The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our ResuIar correspondenll. :.


have everything go thoir way. 1t isn't
much used now. aud when II IS the mean
Ing is exactly the reverse OF what II was,
as II cannot be disputed that Cleveland
lGck' during the ~ months has been q
decidly undesirable thing to have IL Is
doubtful whether any other president
was ever within single year placed in
so many unpleasant predicamen,s. The
reason is largely matter Of opinion with
which yoar correspondent mas nothing
to do, but the predicaments are facts OF
record, known 10 all men, just now
everybody is talking about the cause OF
the latest OF them--she Bland bill for the
coinage OF the seigniorage, now IN Pres
doLt Cleveland's hands. Ninc-tenths OF
the democrats ia congress are opposed to
the veto Of this BIZ, fearing rs political
effect, although that percentage includes
many who are opposed TO silver; while
delegation OF Wall street bankers are in
Washington asking that the bill be veto
ed, and claiming that they were assured
by Secretary Carlisle when they were
asked 10 subscribe for the recent bond
issue that the bill would be vetod If II got
through congress. How the president
will get out OF il is "a matter Of opinion,
the prepondcrance being at present
against veto. A maiOrityo OF the cabinet
is understood TO be in favor Of his signing
the bill. The populIsts, although strong
" in favor of the coinage OF the segUior-
age, would not be sorry to see it vetoed,
as veto would give their party great
boom In the south and west, at the eX
pense Of the democrats.
The Breckcpridge-Po trial is talk
ed about more than any other one subject
inst now. The testimony has. certainly
been Sensational enough to suit the most
morbid taste and there IS morea aud worse
set 10 come. Public sentiment is strong
ly against both of them, though no one
seems TO care what the result Of the trial
may be. 1t is the confessed relations
whicAeXis,ed between them for nine years
that has Disguised decent people.
The House committee on Civil Service
Reform believes in standing by the law
aud the Civil Service Commission. 1t
made adverse reports on the bill Of Alder
son, W. Va, and Fithian of Illinois, for
the adjustment of the commission; also
on the bill introduced by Wheeler of Ala
bama, to authorize the heads Of the sever
al government departments TO pass upon
the eligibility OF candidates FOR appoint
ment.
Some comment is heard concerning
bill introduced in the house by Coilp,on,
of Nd, attached to an appropriation bill
in the serate by sMr. Voorhees,, appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of an oil
painting of Dolly" Madison, wife Of the
fourth president OF the u. S., to be hung
In the White House. No one objects to
the purchase Of the portraits OF all the
presidents wives to adorn the walls OF
the White House, but the price to be paid
for this particular picture Is regarded as
outrageOusly eXtravagant. While the
subject Of the painting Is historic, the
painting is not. 1t Is the recent work Of
an artist who. although the holder of
very soft snap in connection with art
education at Washington, Is not regarded
as in any sense a great painter. and who
has never, l belisve, received from any
individual for single picture oDe-tenth |
Of the sum mentioned this bill, although |
be has before made sales to Uncle Sam
Ut extravagant prices.
Special elections are costly affairs to
the government. Secretary Carlisle has |
to the house the estimate OF |
Attorney General Olney Of the amount
required to pay the supervisors OF elect
ons at the special congressional election
held In New York city Jan. 80, 1894. Sl6-
BOO is the amount called for by this esti-
mats.
The tariff bill will certainly be report.
ID to the senate this week. That has
been formally decided by the committee
llso that the debate shall begin two weeks
rom today-nobody knows when 1t will
md. The situation has been addition al
y complicated by the demand Of the sug-
n men that all doubt about the clause
the reciprocity law abrogating
he reciprocity treaties be removed by
he insertion Of specific directions to the
president, to notify the several countries
,f their abrogation, upon the passage Of
he bill, although the claims the proposed
to be unnecessary, and that
The clause already provides for the abro-
cation Of the treaties. This has stirred
up some strong opposition from the agri-
cultural sections which desire to keep
he markets for their products, particul-
lrlyN those OF Cnba and Germany, open
by tho reciprocity treaties, and the threat
IS being made of defeating the entire
sugar clause OF the bill. leaving 1t where
The house put ton the free list--if it
DO necessary to do so to keep the reci-
'ocity treaties The house Is oyerwhclm-