The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-03-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Foolish Gossip Relative to the
impeachment of President
Cleveland.
Congressman EIenderSOn's State.
ment of the Approp~ iatlQns
Made by Congress for
Ten Years Past.
Secretary Gresham Charged with
DerelictiOn I'm Connection
with RetaliatOry Duties.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
a decidedly sensational proposition
was made and discussed at Washin e.
ton dinner party which was attended by
ten gentlemen, among whom were sev-
eral who rank as leaders in the republ;-
can and democratic parties iii congress.
The proposition came from democrat,
and was in substance that the republi-
can house should as soon as it assem-
bles, either in extra or regular session,
adopt resolution for the imueach-
ment of Mr.. Cleveland, because of the
written and verbal contract he made
contrary TO law with that foreign SYM
dictate for the sale of bonds. The source
from which the information comes
makes it impossible to use names. The
proposer of the scheme stated very cam
didly that his party would stand
much better chance in the campaign
next year with Stevens as president
than it will with Cleveland, and said
that if all the republican and populist
senator's would pledge themselves to
vote for impeachment he would guaran-
tee sufficient number of democratic
votes to make the necessary two-thirds
to ,mpeach. No promises were made by
the republicans.
The fellow with" steen" reasons why
Mr.. Reed ought not to become. speaker
of the house has again turned up in
Washington. But his reasons are quick
ly turned down." 1t is settled to the
entire satisfaction of the republican
OF the house of the Fiftv-fourth congress,
and also to that of the individual most
directly concerned. that Thomas B.
Reed will receive the nomination of the
republican caucus and be elected speaker
of the house. and it is altogether prob
able that at this very moment Mr..
Reed is thinking about the membership
Of the house COMMITTEES.
Representative Henderson. OF Iowa,
the ranking republican member of the
house committee on appropriations,
completed and made public a day or
two ago digest of the appropriations
made bv the last congress and compar-
ing them with those made bv the four
previous congresses. The totals were as
follows:
Fortv-ninth congress- STAG. 342 1852
Fiftieth ''' 917,963, $3.50
Fitty-frst 9SS,417,1S3 "a
Fifty-second 1927, 1O4 SAT .92
Fifty-third g 900, 1875, 691 .O4
1t will be seen that the two last con-
crosses. both democratic, made the
largest appropriations, ard there
should really be S21,6S6 added to the
total appropriations made by the last
congress, as that is the amount that
must be appropriated to pay contracts
authorized, and Mr.. Henderson esti-
mates that insufficient appropriations
for public printing pensions, etc., will
necessitate a deficiency appropriation
of at least $4,5OO,OOO by the ffty-fourth
congress The two last democratic con-
crosses were both billion dollar cor,-
crosses, the first in the history of the
country, although the democrats made
a national campaign bv falsely calling
the fftv-frst, or Reed Congress, the
"billion dollar congress-"
Senator Platt, before eavlng Wash
ington, had few words to say which
should interest everybody, and particu-
larly republicans. 1.-The public is apt
to expect" said Mr.. Platt, 1.-TWO much
from the republicans in the next con-
gress. The next house will be republi-
can, but we shall not have republican
majority in the senate and there will be
democratic president. We shall be al
most AS powerless for the promotion of
action in the next congress as we have
been IN the last one. The opportunity
for democratic mischief has passed, but
that is all. Little can be accomplished
until after 1896, when we hope the re-
publicans will be in power in all branches
OF the government.
Is secretary Gresham a coward, or
-? This question is being asked bv
many who believe that Mr.. Gresham is
guilty OF neglect of his sworn duty in
not notifying the treasury department
what Germany, France and other con-
tinental European countries are justly
di terminating against American pro-
ducts, III order that the law which d.
reefs that 10 per cent shall be added to
the duties on all goods coming to the
United States in vessels flying the flag of
any nation which shall discriminate
against our products. The law is clear.
and to most people the diserimin alton
against us is equally clear, notwith-
standing the contrary claim set up by
European diplomats. The treasury de-
partment cannot impose the retaliatory
duty until officially informed bv the de-
Partment OF state that the discrimina-
ton exists, and it seems that Secretary
Gresham will not do that. 1t is said
that he has intimated his fear of retail
rating and that he favors accepting the
thin excuses OF the several European
governments for shutting out American
products. 1t IS not surprising that
"Oh. for one day of Blaine at the head of
the state department" should he so
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