The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
lFrom our Regular Corre-pondent.l


WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. &, 100
M. Mckinley can change l.
opinion as quick as other men ca.
lchange their coats, when he find
liz necessary, and h. can smilIn9lN
pretend that lie is thoroughly
pleased with the last one. Hls
latest lightning change act vas IN
con ection with the Porto Rico bill
Il is we'll known that the Payn,
bill, providing for free trade with
Porto Rico, was prepared "a del
Mr.. McKinley's instructions, but
the Republican revolt grew SO rapid
Ily that the Repu DlIcans of the
House Ways and Means CoI,mlttee
Jumped into the breach with com
promise in tie shape OF substitute
Tor the PAYNE bill THIS substitute
provides for the collection Of duty
on Porto Rican products, OF 20 pei
cent. of the duty leveled Upon SINH
ar foreign products, and 1t will be
pushed through as q party measure
1t ms already been endorsed by the
senate Porto Rico Committee
Notwithstanding all his previous
talk, to Porto RicanS and .t.ers III
flavor Of tree trad, Mr.. Mckinley
.ow p-etends t. be perfectly sa,ls-
fed with the 20 per cent. bill. III
other words, he is once m re demon
strating that he is a follower, ncf the
leader Of his party; and that he ha-
no opinion that he would nGl
sacrifice rather than TAX any
chances of missing a denomination
But the trouble among the itepub-
licans over this matter isn't yeI
ended, a. Senator Plat, of { ,nr.,
who started the revolt, has given
notice Of lis intention to Uffer al
amendment increasing the tariff OF
Porto Rcan products to 30 per cent
Representative Talbot, of ,. c..
has served notice on the Hou' G ha
no pension bills are to be passec
kept when there is a quorum
, present. In the course of a shoit
but emphatic speech, he said: 81
| believe the pension laws are sutii
GENTLY liberal to pension every de
serving soldier and widow, and
. am opposed to sitting here ever,
q Friday night, as Court OF Appeals
= to pass special cases which hav'
). been refused by til, Pension Bureau
If it is to be done there must be
n quorum. Members cty aloud thei
i love for the old soldiers, but the
y will not give up their pink teas an
Z poker parties and that sort Ct thin
a to vote pensions.
! The best lawyers in the Senate
|. regardless of politics, are OF tn
opinion that the refusal OF Taylor
to issue a certificate of election I
- Senator elect Blackburn, of Ky
le will not prevent the seating of Ser
d ator Blackburn, when tie term :
T. Senator Lindsay, whom he wa
te elected to succeed, expires whic
G. by the way will not be until Marc
ID 3, 1901. 1t has only been fe
OF years since Senator Call was seate
or without objection in the face " ii
ly absolute refusal of the Gov. OF Flo
I'd ida to give him certificate {
Is, election. Mr.. Call merely presen
m ed certified copy Of the proceed
Dr. ings of the legislature when he WI
do elected and that i'll be all that NJ
Blackburn will have to do
Secretary Gage, in officially not
fying the national banks which hay
been receiving the internal revenl
las receipts on deposit, that the none
W, would not hereafter be sent to Il
Ill City Nationa Bank, OF New Yorl
be for distribution, IA has been dor
ne since December 18th, last, bl
no would be sent to tie various sal
OIL treasuri az usual, virtually a
TO knowledged the Justice ct the dem
he cratic attacks upon his favoritisu
nd That acknowledgment has no
ler however, stopped the pressure
gh either House or Senate for an i
we vestigation of that favoritism. III
SO only way that can be stopped il (