The Progress., 1893-04-01
a1R WASHINGTON LETTER.
ra,, or Interest Gathered from About
N'''' v lhe paiiGBal Capital,
v,,u,s TON. D. C., March % 1898.
..snouJence 20 The Progress:


s...o.srv Carlisle declincs.t to either
e.m or deny the rum'r that
pierpOnt Morgan a wall street =. p"nh- '"lI.5
iT ~. heen sent TO Europe to MAKE
e.ngements " for the issue OF $5o'-
SOooe0 in bonds. This runner ha'
W., Sr.od the greatest interest here
arGIs anS i appears to be generally be,
Iieved. Should it provo to be rue It
sYilp !, likely to be very unpopular move
an the part Of the new adm'nlS'ra u
10 tion, "a as public sentiment as reflected
bv the press and prominent men from
~ ~ soctions is unquestionably OPP
posed to an issue Of bonds lhi7
vas proven by the forced Withdrawal y
during the last hours OF the fiity-
.scond Congress of the Sherman
amendment to the Sundry Civil blll,
,ptbOrizing the issue of S5Oooo'OOo
as per cent bonds.
President Cleveland's rebuke to
4,Ouism" and all other nepotism' pub
rclv given this week, is regarded a.
,bOpeful signs by those who are op-
Dossed to having Federal offices par
esled out among the sons and other
relatives Of promint officials, a prac-
tice which has resulted IN much
,rouble and many scandals.
Henry George, the apostle OF Tree
trade and of the single tax theory, IL
credited with having secured the Sc
lection Of Judge Henry A. Robinson
Of Detroit, Michigan, to succeed Sta
tisticisn Dodge Of. the Agricultural de
partment. Judge Robinson is an ex
Republican, and an expert statistican,
having once been labor commissioner
of bis State.
Statements have from time to time
made of the intention of Mr. Cleve-
land to use the patronage of his dis
pOsal for the purpose of winning over
senator's and representatives to th,
support Of his financial ideas, but tht
FIRST substantial evidence of such an
intention was not made public unit
this week, when the Cleveland win
OF the Indiana Democrats were
sturned down" and the appointments
Of the United States Attorney and
United States Marshall of the State
given to men named by Senator
Vorhees. chairman of the senate com
mittee on finance, add a very pro
nounced opponent of MIR. Cleveland
IDEAS, so far as they relate to silver
OF course, this may have been merely
scoincidence.
The executive machine appears t.
be getting into good working order
Judging from the large increase il
the number of appointments made
this week, but the politicians are n,
better pleased, as rule than the.
we're before tho Republican heads be
gan TO fall. Mr.. Cleveland still
maintains the habit developed dur
ing his first term, of making appoint
ments that surprise the politician
but up to the present time they have
IN the opinion of uninterested an
unpreiudiced people been uniforml
good when judged by the standard c
ability and fitness, although one G
them has caused very decided un
pleasantness between the presiden
and Senator Harris, of Tennessee,
who has just been elected presideu
pro tempore Of the Senate to succee
Senator Henderson.
The great constitutional debate q
% the senators appointed by the goN
9nors OF the States of Montani
Washington and Wyoming to TAX
shslr seats is expected TO open thi
week, when the reports, alread
agreed upon by the majority and m
nority of the committee on privilee {
and elections, will be made to tn
senate. The matter is yet TO be d'
cided, as there are number of ser
aiors waiting to hear the argument
o. the able constitutional lawyers {
'ne senate before making up the
minds. The opinion is general tn;
The chances of Senator ALLEN, {
Washington, are slightly better tina
nose OF the others, because of IL
circumstances under which he W,
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