Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-01-05
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 2S, 1894.
Mr.. Cleveland has more confidence IN
the coming republican congress than IN
the existing democratic congress, OF else
he is pretending that he has, IN order
to induce the demo Gratis in congress to
pass the Carlisle currency bill or some
other bill along the same lines. 1t Is
certain th t hint almost as strong as
an official notification has been given
prominent democrats in congress as
nearly direct from Mr. Cleveland as it
conld have been unless he had himself
given it, that unless this congress- passes
some financial bill, Of a nature satlsfac-
terv to the administration, an extra SEES
sion of the new republican congress will
be called soon after the fourth OF next
March. for the express purpose of deal.
ing with financial matters. The hint
hrs not. however. had the effect intended.
Instead Of making the democrats more
anxious to get together and pass tinan-
cial bill. it has been sliced by many of
Them as offering a good excuse for not
passing a bill. These democrats say
that as n matter Of party policy the
democrats in congress cannot do better
than to shift the responsibility OF tinan-
cial legislation to the next congress, 10
the hope that the republicans may make
some mistake that will give the demo-
Gratis a chance to elect the next presl-
dent. something they acknowledge them
selves to be without at this time. Re
publcare smile at this condition t
affairs and point to the fact that no con-
press controlled by republicans has ever
attempted to shirk any OF its RESPONSE
bilioies. Republican congresses have
made mistakes, but they were mistakes
caused by action, and never by fear OF
acting. Republicans have been APP
preached and asked to name what
amendments to the currency bill would
be necessary to secure their support for
the bill. None have been named, how
ever. as nothing could induce republi-
cans to support the bill
There seems to be plot among a few
members of his own party to try to make
sx Speaker Reed believe that he will en-
danger his presidential chances by ao-
cepting the speakership OF the next
houss. The following remarks we're
mads bv QUE OF them, and is fair spec
imam Of those used by all who are In the
Mot. "If Reed is the wise man | think
he ia he will decline the speakership.
He has got all the reputation out OF 1t
he san, and If he takes it again will put
bimsef in position to offend about one
half of the republican members, as there
will not be committee chairmanships
enonoh to GO round, The members of
the house are the men who shape the
delegations to the national convention
and he cannot afford to offend Them"
This sort of talk must be very amusing
to Mr.. Reed. who knows just what 1t
means to be speaker Of the house. and
who would doubtless be glad to hear of
any man who eyer declined that position,
although there isn't at this time the
slightest probability Of his doing so.
A western congressman, who says he
got it from member Of the cabinet, is
telling a little story which illustrates
the manner in which Mr.. Cleveland treats
his cabinet. The story IN substance is,
that at the close of cabinet ne ting
Mr.. Cleveland told Postmaster General
Bissell that he was ready to take up the
question of the appointment of a post
master for Washington. and requested
Mr. Bissell to bring the applications on
sIo IN tba white house. The next morn
ing Mr.. Bissell carried the applications
to Mr.. Cleveland, but instead OF opening
the bulky package Mr.. Cleveland handed
Mr. B,ssell card, remarking: "HaVe
the papers made out appointing him"
Mr.. Bissell tried to protest, saying tnat