Milford chronicle., 1893-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHNeroN, october IS, 1893,

WASHINGTON, October I6, 1895
Never was there more distracted body
Of men than the Democratic members OF the
Senate are at this writing. This distraction
has existed more or less from the hrst day OF
the extra session, bat the absurd ending OF
the test Of physical endurance ordered BY
Mr. Cleveland in his childlike BELIEF that a
vote on the Voorhees, unconditional repeal
bin could thereby be forced has made It
worse than ever Consultation after consul
tation is held but they seem afraid to make
a definite move. Some of them are AFRAID
oftheir constituents, some of each other
some of Mr.. Cleveland, and all Ofthe RepuD-
licans The physical endurance hgnt was
won BY the opponents Of unconditional re-
neal lust as everybody knew il would be-
because Of the inability Of the repealers to
keep a quorum continuously IN the Senate,
and the efforts to settle the matter by COM
promise may fail because majority Of the
Senate cannot or will not agree
The distraction has also apparently reached
The administration, which IS beginning to
wabbIe in a very suspicious nfthe sTlss bile
MI. Cleveland shouts IN the keouire6l or
Voorhees,, "keep up the hgL c-,;o,,I di-
tioua1 repeal " Secretary CARL q q al
compromise measure which oliu LA ssn
to several Senators and told the
President would approve It iflorougi no
better This compromise, VIII bully, b -
hour be formally offered as 5i7r = anfs
TO the Voorhees, bill or may rIstsfo The advan
all, is a last and despeFa -i,ri,t s0 eleat.e
ministra.ion 20 nsa rounds don as 4egis-
D. iatlOn. - ~, ,s-s.44 y.5lfl. .lfcuase Of co.
1,s.i of lats-l67, 600 - ss az on state bank
.ons tla ALLEGED 'sionssa ~ seienioraoe now
ny 9 ~ 0io day, 19s aeehd for authority for the Sec
N ~ an averssn oTfreasury at his discretion to
~ o' eedujunds to the amount of $I5o 900 to
Low" k.,rtaptheu the gold reserve fund. It is not
: Y 4. believed that a single Republican Senator
will support this compromise. unless the
clause repeating the state bank tax be struck
out There is another compromise measure
under consideration which finds considera-
bic support because It would, if enacted into
al law, give the people chance to pass upon
that portion of it dealing with silver few
months before it goes Into effect. Il provides
for tile repeal Of the purchasing clause Of the
silver law to take effect July 1, 1895; for the
coinage of the seiguiorage IN the treasury
for the retirement Of all notes other than
coin certificates below $40, and that no coin
certificates above S. shall be issued II also
amends the present law for the issue of bonds
SO as 10 limit the time for which any bonds
issued may run to i've years and the interest
to three per cent Ofthe two the last is I'M
uuestonably the best
The Democratic Senators were consider
ably alarmed on Saturday by a rumor that
the Republican Senators were tired Of doing
nothing and intended to go home, leaving
them to maintain quorum or to adjourn.
Careful inquiry among the Republicans
proved the rumor to be without foundation
further kndu tnat luGy are LIeQ OF dong
nothing. That is true. They have right
70 be tired; they are not consulted by any
of the contemplated compromises, but they
AjA are prepared to do their duty and will sup
port any amendment that meets their appro-
4navai regardless Of whether il may come ,frori
saieiet "a I6tsise nfsffaiion Gein.
.-Ne. -, crease7 an
80 ~, Srhe Democratic nieila1 rrs Of the House
yue,,s aud Means Commi e meet several
OF f;mes a week in a room way down IN the
liE6 -rypt of the Capitol and spend several hours
dronr IS alleged that this time is being put ~ on
tie preparation Of the new tariff bill, but this
is far from being certain as tnese are mum l,L
erous good reasons for the belief that the
snernhers Of this committee will haYe little
~ nothing to do with the preparation Of the
easiff biif which will at some time in the fu-
f,re lbe Droduced as their work, but will n
rraiitv Be the work Of men under the imme-
diate personal direction Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Chairman Wilson is gradually extending the
fiue IN his public predictions Of when the
SslI will be reported to the House. Ia his
latest interview he says It will not be re-
e,orted before the first week IN December. i
1yiii ba reported whenever the bos directs
fhat it be reported and not before and just
vvben that viii be il Is doubtful whether any
one except the boss himself knows.
Mrs Cen. Grant and her daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sarloris, spent last week ID
Washington, and although there was no oih'
ciaI reception given them-they didn't wish
5t-ttev were entertained very pleasantly BY
~ Sheir rsanv friends, all of whom were glad to
learn that AIRS. SaEtoris intends in the near
Aof future returning with her three children "a
ana SNAKE her permanent home n America also
,unt that Mrs Grant hopes TO purchase home ioi
wrherseif 10 this city.
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