Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-09-14
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent
Washirg ton, ID. Q. Sept. 5,


Washington, y. G.. Sept. 5, %
The majority in the Senate has not
vet been entirely subdued by Mr. Cleve-
land. but that in the House is so thor
oughly under bis control that it accepts
AS final and unquestionable his slightest
intimation. Ever since Springer, Of
Illinois, was made chairman of the
House committee on Banking aud Cur
rency that committee has been consid-
ering several financial bills, and the
announcement was made on The author
itv OF Springer that It would at once
report one or more bills 70 the House.
Wen. III viii 10 ne such thing Mr.
Cleveland has ordered that no bin deal
ing with financial matters shall he re-
ported 10 the House untii further notice
from him. and the members OF Springer $
committee and those OF Bland Coinage
committee are ike the rest Of the
House, idling their time away There
are several reasons Tor Cleveland j
muzzling these House committees. Il
had been reported to him that major
jty Of Spring IS committee had inform
ally expressed themselves against the
repeal of The tax on state bank currency
q measure which he may yet have to
recommend in order TO get the votes
on certain southern Senators for the
Voorhees, repeal bill; and he also has the
idea that the vote on repeal can soon be
forced in the Senate and that Congress
can then be made to adjourn, SIS it is
not probable that the Ways and Means
committee win be ready 70 report the
tariff bin much. If amy, earlier than the
regular session. But the chief reason
is that he has not yet decided what
financial measures shall be reported to
the House. and until he does he wants
the members Of these two committees
to refrain from publicly committing
themselves for or against proposed
measures Il IS a biz Job to attempt to
run both the executive and legislative
branches of the government, but re-
puohcans ought to wish that Mr. CleYe-
land would make a success Of it, be-
cause. however faulty many of bis ideas
are. they are far better than what his
party would bring forward, if freed
from his influence
Deputy President is a position I'M
known to the constitution of the United
States, but it practically exists all the
same. ard is filled by Secretary Lamont,
who, while nominally at the head of
the War department, really has very
little to DO with its business; his numer-
Gus duties as Deputy President leaving
him no time. even il he had the inclina-
ton. Little time as he has given to the
War department since be entered the
cabinet, it is probable that he will give
less in the future, as the statement was
this week semi officially made that a
democrat was being sought with the
ability TO perform the duties Of Seere-
tary of War and The willingness 20 ne
cept the position and salary Of Assist
ant Secretary the object being TO allow
Dan Lamont 10 continue drawing the
salary ct Secretary while performing
mono 81 tae work prataaog d the no
shuiar Reform" comes high, but
the democratic administration Is Bound
10 hayeij
senator Worthless was made 10 realize
Tins week. ii he had not done So before.
.ae difficulty If tbetask Do has assumed
ss The leader Of tho-a who favor THE
unconditional reIoaI Il the purchasing
CLAUSE Of tho silver law, ia tr, ing 10
fierce That measure Trough The senate
Al am unusual rate OF speed lie was
squaroly defeated by tho opponent, Of
ne bin upon two different votes, and
he only saved himself from The third
defeat by Withdrawing his resolution
providing for tho daily ii, tine
of The Senate it II instead Of
o'clock. These votes did
u8t provo that the silver men control
81 senate, but ii did prove that the
silver Senators ere sticking s.oser 10
their duties .hau their opponents. There
s- ,,.,,, #,,t.ss. y..fe1 AGAINST Senator