Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-28
Wa shington Letter.
lFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb'Y %, 1895

w ashlngton, req ", 1850
No administration in the history Of
the country ever received a harder SLAP
in the face from Congress than that
given the present one by the amend
ment added to the Sundiy Civil Apprl-
pria'ion bill by the Senate Appropria-
ton comm iftee, fordidding the private
sale OF bonds It's adopt, n ty Con.
gress wi ! be tquiy ent to Il vote 81
lack If coufidt nee in the administra-
ton. which in Engiar wonld result in
an immediate change Of ministry, and,
unless there is a radlcal change Of sem
timeut 10 Congress. its adoption is only
a matter of time Senator Mills. OF
Texas. who has upon occasion ssng &c
cuckoo music. doesn't think that
amendment goes frr enough, ard az
given notice of his Intention to offer an
other one when the bill gets before the
Senate. providing for the outright re-
peal of .aat portion If the specie re-
sumption act that authorizes the issue
of bonds. Mr.. Cleveland ought to
thank his stars that the death OF this
Congrt IS is so near. and that 10 many
of The regular appropriation bills re
man uns cted upon that no time is left
10 carry out numerous threats made
against him privately by individual
Senators and Representatives.
Congressional financial marching up
the hill and down again. which has
been such a marked festure of the pres
ent sess ION, came TO an end with the
formal abandonment of The Jones bill
for the unlimited coinage of silver bv
the Senate, although there NAV be a
few spasmodic attempts on the part OF
individuals to make their records on
the question more satisfactory 10 their
constituents during the remaining days
Of the session.
Senator Petti2rew's answer to the
question Of whether be would recon.
mend any person for appointing Mt as
postmaster at Sioux Falls. S ID. in
place Of the man whose nomination has
been adversely acted upon bv unani-
nous vote Of the Senate committee On
Post 0tiics and Post Roads. is partieu-
larly significant, in view of the charge
that Mir. Pettigrew vot with the adj.
m Illustration democrats on the Hawaii
an question in exchange fer Federal
sRhARhoED III us sAiAt-f NHtCi mas nBFU
made 10 certain newspapers Mr..
Pettigrew said. II would not ask the
President to appoint any one to any
office. In fact. should consider any
friend of mine insulted who receives a
commission signed by Mr.. Cleveland.
But if another nomination is made for
postmaster at Sioux Falls. my own
home, without consulting me, | shall
try again to secure the re lection of the
nomination
There has been considerable snob-
berry about this administration from
the beginning, but Secretary Morton
this week outsnobbed all The rest II
was his turn to give a cabinet dinner
to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland. and like
wise his turn 10 make an ass of him
self He had two expensive chairs.
ono for Mr.. Cleveland and one for his
wife, made for the occasion, each nav.
ing a silver plate. inscribed with the
name Il the occupant and the date of
the Girner, set ID its back Shade II
jerry Risk. And this man IS a
member Of The ef oinet portie II OF
whose dntieS il supposed 10 be giving
the pres ident II the United States adj
Wee. Ha has alreadv been dubbed
silver Plate Morton, aud tie name
ought 10 sick to him the longest dav
he lives, and il addition, to should b.
comp He'd Ia wear 81 sll times a silver
bros fplate irsesihed I an Cleveland !
chief boot Ticker
Seeret9Tv Carl SO took good pains.
9hle pos tivsiv denying the present
necessity for the prog osgd amendment
10 an appropriation bill. giving the
s. secretary of The treasury authority 10
issue short time per cent Insn eerlih-
Gates e meet rv deficit in he revenues
20 put ia a id for that very legislation,
by saving IN his official communication
10 the Stnafe."lt Is NV opinion that
tho secretary II the treasury ought to
be permauer tly invested with authority
to issue and sci short time bonds or
other obligations of the gortfnment tor
she purpose of raising manes 10 rseat
such deficiencies ia the ordinary raw.
enues rs may occur from time 10 time .
Like the boy Who having declared he
was not hangrg and declined the prof
fetei cookies he accompanies the dee
lination with the suggestion that he be-
made the custodian OF the cookies and
be given permission 20 eat them il lie
should happen r. get hungry
There is deadlock iii conference
over that Hawaiian cable amendment
to The consular and dlplomstic appro
priation bill, the Senate insisting that
il shall stand and the House that !,
shalt be struck out Many senator.
still insist that the amendment shall
stand or the bill fail
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