The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-11-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, October 80, 1898. |
Senator Germans explanation Of the sudden
change which without warning swept away all
chance of the adoption of democratic silver compro7
mise and made the passage of the Voorhees, bill for
the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman law a certainty, just when it seemed
utter impossibility, is timely well interest,"
ing. 1t made in the Sen ate Saturday afternoon
and has since formed the principle topic of CONVEX
saton wherever two or three democrats are gather
ed together. 1t was in the course of a few remarks
made in reply to speech of Senator Sherman in fai
of the issue of $500 900 900 in bonds and attack
ing the democrats for not providing therefor, that
Mr. German told why there was no democratic conf
promise. He started in by scorning Senator Shert
for trying to make party capital out OF the pres
condition of affairs, and then said that Sherman
the republican leader, and the leader of a MAJ
jorty of those Senators who represented the repeal
sentiment held the key to the situation and dictai
ted terms to the administration and the Senate that
better measure, doing jnstice to all interests
and at the same time furnishing the relief wanted
by the administration, could have been agreed upo1
and passed had the republicans been more patriotic
and less devoted to partisanshp He said that dem.
had been obliged to set aside lifetime convic
tons to meet the emergency forced by the republic
cans and save the administration. Mr.. German
said in conclusion that he would not repeat confden
tial conversations, but that it exceedingly
fortunate that democrats had been misunderstood,
that he expected further tina ncial trouble for the
Treasury: it would be caused by extravagant appro-
priations by recent Congresses; but the democratic
party controlling the entire government, would
assume the responsibility of meeting it In addl7
ton to being an explanation Senator Germans re-
marks were fitting rebuke TO John Sherman for
his audacity in attempting to pose before the couni
try the financial director of the democratic adi
ministraton. Past republican extravaganza may
make issue of bonds necessary in the near future
but if they issued it will not be under a bin
fatbered or introduced by John Sherman. There is
sufficient financial talent in the democratic ma ori
" prepare all of the financial that will
be passed by this Congress.
Speaking of bonds, Senator Blackburn settled q
controversy that has been open long time when
Senator Sherman in reply to a question denied any
knowledge of the Harrison administration having
had the plates engraved for issue of bonds under
the act Of 1875 by stating that the plates were pre-
pared and that if it necessary to substantiatb
his statement he could in hour produce them in
the Senate
The Senate has already made considerable pro-
gress in disposng of the amendments offered to the
voorhees, bill, and unless something unexpected
shall occur to delay matters the rest of them will be
disposed Of and the bill itself passed and sent to the
House before the middle of the week That it will
be speedily disposed of by the House is considered
certain.
If Congress takes a recess at all after the silver
question disposed of it is not expected that it
will ne longer than to about the 2Oth of November,
as chairman Wilson expects to have the new tariff
bill ready to report to the House about that time
Before the bill is reported to the House it will lie
submitted to democratic for its formal ap-
prevail as party measure.
In view of the pledges Of the democratic party and
the record of the democratic Congress thus far IN
favor of economy in public expenditures the scheme
of the Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia to
increase the value of suburban property around
Washington, which is largely owned by ring of
real estate spectators, by asking Congress for
thorty to issue 100000 in bonds, the money to be
spent in opening and improving streets and building
sewers, is to say the least rather cheeky proceed
ing. The District of Columbia already carries an
indebtedness in the shape of bonds issued
on which Congress has guaranteed. Even if this
scheme really in the interest of all the people
residing in the district, which everybody knows it
isn't this would be no time to increase the ID strict's
indebtedness by issuing new bOnd,. Your CORE
spondent cannot believe that the influence of the
Washington real estate ring great as it is known to
be- will be sufficiently powerful to control the votes
of sufficient number of democrats to get this job
through either House Senate.