Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, january 10, 1894.

Washington, January 10, 1894.
Secretary Carlisle has announced an
issue of bonds, under authority of the
act of 1873, to meet the present necessi-
ties of the treasury. While neither he,
President Cleveland nor any member of
the cabinet have any doubts about his
authority to issue bonds, he and they |
would have preferred that congress
should have provided for the financial
deficit, but Senator Voorhees, and other
leading Democrats in congress, after con-
sultation and mature deliberation, arriy-
ed at the conclusion that it would be i'm
possible to secure congressional action
in time to render the aid needed, owing
to differences of opinion among Demo-
Gratis as to what should be done; and
they advised that advantage be |
taken of the authority conferred by the /.
old law. The issue of bonds is to be F.
limited to the immediate needs of the
government, thus leaving congress free
to act as soon as it may be so disposed,
by providing other means of raising
money that must be had from some
source.
The consideration of the Wilson tariff
bill is proceeding satisfactorily to the
Democrats, although the clauses about
which there is the greatest Democratic
controversy have not yet been reached.
\ hap Of v,,i,,pr
been adopted, and one very important
one-providing that the free wool clause
should take effect upon the passage of
of the bill.
Senator Berry, speaking on Senator
Calls resolution for an investigation of
the civil service, said: 81 think there
is great deal of humbug about this
civil service business, and l am not in
favor Of extending it one iota further"
This statement was greeted with much
uproarious applause from the galleries
that the chairman had to threaten to
have them cleared before quiet was re-
stored Mr.. Berry voiced the popular
idea.
The depleted condition of the treasury
would preYent any considerable appro- .
priation for the enlargement of our navy
at the present session of congress, even
II a majority of the Democrats were in
favor of such appropriation, which is
doubtful. Representative Holman is
one of the Democrats who believes that
our navy is already dangerously large
and that it should not be added to, un-
less the traditional policy of our govern
ment, to avoid entanging alliances, is to
be shelved and an aggressive foreign
policy substituted therefore.
SO many misleading statements have
been made about the reasons that caused
the southern Democratic senators to vote
against Mr.. Hornblower's confirmation,
which was rejected this week, that l
haye ascertained what was the principal
reason for their voting against him. 1t
was simply that they had doubts about
MF' Hornbower's status as q constitu-
uonal jurist and did not propose to take
any chances. Senator Gray, of Della
ware, can have the vacancy if he wants
IT, and he would be unanimously con-
trmed. ''''' ''l
Senator Daniel made it plain to sono
tor Hoar this week that it was No,
altogether prudent to attempt to ,naLo -
speech on the Hawaiian question with
no better preparation than feeling Of
malignant hatred of President Cleveland
and the Democratic party. After practi-
cally compelling Senator Hoar to admit
his ignorance of the official documents
bearing on the subject upon which he
was speaking Senator Daniel consid-
erately dropped the matter. Senator
Morgan had earlier in the week tripped
up Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, in a
similar way, but instead of acknowledge
ing his ignorance Davis got mad and
tried to bluff through on a refusal to be
further interrupted. S.