The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-03-22


Mr.. Cleveland also took occasion 10
say that he was not pleased with the
idea prevalent among editors of small
plpers, that the Office of postmaster in
their town belonged to them. II this
thing keeps no u good many men will
o be asking themselves Where am
| att"
While President Cleveland has been
having everything his own way at the
White House, things have been exact
ly reversed at the Capitol, where the
senators of his party have been enga-
ged in arranging the slate for the re-
organization of the Senate committees,
in accordance with the change of ma
jorily in that body. The one com
mittee in which Mr.. Cleveland was
more deeply interested than all Others
WAS hal ON finance, which will have
TO deal with all of the financial and
tariff bills that may reach the Senate
Of the Fifty-third Congress. The zen
Tor democratic member of that COM
mittee in the last Congress was Sena-
tor Voorhees,, and according to Senate
rial precedent he was entitled to the
craftsmanship of the co mmitice:n the
present Congress; but his financial
views being directly and apparently
unalterably opposed to those of Presi-
dent Cleveland a program was
arranged by the Presidents friends,
and approved by bin, to prevent
Mr. Voorhees, becoming chairman
of the committee, and also 10 so
arrange the membership OF the
committee that the silver men would
be in a minority. This program WAS
completely ignored. and not only was
Mr.. Voorhees, made chairman 81 the
committee, but q majority OF its
members are pronounced silver men.
This assignment which was made by
the caucus committee has yet to be
ratified by the democratic Senatorial
caucus, but of that there is no doubt.
So it may be put down as certain that
MFR. Cleveland will not be able to die
tate financial legislation to the Fifty
third Congress.
Secretary Herbert says; 81 do not be-
lieve in dismissing q working man from
the public service simply on the ground
of his politics." He also says that he
will continue in force the Civil Service
Rules for Navy Yard employees. which
created such = commotion when issued
by Secretary Tracy in the first year OF
the Harrison administration. Verify,
the expected spoils of the s~poilsnien are
rapidly vanishing.
1t is not believed here that President
Cleveland withdrew the treaty for the
annexation of Hawaii from tho Senate
because he was opposed to annexation.
The idea seems to bethathe. did not like
the indeiniteness Of several clauses in
the treaty, and that he has already
directed Secretary Gresham to negotiate
a new one. A good many believe, how
ever, that this will not be done until a
. commission shall have visited Hawaii
and obtained certain desired information
81 to the wishes of the native Hawaiians,
etc. This commission cocld 60 and
retu IN before the present extra session
adjourns, if. as now thought, the Senate
shall remain in session until about the
last OF April.
The present administration is Just as
much opposed apparently to q new issue
Of bonds IS was the last one, and al
though the solicitor general has given
IN opinion that the use of the gold re-
serve to redeem Treasury notes would be
legal, it will do neither, except as a last
resort to prevent gold going to a pre-
MUM. just at present there is q cessa.
ton in the demand Tor gold, and be,free
gold-that is, gold in the Treasury over
and above the 500, 000, 900, reserve fund,
is steadily increasing, and not a few pee
pie believe that the furry is over for the
present, but that it will he renewed by
the same influences when Congress
gets together again, and for the same
purpose-the repeal of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman silver law.