The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-29
trrom u regular correspondent
Washington. Jan. %, 1892.

Washington, Jan. %, 1892.
Congress now has that long looked for
opportunity to take a hand in the Gillian
business, as the whole official story is be
fore it. Il is a somewhat lengthy story
and the Senators ard members, even the
most hot-headed among them, seem dis
posed to study it carefully before express
ing opinions that will commit them. Pres
ident Harrison is generally praised for the
conservative manner in whieh lie has
handled his part Of the story. Congress
feels its responsibility in this crisis, and
there Is no probability that it will take
any hasty action. Tit administration, hay-
ing sent its ultimatum TO Chill is still act
lively preparing for war, but it is asserted
by tue members of the cabinet that it is
not lone in any split of hostility towards
Chill, but because it is believed that the
better prepared we are for war, the more
probability there is that We shall have no
warm short, that it is deemed necessary
to show Chilli that WI are prepa, ed TO begin
and carry on an aggressive war, in order to
CDHfluCt ibI tidt Sft musb dCtfub " the
demands that we have made.
According to a statement made by as
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury Spauld-
ing, to the House Ways and Means
committee the condition of the Treasury
is easy and will remain SO during the rest
OF this fiscal year, if his estimates are MOI
at fault. He says the actual receipts for
the first six months of the current fiscal
year were i, 1000, 900 in excess OF the ex-
penditures, and he estimates that the excess
of receipts over expenditures for The entire
fiscal year will be s24, 0O0. 00G. fine demo
Gratis assert that the receipts will fall far
below the estimates. 1t will take six
months to settle the question.
II Mr.. Springer had it to do over again
it is certain that lie would not make the
positive statement he did some time age,
that no silver Legislation would be passed
by the House, as it is now regarded by
those " no claim to have made a careful
canvass Of the House as certain that the
free coinage bill recently introduced by
Mr.. Bland, chairman OF the committee en-
Coinage, Weights and Measures. will be
made the basis of a measure which ill be
reported favorably from that committee
aud passed by the House. The committee
has decided to vote on the Bland bill On
the tenth Of February.
Cleveland stock is not rated very high
in congressional circles just now although
il IL nor vaf q ppo rant yhiab nf tta nthar
candidates are to benefit by the victory
won by the Hill Gorman-B rice combine jim
getting Chicago named as the place fDr
holding the democratic national eonyGa-
ton.
There is one feature of our political life
that is little short of disgusting, and that
is the unseemly haste displayed in seeking
the Offices made vacant by death. The
latest instance is ;he vacancy in the Su-
preme Court caused by the death Of the
!. lane Justice Bradley, who expired Friday
aofuirg. His body was hardly cold be-
fore emmett men, many Of whom had been
his personal friends, were r~unniag hithei
and thither to get other eminent men COM
h'tStSd W tub sAppOit VI TIE - thoP mau
for the vacancy. The remains were yester-
day taken to Newark. New Jersey, for in.
terment, the entire Supreme Court ard all
Of its officials accompanying as az escort
Of honor. 1t is presu med that his success
sor will come from the third district,
which embraces Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Delaware.
There appears to be a slight difference
OF opinion between the Alliance men of the
South, in Congress, and those from the
Northwest, as to the position the Alliance
ought to take at the coming conference at
st. Louis, regarding the peoples party or
the formation of a new party. The South
ern sm n are inclined to believe that more