The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-16
.PLANSFOR CONGRESS-.
The Leaders. Getting Together
to Formulate a Policy.
FOUR THINGS DEvoUTLY WISHED.


FOUR THINGS DEVOUTLY WISHED.
Concerted Action Wanted Oh the Various
Subjects OF the Legislative Scheme.
ston's Complaint. oa.f
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The policy o;
the next congress is now tho subject of
general comment here. The Democratic
leaders and the administration are trying
to come to an understanding as to policy
by which they can avoid the danger of q
split In the party on the money question
and secure united action on several i'm
portant questions which will present them
selves. 1t is believed by those who have
been most active in the matter that an
agreement will be reached on the money
question. In fact the programme of the
congress has been laid out with consider
able detail, and the belief is entertained
that the administration and congress will
dwell together in harmony 1t is settled
SO that Mr.. Cleveland himself does not ex-
pect any change of purpose that the extra
session of congress will be called for the
middle of September
1t is the present understanding that the
compromise proposition to dispose of the
silver question by accompanying the re-
peal of the Sherman law with the repeal
OF the 10 per cent tax OH state bank cur
rency will receive the sanction Of the adj
ministration, and that the men in Con-
gress who are fighting against any con-
traction of the currency will be satisfied to
let go of silver if they can get the state
currency.
There are said to be four things which
it is the desire of the party leaders that
the coming congress should dispose of as
speedily as possible, and it is believed that
Mr.. Cleveland will dwell upon all of them
in his first message.
They are the repeal of the federal cleo
ton laws, the levy of an income tax, the
repeal of the Sherman law and of the tax
on state bank currency and a complete
revision of the tariff, making very de
cided reduction of duties all along the line.
Smith Versus Livingston.
The rivalry between Secretary Hoke
Smith and Representative Livingston of
the Atlanta district for the control of the
patronage of that district is the subject of
good deal of comment here. AS is well
known, these men have not been on the
best of terms for years. Mr.. Smiths re-
cent success in getting his man appointed
postmaster i'll the little town of Conyers,
Ga, aroused the ire of Mr. Livingston, and
the latter gentleman proposes to make q
vigorous protest to President Cleveland,
and intimates that war to the knife may
follow.
Superintendent of Immigration Herman
Stump, with the appreciation of Secretary
Carlisle, has made new and important
ruling, overturning former practices and
refusing admission of idiot immigrants,
when accompanied by their parents into
the United States. The decision grew out
of the case of James Fox an idiot, who
came with his parents to this country from
Ireland. Two other sons having good en-
ployment at Harrison, N. j., having
agreed to provide for their parents and see
that they do not become public charge,
Superintendent Stump directs that the
father and mother be permitted to land
and refuses the idiotic son James. Hereto
fore in numerous cases the department
has departed from the clear reading of the
law rather than cause separation of
families. The new rule will operate here
after.
No Satisfactory Understanding Reached.
WASHINGTON, May 15-The representa-
tives of Spain and the United States have
not reached a satisfactory understanding