Mr. MOORHEAD. I ask the Clerk to read a portion of an article published in the Pitts bur Republic of last Saturday. the Clerk read as follows: " Our Next Congressman. "Pillsbury Cbal InterestsSocrificvdfor the benefitof Nova Scolili Land Jobbero and S cculatorr congreumanMoorheadRepresentingagritiah Province. “ A few dayssincewe alluded to the fact, soutterly astoundingand unexplainable. that the representative of the greatestbitumine us coal interestin the world had ndvocated, in debatoin the hoRep.a measurc'destructiveof that coalinterest.for the benefit.as it was said. of NewEngland manufacturers. We denounced the actas a betrayal of the interestsof the majority of our people and endeavoredto find a plauSible reasonfor t o commis slon of the outrage. In full beliefthat our Representativenever actedunlessfrom somepersonaland pecuniaryinterest.we thought it might be probable that he had somclocal or homeinterestantagoiiistic with the enerulwelfare and hencehissingular conduct. e are now, however.enabledto furnish the true reason for the action of our disinterested and honoredRepresentative. "We met in Philadelphia. on Thursday. a distin uished citizen from a neighboring county who is argely engagedin the coal business and whoissome what celebratedfor his quiet ndroitnessin 'huuting u and tracing'hiddcnandobscure‘moccasintracks.’ this gentleman informedus that he wasjust enroute for ushington city. de uted by a number of coal operatorsto no there an usehis influenceto secure the greatbitumine uscoal interestsof westernPenn sylvania and eastern Ohio and Maryland from the destructiyecTTcetsof the reduction proposed on the importation of Nova Spotia and other foreign coal. We stated that we had in Wall way endeavoredto call public attention to the thets in connection with tahseapeo. urIsIcepinusrstaunetdlbyyroeuprl ie Representative, 1tMr. Moon is well known what inducesMooaunan; he would sacrifice any interest of the district he represents, if its protection came so directly in conflict with the moneyinterest of his family, or probablyof himself.’ Wcadmitted we did not understandin what particular manner a.reduction of the duty onforeigncoal could haveany benc fic“ial ed cct upon the intereststo which he alluded. the replyastonishedmndat thesaine tiincopened to our view the whole secretof Mooniiiian’s sudden chantzeffom what he advocated in the committee and yielded on the floor of the House. Why. said our informant, the famil in Pliiladclphia(Jay Cooke k 00 and the Moorhea brothers.we presume.were referredto) own large coal interestsin Nova Scotia and Pictou; with proper rates of duty theycould not import a bushel with low dlities or under the old reciprocity treaty. they did and candrive usfrom the Atlantic market. They have to transport their coals not over 3 miles by land carriage to tide. while we are compelled to use 300 miles of railwa. A fair duty of $1 25 or 81 50 perton givesus t. e eastern markets: 50 centsa ton gives it to the family land jobbers in Philadelphia and hencethe reasonfor General Moonnm course. “Our informant further observedthatMr. Moon !XEADwasan attentive Bible reader and had proba bly remembered the words.‘110 that docsnot prov‘ Iide for his own householdis worsethan an infic am in no hurry now.’ said our informant, 'for I observethat a true. old fashioned and faithful representativefrom Ohio hasdefeated the “ Moorhca " compromisetor the present.at all events.’"