Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-07

WASHINGTON, June 6. - (Special.)
I The so called bribery investigation mas
proceeded about as everybody expec.eu'
only q little more so-that is, all tne :eI-
ators mentioned, with Secretary Cariisle
and various, others, have intimateo on
oath that what was said about them WAS
false. and the only effect OF the proceed
inps AGAINST Messrs. Edwards and Snri-
yer. correspondents, has been to give the
bows one enlivening subject to relieve the
tadium of the house debate. 1t Is re-
marked as a singular fact that the first OF
the cases in which correspondents We're
called on to reveal the sources OF their In
formation-namely, the investigation into
the alleged bribery connected with the
massage of the tariff bill of 1S57-resulted
in bringing out a great deal OF important
testimony, and that each successive at
tempt has turned out worse until sucn
proceeding is now looked on simply as
rather commonplace joke.
Meanwhile the pressure from the OUTSIDE
upon the senate steadily becomes stronger.
and even the most resolute opponents OF
the tariff bill begin to concede that 1t WILL
soon be a law. In the house there IS al
ready a vigorous attempt to create sentl-
ment in favor of passing it at once as soon
as it comes from the senate, and Mr.. spring
er is very earnest in favor OF such pro-
ceeding. OF course he does not pretend
that the bill suits him, and neither does
any one else, for that matter, but he says,
and many agree with him, that the necessi-
ties of business and the treasury must now
oyerbear all other considerations. From
the treasury department also come appeals
for action, as the gold reserve is bound to
20 down to SO OO0, 900 or thereabout by the
close of this month, and the excess of ex-
penditures over receipts for the fiscal year is
expected to reach $50, 600.
Gold Coinage.
All the discharged employees-and the
number is greater than at any time for years
ARE entitled to their pay at once down to
the time their regular leave OF absence
would have expired, and contractors for the
new naval vessels are clamoring for money.
The contracts provide for partial payments
as the vessels reach various stages of COM
pletion, and considerably over million
dollars are now due, and another million, it
is expected, soon will be. Mr.. Springer cites
these and many other reasons and thinks,
in addition, that in the present temper of
the senate conference committee would
result IN geCUlnS uOtnlnS, DuI teuu rather
to aggravate the situation. 1t is charged,
as usual, that the president is responsible
for all this pressure, but the members ad-
vocating speedy action declare that if SO
he has not intimated it to them. 1t is worth
noting in this connection that the gold
coinage for May amounted to S, AZ, ,450, and
adding the subsidiary silver coinage and
deducting the decrease in national bank
notes the net increase of money for the
month of May is nearly IS, 100000.
Among the numerous measures now
pending to give more fluid character to
1he currency is a very carefully drawn bill
introduced in the senate by Mr.. Turpie
providing for postal savings banks. 1t au-
thorizes the postmaster general to desig-
nate at least one postoffice in each county
to receive deposits of not less than S. nor
more than 500, no one person to deposit
more than $500 per year. The money is to
go to the United States treasury and be
loaned to banking institutions, and the de-
positors are to receive2 per cent interest,"
OF course it Is introduced by request.