Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
Washington Letter.
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probable. The objectiDg democratic
senators. Notwithstanding Mr.. Cleve-
lands attempt this week to silence
them, who will oppose the bill. unless
given what they demand, have grown
numerous enough to have succeeded in
hanging up the bill in the sub-commit-
tee. No democratic senator will now
predict when this bill will be reported
to the finance committee. The reason
is plsiu. They do not dare get the bill
before the senate in the condition in
which Mr.. CLEVELAND and the cuckoo
senators wish it to be passed; so it is
being held back whils fresh attempts
are being made to harmonic the CON
hicting interests represented by object
ing democratic senators.
Already propositions have been made
to the republicans to vote with the
Directing democrats to have the bill
re-committed. should it be reported to
the senate in snYthing like the condi-
ton in which it passed the house, but
republican senators are not making any
promises at this stage of the game.
They only need five votes. even grant
ing that all the populists support the
bill, to defeat it outright, and if there is
any chance to defeat the bill they do not
propose to throw it away for the tempo
rary triumph of having the bill recon-
mitted. The feeling between the free
trade democratic senators and those
who want protection for the industries
of their own states daily grows more
bitter, and Mr.. Cleveland by putting
in his oar stands good chance TO lose
several of the staunchest supports he
has had in the senate.
The republicans are jabilant over the
unprecedented majority Pennsylvania
gave Hon. Galusha h. Grow. and the
democrats are damning Mr.. Cleveland
because be compelled them to put up a
candidate and expose the weakness of
the party n the tariff question, which
was the sole issue of the campaign.
Speaking of the result, ex-speaktr Reed
said: WHEN we get at these fellows
next November. there won't be sepi rate
burials; they will be buried in trenches. !"
Representative Burrows, of Mich, saws:
1.-The result is simply indicative of the
wrath to come 1t is the forerunner OF
an overwhelming victory throug bout
the county, to be followed by the COM
plete triumph OF the republican party in
1896 .
Mr.. Cleveland undoubtedly lost pres
tige in congress by the rejection of
Peckham, although it resulted in the
supreme court getting much better
man, in the person of Senator White, of
La. than either Peckham or Horn
blower. Hill stock has gone up about
100 per cent. with Democrats in Con-
gress.
The republican members of the sem
ate committee on foreign affairs have
signed the report on the Hawaiian in
vestigation written by Senator Morgan,
but the other democrats declined to do
so, and will submit minority report.
The senate in ordering an investiga-
ton of the circumstances connected
with the change of contractors for the
publication of the Patent Office Gazette
have frightened more people than those
connected with this particular contract,
and IL the committee can succeed in
getting at the bottom of this business a
startling case of favoritism, il nothing
worse. will be exposed. 1t is charged
that Mr.. Josiah Quincy, who was made
Assistant Secretary OF State for the sole
purpose of dismissing republican con-
suls and appointing democrats in their
places, and who has succeeded in de-
moralizing the consular service to an
extent not deemed possible before he
was compelled to resign because of
disagreement with Secretary Gresham.
is charged with having manipulated
this contract and with having money
interest therein.
The administration, through Attorney
General Olney, struck the silver men in
the house, who have been trying for
more than two weeks to get a quorum
to pass Mr.. BANDS bill for the coinage
of the seiguiorage in the treasury and
the issuing of silver certificates against
it as fast as coined, blow below the
belt by making the public an opinion,
said to have been given by the Attorney
General at the request of Secretary
Carlisle. The opinion says that silver
certificates are not lawful. While the
opinion of the Attorney General win
not be accepted as law by anybody it
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