The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WA>HINGToN, d. c., March t.
President Cleveland certainly had cause
to be glad when the fall of the gavels of
Vice President Stevenson and Speaker
Crisp announced the legal end of the Fiji
tv-third Congress. 1t is not believed that
any other President has ever had as hard
Il physical task imposed upon him as has
been performed by President Cleveland in
the last As hours of almost continual work
of the most wearing sort. Cpto Saturday
only two of the thirteen regular appropri-
alton bills had become lawS-an unprece
dentcd state of atfairs-and eight of them
were still in conference. Since then they
have all been acted upon. To get an idea
of the enormous amount of work the Presi-
dent had to perform it must be remember
ed that the more important of these APP
preparation bill consist of hundreds of
pages of itemzed appropriations, and that
President Cleveland never signs his name
to ANYTHING without knowing Just what it
is, although he had in this case to 81 gn
bills containing items and amendments
that were decidedly Objectionable. because
the bills containing them could not be
vetoed without making an immediate eN
ira session necessary. something that he
had no desire to do. if it could possibly be
avoided. Later on there may have to be
an extra session of Congress called but
there is at present Il good prospect of cs
Gaping it entirely, unless there shall be
another run on the Treasury for gold.
1t is fashionable to abuse Congress but
when one takes the trouble to 30 carefully
over the work of the Fifty-third Congress.
it will be seen that there is little cause for
abuse from any body and none for abuse
from democrats True. this Congress
he at al
President as to financial legislation. hut
why was il: The democratic party has
always taught that the first duty of u SEN
ator or Representative was To represent
his constituents. Well. that is precisely
what the democrats in the Senate and
House of the Fittythird Conyr did, and
that is why there was no financial lcgiSla
ton President Cleveland realized this
and he has had no word of abuse for Con
"rcSsmcn who stood by the views of their
constituents, although he has not hest
tated to express the opinion that those
views were wrong and that time would
convince those who held them of the fact
ii is not often that members of the OPP
position party pay aS high Il tribute to the
ability and patriotism of a member of the
cabinet as Senators Aldrch. of Rhode Is
land, and Lodge of VI massachusetts,. did 10
Secretary Herbert in their speeches in the
Senate against Il reduction Of Secretary
Icrbcrs estimates for the Naval Ap-
preparation. Secretary Herbert has every
right to feel proud of such compliments.
deserved though they were
Among those who extended congratu-
lations to Postmaster General Wilson, who
surcrrds Mr.. BisSell. was General John f.
milford. Of New York, now visiting his
old-time colleague, Representative Hatch.
of Missouri. 1t was the first time that Mr.
Wilson had met General milford sincethr
war. Grasping him warmly by the hand
the new Postmaster General said: Gen
rral ] am oycrioycd to meet YOU again.
You had me in charge as IA prisoner of war
! have never forgotten from that hour 10
this your solditry hearing. your genuine
courtesy, and the kindly interest YOU took
in every prisoner on your boat on that oc-
caSion. | greet You with the greatest !
kindness and respect.
Saturdays elections to the London |
rnu1,tN council Indicate that TN, hnIy will |