The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-15
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IyAsHINcroN. Sept. II, 1So,

White House baby NO wonuer nsr
arrival in Washington, Saturday after
noon, created i sensation, causing
Congress and its doings to be for the
time forgotten OF ignored. 1T was an
historical event that will be read of
with interest by yet unborn generations,
as the age at which most men become
President makes it improbable that it
viii become frequent occurrence.
This is tine first in the history OF the
White House, although there have
been three other births in the White
House, two Of them grand children OF
President Tvler-both now living in
Washington-and the other to the
wife of Col. Fred Grant Mother and
daughter are in good condition and
both doing well, and although Presi-
dent Cleveland is attending to busi-
ness as usual it is PROBABLE that his
thoughts often involuntarlly wander to
his wife and baby. however important
the other matters may be which he
has under consideration. The Cleve-
lands have had two very unusual hon
ors in connection with the White
House. No other President was ever
married in the white House and no
other Presidents wife ever gave birth
to a child in the White House. Long
life and great happiness TO Baby Ruth's
sister, the White House baby
There is to be no compromise IN
the Senatorial fight over silver. 1t is
to be fought to finish, President
Cleveland having declared that he
would accept nothing but the repeal
OF the purchasing clause OF the Sher-
man silver law without condition. This
is a great disappointment to those who
have hoped that some satisfactory ar
rangement would be made that would
get the solid support of the democratic
Senators and bring the rank and hle
of the party closer together than they
have been since the extra session met
The end of the debate is not yet in
sight, although some Senators believe
| that a vote can be reached in two
weeks. That is the doubtful thing.
The vote is no longer doubtful. When
it is taken the voorhees, bill will be
passed, but when that will be depends
upon the endurance and disposition Of
the Senators opposed to 1t.
A very important step was taken
BY President Cleveland when. after a
full discussion of the matter by the
cabinet, he dec: led that this Govern
ment should proceed, without waiting
for Congress to take further action, to
rigidly enforce the Geary anti Chinese
law. This step would have been taken
before, but it was deemed advisable,
under the circumstances, to wait a
reasonable time to see il Congress de
sired to take any action on the law and
also to give the New Chinese minister
an opportunity to submit any message
he may have been charged with by
his Government, looking toward the
negotiation of new and more salts
factory treaty. Further than the intro.
duction of bill by Senator Dolph ap
propriating 100000 10 carry out the
provision Of the law, Congress ha;
taken no notice of it and the Chinese
minister has done nothing, therefore
1.-THE necessary orders have been issued
/ by theSTreasury department to pu
the law to work. The amount o
money available is small, but Congress
| is in session. No trouble is expected
with China although precautions have
been taken to have sufficient navl
force in Chinese waters to protec
American interests.
| The Worlds Fair souvenir half-dol
lars are coming into the Treasury, TO
redemption in such quantities tina
Senator Morgan has, at the request o
ISecretary Carlisle, introduced a bill t.
repeal so much of the law Of 1877,
as makes it compulsory upon the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to redeem sub
s.diary silver coin IN Treasury notes
which is the same as redeeming then
in gold. The Chicago banks witt
which the greater portion OF the &C
lumbian half-dollars were pledged t
secure advances made to the Exposi
ton managers are now sending thes
coins to Washington for redemption
lit having been found impossible t
dispose of them at the expected pre-
MUM. Secretary Carlisle thinks the
would just as we'll be put in genera
circulation as piled up in the Treasury
hence the bill to stop their redemF
ton.
i Democratic members of the Hous
Ways and Means committee will nc
be sorry when the public tariff heal
ings close, ou Wednesday of this wecl
They hav. produced no informatio
that was not already possessed by tn
committee, and have only served t
keep the committee from more impol
tant work-the preparation of the re
form tariff bill. AS soon as the heaI