The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-08
Washington Letter.
from our regular correspondent

Washington d. c., June 4, 1900
The democrats we're greatly surpris-
ed as we'll as chagrined when the Re-
publican Senators to a man, supported
the resolution offered by Senator Bac-
on directing the Committee on re-
latious with Cuba, of which Senator
Platt, of Conn, is Chairman, to make
an investigation, of all receipts and ex-
pendltures in Cuba, since the island
has been under Military Government.
Republican Senators were perfectly
satisfied that the investigation, now
being made by officials of the govern
ment would cover the matter thorough
ly, making a Congressional investi-
CATION unnecessary, but they had no
idea of giving the democrats the satis-
faction Of seeing the investigation
resolution defeated.
In their adxiely to find something
against the administration the demo-
Gratis made an amusing blunder.
After making senatorial ontcry
over the refusal of the Comptroller of
the Treasury to allow some accounts
of the Washington City Post Office,
aggregating aboat 5000, for the fiscal
year 1898, they discovered that those
accounts, belonged to democratic
Post master, who was Cleveland
holdover. Now they are saying less
about it.
Old timers in Washington, recall
the fact that Mr.. Clark aud Mr.. Ma
ginnis of Montana, who are now RI
walls for the vacancy in the Senate
from that state, one having an appoint
ment from the acting Governor and
one an appointment from the Govern
or, and neither having one chance in
one hundred to win, were together In
Washington once before as claimants
to seats in the Senate. Just after
| Montana became state what was
known as the trump" legislature
elected Clark and Maginnis to the
Senate, and they appeared in Wash
ington to take their seats, but were
never allowed to do So They are what
might be called by the superstitious
senatorial hoodoos.
Hon. III. 0. Weaver, Chairman of
the Iowa Republican State Central
Committee, who is in Washington,
says that with the exception of Judge
Mcpherson, who resigned to accept a
place on the bench, the entire State
delegation lii the House will be re-
elected and that Pr, sident McKinley's
majority in the state will be about co.
600. He says. the people Of the state
were never more prosperous or more
contented.
| The report of the House Ways and
Means committee against resolution,
offered by Representative Richardson
OF Tennessee, the democratic floor
leader, for the admission, free of duty,
of sngar and molasses, and everything
entering into the manufacture OF
sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico,
shows somewhat remarkable friend
llness for sugar trust, on the part OF
the democratic leaders After submit
ting figures detail to back its conten-
1tion, the report says: 1t will be seen
that to place these commodities on the
free list would if the same amount OF
sugar end molasses should be impor-
ted during the year beginning July l,
1900, and running forward, give to the
importers OF sugar and molasses some
thing like $14,00O,000. This would be
a free gift from the people of the
country and measures the value OF
E these proposed yearly gifts to the
| sugar trust, calculated on the impor-
: tations of 1899, which of course will
: steadily increase from year 10 year
, The tariff of 1897, so far as it relates to
: sugar and molasses, was intended to be
both a revenue producer and matter
: of protection to the beet sugar industry
: OF the u. S. To now remove that pro-
1 lection would be a fatal blow to thai
| valuable and growing industry, and
/ would strip the Treasury at once of its
! most reliable sources of revenue, and
f the sole effect, SO far as immediate
E and great gain to anyone is concerned
s would be to hand over to great cor
7 poration, now enjoying enormous
J. prosperity, a degree of aid and assis-
E tance in accumulating larger wealth,
) that would shock the conscience of the
! American people. Republican speak
: ers will not let the voters forget that
|, this proposition to give the sugar trust
: $I4 ,O0O, 900 a year was made by the
democratic leader of the House.
e Last fall / sprained my left hip
e while handling some heavy boxes.
7 The doctor called on said at first il
was a slit strain and would soon be
d we'll, but it grew worse and the doctor