Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-21
FROM W ASHINGTON.
Cleveland amt the Boud Contract
Gold Bond i5iii
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y.N-a.Nu.oE, 90. T.a. IS. 80.
Sir Cleveland j, GetLn- more uuea
abuse faam senators ou atalaut ot thhI
extraordinary bond contract. than he a.o
from members OF ,ue House, ANA il i also
more utspoken.
senator Wolcott characterized II a. the
most disastrous assault upon the coun-
try's financial system ever made, adding
land the worst feature of the whole
wretched business is that the attack Is
made by he man who, because OF his
position, should have stood the foremost
in our defense. Our nest has been be-
fouled by the man who should have
stood for our credit. II there were ever
any men who We're not entitled to consid-
Grafton it Is the Roth-childs and the
president. because they have sought to
blscken our credit"
Senator Lodge said the act was the
blacklist ever perpetrsted by an admins
trstion in dealing with American seeurl-
ties, and Senator Teller went even further
than this in his criticism of MI. Cleve-
land Up to this time, no senator has
even attempted to defend that bond con-
tract although Senator Hill said II was
Congress and not Mr.. Cleveland that was
to blame.
COINAGE.
Ii is thought that the crushing defeat
OF The dministration gold bond bill IN
the House last week ends all tinancla! talk
in that branch Of Congress for the pres
ent session, but the Senate has taken up
the subject and will do some speech
making even il it does no voting.
The bill for the unlimited coinage OF
silver, which was reported from the n
nance committee. and the gold bond sub
stitute therefor, a. well a Senator Hills
resolution declaring the intention OF this
government to pay its bonds with the
best money when there is any difference
in the money in circulation, are all open
for debate No vote can be reached upon
any of them without what would really
be unanimous consent, owing to the
nearness Of the end Of the session, and OF
the necessity for dsposing of he regular
appropriation bills.
SUGAR DUTY.
Senator Platt, Of Connecticut, never goes
off at half-cock When he makes q
speech his colleagues know that he has
carefully considered the subject upon
which he speaks. and that he never tries
to -traddle any question, great or small;
hence the significance OF his remarks
upon the bill for the repeal OF the differ
entail duty on sugar and the amend
meuts concerning meat inspection, which
have been added to it by the Senate
finance committee, which closed with
these words:
Il do not propose to engage in the re-
peal Of any legislation, or in the amend
ment of any act now existing, at the die
tation of foreign government. II Ger
many wants to retaliate, It Is game at
which two can play, and the way to con-
vince her that her proposed retaliation Is
properly understood in this country Is to
make use Of the power which We now
have for retaliating on Germany
The bill is regarded as dead. Senator
Aldrich has motion pending to recon-
NIT the bill and instructing the com
mittee to report a bill placing all sugar
on the free list, restoring the Mckinley
sugar bounty for domestic producers, re-
storing all reciprocity agreements, re-
storing the duty on raw wool, and in
creas:ng the duty on Injuries, that must
be voted upon before he bill can be voted
upon. It is improbable that either will
be.
HAWAIIAN CABLE AMENDMENT.
The conference committee has not yet
reached an agreement upon the senate
Hawaiian cable amendment to the dipo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
but he sentiment of the Senate Is too
strong to be misunderstood on this
subject The amendment will stand or
the bill will fail.
The Nicaragua canal bill Will probably
get DAY in the House, but the House
will vote on a substitute for the bill
which has passed the Senate, the pros
pect OF the bill can hardly be considered
good even if il passes he House