News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
WASHINGTON NOTES,

Katharine Bayard, eldest daughter
of Secretary Bayard, was found dead
in bed last Saturday, having died of
heart disease.
After all that has been said and
done, the House passed the Presiden-
tial Succession bill as prepared by
Senator Hoar and passed by the SEN
ate.
The sparks are prone to fly upward,
according to the scriptures, but Land
Commissioner Sparks is making so
many enemies that his ascent is a
matter of serious doubt.
Gov. Dingley is quoted as express
ing the opinion that Congress will do
nothing for the relief OF the national
banks this year, except, possibly, to
pass the Mcpherson bill of last year !;
that nothing except financial calamity
will force suspension of the silver
coinage.
The Democratic peacemakers of the
House have had prolonged and des-
perate struggle il holding back ex-
Gov. Curtin, who has grievance OF
the first dimensions, and can with diff
ficulty be restrained from taking the
House and the country into his conf
dence.
Apropos to the question whether
the President and Cabinet officers
shall favor the Senate with the rea-
sons for the removals of suspended
officials is the further question how
the Senate can give its "advice and
consent" to removals about the occa-
sion for which it knows nothing.
Representative Perry Belmont, who
is Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations in the House has
caused a good deal Of comment and
got himself disliked by ordering the
members of that committee to meet
and proceed in a. body to pay their
respects to Secretary Bayard.
The Aldrich bill relative to under
valuations has not yet been perfected,
but it will probably be introduced in
the Senate this week. 1t will contain,
in addition to many other things. the
views of Assistant Secretary Fair
child as to the changes necessary in
the customs laws to prevent under
valuations.
Mexico is experiencing serious
trouble, and is threatened with disas-
ter because of the continued depreci-
alton of her silver money, and the in
Convenience of having to pay gold for
everything which she buys abroad.
The nadmen in Congress who are try
ing to Mexicanize our coinage should
give some thought to the results as
exemplified in Mexico.
The Democratic members of the
WAYS and Means Committee have had
an informal meeting, and nearly all Of
them made preparation as to the
scope of desirable tariff legislation
Before proceeding furter thhe com
mittee will obtain from the Treasury
the information which Secretary Man
ming has collected as to specific ant
ad Valorena duties. 1t is probable tina
a bill will be presented at an earl.
day, but there has been nothing SAT-
in the discussion thus far to indicat
in what form the bill will be present
ed.
1t is now asserted that the Secreta
ry of the Navy will accept the Dol
phin without the proposed litigation
1t is a bitter alternative, but now tina
the ship has stood the hurricane ties
he wisely chooses to take it rattle
than TO be forced to do so by the de
cision of the court. But even this de
cision places the administration in
very unenviable attitude before tn
country. An attempt to make pollti
cal capital out of the Republican pol
icy of letting contracts to the loves
bidder has failed. Of course Mr.
Roach cannot bid for the building o
other ships.