The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-12-07
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, December 3.-No message
ever written by President Cleveland was more
attcntively listened to than that sent in to-day.
The general topics treated by the message, in
Guiding the foreign relations of the govern
ment, We're all that any Democrat could desire,
and the financial recommendations cannot be
fully understood until considered in connection
with Secretary Carlisle's annual report, to be
sent to Congress tomorrow, which contains
the details of the plan for Il reform OF the cur
rency of the country which the President so
strongly endorses in his message What will
be the result of these financial recommended
lions it will be impossible to say until the sent-
ment of the Democrats has had time to become
apparent.
Speaker Crisp looked quite as good natured
when he raped the House to order as he could
possibl have looked had u majority of the
House been as fortunate as himself in getting
reelected, and his own re, election to the Speak
ership been assured. Indeed, the most notice.
able feature on the Democratic side of the
House, aside from the entirely too numerous
empty chairs, was the prevailing good nature
of those who were defeated last month. If the
Republicans expected to see an array of long
faces they were disappointed.
There have been a number of informal con-
ferences of Democratic Senators and Repren-
tatives for the purpose of discussing the prob
ability of reaching an agreement on a pro-
gramme for the session, anu there is some talk
of holding u joint caucus and requiring every
man who attends to pledge himself to stand by
whatever programme the caucus adopts. If
pledges could be secured from a sufficient
would be an excellent idea, but it is certain
that there are six or more Democratic Senators
who would not pledge themselves.
Like numerous other fake stories, that as
serting that President Cleveland was offended
with Admiral Walker because of the report he
made on affairs in Hawaii, has been disproved
ing Admiral Walker at the head of the Light
House Board, u position that is considered by
naval officers one of the most desirable under
the government. The President seems to have
nj mr. ~
out silly stories 1t is much better and far
more convincing than stereotyped denial.
Treasury officials taxi no stock in the stories
that Congress will refuse to appropriate the
money needed to put the income tax into oper-
alton, for the very simple reason that there are
no more opponents of that tax in either Senate
or House than there were when it was incor
porated in the tariff bill. That is the common
sense view of the matter. If the opponents of
the tax could not prevent its being included in
the tariff bill they certainly cannot prevent an
appropriation to put it into effect There is
reason, too, for the belief that Senator Hill,
who led the fight against the income tax in the
Senate, will not only refuse to aid in trying to
defeat the appropriation, but will himself vote
for it, as he Is on record as opposing any and all
attempts to enbarrass officials by Withholding
appropriations asked for, TO be used in carry
ing out existing laws.
Representative Cooper, Of Florida, thinks the
proper way to fill the Office of postmaster is to
have him elected by the voters OF his town or
township. and he proposes to push a bill pro-
viding therefor. He is also strongly IN favor
OF the adoption OF some system OF currency re-
form that will give the needed elasticity to
currency, either that proposed by Secretary
Carlisle or something else upon W ich u major
ity can get together, and of a bi- providing for
the building of the Nicaragua canal. He says
that if he could have his own way he would
make this session of Congress- short as it will
be, memorable III the history of the Democratic
party. It's pity there are not more Demo-
Gratis of the same mind.
Although nothing can be officially stated,
because no official action has yet been taken,
there is little room for doubt that the subcom-
mittee which went to Cleveland, Ohio, to inves-
tigate charges made against Judge Ricks of
having appropriated fees properly belonging to
the government to his own use, will III its ro-
port to the full Judiciary Committee of the
House take the ground that the charge was
proven, in fact virtually admitted by Judge
Kicks himself. 1t is thought that the question
of whether impeachment proceedings shall be
instituted will be left for the full committee to
decide. The committee will make its report to
the House before the holidays, unless something
not now expected shall occur to prevent, and
it is expected to favor impeachment.
The sugar scandal has raised its ugly head
again, and the same Democratic Senators
whose names were most conspicuousy smirch-
ed during the preparation of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill are again figuring in the rumors
in a manner that is decidedly unpleasant to
Democrats generally, however the trio of Sem
ators may look at the matter. Many Demo-
Gratis are in favor of settling this business for
good and all by just putting all sugar on the
free list. "A. s.