The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-06-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHING TON, JUNE 5, 1903.

President Cleveland enjoyed his fishing trip
Immensely and returned to hard work which
still lies before him in tip-top condition. He
presided over special cabinet meeting Mon
| day, which was called to consider ways and
means for replenishing the gold reserve flnd,
| which has been encroached Oh to greater eX
| tent than ever before, in order to meet the de-
| mand for gold for export. No danger is appre
hended for the present. AMI it was to discuss
plans for the future that the cabinet meeting
| was held.
1t is claimed by some, but not by Treasury
officials, that under the act of March II, 1862,
which good lawyers who have made a care
| full examination say has Lever been repealed
| the Secretary Of the Treasury is authorized to
| issue legal tender notes for the purchase Of
gold cat such rates and upon such terms as lie
| may deem most advsntageo US to the public
| interests" Secretary Carlisle thinks he would
| have no difficulty in getting all the gold need
ed in exchange for legal tender notes if it
we're legal to issue them; but no final decision
in the matter is likely to be made until the
gold reserve in the Treasury shall have been
reduced to what Secretary Carlisle considers
a dangerously low amount, and that may new
er occur.
Having sent trustworthy agent to Hawaii
to learn the sentiment of the Hawaiians, Pres
ident Cleveland now proposes to ascertain the
sentiment OF our own people towards Hawaii,
before fully making up his own mind, by max
ing public ali OF the reports made by Com
missioner and Minister Bount. These re-
ports will be published as soon as they are m
peted which will be in few weeks.
The one question that is everywhere dis
cuSSad is that of pensions, which seems to
grow in Importance. As might be expected
there is any quantity of fool talk on the sub
il n lind
can who will calmly discuss the matter; they
seem to think that the argument is entirely
closed when they charge the administration
with being antagonstc to the Union veterans.
4 striking exception is General Il. Y. Dyyn-
ton, whose radical repnbicapism is wldel,
known, and who earned his title by bravery
on the field Of battle. He handles the pension
question without gloves, aud among other
striking truths says: "Whiie in its essence,
the pension question is non-partiSan, it is such
an easy one to conjufe with against the dem
ocrats that the moment any one of this party
undertakes to correct the abuses which every
fair man sees and admits, general hue and
cry is raised at once that the democrats are at
last wreaking their spite aud vengeance on
The old soldiers No one stops to think that
very large proportion of these old soldiers
who went to war in 1861 when the question
of pensions was not in the remotest thought
ocrats themselves forget TO make answer that
great company of the leading captains of the
Union hosts--Grant, Sherman. Buell., Rose
Grams, Thomas, Mcclellan, Logan, Butter,
Franklin, Sckles, Slocum-and amending
column of such men ard their followers
were democrats. The reputation and
honor Of the G. A. r. are now at stake in
this matter. BY the action of its highest Off
GERS it has been committed to the malkable
proposition that grand army posts shall not
openly discuss and uphold pension reform. Ii
is idle to make answer to this charge by plead
ing techncalities. The G. A. R. now owes
it to itself to support searching examina-
ton of the pension rolls. Aud when the
country is satisfied that the roll is worthy
Ole, and not until then, will the feeling pass
away that pension expenditure is in consider
bic part an unjust burden"
Comptroller of currency Eckeis is determn
ed that no national bank shall plead igno
rance OF the law All excuse for having neglect
ed his duty. He has had a circular prepared, a
copy of which will be forwarded to each d.
rector OF every new national bank. containing
the laws defining the duties and obligations
of bank directors, and The penalties prescribed
for neglect of duty. He saws he wishes to
impress upon the minds of bank directors
that they are liable under the law for the full
hllment of their duty to stock holders and de
positors.
According to the reports received at the
Treasury the Chinese are making use of the
underground railroad" to come from Canada
to The United States, in considerable num-
bers. Several Vermonters have been arrest
ed for running one of these lines.
Those near to President Cleveland Ind his
cabinet say that they are now contdent that
Congress will repeal the Sherman Silver law
very soon after it meets. Tue doubt has been
as to the Senate, but it is now claimed that it
has been removed by assurances from Sena-
tors.