Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-01-12
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LITTER.
Those Poor Postage Stamps-HOn. J
G. Burrows for the senate.
From Our Regular Correspondent

thing, SO IL is a currency bin, is no,
the cry of the administration to th
House. Just why Mr.. Clevelan,
should be so anxious tO have tn
House pass currency bill of som
sort, when he must know, as every
body else does, that no currency biz
that can be put through the House
will stand even q ghost of q show II
get through the S4nate, is not an
parent; but the fact remains that b,
ts. 1t was this anxiety that caused
him to make friends with Senator
hui, who Is now using his IL lence
with democrats of the House TO pef
3 bill passed, going so far as to tel
the silver members that the Senate
will pass the bin and return It to the
House with en- amendment DrovId-
Ing for the coinage of seignorage on
the silver bullion now in the Treas
urY. The democratic House caucus
this afternoon settled nothing, be-
cause 1t was agreed beforehand that
It should take no action that would
be binding upon any body, bur It be-
gins TO look as though the House
would pass bill. No man Is fn a
4 position, however, TO say exactly
what Its nature will be, or whether
II will be the Carlisle bill OF one of
the several substitutes that will be
offered In the House.
The administration Ia beginning
TO realize what a serious mistake
Secretary Gresham made when he
wrote that official letter saying that
the dlhsrential duty imposed on gu
gar from counties paying an ex-
port bounty on sugar, was q treafv
violation. Tie Representatives Of
ell the continental European ma
tions are using that letter as a bnsis
Tor their protests and threats of re-
tellaton, and there is no hope from
Congress.
Complaints against the postage
stamps turned out by the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing continue to
pour Into thePost Office Depart
ment. These complaints are now
mostly against the stamps of higher
denomination thS n two cents. and
Include imperfect perforation. poor
finish and Inferior designs. Millions
oil the two cent stamps had to be de-
stroyed because of inferior cumming
before that denomination became
even fairly satisfactory. Whether
any ofthestamps ofhi0her denomina
-. against which the present com
Is are directed will have to he
oyed, Is a question not Vet
ed by the Department.
3 promotion Of Hon. j. c. Bur
20 the Senate by the republican
allure OF Michigan, gave his
ls IN Congress much personal
Ire, but when viewed from a i
y party point of view, the gap
departure from the House viii /
the front ranks of the heayi-
hters, is not specially pleasing
uoncaDss although there are
OF men more than anxious to
is place.
retirement of Representative
e from the House will leave
test Tor the Craftsmanship of
q and Means COMMITTEES be-
le great States of New York
nsy lvania. 1t is customary
obligatory, for the Speaker
ouse to name as the chair ,
Unat important committee.
LOT member of his party on
mmittee. The custom was
by the present Speaker who I
nr. wilson over the head of
niger and made him chair
Speaker Reed follows the
Representative Payne, of Z
will be the chairman of
q, II desires to be: but some
Impression is strong among
as In the House that Repre- =
I've Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. =
next to Mr.. Payne on the
nittee, stands as good, If not a o
er chance to become Its chair
IL would be highly improper =
elUner OF these gentlemen to at o
pc 60 Influence the choice of the =
aker, but their colleagues are .
20 do what they can In that al
on, and the goOd-natured rival 81
9tWeen the States to secure tha
manship prOmires to be inter o
e to every body, except Mr. Reed "
viii have to decide. u
rtures have been made no ID
OF the administration to 70 %
AN Senators, to ascertain how ce
support can be obtained on -
publican side of the Senate for o
tempo TO Kill the income tax TJe
pnoldiDg the appropriation to q"
Ivy ~SASCOs Nearly all the re- A.
n Senators would vote to re- ~ ~
income tax, but unless there
at change, very few of them q
e to withhold the appropria.
{ Is believed that their mu-
position to the income tax
OF the factors which brought
ne recent reconciliation be- n,
ar. Cleveland and Senator
Joe" Cannon, of III. has
stating things In nutshell
always made his opinion
to his colleagues in the of
DE said of the present A. he
situation can this talk WIS
q disappearance Is merely we
the fact that the reve- D.
government are not sufi- Re
aee6 the expenditures. If Re
'ili provide sufficient reve- Fs
vii be no trouble about -.
y" Re
-. 81.