera
ton in other countries. This in
formation will no doubt be secure'
by the fall session of Congress-, an
Senator Butler hopes to have tn
Post Office Committee to report
bill providing for the establishment
of a postal savings bank system il
this country, embodyipg the goo
features which may be found to b
desirable aud successful in othe
countries.
CUBAN RESOLUTION.
i Senator Morgan has been vigo,
ously pushing his resolution I
recognize the belligerency of tn
Cuban patriots Those who oppose
the resolution have sought in ever
way to secure delay, fearing ths
the resolution would be adopted by
large majority, should it ever com
to a vote. The resolution will com
up on Monday as a special ordel
. and from the present outlook 1t wi
be sure to pass during the week. {
course it is the Spanish boudholde1
| whose influence has so far prevente
, any favorable action beng taken
the interest Of Cuba, Just as it WI
: the Turkish bondholders VIII" pr
t vented any government in Enrol
> to raise friendly hand in the int