Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-01-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

self about the cyclone of bills, which
have been introduced in the House
He is going right ahead preparing his
proclamation of retaliation, a warn
ing which has been given the coun-
tries interested, against those coun-
tries which have neglected to nogo-
tiate reciprocity agreements with US,
just as though Representative An
drew had not introduced a bill re-
pealing the clause of the reciprocity
law which gives the president this
authority. The proclamation will be
issued on the Is, of March, and will
restore the duty which existed before
the Mckinley tariff law went into eff
feet, upon sugar, molasses. coffee, tea
and hides from these countries.
The fact is regarded as significant
by the Cleveland democrats that SEN
ator Hill has already become a crony
of Senator Germans. 1t has convin
ced them of the truth of the rumored
combination between these two men
to control the democratic Presiden
tial nomination. And it effectually
disposes of the silly billy talk about
German being Cleveland's friend.
In fact there are not three democrat
ic Senators who can be really called
friends of Cleveland, and yet they
may all be compelled by circumstan
ces to swallow their dislike and sup
port him for president. But if tricke
ry can prevent Cleveland's nominal
ton Hill and German will succeed in
doing it.
s'There are,'' said a member of the
House committee on patents. ''lots
of inequalities in our law system. If
thief is detected stealing my pocket
book, containing only few dollars, I
can have the satisfaction of seeing
him sent to prision for it; but if an ir
responsible -finacially irrespon-
sible, I mean steals my idea repre-
sented in patented invention, no
matter how valuable it may be, my
only redress is to sue him for DANA
ges, knowing beforehand that the
Judgment will not be worth the paper
it is written on. This ought to be
changed and am glad to see a grow
ing sentiment in favor of making the
patent thief amenable to the same |
law as the other thieves. | hope to
see it done at the present session"
The big democratic majority in the
House is already beginning to found
er around helplessly for lack of a
competent leader Mills has washed
his hands of the whole business and
gone home to work for the Senator
ship, and before he left he made no
secret of his disgust at the outlook
for his party. Crisp is still confined
to his room, and there is too much
rivalry between such men as Spring
er and Holman to admit of either of
them being accepted as leader. The
only thing that the democrats are
certain of is that they are opposed to
of them are clamoring for a caucus,
but the older heads fear to call one
until they know the intention of the
new members little better. Spring
er is positive that no free silver
bill will be passed by the House has
raised a rumpus, and democrats who
favor free silver are resenting it as
an unwarranted assumption of bossi-
am.
Nonsensical stories about the state
of Secretary Blaine's health are again
plentiful. Mr.. Blaine is not sick, on
the contrary he is daily performing
an amount OF arduons work which
n To he in |
condition. The chilian Minister could,
if he desired, give some conclusive
testimony on this subject, based upon
his personal negotiations with Mr..
Blaine.
Senator Sherman received warm
congratulations when he returne
from Ohio. He has nothing but kind
words for Ex-Governor Foraker, who,
by the way, made many new friends
here by his manly speech to the leg
islative caucus after his defeat.
Postmaster general Wanamaker's
idea of extending the free delivery of
mail matter has Caught on'' in Con-
gress and three bills authorizing such
have already been introdu
ced in the House.
Mrs. Harrison held her first public
reception of the season, Saturday
afternoon, Jan. 9. She was assisted
by Mrs. Justice Gray and Mrs. Justice
Brewer.
SenatorPerkins was given a warm
welcome in the Senate, and, what is
more important to him and to Kan