Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
DOINGS AT WASHINGTON.
What our Regular Correspondent Says
about Capitol and its People

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when he decided that he would not
carry out the Wolcott amendment,
providing for the appointment OF
three commissioners by the president
to act with those named by Congress
as representative of the United States
at any international monetary con-
ference in which this government
might be invited to participate. First
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland gave it
out that his reason for refusing to APP
point the commissioners was that it
was specifically stated in the act
authorizing their appointment that
they were only to take part in con-
ference called to consider an interna-
tional ratio and the free coinage of
silver, and that no such conference
was contemplated by Germany. but
later the excuse was amended by say
ing that Mr. Cleveland had private
information to the effect that Germany
would not invite the holding of the
conference. anyway. 1t is a fact very
well known in Washington that Mr..
Cleveland has resented from the first
the action of Congress in naming
two-t thirds of the commission. thus
putting it out of his power to make a
majority of it anti-silver: therefore
nobody was much surprised at his re-
fusal to complete 1t. If he really
knew that no conference would be
held he would have appointed the
commissioners and not have shown
his.hand. 1t is contended bvs some
hot - La1 IL, -,
commissioners named by Congress
can participate regardless of Mr..
CleYeland's wishes. as 800, 900 was
appropriated by Congress to pay their
expenses, but that is doubtful. If
an invitation to take part in a none
tarF conference is extended to the
United States by Germany or any
foreign country it is fair to assume
that commission signed by the pres
ident would be the only credentials
which would be recognized
1t is the general impression here
that Mr.. Thurston. the Hawaiian min
ister, scc~ca at Secretary Gresham
expense wnen he announced, in adj
vance of any information from his
government, his immediate departure
for Hawaii. Those who are familiar
with the Hawaiian government APP
pear to think it probable that Mr.
Thurston and Mr.. Hatch the present
Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs.
may exchange places. If they do Mr..
Thurston would not be human if he
did not take advantage of the oppor-
tunities that would surely come to
him to worry Secretary Gresham.
His first step in that direction would
most likely be TO ask for the recall of
Minister Willis.
Ex-Gov Campbell, of Ohio, who has
been classed as Cleveland man. and
who was certainly Cleveland man
at the Chicago convention of 80,
seems to have joined hands with the
ants He was in Washington hob
nobbing with Senators German, Brice
and other anti-Cleveland men. and it
is said that these men are laying wires
to make Mr.. Cleveland's hope of again
becoming the candidate of the demo-
Gratis dissolve into one of ex-senator
ingalls, ''iridescent dreams"
There has probably never before
been as many changes announced or
foreshadowed in the short space of a
single week in the diplomatic corps at
Washington. Without counting the
retirement of Minister Thurston.
there are the following changes: the
Spanish minister. who has been mott
fed of the appointment of his sue
cessor; the German ambassador. who
has received the same information;
ditto, the Argentine minister, and the
Brazilian minister has been notified
OF his appointment to the bench of the
Supreme court of Brazil. which of
course means new Brazilian minis
ter here
The application of Debs for a writ
of habeas corpus was this week ar
gued before the q. S. Supreme court,
Attorney General Olney taking the
negative and Mr.. c.. S. barrow, of
Chicago. the affirmative. No decision
is expected for at least a month, ow-
ing to the number of important cases
upon which arguments have been
made but no decisions handed down
Somehow the idea seems to be general
that the application of Debs will be
denied.
Nothing new has this week been
made public concerning the various
diplomatic muddles, but there has
been communication received froM
Spain, and it is said in administration
circles to have been satisfactory as
far as ii went, but from what can be
learned it did not 60 very far The
cabinet Is said to be divided on the
question of making the eagle do lit
tie screaming at England on behalf of
Nicaragua and Venezuela and Incl
dentally of the democratic party, and
the screaming has not been done, al
though there is reason for it to be
done.
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