People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1894 — FROM WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

FROM WASHINGTON.

In Interesting Batch of Ncw< From the Capitol. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Mar. 6, ’94. Silver is on top in the Senate. It got there by a series of moves that were as surprising to many Senators as to the outsiders, but having gotten there the silver Senators express confidence in being able to keep it there until the Bland bill for the coinage of the seigniorage is passed, and some of them say that a substitute providing for free coinage may be put through in its place. The first of these moves was made by a caucus of Republican Senators, which determined to get the Bland bill before the Senate, and to keep it there for two months, in order to delay the consideration of the tariff bill. Senator Stewart made the next move by preventing the Bland bill being referred to the Finance committee. This put the Democratic leaders in a hole and after a day’s consultation they concluded that the best way to block the game of their political opponents was to go them one better by not only agreeing to the immediate consideration of the Bland bill, but by pushing it through before the tariff bill gets before the Senate; and, as a matter of fact, the bill was in an ace of being passed Wednesday afternoon. The silver men are all well pleased with the situation.

The Finance committee is still hanging on to the tariff bill, and the fight for changes therein is not yet over, although the committee will make no more. .

The House is as jealous of any invasion of the prerogatives of its members as the Senate, although it does not do much talking about it. This was shown

by its adoption of a resolution declaring the appointment of a cadet at Annapolis from Alabama, by Secretary Herbert, to a vacancy belonging to the Fifth South Carolina Congressional district, to have been unauthorized and void. As there are several members of the present House who have had similar experiences with some of Secretary Herbert’s predecessors it will not be surprising if a bill be passed making such appointments impossible in the future.

The House passed without objection the resolution for the investigation of the restraining order issued by Judge Jenkins in connection with the right of employes of U. P. Railroad to strike against a schedule of wages proposed by the receivers of the road, which was reported' by the Judiciary committee. Representative Somers, of Wis., tried to get the committee to include the names of all other judges who had issued similar orders, but the committee declined on the plea that it would make the investigation endless. The opinion appears to be general that it is going to be useless, anyway.

If the Senate is not on the eve of one of the greatest scandals in its history somebody ought to be sent to jail for criminally libelling four or five Senators, by charging them with so manipulating the information given out from time to time concerning what disposition the Finance committee would make of the sugar schedule of the Wilson tariff bill. These charges have been made in a vague sort of way over since the bill has been in the hands of the committee, but since the jump in the price of sugar that followed the visit to Washington of the president of the sugar trust they have been boldly made, even to the extent of giving the amount made by one of these Senators on the day of the jump in the price of sugar. Honest men, both in and out of the Senate, are beginning to talk of an investigation to establish the truth or falsity of these charges. If there are men in the Senate who are willing to make use of their positions to speculate on information known only to them the public has a right to know who they are. Two of the Senators—Vest, of Mo., and McPherson, of N. J. — whose names have been connected with these charges have made personal explanations on the floor of the Senate. Mr. McPherson said that his brokers did purchase 1,000 shares of sugar stock for him, but that it was done upon an order given months ago, and that as soon as he was informed of the purchase he directed that the stock be sold and no more bought for him. Mr. Vest denied having speculated at all.

This is the way Jerry Simpson sizes up the political situation: “Mr. Cleveland has done more in a year toward breaking up the old, conservative Democratic party than everything that has been done for the last thirty years put together. It appears to me to be almost an intervention of Providence in behalf of the People’s party, because it was necessary to clear away the rubbish to make room for a new structure. Mr. Cleveland, by either his honesty or obstinacy, has succeeded in disorganizing the Democratic party to such an extent that they are not agreed on any proposition to-day; that they have new leaders on every measure they bring up, and that on all these measures from onethird to one-fourth of them break away from the party. The Presiden t can blame no one but himself, for he has set the shining example of being independent of his party.” Advertised letters: John A. Markwith, Chas. T. Mason, Mr. James Reese.

“Perhaps you would not think so, but a very large proportion of diseases in New York comes from carelessness about catchingcold,” says Dr. Syrus Edson. “It is such a simple thing and so common that very few people, unless it is a case of pneumonia, pay any attention to a cold. New York is one of the healthiest places on the Atlantic Coast and yet there are many cases of catarrh and consumption which have their origin in this neglect of the simplest precaution of every day life. The most sensible advice js, when you have one get rid of it as soon as possible. By all means do not neglect it.” Dr. Edson does not tell you how to cure a cold but we will. Take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It will relieve the lungs, aid .expectoration, open the secretions and soon effect a permanent cure. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by F. B. Myer Druggist.