The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, May To-, 1893

several important facts o loom
up out Of the fog OF conjecture which,
has e~nveloped them for some time.
First and foremost among them is
President Cleyeland's final decision
not To call the extra session of Con-
gress before September-great pres
sure was brought To bear on MIN dur
ing the past week. to u IL June.
That will give the President time to
try TO win the votes still necessary to
carry out some of his most cherished
legislative plans. Another fact is the
compromise by which MIR. Cleveland
hopes to get the votes Of enough
members of Congress to make the
passage Of u bill tor the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law u certainty.
The COMPROMISE Was II is understood
suggested by SOME vi the southern
Congresslnen = possibly ex-Speaker
Crisp who has had several conferences
with Mr.. Cleveland during the past
few days-who have been opposed to
tile repeal of the Sherman law, unless
some other method vi adding AN
equal amount to the money in circu.'
latiOn was substituted therefore. The
southerners in Congress are practically
tiiIaiiimous IN favor Ut the repeal OF
the tax ON The currency of State
banks, but although twas endorsed by
the platform upon which he was
elected Mr.. Cleveland has been
credited with being opposed to it.
The compromise consists Of u single
bill, repeating both the Sherman
Silver law and the tax on State bank
currency, and Mr.. Cleveland will sup
port it, and he has been informed that
enough Of what are known as the
silver men will support IL to make it's
passage by Congress certain. That
remains TO be seen
Nj. Cleveland has from the organi-
zation of the peoples party taken no
pains TO couceal Ills opposition to the
principles advocated by hat party,
but he has just given his approval 10
one Of the principles that has occupied
II prominent place i'll every national
platform adopted by that party-the
iCNJ al VI "a " q
According to u story going around
here the gentlemen who are ambitious
OF becoming chiefs OF divisions III the
Treasury department have the laugh.
on Hon. Carl Schurz, president vi the
Civil Service Reform League, who
was entertained at dinner during his
stay in Washington by President and
MIS-. Cleveland. AS the story goes,
Mr.. Sclurz called on Sec. Carlisle,
who has shown ii marked liking for the
designations Of the chiefs Of divisions
in his department, and spent an hour
trying to make the Secretary see how
s~tatesnlanlike it would be to retain
all vi the efficient chiefs Of divisions.
he made an impression, although it
may hot have been the kind he
wished, for he had hardly got out Of
the building before Sec. Carlisle de-
manded the designations of five more
chiefs. The chiefs Of divisions are not
under Civil Service rules, but they
would like very much TO be.
The new Commissioner OF Pensions
has repealed the most important rules
made by Commissioner Kaum for the
conduct of the business Of that bureau,
which is now being practically run
under the rules which we're in force
during the reign Of Commissioner
Black, under the first Cleveland ad-
ministration. The principal rule re-
pealed was that relating to what are
known MS completed files" which
played such u conspicuous part in the
investigation OF the Pension Bureau
by made the House Committee, during
the first half of the last Congress.
There is considerable talk about an
investigation now being made Of
fraudulent pensions obtained by an
attorney of Norfolk, Va. 1t is stated
that the number Of fraudulent cases
already discovered are III the neigh
borhood Of 300, upon which more
than 100000 has been paid.
Ex-Speaker Crisp, who has been in
Washington Il week, has gone home
feeling pretty good, as 1t now looks as
though he would be elected Speaker
Of the next House by the unanimous
vote of his party. All talk OF Presi-
dent Cleveland encouraging a ,andi-
date to run against him has died ous.
President Clevelands rule against
granting personal interviews to office