Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, November 8, 1893.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle are both firm in the belief that
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman silver law will soon bring
about state of affairs that will make
the much-talked-abo issue of bonds
unnecessary, and neither of them wishes
to issue bonds until circumstances shall
make such an issue absolutely necessary.
The Democrats in congress, or at least
a majority of them, would like to escape
authorizing an issue of bonds, if it can
possibly be done. 1t will be much easier
for President Cleveland to speak posi-
lively and definitely on the bond ques-
tion month hence than it is now, and
it is probable that his message to the
regular session of congress will take a
decided stand one way or the other on
the subject.
The movement for a change in the
rules of the senate is growing quite rap
idly, and it is among the probabilities
that change will be made early in the
regular session. Formal amendments to
the rules this week have been proposed,
and these will be referred to the COM
mittee on rules, which will, it is be-
lieved, in due time report an amend
ment that will accomplish the end aimed
at-give the majority of the senate the
authority to order a vote whenever it
may think that the debate has been
sufficiently prolonged, an authority pos
sessed by the house and by nearly every
legislative body in the world.
Representative Bailey, of Texas,
thinks Uncle Sam pays out lots of
money without receiving anything ap-
preaching an equivalent in return there
for. He has introduced two bills, each
of which he thinks will stop big leak
of that kind. One provides for the re-
peal of the laws providing for the pay
ment of retired army and navy officers
and that the pay of such officers hereto
fore shall cease when the bill becomes a
law. The other repeals the laws provid-
ing for the payment of retired judges
from the United States courts and stops
the pay of all those now on the retired
list. Whether there is any probability
of either of these bills becoming laws it
is too early to say, but Mr.. Bailey will do
his best to push them through.
Mr.. j. S. Harrison, of Kansas City,
ex-President Harrson's Democratic
brother, is in Washington seeking an
office. He wants to be surveyor at
Kansas City.
While all of the senators and repre-
sentatives are doubtless glad of the op-
portunity to go home for few days
before the beginning of the regular ses-
sion, there are quite number of prom
inent Democrats who expressed the
opinion that it would have been better
to have let the extra session run right
along until the time for beginning the
regular session. The majority, however,
thought that no time would be saved
by remaining in session, and the major
ity rules, usually, in the Democratic
party.
In reply to question as to what ac-
tion the president had taken on the re-
port that emissares of several European
nations were secretly aiding the Bra
lillian insurgents and that their purpose
was to overthrow the republic and re-
establish the monarcy. prominent Of
fetal, not a member of the cabinet, said:
II am not at libeIty to enter into details,
but you can rest assured that this admin
istration will assert the Monroe doctrine
and protect the commercial interests of
American citizens in Brazil and else
where at all hazards, and it will do it
without the bluster and ingoism which
characterized President Harrisons deal
ings with Chilli" All of the facts con-
corning the revolution in the possession
of the state department were laid be-
fore the cabinet this week and unani-
nous agreement was reached, the nature
of which was not, for obvious reasons,
made public. S.
800 Reward, 800.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
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