Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-10

where there is hope Of making
material alterations in, if not of de-
teatiag it outright.
1t was entirely fitting that the
public debt Of the United States
should be increased $5O,000,oO0 by
the sale of bonds on the same day
that the House passed the Cleveland
tariff bill. Indeed, the increase in
the public debt was but the natural
consequence of the mere proposition
TO saddle such tariff noon the
country. Owing to the very deter
mined movement against the issue
of bonds in aud out of Congress the
issue would have been a fat failure
had not Secretary Carlisle's appeal
to the Wall Street bankers brought
them to his rescue. 70 prevent this
fact being too plain TO the country
MIR. Carlisle has refused TO make
public the names of the purchaser
OF the bonds Congress did not
act in time to stop the issue OF bonds,
but 1t may take steps that will pre-
vent the use of the money for any
other purpose than strengthening
the gold reserve. Representative
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, who got
on his ear and rendered his resigna.
ton to the governor Of that state,
because his constituents objected
to his position on the tariff, has
wound up the string which he tied
to the resignation before sending II,
and will keep his seat in the House.
The returns from the special Con
gressionaI election in New York
City were not reasuriug to Mr..
Cleveland or the cuckoo democrats.
They bore out the assertions of the
New York democrats in the House,
that the Cleveland policy, If persis-
ted in would result in making New
York go republican by an unheard
Of majority. AT the last Presidential
election the fourteenth New York
district went democratic by
plurality of 8,s25, and it elects
republican congressman by a plur
ality of 902--a republican gain of "A
few less than 10000 in a single dis
trict. The fifteenth district went
democratic by II 500, and now it is
only by the personal popularity of
the cauidate that it has a democratic
plurality of 4,5l0-a republican gain
of 1850. That is the first time the
wage-earners have had a chance to
express their opinion of the demo
cratic tariff bill It's effect upon
democratic senators will be care
fully watched.
II is regarded as significant that
it il the friends of Mr.. Cleveland,
and not those of Senator Hill, who
are seeking to delay action on the
nomination of Peckham to the
Supreme Court vacancy. A close
friend of Senator Hills said TODAY:
Whether the nomination be acted
upon next week or next month the
result will be the same, rejection.
On the other hand administration
men are claiming the votes of sew
eral southern senators which were
cast against Hornblower. Mean
while important business of the
Supreme Court is being delayed be-
cause of the vacancy. The even
division of the court-four on each
side-in one important case the
other day will prevent other cases
being taken up until the vacancy is
filled.
Senator elect Gear-"Old bust
ness some Iowa people call him
was given banquet by the Iowa
Congressional delegation this week
In addition to the Iowans the fol-
lowing were present: Thomas b.
Re ed, of Maine; Albert q. Hopkins
and Joseph G. Cannon, of H.; John
A, Caldwell, Of Ohio; julius G.
Burrows, of Mich; Serena f. Payne,
of New York, and John Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, all colleagues of Mr..
Gear in the House. Senator Will
son told the party that he believed
he would get as much pleasure out
E his salf imp,sad ayilp from tina