Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wdshinqton, Feb. 20, 1892.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
Washington, Feb. 20, 1892.
The President is as proud of the leg
islation which placed the finest ocean
steamships in the world under the
American flag as of any single accom-
pIishment of his administration, and
it is his intention, unless something
occurs to prevent, to go over to New
York on the 22nd-fittiRg day for such
a deed-in order to raise with his own
hands the stars and stripes over the
magnificent steamship New York.
The President expects to be accom-
panied from Washington by his en-
tire cabinet and number of proma-
nent Congressman Gf they can get
away and other officials. The U. s.
cruiser Chicago, now in New York
harbor, will fire the national salute OF
twenty one guns, as ''old glory,
reaches the mast head of the New
York.
The treaty for the annexation OF
Hawaii, which was sent to the Senate
last week, has been favorably report
ed from the committee on Foreign
Relations, and although there is some
opposition in both parties it is regard
ed as a certainty that more than the
necessary two thirds will vote for It's
ratification.
Both the President and Secretary
Foster have become convinced tha6
the recent and continued demand for
gold is largely artificial, manufactured
for the express purpose of trying TO
compel an issue of bonds, and for that
reason thev have both arrived at the
conclusion that no bonds shall be IS
sued during this administrations
Senator Sherman's amendment has
been adopted by the Senate, author
ling the Sec of the Treasury to issue
$50. OOO. 900, in percent five year
bonds whenever in his discretion IL
becomes necessary to keep up the
Treasury gold reserve. The bonds
could be issued under present laws,
but they would have to bear per-
period; hence this amendment.
The democrats in the House tried to
cripple the federal supervision OF
Congressional elections by attaching
an amendment to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill, prohibiting the
payment of any expenses incurred by
prosecution under the laws relating
to the election of Members Of Con-
gress. The Senate promptly struck
out the amendment as soon as the
bill was taken up. The gentlemen
who are SO anxious to put a stop to
federal supervision of elections Will
have to wait until the next Congress
gets together; this Senate will not
sanction any Of their schemes, no mat
ter how oleverly they may be dis
guised.
The Pension laws will not be turned
upside down at this session Of Con-
gress. although there was strong eff
fort towards that end made by the
anti soldier democrats, resulting in a
three minute free fight on the floor of
the House.
Here is one reason for Judge Gre
shan's having voted the democratic
ticket: Just before Justice Brown was
appointed to the U. S. Supreme Court
a delegation of Chicago lawyers came
to Washington to urge the President
to nominate Judge Gresham to the
vacancy: they told him how magnan-
imous such a nomination would be
and give him to understand that they
where here with Judge Gresham s
knowledge and consent. The Presl-
dent heard all they had to say and
then told them there were two rea-
sons, either sufficient, why he should
not nominate Judge Gresham. First,
the appointment did not belong to the
section in which Judge Greshen lived;
second, he would not put himself In
the position TO give people the right
to say that he had used one Of the
highest appointments in his gift to
placate a personal enemy. 1t was this
refusal that determined Judge Gre
sham to withdraw from the repubh-
can party. How he coquetted with
the populist Presidential nomination
aud finally announced his intention to
vote the democratic ticket is known
to all newspaper readers.
Democrats regard Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet as so far announced as being
more personal than political in its
makeup, and indicating that it is Mr.
Cleveland and not the democratic
party who is in control.
Judge Jackson's nomination to the
Supreme Court was confirmed with