The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-08
WASHINGTON.
,,om our Regular Correspondent.

than the so-called antitrust amend
ment to the tariff bill, prepared by
the republicans of the Senate Finance
committee. 1t was not their first in
,ention to report any amendment on
this subject, but they became satisfied
that if they did not there was danger
that the Pettigrew antitrust amend,
ment, which was recently tabled by a
little parliamentary juggling, might be
brought to direct vote and be adopt
ed. Then they got their heads to.
cether ano concocted the sham that
will be Just about as injurious to the
trusts as the Sherman antitrust law
has been, and they actually expect
the voters of the country to accept |
their work as an earnest and real at
tempt to curb the power of trusts,
instead of seeing it for what it really
is an attempt to bamooozle the
voters who don't know any better
than to look to republicans for legis-
)ation adverse to trusts.
Senator Turpie gave the republican
tariff bill raking fore and aft in
sneech in favor of the amendment
supported by the minority of the
Finance Committee, to tax inherl-
tances over $4,000, per cent for the
next five years. He told the republi-
cans that they had made the meas.
ure prohibitory and that besides, no
bill had ever been presented that
made so large and unprovoked
spoliation of the worlds commerce.
He said there was compound felony
in nearly ever schedule of it, and
that the bill made it almost penal
ofense to carry on trade with the
neople of South and Central America,
while one third of 1t was declaration
of war against France, Germany, and
the continent of Europe. He added
that the rates in the bill were akin to
bribery and rapine dictated by a
.sbanditti of syndicates." He closed
by referring to the silver question and
expressing the opinion that the apan
donment of the free coinage OF silver
by this government was step IN ex
cess of the rightful authority of those
who had ordered it done.
Skin games can no longer b'
played with impunity upon the credu
lous by unscrupulous men engaged II
the business of soliciting patents
Commissioner Butterworth declare
that nothing but straightforward hon
orable business methods are to b
allowed in the practice before tn
Patent Office while he is at its heat
and that the patent sharks must &C
and to show that he means bushes
he has within short period dlsbarre
eight attorneys from practice befol
the U. S. Patent Office for crooEe
business, and has cited John Wedde
burn & Co., who are officially charge
with specific instances offraud and d
ception in their dealings with inve
tors, to show cause why they shou
not also be disbarred.
The republicans of the District
Columbia who contributed money al
time to elect Mckinley are incline
to say cuss words every time tn
glance over the list of seven JUICY
plomatic places which have be.
given to residents OF the district. WI
the exception of John Hay, who
more of literary man than pol
clan and more of club and socit
man than of either, and LOUIS
Dent, who was the late Mr.. Blaln
private secretary for long time,
average republican had never he'
of these favored individuals until tt
names went to the Senate. II
probable that the other hve gen
men were credited to the Distric'
Columbia for the convenience OF II
Congressional hackers, but I
doesn't make it please the local
hunters any better.
Representative Dockery, OF \
who has just returned from vlsl
his home says 60 There is but
activity in the business circles
Missouri at this time. Affairs al
somewhat of an expectant attlt
awaiting the appearance OF the d.
ed "prosperity" promised by TIT
publican party, which seems to
been sidetracked somewhere a
the line of its journey. None
idle and listless, because the OF
tunity tor profitable investment II
inviting Under existing conan
Missouri would probably double
majority she gave Bryan. The
House, in my opinion, will be
whelmlngly democratic, and the
publicans will also lose control
Senate"
1t looks to a man up ire
though John Russell Young, the
paper man, who is the Llbrarl
Conorass had drODDed into q ,