The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular CorrospondentJ

More water is to be poured into
the sieve. In other words, the ad-
ministratlon has decided to scold
Congress and issue more bonds to
replenish the gold in the treasury
and to meet the expenditures of the
government. Knowing the sensi-
tiveness of business, the Republi-
cans in Congress have purposely
refrained from saying much that
might have been said about the
position the administration has
taken upon financial matters, pre-
ferring to lose opportunities to
make party capital to arousing pub
lie sentiment which might prove
detrimental to the great business
interests of the country. 1t was the
same feeling which prompted the
Republican leaders when approach
ed by the Democrats to say that
they would offer no factious oppo-
sition to any measure that promised
to be of the slightest assistance to
the treasury, and to advise the
Democrats that the best thing this
Congress could do for the treasury
was to amend the tariff so as to
increase the revenue. This advice
might have borne good fruit, but
Mr.. Cleveland, with his usual OBJ
stinacy, prevented it by announcing
pompously that legislation to in
crease the revenue would not be
satisfactory to him. SO Congress
has done nothing, and another issue
Of bonds, the third within a year,
is to be made.
Senator Teller correctly charac-
terizod the Vest amendment to the
Hawaiian resolution, which was
adopted by vote of "A to % in the
Senate, as putting Oh the records
Of the Senate an absolute falsehood.
The amendment declares the sym
pathy Of our people with all efforts
to establish republican institutions,
reat1irms the policy Of absolute non
interference with the affairs of
other nations, and closes by declar-
ing that the administration deserves
approval for maintaining that pol
icy. Mr.. Teller showed conclusively
that the administration had not
maintained that policy towards
Hawai-, AMI it would have been
easy for him to have shown that it
had acted directly contrary to that
policy in several other instances,
notably at the beginning of the war
between China and Japan. Re-
publicans were somewhat surprised
to find one epublican--P ettigrew--
voting with 20 Democrats for the
Vest amendment, and the hope is
expressed that he only did so to be
in position to move reconsider
alton later. Senator Frye's speech
refuting the silly SANDER about
Hawaiian bonds being sold in
New England was scorcher.
Republicans in the House will do
nothing to prevent the passage of
the bill for the repeal OF the differ
entail duty on sugar from countries
paying an export duty on sugar,
which will probably be passed by
the House this week. They Will,
however, call special attention to
the declaration Of the German GOV
eminent that this sugar duty has
nothing to do with the embargo
placed on American cattle and
meats, Notwithstanding Represent
ative Wilson'S havingln his opening
speech in favor Of this repeal bill
insisted that it did. AS ex-Speaker
Reed tersely puts it, the bill is so
insignificant that Nobody cares
anything about it.'
The new Republican Senator from
North Carolina-Mr. Pritchard-
although not yet a week in his seat,
has cast two important votes, one
for the Nicaragua canal bill, which
passed by vote of 81 to 81, and
one against the Vest amendment to
the Hawaiian resolution. Mr..
Pritchard has made an excellent
impression upon his colleagues.
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