Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-19
HOPE TO CHECK CARLISLE
Pres Silver Democrats and Pops in Congress
Oppose Pond Issue,
MAY DEFEAT THE SECRt1ARYS ACTION
Efforts Aro Now Being Made 30 Push a
Resolution of Condemnation Through
Before tho nay Set for De-
nvery TO Purchasers.
WASHINGTON BUREAU on THE BEE, J
513 FoURrHENTu STREET,
WAsHINGToS, Jan. is.

WASHINGTON, Jan. is. J
Efforts are to be made in the house be-
tween now and the lst of Feb.
ruary, even during the debate on
the tariff bill, to condemn or de-
feat the determination of Secretary Car.
lisie to Issue bonds. The movement will be
led by democrats and populists, those who
favor free coinage of silver and believe that
the bullion in the treasury, including the
siegniorage, should be coined in spite of tho
law making it collateral security to out
standing silver obligations. 1t was preci-
pitated in the senate today by Populists
Allen and PETER.
or course no action can bo taken in tho
house, while the tariff bill is pending, to
either defeat q bond issue by repeating the
law authorizing 1t, or to pass criticism
upon the proposed issue. Certainly the
president would veto anything intended to
hinder bond issue. While tho republicans
are bitterly opposed to giving the
secretary of the treasury authority
TO issue bonds, pending consideration OF
the tariff because it would tend to relieve
the embarrassment of the administration
and embolden it in its strikes for free trade
and while all know that the necessity for
bond issue is occasioned by anticipation of
the new tariff w,,which'has almost stop Ied
importation, 1t is conceded that the secretary
of the treasury had adopted the only prac-
ticable way of meeting the deficiency and
maintaining the credit of the government.
why Gray May Not BE Named.
1t is reported in senatorial circles
that should President Cleveland find it nee
essary in order to secure confirmation
to nominate Senator Gray of Della
ware to the vacancy Oh the supreme bench,
Minister BaYard, now at the court of
ST. James, will be called home by the Della
ware legislature to take the seat in the
senate which would be vacated by Gray.
This would create a complication which the
president dreads He especially does not
want fight over the British mission, be-
sides Gray is much the stronger man for the
admlnistra tion in the senate than Bayard
Efforts are being made to induce the presi-
dent to nominate to the vacancy one OF the
state judges of New York who would not be
antagonized by Senators Hill and Murphy.
The president would select "A man from Ver-
mont or Connecticut were it not for the fact
that it would leave the greatest state in tho
union without representation on the bench
of the highest court. IL has been suggested
to him that it would be smart stab on Hill
and Murpay to give the position to another
state than New York and hold the two
senators named responsible for the action.
VIII Drill Omaha Boys.
In response to the request of Representa-
tive Mercer the secretary of war has as
signed Lieutenant Penn as an instructor of
military tactics at the Omaha High school.
Colonel Corbin informed Representative
Mercer that no better officer could be found
in the department for this work Omaha is
the first city in the United States to receive
this recognition
Missouri River Improvement.
Representative Mercer appeared before
the river and harbor committee of the house
this morning In the interest of Missouri
river improvements at Omaha and Florence.
He also held an interview with General
Casey, chief of engineers. The Missouri
river commission has asked for $3.50 900 for
improving the Missouri river from Sioux City
to its mouth, for the fiscal year ending June,
1895 The commission will distribute this
money subject TO the approval of General
Casey. Mr. Berlin of Omaha is member
of this commission and it will rest with him
and the commission whether Omaha re-
ceives large or small portion of this $780,
600. AS is now contemplated over $500, 600
of this amount is to be expended between
Jefferson City, Mo-, and the mouth of the
river.
Senator Carey of Wyoming today laid be-
fore the senate petitions signed by the wool
growers, prominent democrats and repub-
licans in about one-half the counties in his
state, protesting against the free wool
schedule in the Wilson tariff bill.
South Dakota Snaps.
Judge S. w. Trosh Of Scotland, S. D., who
wants to be a consul to some foreign coun-
try, and George III. Matthews of Armour,
S. d., who wants to be postmaster in his
town, left for their homes today after stay
of some tiue in Washington. Both are con-
fdent of success in their missions here. 1t
is said that Matthews will shortly be
appointed postmaster at Armour. l.. E.
Witcher of Highmore, S. d., who asplred to
the surveyor generaship and othe: prom-
nent offices in his state, and who is now IN