Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-23
HAsaIn 9T0N 81 NEWs.

Cleveland deserves impeachment for his
share IN that contract for Che sale OF
bonds to European syndicate, and
wer, il not for the uearne5s Of the end
# this congress some steps might be
taken with that end in view The at
tempt to keep the terms Of that CON
tract secret has but added infamy TO the
contract itself Undertbat contract the
European syndicate viii gel. it is esti-
mated, per cent-probably the larg-
est profit ever made on like issue OF
bonds of a solvent nation-proit on the
500, 400 600, of 3 and "a per cent bonds,
for no one expects the apparent activity
in congress to result in changing the
nature of the bonds issued, besides an
option upon any other bonds issued pre-
vious to October |, 1895. The senate
finance committee has reported bill for
the unlimited coinage of silver, the gov
eminent to retain the difference between
the amount OF silver in each dollar and
a dollars worth of bullion on the day
the bullion is deposited at the mint, as
seigniorage but it is not certain that its
opponents will allow it to reach vote,
The house committee on ways and means
has reported a resolution authorizing
the issue of 3 per cent. gold bonds In
place of those sold to the European
syndicate, but it has alb 'olutely no
chance to even get considered by the
senate, to say nothing of being adopted.
Thus it will be seen that nothing will be
done by congress, and that the enor-
nous profits of the European syndicate
are, thanks to the contract drawn by
Mr.. Cleveland's old partner and APP
proved by Mr.. Cleveland, safe; and the
people will have to foot the. bill.
Unless there shall be a radical change
of sentiment among the senators the
senate will insist upon its amendment
to the diplomatic and consular bill, max
lug a preliminary appropriation for the
laying of a cable to Hawaii. The house
has refused to agree to any of the SEN
ate amendments to that bill and the bill
is now in the hands of conference COM
mittee. Some senators have said that
the bill shall never get through without
the cable amendment.
The house very often votes one way
when sitting as a committee OF the
whole, when votes are not recorded, and
another when a regular yea and nay
vote is taken. That is just what 1t did
this week, on the proposition to make
the pay of the clerks to representatives
annual instead of during the actual sit
ting of congress, as at present. The
proposition was twice endorsed IN com
mittee of the whole, but when the yea
and nay vote was taken it footed l42
against and only 90 for.
The thirteenth annlvers Iry of the
Loyal Legion ia the District of Colum
bia, aud the eighty sixth anniversary of
the birthday OF Abraham Lincoln we're
Jointly celebrated by a banquet under
the auspices of the Loyal Legion. Hon,
George Il. Wellington, of Nd, spoke to
the toast of Abraham Lincoln, which
was accompanied by the following senti-
ment:
Statesman, yet friend to truth, of soul
since.e;
In action faithful, and in honor clear;
Who broke no promise, served no pr
vate end;
Who gained no title, and who 10 no
friend.
Among the other speakers were Sen
ators Mahderson and Hawlev, both mem
oers OF the legion. TIE Union yeter-
ans union also httingly celebrated Lin
coins birthday,
Representati Dolliyer, of Iowa, was
by fellow member of the /
house the other day for being a society I
man. His reply was quick and pointed;
Il wish I were, I wish / were. would F.
give grand reception, decorate the I
table and room with cornstalks, and pay /
the farmers Of my district what you fell I
lows contribute to these expensive flor /
lists"