The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-03-26

IFron our Regular Correspondent

ing made in Washington to con-
coct a plot which, if successful,
promises to give him consider
able trouble in the near future.
The attempt appears to be in the
whispering stage just now, and
may or may not ever get any fur
Their. According to the little
that has leaked out about it the
plot aimes to consolidate all of
the anti Cleveland men in the
Fifty fourth congress and to Sc
cure the Impeachment of Presi-
dent Cleveland ON the ground
that he violated law in making
that contract with foreigners for
the last sale of bonds. AS the
story comes to me, the plotters
figure that the Republicans and
Populists viii all vote for inn
parchment; that the silver Demo
Gratis will mostly do likewise, and
that a considerable number of
other Democrats will join them
because they would like to see
Mr.. Stevenson president. No
names are being mentioned In
connection with this plot, butmy
informant intimated that prom
inent Democratic senator who
bitterly and openly antagonized
President Cleveland during the
late session of congress was pull
ling the wires. The whole story
sounds highly improbable, but
its nature IS such as TO make its
verifcation at this stage impos-
sible; hence it is given for what
it is worth.
The administration has a tariff
problem on hand that may prove
very troublesome before it is
solved. Certain European coun-
tries have, apparently by a pre-
concerted arrangement, shut out
American meats and cattle, al
leging the existence of disease,
which is stoutly denied By Off
Gals of the Department of Agri-
culture. There is law under
which the Secretary of the Treas
ury can order the collection of a
ten per cent. additional duty up
on everything brought to this
country in vessels flying the flag
of either those nations. The ad-
ministration does not, for sever
al reasons, wish to take advan-
tage of that law; but something
has evidently got to be done, and
soon.
/ There was no variation this
year in the usual contest be
tween the chairman of the house
committee on appropriations and
| the ranking member of the OPP
position party on that committee
over the amount appropriated BY
the last and several preceding
congresses. The contestant:
were chairman Savers and Rep
resentative Henderson, OF Iowa
and although the disparity is no
so great as it has been at tn.
close of other congresses a glanc,
at the figures given below vii
be sufficient to convince that i
lis great enough to raise dOub
as to the accuracy OF the maxim
figures do not lie" Following
lare the totals given by thes'
political contestants of appro
priations made:
Savers figures
51st congress 81, 035, $50, 100. "a
SIND S1,027, 104, 547. 90
53rd 1890, 338. 691. OF
Henderson's figures
51st congress 1888, Al, 1S3. 81
Sind :. S1.027, 104, 81. 90
53rd - 1890, 33S, 691. OF
y It Will be noticed that thei
9 figures agree as to the appropri
ations made by the last two con
. crosses, both of which have bee
( Democratic, but differ TO the e1
5 tent of forty odd million dollar
as to the Fifty-frst. which wa
: the hrSt congress 10 De known q
+ the ''billion dollar congress. a
E though the Republicans have a
! ways claimed that the figure
given by MIR. Henderson abOv
r. are the only correct ones.
The American Bi- Metallic pan
ty, more commonly known a
: the silver party. has opene
headquarters and is now appai
emily waiting to see how the Al
e nouncement of the new part
f and the suggestion that ex-ReI
a resentative Sibley be made it
: presidential candidate will be r,
ceived by the country. The 81
d yer men in the other partie
+ have, as rule. fought shy I
r pronouncing either for or again'
o the new party; they. too, al
N evidently waiting to ascertai
whether the new party Will al