The Press., 1895-11-21
FrOm our regular correspondent.l
 Washington Letter.
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Washington, Nov. IS, 1895.
 Another bond issue is under discussion by the administration, and If the gold in the treasury continues to go out at the present rate 1t may result in race to get the bonds out before congress gets in. However, the probabilities are that the administration will, if possible, prefer de- ferring the issue of bonds until President Cleveland's message, asking that congress do something for the treasury, shall have been submitted, so that it can be claimed, as it was for the first bond issue, that they have to be issued because congress has provided no other way of getting gold for the treasury.
 Speaking of finances and probable con- gressional financial legislation, 1t was per fectly natural, in view of the charges of Wall street influences controlling the ad- ministratiOn which have been so freely made, that great many people should open their eyes in astonishment when the announcement was made upon high republican authority that Speaker-to-be Reed had been holding conferences with Wall street bankers, in order to get him. self posted as to what financial legislation should be enacted by the house at the coming session of congress.
 The events of the last few days have made 1t plain why Great Britain was so desirous of forming an alliance with the United States, for the purpose of protect ing British and American citizens and in- terests in the Turkish Empire, and the administration must be congratulating it. self on not entering into that alliance. Aside from few missionaries and their property, which can be looked after. with out any alliance, America has no inter- interests, commercial and otherwise, are immense, and, unless all signs fail, they will in the near future cause Great Britain to go to war with one or more European countries. Had that alliance been form ed the United States would necessarily have had to join in that war as the ally of Great Britain, which would have made 1t certain that the war involved protection of British interests in Turkey.
 Senator Peffer, while declining to com init himself until he has conferred with his populist colleagues, makes it plain that he is not personally in favor of the populist senators voting with the repub- licans to organize the senate, and that he hopes the talked of combination between democratic and republican senators will materialize. He says: I've should not have as representatives of party by as- sisting the republicans to carry out any scheme they may devise to obtain control of the senate. As 8 populist want to see the democrats and republicans con- bine to organize the senate. That would confirm what populist speakers have con- stantly reiterated-that the two old par ties are practically one."
 Senator Marion Butler, North Caro- linas new populist member of the senate, is man of very decided opinions, which he does not hesitate to express. He says of the reorganization of the senate: "The silver men will control the senate if the senators on that side will cooperate in the work of reorganization if they do not, then the opposition will effect com Ebination, the result of which Is obvious. But Senator Butler has doubts of the sill yer senators acting together regardless of party lines, which he made plain when he said: II fear there are some who will not pursue this course, but it is getting time for this matter to be brought to the test, so that the people may know where every man stands"
 Senator Baker, of Kansas, who, al- though without 8 national reputation, is considered very shrewd man among the politicians of his state, brought wet blanket with him to Washington, which he proceeded to throw over the Reed and Mckinley men by saying: "Reed will probably go into the convention with the largest number of votes, with Mckinley next. The result, in my opinion, will be the nomination of neither, but the selec- tion of a man who will be lower down in the list. That is the history of all na- tional conventions"
 General Craighill, chief of engineers, U. s. A., must have an idea that the com ing congress will make liberal appropria- tions, as, in his annual report to the sec- retary of war, he presents estimates for appropriations for river and harbor im- provements aggregating more than $21,- 100000. He explains In his report that the estimates ale based upon the recent congressional custom of not passing a river and harbor bill at the short session that is, they are for two years expendi- lures.
 Candidates for the other offices oi the house-thst MT. Reed will be speaker was long ago settled-are doing their best to get up little excitement, but up to this time so few members of the house have arrived that they have not succeed. ed. Several of them have opened head, quarters, but they are not dispensing re. treatments, liquid and otherwise, with the lavishness which has characterized other campaigns of this sort. When members begin arriving 8 little more free. ly things will probably be as of yore.
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