Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-01-19
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
washington Jan. IL, 1893.

s.The PRESIDENT, said Il gentleman
who lust had a long talk with MI.
Harrison. " is not inclined to take
any steps either officially or person
ally toward pushing any 1lnanclal
legislation through at this session Oh
Congress. His own position on the
financial question, which is We'll
known to the country, is just what
it has has been for years. but While
he did not say SO in SO many words
he intimated that he thought in view
of the very short period that will
elaDse before IL new President and
Congress- will assume office it would
be only right and proper to leave the
matter to them for settlement" A
great many republican congressman
are also taking this view OF the mat
ter, and the'opinion is steady lncreas-
! ing that Mr., Cleveland through his
represen tatives in Congress, is trying
to get republicans votes to carry
into effect his ideas concerning silver
and that his object is to provide
himself Il bulWark behind which to
hide in case the the legislation ii en-
acted into a law did not prove salts
factory. He wishes to be in Il pos
ition to say: "Oh, am not respon-
siblc for that, it was done under Al
republican admins tration"
A strong effort is being made to
put the Quarantine bill, which passed
the Senate this week, through the
! House without further amendment,
and although the committees on rules
has not yet positively agreed to re-
port a special continuing order Civ
ing it day it is believed that it will
do SO. AS this bill empowers the
President to suspend immigra ton for
Il period OF not more than one year
whenever he deems it necessary as a
precaution against the introduction
of contagious diseases, the Impress
ion is that the bill providing for Il
suspension OF immigration for one
year will not be pressed unless it
shall appear that the Quaran tine
bill is ii, danger OF being Chang up"
in the House.
Representative Springer has grown
reckless since he learned that Mr.
| Cleveland had named another man
Tor chairman OF the ways and means
COMMITTEES OF the next ilouSc. This
the debate on the Joint resolution
providing for Il change in the dates
lor the Inaugural ton OF President and
the meeting of Congress which WAS
, overwhelmingly defeat ted was going
on in the house to begin contru-
versy With eX-Speakcr Reed Mr.
Reed, in the language Of the street,
"wiped the floor" with Mr.. Springer
and after leaving an ora tOricaI arrow
sticking in each OF the numerous
vulnernable..spots in the body OF the
! Illinois man tossed him into Il corner
as carelessly as IL terrier would
dead rat, Il sadtler ii not a wiser
man. The eX-Spealler who opposed
| the resolution was never more bit
terly sarcastic in his remarks than
when he referred to Springer as 1.-THE
leader OF the House and to add to
the misery OF the latter was the
evident enjoyment OF his scOuraging
bya number of his party associates
in the House.
The public threat of Representa-
tive Holman; chairman of the House
cOmmitte on apprOpria tons, who is
an ardent advocate of an early
spring session OF the fifty third Con
Sress, to hold back one or more of
the regular appropriation bills and
make All extra session before
the first Of next July necessary, ii
some silver legislation is not passed
at this session, is one of the queer
signs of the times Indicate of the lack
OF unity in the democratic ranks.
Mr.. Eolman ideas Oh the silver
question are directly opposed TO
those OF Mr., Cleveland and those
who are known as "Cleveland men"
in Congress. Mr.. Holm1n's position
as chairman OF the committee ON
appropria tons will make it an easy
matter for him to hang up one or
more appropriation bills long enough
to prevent their being acted upon be-
fore the4, of March, but it is believed
that the threat was made more for
effect than with any real intention
to carry it out,
The friends OF Gen, Benj.ssF. Butler
| who saw and talked with him Tues
day We're shocked to learn on We'd
nesday that he had died early that
morning after less than an honr's i'll
ness. Gen. Butler was a man who