The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
ashiugtou Letter.

WAsHINGToN u c., Jan. -, 1898
Have Treasury officials been redeemlng
counterfeit money? Such Il the natural
preSumption after reading "A special re-
mort submitted by Treasurer Nebeker to
Secretary Foster this week. This re-
port shows that the amount paid ont by
the Treasury in redemption of 5000
notes. series of 1874, exceeds 10y SOL, 600
the total amount issued of that series.
whereas il Is usually the case that the
amount paid out for the redemption of
anv series OF of notes X always less than
the total amount issued of that series,
for the very natural reason that many
notes are burned up or lost where they
are never found. And what adds to the
probability of counterfeit notes having
been redeemed 10y Treasury officials with
good and lawful money Is the fact that
there was Il dangerous counterfeit 5000
| note known to have been put in clrcula-
ton about 1874 Treasurer Neheker en-
! deavors to explain by saying that through
an error notes of another series may
! have been counted ~ in that of 1874,
aud expresses the opinion that this fact
! will be clearly shown when the series OF
SO shall have all been presented for re-
| dcmption 1t Is very natural that Mr..
! Nebeker should try To make this eNplana-
ton, as Mr Clevelands : Secretary of the
| Treasury may feel that it will be his du-
! " To compel Mr. Nebeker or his bonds
| men to make good that sol 600.
The death of Senator kenna, of West
| Virginia which occurred Wednesday
morning, although not unexpected, has
east gloom over his colleagues, with
] h..,
/ account OF his marked ability and his
| genial personality. His death makes the
| fourth in the membership OF the Senate
Plumb, of Kansas, in December, 1871;
| Barbour, of Virginia. in May, 1892; and
! Gibson, of Louisiana in December,
| lS92-since the FIfty-second Congress
began its first session. The funeral ser
! vices. which were conducted 10y Cardinal
| Gibbons, assisted 10y Bishop keane. were
| held in the Senate chamber Yesterday
| afternoon, and the large attendance of
| prominent people attested the esteem in
which Senator kenna was held. The
| remains left here for West Virginia,
where the intcrment will be made, last
night, accompanied by "A joint commit
tee of Senators and Representatives.
The House committee on Banking and
Currency has favorably reported bill
repeating the present law for the month
| " purchase OF silver bullion, and It is
understood that the committee on rules
| will report "a special order setting IA time
for its considerations but there Is doubt,
even among those who favor the bill, "a
to whether 1t can be brought to "A vote.
1t certainly cannot, unless majority of
| the House will vote for a resolution
| amounting in effect to clOture rule,
| and even if it gets through the House,
Senator Teller has on the floor of the
Senate given notice that the free coinage
Senators will not allow it to go through
the Senate. On the whole, present in
diCatIOnS do not favor the adoption of
any silver legislation at this session.
The House this week voted down Rep
reSentative Grains joint resolution
changing the date for the meeting of
Congress To December 81, and for the
Inauguration of President To April so.
Friends of the Quarantine bill, which
passed the Senate this week, are already
actively at work in the House, and they
hope To get special or'cr for It's early
C Dnsi ieratIon reported from the commit
tee ON rules. The bill authorizes the
President To- suspend immigration and
the importation of merchandise whene-
yer he deems it necessary to keep out
contagious and infectious disease.
EN-Speakcr Reed has been keeping
rather quiet this session, but he made
little speech i'm the House this week in
which he stated a truth that ought To be
carefully studied 10y the Democratic lead
ers of the present as we'll as of the next
House. He sad: II the House wan II
to do business, ii can always find plenty
of time to do it in; if it does not wish
to do business, it can find eternity not
to do 1t in. Air Reed has said few
things during his Congressional career
that your correspondent could endorse,
but this statement must be endorsed by
every unprejudiced observer of the work
of Congress.
The House committee on the Column
bIan exposition Is this week hearing
both sides on the proposed repeal Of the
law enacted at the last session prohibi,
ing the opening of the Worlds Fair on
Sunday. Both sides are presenting
strong arguments from their respective
points of view, but it appears that the
sunday openers are little ahead when
one cOuveTses with members of Congress
The committee Will almost certainly re
port in favor IF Sunday opening
The sudden death of Gen. b. f. But
Ter, on "Wednesday morning, at his resi-
dence in this city, removes a man who
has at times played a conspicuous part
in American affairs. NJ.