Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

up his mluG Inat no pO5o0ooeS VhO "uohNA
ity, without further Congressional legis-
latiOn, TO withdraw the privileges now
enjoyed by the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The matter has been discussed at several
Cabinet meetings, and if the President
finally concludes that Congressional &C
ton is unnecessary he will make no
recommendation in his message which he
will send 10 Congress with the informa-
ton concerning this matter which has
been gathered by the executive depart
ment, but will at about the same time
issue an order-possibly proclamation
withdrawing certain privileges, among
them the carrying of imported merchsn-
disc through the United States under con-
sular seals, which puts large sum Of
money in the pockets of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad people without any cor
responding benefit to this country or its
citizens.
Representative Burrows, of Michigan,
thinks there is something in the charges
which have from time to time been made
against the whiskey trust, Of defrauding
the government out of large sums of
money by the use OF poisonous drugs as
adulterants, and OF violating the laws in
other ways, and he has introduced reso-
luton in the House providing for an in
vestigation of the charges by special
committee Of five ; the same committee
also to ascertain and report the namts Of
all persons connected with the trust. 1t
is believed that if this resolution be
adopted and the investigation be
thoroughly m ade it will uncover great
scandal. involving many men OF promi-
uonce, not only in public hut also in pri-
vate life, including mors than one man OF
high scientific attainments.
Many members Of Congress are kicking
themselves for having been so gulllble as
to swallow that silly story about Senator
Hill and boss Croker having quarreled,
and Murphy, Croker and Tammany de-
cided to desert Hill and cast their lots IN
with Cleveland. Truly it was a story
for the political marines, and was I'M
doubtedly given out with the full consent
of Hill and Croker. The object aimed at
was in plaiu view of those with eyes
piercing enough to see through the hazey
vail of mist which usually surrounds the
political movements of the democrats
named Having had Its own way in The
nomination OF U. S. Senator, greatly to
the humiliation of one, G. Cleveland, who
it should not be forgotten will soon have
tho distribution of many Offices, Tammany
concluded that it would be a great idea to
pretend that it had quarreled with Hill,
the maker of Murphy. 1t would sOothe
the wounded dignity of Nr. Cleveland,
and probably prevent his repudlating
certain ante-electiOn promises made to
Tammany, and would not hurt either
Hill or Tammany. 1t may be set down
as certain that whenever Hill chooses to
make a fight of any kind against Mr..
Cleveland, in the L. S. Senate, the vote
of Murphy will be at his disposal.
The slowness with which the regular
Appropriation bills are being reported to
the House makes many belieye that chair
man Holman of the House Appropriation
committee, was in earnest when he said
tho other day that unless certain legis-
lation-presumably the free coinage OF
silver was passed at this session he
would feel justified in forcing an early
extra session of the next Congress by
causing the failure of some of the APP
propriation bills. II would. however, be
a very dangerous precedent for chairman
of the House committee on Appropriations
to deliberately delay Appropriation bills
to force an extra session.
Mr.. Cleveland is a shrewder politician
than many people are disposed to believe.
AN evidence of this was given when he
sent a trusted personal friend to sound
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, to ascertain
whether he would accept the portfolio of
the Secretary of State. Now, Senator
Morgan 49, and was all during hr. Cleve-
lands first administration an outspoken
opponent Of a numbsr of Mr.. Clevc
lands ideas, particularly those on finance
At the same time be is one of the hest
posted democrats in public life on our
foreign relations, and is as vigorous IN his
lAmericanlsm as the most ardent republl
can would ask that the Secretary of State
should be. If Mr.. Cleveland could get
him to become bis Secretary of State he
would at one and the Same time secure an
able and capable adviser on foreign mat
ters and remove dangerous democratic
opponent from the Senate. There is a
doubt, however, as to whether hr. Nor
gan would be willing to associate himself
with the Cleveland administration, a.
though the honor OF being Secretary Of
State is not one to be lightly refused.
All things come to an end, even the
debate on the anticipation bill, which is to
he voted on Wednesday. 1t will, Of
course, be passed.