Show AT A r THE CA CAPITAL fa r h L hw how P politics there ona are working 61 0 SOME QUEER tariff revision a secret the old states R eights gats Areu argument ment Corres ponce I 1 se sect pt 30 1803 A berv grave charge has been brought against the president of the united att states by his p personal and political friends that dflia of having v ing nominated J J van alen to be ambassador to italy knowing that the said nomination had bad been sod bod to the said van alen by bv ex secretary whitney for tle the sum of 00 which was wa s turned into the democratic campaign fund last year it is stated by bv those who enjoy the closest personal pe bonal relations with mr cleveland that he was cognizant ot of the contribution an i 11 to terms upon which it was wan made and that the he nomination oi of van alen was not sent to the senate until be had bad refused to relinquish b h a claim thereto for the return of els which certain friends ot of mr cleveland offered to contribute in order to P prevent re the consummation of bargain end and had threatened to make public the transaction As might be supposed this charge has created a sensation in congress to listen to the arguments put forward by the democrats of the house in favor of the bill for the repeal of all laws providing for federal super supervision vi i sion of elections 3 carries one back to the days of calhoun aal nullification the democrats ara ignoring the fact that the blood of a million americans was shed in determining that this was waa a nation and are out a 11 of the old threadbare thread bare states rights ideas that were used in congress for a decade previous to the rebellion the tariff mystery has been increased by the official announcement that no information concerning the new tariff bill would he be given ont before the bill was reported to the house and that it was waa altogether uncertain when that tha would be it is evident to all close observers that a hitch in the tariff pro gramme has been reached it was only a few that chair chairman mii vilson stated positively taz that the work oppre of preparing the b bill i 11 would be hastened by assigning the preparation of the various schedules lesio to committees sab sabi a state estate ment that was not in accordance with the views of tho the power behind the committee I 1 as mr wilson now announces without a blush that no work will be done by subcommittees the mystery aur surrounding rounding the preparation of this bill is daily adding to the number of those who believe that the democratic members of the house wats was and means committee will have little or nothing to do with making a tariff bill and that all that will be required of them will be to accept without question and report to the house the bill which will be submitted to them by the administration that being the pro gram gramme me it became absolutely necessary essay to announce that no information would be given giren out until the abe bill is reported by saeng sa ng no dobing hing members of the corn coin cittee will give eive away nothing secretary hoke smith may find himself herd p pushed u shea to explain a some ome queer things about his management of the opining of ot the cherokee astrio likewise secretary dan lamont some som e of the odd capers of the U 8 soldiers such snob as shooting down citizen 3 il if tho the present plans IL for or a Oun gressional in yes ti 12 aaion gation of the ake whole business do not inI representative springer chadman ol of the house on banking and currency has heard beard from the boss and notwithstanding his positive announcement weeks ago that his committee was opposed to the repeal ot of the ten per cent tax on state bank currency and would not report a bill for that purpose to fo the house the committee taw to day began an elaborate criep 0 of hearings on the subject wise democrats in the house do not announce their intentions tent ten ions tiong until they ascertain what the boss boas intends shall ahall be taken up they thus avoid humiliation the situation in the 68 senate cenate remains much the same except that the personalities which have crept into the ibe debate during daring the la Is at few fe w days have raised new obstacles to anything like a satisfactory compromise cum promise still compromise se seems ems to the most un unprejudiced poeju observers the oaly possible way to get any legislation dealing with wah silver but tt tl e more inore the senators quarrel the more difficult tha compromise will be another attempt is to ha be made next week to force a vole voe by keeping the senate in session twelve hours a day but nobody seriously believes thatis that it tw will ill 10 lo do more than demonstrate remonstrate fe g the 0 of foiling a vote voe the committe itches lias has not noted up no on S n lor resolution reso latios proposing propos inz elo lottre ture ard it 5 3 t likel that it will capt lidga lots NEW oct 6 Ace according to advie received receive i by bv friends in this city more zhan ban a fair share of ill luck has fallen to 0 o the of charles king K i n 11 ilie 1 e es army my officer whose novels bax ar t nad tn d to r i of army life have riven given him name and tarns fame on both sides of the water A few months ago he went inboard aboard with tho llin intention of se settling t fling with his family ir in switzerland and devoting several aars to caiet literary he had bad harda reached his hie des on weVer when tha milwaukee bank in wh ch h b funds were deposited deco dero sited inc ac unabel uw be I 1 to the panic thus locking ap p for the time being all his available means then to make matters wosa wo sa his hia library libra and other belon belongings ginga the library in particular being a notable ono one and of great value were dest destroyed roved in one of the recent fires these and othar misfortunes have compelled C cabot apt kint king to chanze change his hia plans plana and be is expected to return to this country within 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