The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND 5
Cleveland and Carlisle arc or
TO Bland's Bill-Abolishing Z
\ OhiceS-The CarnegIe Ie Irrcpiila

ohces-The Carnegie Irrcgula
WASHINGTON, March S.-Thev
ment Is made by one of the most IA
lnent men in public life that PresiN
Cleveland will veto the Bland seignS
age Dill If 1T passes the Senate. III.
gentleman talked with the Presiden
yesterday regarding the matter. ART
the reason given is that the bill wo,M
be destructive of the repose which
now surrounds the financial condition
OF tho country and further that II
would tend to weaken our credit
abroad. Secretary Carlisle is known
to be unfavorable to tho bill and he is
understood to have represented to the
President that the money that would
result from the coinage of the seig-
nlorage is not needed and that it is his
intention to sell whatever bonds may
be necessary to supply the DEFICIENCIES
of the National Treasury and this
without any regard to tho contention
raised that this money ought only to
he used III compliance with the term
OF the resumption act.
Mr. Richardson Dem. of Tenness,
called up tho bill reported by
Dockery commission, abolishing the
ilces OF Commissioner and DeputyC.
missioner OF Customs, and asked
consideration as Il privileged mat
Mr.. Reed asked how its privilege,
character had been retained after he
ing reported.
Because an examination of the re-
cords showed that the Speaker had
stated when the bill was introduced
that it was privileged" -unil W.
Mr. Reed" Can that be done except
oy unanimous consent? The Speaker
does not seem to have asked the House
Tor it Chumorouslyl. | withdraw my
oDJcctlon TO present consideration EX. (
hlbitions of tyranny are not unpleas-
ant to me-"
Whereat the Speaker could not re-
tary Carlisle, recommending the pas
sage OF the bill us tending to u better
and more accurate accounting in the
department, and the report Of the com.
mission explaining the desir;GNl: ana
scope of the operation of 30 ,.uro
were read. TEe-Ijcpurt claimed that
$3O, 43O would be annually saved in ex-
pcnseS by the passage of the bill, and n
more speedy and accurate accounting
obtained
The bill was passed after brief dis
cuSSion. fu
Relative to the Pittsburg report
charging collusiou Of naval inspectors
IN the matter Of the Carnegie armor
plates, Representative Cummings.
chairman OF the committee on naval
affairs. to-day said: "The reports
from Pittsburg about collusion OF gov
crnment officers in the manufacture Of
armor are Incorrect. The invcstiea-
ton developed nothing of tho kind
Ihcrc wore certain irregularities that
were seen by workmcn in two depart
mcnts at Homestead. These workmcn
informed the Secretary Of the Navy of
the TACT, and an investigation proved
that Irregularities had existed. The
Carnegie Company denied all knowl-
edge OF them, but were afterwards con-
Vlnced that such was the case. They
were fined $4,000. Twenty five per
cent. of this went to the worlmen who
gave the information and the remain
der was withheld in payments due the
Carnegie Company for urmor under
the contract. The investigation re-
llccts the greatest credit on the Navy
Department."
An annoying error has been discov-
cred in the distribution Of the ,arilr
speeches Of cN-Spcakcr Reed and
Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee.
They were printed at the same Office
ana the usual care was exercised in
their preparation and circulation.
Among the Congressman who sent out
Reeds speech was Mr.. Van Nool his Of
| ohio. He received yesterday from an
excited and indignant constituent the
copy of the speech sent to him with Il
request for explanation. The cover.
was all right" Tariir Speech Deliver
ed by the Hon. ThOS. b. Reed while
tie body of the pamphlet was the taril
! speech Of the Hon. w. l.. Wilson. An
| investigation is in progress