The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SENATOR G0RMAN EXPLAIN s.
AMENDMENTS TO VOORHEES, prLL.
Real Estate in Washington.
CFrom our Regular correspondent
WASUINGTON. Oct. 1o..I8o-

warning swept away all CnanCe oil the
adoption of democratic silver com
promise and made the passage of the
voorhees, bill for the unconditional re-
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law certainty, just when it
seemed an utter imposslbilty, is timely
as well as interesting. 1t was made
in the Senate Saturday afternoon and
has since formed the principle topic of
conversation wherever two or three
democrats are gathered together. 1t
was in the course of few remarks
made in reply to a speech OF Senator
Sherman in favor of the issue of $780,
100000 in bonds and attacking the
democrats for not providing therefore,
that Mr.. German told why there was
no democratic compromise. He
started in by scoring Senator Sherman
Tor trying to make party capital out of
the present condition of affairs, and
then said that Sherman, as the repub-
lican leader, and the leader of a ma.
iority OF those Senators who represent
ed the repeal sentiment, held the KEY
to the situation and dictated terms to
the administration and the Senate !;
that better measure, one doing justice
to all interests and at the same time
furnishing the relief wanted By the ad-
ministration, could have been agreed
upon and passed had the republicans
been more patriotic and less devoted
to partisanship. He said that demo-
Gratis had been obliged to set aside
lifetime convictions to meet the emer-
gency, forced by the republicans, and
save the administration. Mr.. Cor.
man said in conclusion that he would
not repeat confidential conversations,
but that it was exceedingly unfortunate
that democrats had misunderstood I;
that he expected further financial
trouble for the Treasury. 1t would
be caused by extravagant appropria-
tons by recent Congresses; but the
democratic party, now controlling the
entire government would assume the
responsibility of meeting it. In ad-
dition to being an explanation Senator
Gorman's remarks were fitting re-
buke to John Sherman for his audacity
in attempting to pose before the coun-
try as the financial director Of the
democratic administration. Past re-
publican extravaganza may make an
issue of bonds necessary in the near
future, but if they are issued 1t will
not be under bill fathered or intro
duced by John Sherman. There is
sufficient financial talent in the demo.
cratic majority to prepare all the finan-
cial measures that will be passed by
this Congress.
Speaking of bonds, Senator Black
burn settled controversy that has
been open a long time when Senator
Sherman in reply to question denied
any knowledge of the Harrison admin
istratlon having had the plates en-
graved for an issue of bonds under the
act OF 1875, by stating that the plates
were prepared and that if it were
necessary to substantiate his statement
ne could in an hour produce them in
the Senate.
The Senate has already made con.
siderable progress in disposing 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 recess at all af-
ter the silver question is disposed of it
ynot now expected that it will be
longer than to about the 2oth of No
vember, as Chairman Wilson expects
to have the new tariff bill ready to re-
port to the House about that time.
Before the bill is reported to the House
1t will be submitted to democratic
caucus for its formal approval as
party measure.
In view of the pledges of the demo-
cratic 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 a ring of real estate spectators, by
asking Congress for authority to issue
$5,ooo,o 900 in bonds, the money to be
spent IN opening and improving streets
and building sewers, is to say the
least a rather cheeky proceeding. The
District of Columbia already carries
an enormous Indebtedness in the
shape of bonds issued under the old
form of government, the interest up
on which Congress has guaranteed.
Even if this scheme was really in the
interest of all the people re-
siding in the district, which everybody
knows it isn't this would be no time
to lnCraoca <La n;.tr;ct,c id aht al. n