Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
WALL STREET BOSS
Of the Majority Of Men Who
Make and Unmake Laws
at Washington.
EVEN THE SILVER MATTER
May Be Settled by Those Whose Pol
icy Is to Keep Hands OF.
THE CHEESE ARERSAREAT WORK.
They Cut Down the District Appropria-
tions a Cool Million
WITHOUT TURNING A SINGLE HAIR
EVEN THE SILVER MATTER
THE CHEESE PARERS AREATWORK.
They Cut Down the District Appropria-
ti0ns q Cool Million
WITHOUT TURNING A SINGLE HAIR
ESPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC LETTER.
BUREAU OF THE DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March


The Republicans of the House are wrest
ling with dilemma as well as the Demo
Gratis OF course it is all on account of the
silver bill That is about the only thing
that involves a dilemma for anybody in thi!
Congress. The Republican leaders have
been in conference for the last two days, il
quiet way, in regard TO their treatment Of
the rule which will be considered next
Monday, fixing time for debate on the
Bland bill Up to this time they have
reached no other conclusion than that wise
one which is found embodied in the adage
that first impressions are always the best.
The first impression was that the shrewd
policy of the Republicans would be to re-
main passive and let the Democrats fight
out the silver fight among themselves.
A new influence has appeared in the field
in the person of the great bankers and sim
gle standard tinanciers of the East, who de-
mand that the anti-silver Republicans shall
assist the anti-silver Democrats to crush out
the Bland bill by defeating the rule provid-
ing for consideration, and thus end what
they call the free coinage craze before the
bill is reached.
The influence is powerful one 1t has
been well nigh supreme heretofore, and may
prove itself to be SO again. 1t is wintry
day when Wall street cannot control Con-
gress when it tries to do so. Its control
might be pecuniary benefeence in this
case, but if the Republicans depart from
their original plan of maintaining policy
of silence the change will be due to what is,
for the sake of brevity, called Wall street
influence, that is, the influence Of the
money-lending interests.
Ex-Speaker Reed counsels non-action in
the interests of partisan advantage. He de-
clarcs there is no danger of the Bland bill
becoming a law, and that the anti-silver Re-
publicans need not lash themselves into a
state of excitement about it.
1t is not really antagonism to free silver
that actuates the Harters. the Traceys and
the Williamses. They are actuated by the
same inspiring motive that spurs the silver
men to aggressive energy-the desire for re-
nomination and election.
Silver Only . Local Issue.
AS Hancock said of the tariff, silver is
local issue. The Republicans would be in
terested as deeply as the Democrats, were
there danger of the silver bill reaching the
statute books. As it is, the leaders, Reed
especially, believe they can afford to play
for party advantage. 1t remains to be seen
whether the appeals from bankers in Re-
publican districts will have the effect to in
duce the Republicans to help the Demo-
Gratis of the House out of the condition of
bitter wrangling into which the Bland bill
has plunged them.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was before the House to-day, and from
Representative Henderson. of Iowa, a mem-
Der of the committee and one of the most
brilliant members on either side, it received
such an excoriation as it we'll deserves on
account of what might be almost called
horizontal cut, amounting, as / stated in my
letter of last evening, to about 81 500, ,O00
Mr.. Henderson gave partial revelation of
the methods pursued by the Committee on
Appropriations. The affairs of the District
were lett to a subcommittee of five, who
went carefully over the whole ground of
the necessities of the District Three Of the
five were Democrats imbued with the desire
of all the Democrats of the Appropriations
Committee TO cut down all appropriations
as low as possible, in the interests of partisan
economy for this campaign only, and made
such reductions IN the estimates of the COM
missioners of the District as their con-
sciences would permit.
Million Knocked OFF BIindly.
head, cut these estimates about a million
more, without investigation, taking little
account of the report or opinions of the
subcommittee, ignoring appeals from CON-
missioners and citizens, caring for nothing
but to make an exhibit of saving of so much
in the appropriations for health, beauty,
comfort and education in the capital of the
country.
For instance, in the matter of the appro-
priations for State and county roads, the
subcommittee went over all the routes pro-
posed to be improved and repaired. In
books provided for the purpose they made
careful memoranda in regard to the recon-
mendations of the commissioners and the
apparent necessities of the place. Those
books were never opened in the general
committee: the subcommittee was not per-
mltted to present its estimates, arrived at
by such intelligent methods A tremendous
cut was made, without inquiry or Judgment
The most senseless cuts were made in the
street, sewer, water and educational appro-
prlations. For the garbage service not
enough was appropriated to pay for carry
ing away the slops of the city. The appro-
prlatlon for free school books was cut down
to less than one-half the amount given by
the last Congress For new school build
ings about $780, 900 was asked, but the COM
mittee, knowing that hundreds of children
are denied educational privileges on account
OF lack OF room in the school buildings,
cut tins appropriation down to little over
$50, ,000
Even the Dog Catcher Suffers
A striking instance of the feyerish anxi-
ETY. OF Mr.. Holman and his friends to go to
the extreme length of their tether in the
checse-parlng process is found in the Office
of dog catcher. Mr. Einstein, a relative of
"Jaky" Einstein, who is immortal with all
poker players as shrewd manipulator of ,
the cards, is the official cog catcher of the !
District His salary is 81, 200 wear. With !
this he maintains his family, his horse, en- !
ploys his assistants, keeps up his suppiy of !
nets and other paraphernalia of his import- /!
ant Office, and pays the expense of sending !
the condemned ours to the happy hunting /
grounds, for which performance he has the |
excellent taste to select Friday OF each !
week as the proper day for such work.
Mr.. EInstein was called before the CON- /
mittee and put through a severe civil /
service examination as to the necessity for /
his calling and the profits accruing from it
He assured them that 70 one could perform /
the duties and maintain his equipment for
less than the salary now paid, without
pinching himself more than should be re.
CURED of him. The committee cut Mr.. !,
Einstein's salary from 81 200 to $500.
This is the grandest sort of craftsmanship.
and the dogs will appreciate 1t highly !
Dogs seem TO spring spontaneously from the |
soil or atmosphere of Washington like lice
at Cairo, feas at Naples flies at Bologna
bedbugs at Cadiz, geese at Rome, thistles in
Scotland and jiggers in the Caroiinas The
ours that fall into the ready embrace of |