Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-10-26
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. October 23rd, 1893.
Well, the hare has been caught and
is Gagged, " Aich is to occupy the place
of honor On the menu of the funeral
feast, DR., Cleveland having at least
become convinced that it would Ce
dangerous % keep the corspc of uncon-
dltional repeal laying around much
longer. And now the Senatorial chief
cooks are deciding how the hair shall be
served at the aforesaid feast, from which
all "baked meats are to be barred.
The preparations will all have to be
made by the democrats as the republican
Senators are not enthusiastically fond
of hare, no matter how it be served,
and the populists think the best way
to serve hare is to do as a bon yivant
once suggested should be done with
sliced cucumbers throw it out of the
window. There are some democratic
Senators who are not fond of hare,
which they think tastes susplcionsly
like crow, but remem bering the barga in
made by certain hunters once upon
time as to what should be done with
the man who found fault with the cook
ing they are Announcing their liking for
hare with a murkable unanimity.
The hare. or rather the compromise,
which is expected to be put through at
once--oZpectations are not always re-
alized-is not much Of a compromlse
after all. 1t provide. for the continued
purchase Of silver under the Sherman
law until October 1894, when they are
to cease for the com age from lime to
time Of the silver 50 purchased and OF
the sci suiorage In the Treasury, and
for the retirement Of all Treasury notes
and greenbacks below $40 aud the is
suing IN place Of them of silver certii-
Gates or silver dollars. The recogni
ton of silver is very slight, still it Is
recognition and it comes from President
Cleveland who notified the steering
committee through Secretary Carlisle
just now tar he would 20 in making
compromise. The republican Senators
are saying little, but it is not probable
that any numbero Of them will vote for
the compromise. The populists have
announced their intention to fight it.
Nearly every democrat Senator has
pledged himself to support the compro,
mise, and as there Is to be no iillibnster,
ing againstit it will probably go through
alter the Senators haye done a little
talking SO as to put their opinions on
record.
The vote Of which Van Allen S con-
firmation as Ambassador to Italy was
secured, after some very plain talk
against the nomination in the Senate
IS worth s}ndving. OF the 80 votes in
favor Of c,nfrmatlon ten were repub.
]ican-Aldrich Of R. |. Cameron of |
Pa; Davis Ct MINI. ; Dixon Of r. l. i
Frye Of Me. Higgins of Del. Jones Of
New. Mcmillan, OF Mich. Quay Of Pa.
aud Wolcott Of Coo.-and one. Stewart
of Ney.-an Independent. OF the 80 |
votes against confirmation IA We're cast
by republicans, 4 by populists-Allen,
Of Nebr.; lrby, Of S. c.; Kyle offs. D.,
and PETER of Kans-and 4 by democrats
.George Of Miss. Martin Of Kan,
and Vance of N. C.
Representative Jerry Simpson,
charged Representative Curtis, of Kans.
during the debate on the bll requiring
railroads in the Cherokee strip to locate
stations at the town sites designated by
the Interior Department with being on
the floor of the House in the capacity
Of Attorney for the Sante Fe and Rock
Island Railroads. In a moment the
House was thrilled with expectancy and
members began to crowd around Mr..
Simpson. Mr., Curtis succeeded at
last IN getting himself heard, and said
II the gentleman says that the gentle