The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-16

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. II, '0s

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. IL, '03,
One OF the sharpest debates re-
Gently witnessed 10 the United
States Senate grew out of the effort
of Senator Vest to have a bill re-
IN wing the duty on anthracite coal ,
in accordance with the Presidents 8
recommendation, reported from the
Finance committee. In terms
made thrice eloquent by the feeble
condition of the speaker, which
would not permit him to stand with.
out the support Of bis desk, the Sen
ator, for the second time in one
week, pleaded the cause of the poor
and needy. He begged his oppo-
nents for the sake Of humanity to
abandon partisan considerations,
and pass a measure offered "by a
poor democrat" but calculated to
tighten the hardships Of the old and
feeble and of little children, who
wept because of the cold. In heart
less, but forceful terms, Senator Al
drich taunted the Senator from Mis-.
souri with having consented to a AZ
per cent. duty on coal when the
democrats were in power, and Mr..
Vest replied that, as the Senator
from Rhode Island we'll knew, that
duty was admitted to the Wilson
bill because four democratic Senc.
tors who held the balance Of power
were untrue to their party and made
the 40 per cent. duty the price Of
their vote for the bill. He urged
the republicans to rise above the
sordid consideration OF vested inter
ests aud partisan policy, and act for
once solely in the cause of humani.
ty, but his words fell upon deal
ears.
In the debate between Senator
Vest and his opponents the former
quoted the late Nelson Dingley az
having said that the rates of the
Dingley bill had been made too
high, with the purpose Of having
margin on which to trade, SO tha
the United States might make reci.
procity treaties without injury tc
American industries. Senator Hall
took up the charge and repudiated
the we'll authenticated evidence pre-
sented by the Senator from Mis-
souri. He lodged the point at is
sue, and pretended to regard th'
statement Of Mr.. Vest as a reflec
ton on the personal character Q
Mr.. Dingley, which he ably defend
ed from an attack which had neve
been made.
On Thursday the Senate, afte
learning that Senator Nelson be
lieved he could conclude his speech
on statehood in about three days
adjourned until today. The statu
of the Statehood measure was no
interfered with however, and will b.
the regular order at 2 O'Clock today
The impression is growing that tht
opposition will be eventually forced
to yield. and admit the three claim
ants to statehood, but at present th'
republicans are finding the contes
a convenient barrier to Legislation
, which they do not care to enact
This is especially true of anti-trus
legislation which such men as Sena
tors Hanna, Aldrich and other
hope to avoid.
Under threat OF an extra session
the members Of the Senate hav
consented to the passage OF SOM
"simple" and innocuous anti-trus
measures. These bills, they say
, must be so simple as to provoke NJ
lengthy debate, and must receiv
the unanimous support ,f the re
publicans, which il tantamount L
saying that they must be so draw
al to be incapable of thwarting th'
intentions or desires Of the trusts
The lengthy aud sweeping bill
brought in with much spectacular
advertising by Mr.. Hoar has sub
jected the venerable Senator to moth
ing but ridicule, and so upset ha
the old gentleman become that cr
Thursday he moved the passage Q
a bill which was enac ed nearly Z
year ago, and the Senate, following
his lead, passed it.
The President was subjected 4
what the French term bad omar
ter Of an hour at the Cabinet meet
, ing on Friday, and very bad quar-
ter Of An hour it was. Individually
and collectively the members Of hi
! Cabinet reproached him with tn
: blunders he has committed ia al
temptingt, (, carry into effect a who
. ly qnixotic and spectacular Soutt
! ern policy. The appointment {
one DR.. Crum to be Collector OF tn
Port at Charleston, s. c., and th
suspension Of the postofiice at Ind
anola, Miss, were made the tex
= for the curtain lectures delivered b.
J hind the closed doors OF the Cabin
room. Representative Bartlett,