Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

hoI very pIoodoie' ne oDlecung
democratic senators, notwithstand.
ing Mr.. Cleveland's attempt to 81.
lence them, who will oppose the bill
unless given what they demand
have grown numerous enough 10
have succeeded in hanging up the
bill in the subcommittee. No
democratic senator will now pre.
dict when the bill will be reported
to the finance committee. The
reason Is plain. They do not dare
to get the bill before the senate in
the condition in which Mr.. Cleye.
land and the cuckoo senators wish
it to be passed; so it is being held
back while fresh attempts are being
made to harmonic the conflicting
interests represented by Directing
democratic senators.
Already propositions have been
made to the republicans to vote
with the Directing democrats to
have the bill recommitted, should
it be reported to the senate in any
thing like the condition in which it
passed the house, but republican
senators are not making any prom
Uses at this stage of the game. They
only need five votes, even granting
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 temporary triumph of
having the bill recommitted. 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
his oath in, stands a good chance
to lose several of the staunchest
supporters he has had in the
senate.
The republicans are jubilant over
the unprecedented majority Penn
sylvania gave Hon. Galusha A.
Grow, and the democrats are
damning Mr.. Cleveland because he
compelled them to put up candi-
date and expose the weakness of the
party on the tariff question, which
was the sole issue of the campaign.
Speaking of the result, ex-Speaker
Reed said: "When we get at these
fellows next November, there WON'T
be seperate burials; they will be
buried in trenches" Representative
Burrows, of Mich, says: "The
result is simply indicative of the
wrath TO come. 1t is the forerunner
of an overwhelming victory this
fall throughout the country, to be
followed by the complete triumph of
the republican party in 1896"
The senate in ordering an inves.
tigation of the circumstances con-
nected with the change of contr ac =
tors for the publication of the
Patent Office Gazette have frighten-
ed more people than those connect
ed with this particular contract, and
If the committee can succeed in
| getting at tie bottom of this bust.
ness startling case of favoritism,
If nothing worse, will certainly be
exposed. 1t is charged that Mr..
Josiah Quincy, who was made
assistant secretary of state for the
sole purpose of dismissing repub-
llcan consuls and appointing demo
Gratis in their places, and who sue.
ceeded in demoralizing the consular
service to an extent that was not
deemed possible before he was com
PEELED to resign, because of disa-
greemeut with Secretary Gresham,
is charged with having manipulated
this contract and with having a
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 seignior-
age in the treasury, and the issuing
of silver certificates against it as
fast as coined, a blow below the
belt by making public an opinion,
said 10 have been given by the