The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Washington Letter.

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II. 6,.D,i.,l situation cOntIuu - crit
cal but there i little ProhAbI lity oi
r.. ur.seut administration doInC any
,I,ir1,. T., relieve the strain At a cabinet
ueetiuq tins week Secretaries Foster
"a Trac, took high and patriotic
e,round IN favor uf the issue of bonds 10
i,,,.r.,,-. the gold reserve, arguing that
II was neither night nor Just for tins
administration 10 turn the Treasury over
to the Democrats ina crippled condition.
but Mr.. Harrison and the other me5nters
OF his cabinet took narrow partisan
,isyy of the matter and refused 10 sanction
an issue Of bonds Ii j. conceded that
secretary Foster has the authority under
the law Of 1875 L. issue bonds. but II Il
not believed that he VIII Use II a. long
a. Mr. Harrison opposes 1t, although
personally he i IN favor OF IL
There l. to be- a biz fight made in the
House against the Sundry Gvli aupro-
priation bill. passed by the Senate tins
week. because Of the Sherman amend
ment thereto, authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury TO issue >3u.uuu.tuo .
per cent tve-year bonds, for gold 10
increase the Treasury reserve The
tight l. to be made by the p1puii~t- aud
some Of the free-cOInage Democrats and
If it results III the defeat of the bi.l, a.
many think probable an extra session
will necessarily have "a be called.
The first annual convention Of the
BimetaIlic League Of America a free
coinage organization. was held here this
week IL was largely attended, all Of
the most prominent popuIists and a
number OF Democrats taking part there
in.
The first all-night session OF the House
during the present session was held this
week. Ii was brought about by fill
clustering against the bill providing for
the Use Of automatic car-couplers 10y all
interstate railroads The bin was not
passed but l. L. come up under a suspen-
sion OF the rnle~ next week.
Senator German has manIuliy, al
though unsuccessfuliy, fought for
economy in the appropriation bills ever
since the Senate began their cOnSidera-
ton. He told the Republican Senators
this week that they seemed determined
I To pile up the appropriations for the
purpose Of compelling the Democrats to
/ impose new taxes or increase those al
/ already imposed upon the people IN order
| To meet the obligations Of the Govern
/ ment, and he thereby called the turn
on the Republican policy during the
I present Congress.
Few people know that there l. a
/ colored chaplain in the regular army
/ There l.. however. and he has just been
given a very fat detail 10y the War
| DEPARTMENT. duty al the World FAIR
! Ii would take "A very smart individual ~
. r.. 0 L. 81. .Irr .-.r-
| chaplain AT the Worlds Fair, other than
/ to Kill time between pay-days. Ii has
/ been suggested that tins detail was made
| because the troops at Fort Bayard, New
/ Mexico. where the brother in black u
now stationed, wished Ia get rid OF MIN.
( Anyway IT : a snap for hIm-
The checklist thing ever known In
political circles has been undertaken by
/ the Republican chiefs OF divisions in
/ the government departments here
/ They have prepared petition addressed
/ to President Cleveland asking him u
/ retain them in Office toy extending the
/ Civil service rules Ia the positions they
/ hold, and are now trying 10 obtain the
\ signatures Of clerks Ia the classified
I service thereto. Just why any clerk
should sign IL l. more than / can under.
stand The Republican clerks should
be well satisfied II they are allowed tu
| retain their own places, without trying
To retain their Republican chiefs; and
there l. certainly no good reason why
! any Democratic CleTk-there are not over
| many-of them ia office anyway should
be willing 10 sign any sucl an absurd
/ petition. II your correspondent had
the power every man who signed thi,
petition would have ms official head
chopped off quicker than You can
I wink.
There Is no longer any ifs, auds OF huts
! about the Senate Of the Fiity-third
Congress. 1t will be Democratic This
1 has been. Of course expected ever sine,
last November. Stiil, II l. gratifying L,
/ know that 1t L. an absolute, rock bound
fact
When 50 good Republican and TX.
| Union soldier as Senator Hawiey eN-
presses the wish on the floor Of the
Senate, that the new administration will
/ give the pension system "A through in
| spection and root oUt the frauds, which
he will not be surprised If they find, II i,
time for demagOgues to sing low.
The new cabinet Il complete The
| selection Of Representatives Herbert, oi
Alabama, for Secretary Of the Navy, and
Mr. Richard Olney. Of Massachusetts.
for Attorney General, was well received
/ by Democrats in Congress. Mr.. Herbert
/ has been favorite with Congre5smen
for the Navy portfolio f,om the first; he
makes the third southern man in the
l cabinet. Mr. Oluey l. not so widely
/ known except among lawyers. but thUs.
] who do know him says that he Il Just as
good a Democrat aS he ], a lawyer, and
| a. a lawyer he l. IN the front rank. NJ