The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-09-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., September 30
MIR EDIToR:-The scnsatiundlists are
at it again, and with about as much foun-
datlon for their stories as usual. On Sat
urday Secretary Carlisle went to Marion,
Mass, where he spent several weeks early
in the summer. He didn't tell the news
papers why he went. Marion is known
to be i'll the vicinity Of Gray Gables. That
was enough for the vendors of cheap SEN
sations. The wires were kept hot with
stories of Secretary Carlisle having been
sent for by President Cleveland and all
the details of why and what he was want
ed for were telegiaphcd off with no better
foundation than ina gination. 1t is alto
gethcr probable that Secretary Carlisle
went away to escape the heat, which has
been terrific in Washington since the mid
die of last week; also, that he will combine
business with comfort and see the prcsi-
dent before he returns.
1t will be long time before Secretary
Lamont hears the last of his not attendin 9
the Chickamauga celebration. He was
down for Il speech, but instead of going to
Tennessee he went to Maine, to bring Mrs
Lamont and the children home. he saws
His friends iokingly tell him that he would
have attended the celebration if they had
not put him down for Il speech The one
thing that he can't do is to make Il speech
Senator Vest was naturally much irrita-
ted at having his position on the silver
question misreprcsented by the wide pub
llcaton of what purported to be an inter
view with him. In order that there NAV
be no possible Misunderstanding of the
position he occupies he states it over his
own signature, is follows: Il have not
changed my opinion in the slightest degree
IL, Il
called upon to explain imaginary state
ments never made, and for which am not
responsible. | stand upon the platform
of the Missouri democrats made in Auvust
last, and have never wavcrcd in NV posi-
ton. W hen the question of rcpcalinr the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act WAS
before the Senate | reported from the f.
nance committee on behalf of nv collca =
ucs on the committee who favored free
coinage, and myself, bill for the coinage
of silver dollars at the ratio OF 20 to and
/ afterwards voted with the friends of sill
yer in both Houses, first, for the ratio of
IL to /, then Ii to |. then Is to |, then ~
to l. then 20 to and finally for the reen-
actmcnt of the Bland Allison act If call
ed upon to vote again upon the question
should endcavor to secure free coinage for
silver as Il standard redemption money at
the old ratio, and if that could not be had,
then at some other ratio which would Sc
cure the requisite maiority.'
Great is the office of Comptroller of the
Treasury. The Department of Justice,
after investigation, has arrived at the CON
clusion that the Dockcry reorganization
act, which went into operation August l.,
1894, makes the Comptrollcr's authority
paramount in all matters involving the
payment of money from the United States
Treasury. The investigation was made ut
the request of Secretary Morton, because
Of an opinion rendered by the Actln"
Comptroller on the power Of the Secretary
of y griculture to eXpend certain money
for the distribution Of the Farmers Bullc-
tin, IA Department publication.
Nobody seems to know just what Is go
ing to be done about the sugar bounty. Sec