The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-12-20

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Presidcnt Cleve-
land returned TO Washington to find that not
withstandng all the Republican talk about
his neglecting public business by abSenting
himself from Washington, the Republican
Congress is in no condition to act upon a spe-
cial message and the correspondence with
Great Britain concerning the maintenance OF
the Monroe doctrine, owing to Speaker Reeds
ineXcusable delay in naming the House Com
mittees: 1t would servet the Republicans right
II the President called the attention sOf the
country to this inability of the House to do
business by sending the correspondence and
his special message in this week, instead of
waiting until after the Christmas recess, and
he may do So but that isn't certain He may
wish Congress to take immediate action after
the correspondence is made public, and for
that reason may not take advantage of his OPP
portunity to show the country how ridiculous
the Republicans have made themselves by
criticising his hardness.
The Keystone of Secretary CarliSle's annual
report is the same as that of the financial por-
ton of the Presidents annual message-the
retirement of the greenbacks and Treasury
notes. In other words the withdrawal of the
government from the banking business
Needless to say the idea is not popular in
Congress, and that no step towards that end
Will be taken at this session. Secretary Car
Isle estimates that the present tariff if let
alone will soon produce all the revenue need
ed by the government, but the Republicans
are very likely to do some tariff tinkering all
the same, although Speaker Reed would be
very willing to this Congress let the sub
1ect severely alone. But the McKinleyites are
uetcrnlneu UlldU UaflH legislation shall be
forced to the front, and it is very doubtful
whether MIR. Reed will dare to openly oppose
the idea.
siBy the way, the McKinleyites are beginning
to make very aggressive fight on the Reed
Boom, and i'll fact on all the other booms in
sight They have money to burn, unless some
of them are doing some tall lying. According
to the story told hero and generally believed
some of those who protited largely by the
robbery of the Mckinley tariff and who hope
TO profit still more largely in the future
hp frih tod
half II million of dollars TO be spent in bring
ing about Mckinley's nomination. Permsl-
nent Mex lnLey headquarters are to be at once
opened in Washington for the purpose of keep
ing Mckinley and Mckinleyism before Com
greSS, and newspaper bureaus are to be estab-
lshed in all the large cities for the purpose of
working up public sentiment in his behalf,
while every ticket to the st. Louis convention
thOt can be had for money is to be bought for
Mckinley shouter. An experienced news
paper man is to be put in charge of large
fund which is to be used to persuade impe-
cuniouS Republican editors that Mckinley is
the right man to boom in their PAPERS In
snort money is to be spent everywhere tbat it
will influence votes for Mckinley
The deal the Republican Senators made with
tor Stewart, of Nevada, the renegade Republi-
can who now calls himself Il populst made
the deal. and he gets the lions share of the
price, the craftsmanship of the Pacific Rail
roads Committee, which promises to be one of
the most important in the Senate at this ses-
sion; The Populists will not vote with the Re-
puDllctiS W FeOfgdulZe the senate. That
would be too hard to explain to their constr
tuents. They will nominate their own officers
of the Senate, and after voting for them on
one ballot they will go QUITO get lunch or
for some other purpose-eaving the Republi-
cans free to elect their officers on the next bal
lot.
The free silver Democrats, who recognize
Senator Harris, of Tenn, as leader, have es-
tablished national headquarters, in II house
near the Capitol building, from which the
movement to elect silver delegates TO the
Democratic National Convention will be di-
rected, and where visiting silver Democrats
will be welcomed.
Many Senators have received petitions ask
ing them to oppose the confirmation of the
nomination of Col. Coppinger To he Il Briga-
dier General in the army. The charge which
it is understood is brought by the A. p A. is
that Col. Coppinger has only had his naturali-
Zation papers for about three years. 1t il not
clear yet whether fight will ne made AGAINST
his confirmation in the Senate. Republican
Senators are disposed 10 favor him because he
married daughter of the late james g.
Blaine.
Congress will adjourn for the holiday recess
the latter part OF this week, and will probably
not meet again before the 9th or eth of Jan
uary.