Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-05
HE WAS VERY FIRM
The Charges Against Blaine
Completely Refuted
CONGRESS HAS DONE NOTHING
Although II Was Claimed That il Woale
G<s TO Wosk Al an Early Day
Publ.c Printing ElsPnans

WAssISoros, FEB. - Sensational
st0riss have 5sen pabiIsh as 20 what
Secretary Blaine Is alleged To have szla
a dinner recently gwen by senator
Hale. senator Hale emphatieally
denies the accuracy of these stale
meats Possibly they have TINS much
Ruth for their foundation. IL can not
&c denied that Mr.. Blame from the out
set was IN favor OF arbitration on al
paints 1t iasue between Chill and the
United States. tie undoubtedly was
In favor OF aEbitFsung the point
whether the national honor had been
affected. even after the president and
the rest Of the cabinet had decided
that that particular question could not
be submitted To arbitration, and ID
would seem from the correspondence
between the Chilian ni nister. Montt. and
Secretary Blame that that subject had
been touched upon between them, even
after il Was known that the president
would not approve of arbitration. 1t
10 also known that Secretary Blaine Was
avsrse To the naval demonstration
against Chilli which was ordered by the
president and Gas enthusiastically sup
ported by AL the other members OF
the cAoiaet. Untoubtedly 1t Is true
mat the message OF the prescent on
Chill would have been sent TO congress
very much earlier but for the oDposi-
ton Of Mr.. Blame. But IL 10 . fact
that IN the later stages of the contro-
yersy Mr.. Blaine gave MS adhesion
with the rest of the cabinet to the
policy that WAS pursued towards Chih.
Mr.. Blame is reported N his statements
IN the cabinet and outside OF formal
cabinet meetings to have given the
president 10 understand that he be-
lieyed with the president that the time
tor further delay had passed and that
1t WAS evident that Chiii, for purposes
OF It's own. was endesyering TO deceive
the administration 10 secure delay.
IaIsnsss of Congress.
When the house was organized, Will
liam VI. Springer predicted that con-
gress would adjourn June l, and now
comes Bourke Cochran. of New York.
and makes like prediction. Yet this
rs February and the house has not
Yet adopted any rules. IL has passed
no bill except the one to protect the
members from being held up to ridi-
Guile, measure which according 10
present appearances, will be very
essential for the democratic majority
before the congress shall end. No law,
however. which could be devised could
save them from the ridlcule which Is
sure TO follow them. The prediction OF
=. f.xr
rIdicule. The committees even are not
maturing any measures. The appro-
priatIops committee Is said to be doing
something; but Dir. Holman, who will
have charge OF these measures over
which there will DO the most contest.
does not indorse the view of Mr..
Springer and of Mr.. Bourke Cochran,
that congress will adjourn IN June. On
the contrary Mr.. Holman predicts a
very long sessisn. He said the other
day that congress might be here with
Its work unfinished IN October. The
democrats are eudeavoring TO shape
the policies of the house go that moth
ing can be accomplished except the ap-
preparation bills. Mr.. Holman knows
better than these false prophets do that
II IS over the Appropriation bills that
the sharpest night between the two
houses IS 10 arise.
The house will send appropriation
bills TO the senate which tue after body
Will never accept. The inevitable dead
locks Will follow and il is possible that
some of the Appropriation bills may
fail. The senate is as much In earnest
IN this matter az the house.
G..~rnmsst PristiDx.
The senate IS again considering the
printing bill which Is the result of near
Nv years careful examination by
loint committee of the two houses.
The bill If enacted would effect saw
ing OF At least 500 600 annually. Yet
ihe house killed Il because IL interfered
with some OF the petty clerks of about
the house of representatives whose
functions would be gone II the b!Ii
should become a law. The reduction
of the printing expenses went tor little
with the democrats of the house where
the patronage was concerned. The SEN
ate will undoubtedly pass the Bill and
10 Will be sent TO the house, where II
will again encounter the narrow and
igporsnt opposition that rejected it =
snsrt time ago. Meanwhile the second
hand beck dealers will be reloiced If
the aouse democrats shall continue in
their course, as they viii be the ones
who will be chiefly benefited by the
continuance OF the present wssteful
system OF issuIag public documents.
Information has been received here
irons New York that Ex-Governor Hill
"a discovering that he has overrsacned
himself in his deterrn to mold
mid winter stocked stats couventlon to
elect delegates fer himself TO the na-
tiossl dem ocrstic convention. The OPP
pee lion 20 tnis movement and IN favor
OF a counter movement IL growing. 1t
1. beng supported very largely by the
business men Of New York, wac have
discoveries that this WHY and unscru-
pulous politician was on the eve OF
throwing the influence OF the demo
cratic organization IN the chief COM
mercisl state of toe ungea into the bal
anes for free cefnsrp