The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-17
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OUR WASIi>GrON LETTER


democrat. ia Congress are lar from /
,si,.., ni,.s..A win the finsncisl outlook Il
~. Hon. W-N. and Means committee /
maize. i,varshlr report 90 rrpr'se"'~-
iva A, num.'s resolution authorizing sn
~ the charge pu,i,'N
made inst sec. Foster hsd made ues'
sish ccrisin New York bsnkefs. "he'e,
~ no wa- 70 exchange II par LOT so'"
$50 UQOlhO OF L. ;. bonds me ~
ln.t New York bankers are seldom pm
tanthropists. aud that they are Know" "
ne furnishing the treasury WIN g"i"'
caused many people 10 belie'e w.
charge hence tho necessity for Az IN
ve,tlystion. The public wants no Sc
rret Juggling with the insnces OF the
country. IL is only fair 10 Sec. Fos'e'
.ud the rre-ent administration 10 say
nm, ,tey deny the charge OF issuing OF
\, having promised to issue bonds ior
i,,,d still il il believed by some that
- Foster. who is now in New York.
q thsre 10 break NJ the deal, because OF
The proposed investigation.
silver week" in the House and SEN
, 80 .mounted 10 nothing more substan'
1 n than TO make il certain that mat no
.uvrr legislation would take place
7. ,ha nre.en, .ession. Il has been re-
' lnasteily stated here within the last 'e'
. a.x. thai President Clevelanu nat
i said he would call an immediate ex'r'
= session Of the next Congress II me pres
il .,t tailed 10 take some action tba
| would stop the purchase Of silver cy w
(. Government. but now that Congress "a
u ~ vote. ia both House and Senate CIV
f, az notice OF it, failure to take such &C
n ,ion no one seems to be certsin that
A .srl, session will be- called, and ther
I, .nusar. 10 be a doubt in the minds
4, ,',;,s hummer Of Democrats AZ
N : hether Mr.. Cleveland ever authorize
those statements.
IfMr. llarrison's influence be stron
enough TO accomplish II. the legisia,io
necessary 10 the annexation OF hawsn
=, 10 rushed through Congress. Mt ia
=, ri.on has decided To send message
=" Congress recommending sbnexsto
!" To msny this appears 10 he a. nasty
" was The action OF Minister Stevens
establishing q protecforate, and u 10 &c
~ tsinly going TO be done with much "
en- ~ excuse il. 1t ia assumed TO he necs
he -, ~, ,his Government 10 endorse Z
KS action Of Stevens. and that being 90
u uhat occasion l. there for turrying
efs ,ex,,ion? II Is well known that 80 10
~ a. Hawaii is under the protection o'
~ American flag no European governm'
ru will dare 10 interfere.
Iew The talk OF the republicans on
10 doors III Congress ana 10 private. on
cry Pension question. IL very diher'
10 Privately they admit that " someth
/. NOT done 10 reduce them the pavms
viii soon bankrupt the country. hut
the floor 81 Congress they bitterly
.ve- every attempt 10 reduce the amo
otlpsid. The House committee on apf
nyh nris,ions after careful consideration
recommended some amendments 10
MI general Pension Approximation D
C.r-lnov haing considered by the tic
an. vhich would IL they became lave
New $4,000 COO year, out the repuV''
, : are doing everything IN their powe
II prevent the adoption OF these am
NJ m.n,s. One of the amendments
yiaes for transferring the Pension
= in reaa to the War department ana the
"a 20 tail of army officers to manage II,
Z would remove il from politics; o
ha, provide Tor suspension OF pen
-men paid To widows W no were not ma
a. within five year. after the close
.sion war: TO those having yearly meg
$500 or more, aud. except IN Cast
total disability, to alien non-reside'
Unless the republican Senate shs
49, fuse 10 agree TO amendments 10 the
81 lisl.,iye and executive appropriation
= which have already been passed b.
House. there will be some r
changes made here on the first OF
Jnly. The clerks in the depart
will work eight hours instesd OF
Well, FAC" my ~ 80, 80, Al,
g. Is DAYS The departments will &c
close on account OF the death of
49, cisls and Congress will no longe
/ a. the big price, IL has paid In tie pa
: ~. funeral expenses Of members wh
- us Whatever NAV he said Of these ~
mepts thew are in the line Of dem'
economy. and for shst very reason
L- will probably be defested in the
en- ."e The difficulty the Panama Inv
}. ~ ton committee has bad in geriini
nousn ne.ses 10 testify has caused the SUI
70 ~ TO be general that influences are
to prevent the truth being ioun
oc -" The committee has gone 10 New
'er and ~" S;shn,,sd The
rustees ii, 20 ~ yndisna 10
uiIons. rho,, asor,s abatement I
- ~ he did to earn his ssiarv OF 80
\ 800 wear: also what he knows about
~ ~ ~ money spent. Some interesting
~ - ures are looked for
Big preparations are being m
!. 10, Cleveiaud's inauguration and, "
,nyrsss pected to attract tho largest CROW
! va,sd 10 Washington city.
of the
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