The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-07-02
Washington Letter.


VIM. J. Bryan received considerable at
tention in the senate this week. Sena-
tor Allen started 1t by risiug to a
personal explanation and deny
nying in the most p Sitive terms the
charge that Mr. Bryan's offer of 81, 300
from the proceeds of his book. was ac-
cOmpanied by stipulation that the
next populist national convention
should take no action against fusion
of the supporters of silver. He added
that the draft for the money had been
sent to him personally, and after Sena-
tor Butler, chairman of the populIst
national committee, declined to accept
1t he (Allep), at the suggestion OF MT.
Bryan, invested the money to be useu
in the interest of bimetallisn. Senator
Butler confirmed the statement OF Sena-
tor Allen that the money had been CIV
en- without condition, and said that
while he approved Mr.. Bryan's motive
he felt that the acceptance OF the money
might be open to misconstructlon, and
had therefore declined it. Later that
n-the-wool Republican, Senator
Hoar said: Il have a good deal of re-
spect for Mr.. Bryan. His character has
impressed me very favoIably, and L have
never ioined in criticisms upon him;
and Senator Stewart cluched things 10y
remarking: 90 1t is no use crlucislng
BRYAN, as he's going to be the next
president.
There were no new developments con-
nected with either the annexation treaty
or the Mckinley Cuban policy this week.
The treaty has been protested against 10y
Japan and referred to a subcommittee
of the senate committee of foreign rela-
tions. and will in due time-probably
next wiuter-be favOrably reported, and
Senator Morgan has introduced bill
for annexation Early in the week
there was talk of an agreement IN the
senate to hang up the tariff bill until
Gar Reed allowed the house to vote on
the Morgan Cuban resolution, but 1t Is
not likely that anything will come of 1t.
Nothing more amusing than Senator
Foraker's forcing of Senator Allison and
his colleagues of the Republican steering
committee to meet the demands OF the
wool growing states in the wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill has occurred during
the consideration of the bill. And 1t
was done on the floor of the senate IN
open session, and not in the secrecy of
q committee room, Allison seldom
loses his temper, but when Foraker ac-
cused him of double dealing and trick
ery, he did. Senator Platt, of Conn, a
Republican member of the finance com
mittee, attempted to go to the rescue OF
Allison, but Foraker quickly disposed of
him by telling him that he had himself
at Foraker's dictatiOn, written the very
amendment which he denied ever hav-
ing heard of. This so crushed Platt
that he humbly apOiigized, saying that
he might have been mistaken. Sena-
tor Teller expressed his concurrence,
Senator Mantle said: ''lf ! were to
search through the whole domain of
poetry and prose nothing could be found
that would so fifty characterize the wool
schedule as these familiar words of Bret
| Harte's-
| Yet the cards they were stocked
| In a way that | grieve.
| - And my feelings were shocked
| At the State of Nye'S sleeve;
y 1t was stuffed full of aces ard bowers
| G. The same with intent to deceive
81 think the bill, continued Senator
| Nantes, $50 far as ii relates to the wool
| growers is stuffed full of aces and bowers
with the full purpose and intent of de
Ceiving the wool growers of the coun-
| try" Later on the same day Senator
| Allison, on behalf of the committee
made an abject surrender and offered
the amendment demanded, and it was
adopted by vote of % TO 1G, although
the previous vote, which has so irrItated
the wool men had been % to Is.
Mr.. Calhoun having demonstrated 10y
an amended written report on his visi
to Cuba that he had the knack of meet
ing presidential objections when they
are made known to him, has been offer
ed the position of comptroller of the
treasury, now held by Mr.. Bowler, o
Ohio, the gentleman who gained much
nOtOriety during the early part of tn,
Cleveland administration by setting him
self up as the only POobah of the gov
eminent. Although Mr.. Calhoun hail
from Illinois, neither Senator Cullon
nor Senator Mason knew that this posi-
ton was to be offered him until after i
was done
Broker Chapman was in Washington
this week to See the last of the fare,
known as the trial of witnesses for con
tempt in the senatorial sugar scanda
investigation of three years ago. Chap
man didn't say so, but he must hav,
thought 1t very queer that he alon,
should have been convicted out of tn,
lot who were indicted for refusing t,
answer questions. NJ.