Milford chronicle., 1893-03-03

it necessary, and extra session OF
Congress will nave to be called.
This bin is now being considered by
the House. and the ultra silver men
are apparently determined to kill
the whole bill by fllibustering if the
Sherman amendment cannot be de
feated in any other way, and it can
not be. unless its friends-a majorl-
tv Of the House-wiil consent to its
defeat, and there is no present in
dication that they will do that Re
publicans do not favor an extra ses-
sion. because they do not believe
that it will be advantageous to the
business interests of the country,
although from a strictly political
stand point it would be extremely
advantage to the republican party
The President has issued the usual
proclamation oonvening the Senate
in extra session at noon on the 4th
dav Of March. This extra session
is called to act upon the nominations
made hv the new President, but it
may in this case also act upon he
Hawaiian annexation treaty, unless
Mr.. Cleveland withdraws it or it shall
be acted upon before then.
Secretary Foster made, on Satur-
day, a supplementary report on the
condition Of the Treasury to the
House Ways and Means committee,
in which reduction in his previous
estimates was made. He said that
when he made his previous estimate
he had not made allowance for the
payment of the UhoctOw Indian
claim, which will take about SIS ,000,-
600. and that receipts from customs
had already fallen below his estimate
because of the expectation of early
changes in the tariff law. He also
told the committee that he thought
il probable deficit would exist in
the fiscal year beginning July l, 1894,
and that If he were to remain at the
head of the Treasury Department he
would like to have an addition OF
$50 900 900, to the balance, $25 ,000,-
600, of which he would use to main
tain the gold reserve. The Secretary
takes no stock in the wild talk about
the danger of a panic, either
now or in the near future. Such
talk has been persistently put for.
ward by those who expect to benefit
bya financial scare and its consequent
eject upon the commercial interests
of the country. 1t is creditable to
America that the most ofthese linan.
cial jackals and vultures are foreig.
ners, without interest in the United
States, further than the money they
can make.
Speaker Crisp was guilty of a bi;
of usurpation the other day that
would have been cried from the
democratic house tops had he been a
republican. Ii came about this way;
The House committee on Elections
decided by a party vote the contest
ed election case of Miller VS.. Elliott
i'm favor of the sitting democrat OF
course-and instructed Mr.. PayntcI
of Kentucky, TO prepare the majority
report and Mr. johnson, of Indiana
the minority report. Mr.. Johnston
although sick sick in bed, prepared
his report, and took it down to the
House, although advised against
leaving his room by his physician
only to be informed that the majority
report had not been prepared and
wonld not be until this week. Know
ing that to mean that the majority
report would probably never be
made, Mr.. johnson presented his
report to the House and it was by
vote ordered printed. He was
surprised an hour later to be infolm-
ed the printing clerk that Speaker
Crisp had issued an order forbidding
the printing of the report until the
majority report was presented. Mr..
johnson was naturally indignant,
and he went to Speaker Crisp and
called his attention to the fact that
the House had ordered his report
printed, and that the speaker had no
authority to suppress it. All the
same the Speaker did suppress it,
How is that for Czarism?