Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-03-14
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 18th, 1895.
While President Cleyeland Is shoot
ing ducks an attempt is being made in
Washington to concoct plot which, if
successful, promises to give him con-
siderable trouble in the near future.
The attempt appears to be in the whls.
pering stage just now, and may or may
not eyer get any further. According
to the little that has leaked out about
it the plot aims to consolidate all ofthe
anti Cleveland mt in the Fifty-fourth
Congress and to secure the impeach-
ment of President Cleveland on the
ground that be 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 re-
publicans and populists will all vote
for impeachment; that the silver dem.
ocrats will mostly do likewise, and that
a considerable number of other dem
ocrats will join them because they would
like to see Mr.. Stevenson President. No
names are being mentioned in connec-
ton with this plot. but my informant
intimated that promident dem ocratic
Senator who bitterly and openly antag.
onized President Cleveland during the
late session Of Congress was pulling the
wires. The whole story sounds highly
improbable, but its nature in such as to
make its verification at this stage i'm
possible; hence it is given for what it
is worth.
There is no variation this year in the
usual contest between the chairman of
the House committee on appropriations
and the ranking member Of the opposi
ton party on that committee, over the
amount appropriated by the last and
several preceding Congresses.
The contestants were Chairman Say.
ers and Representative Henderson, of
Iowa, and although the disparity is not
so great as it has been at the close Of
other Congresses glance at the figures
given below will be sufficient to con-
vince that it is great enough raise a
a doubt as to the accuracy Of the max.
i'm, figures do not lie." Following are
the totals given by these political con-
testants Of appropriations made:
Savers figures.
5lst Congress-$l, 035, $50, 1O9.94.
Henderson's figures.
$98S,4l7,ls3 "a.
Savers Figures.
Sind Congress- ,027, l04, 547,92.
Hendersou's figures.
$l,027, ,547.92.
Sayers' figures.
5srd " 1890. 1888 ,691 .O4.
Henderson's figures.
$99O,33s,69l.O4.
1t will be noticed that their figures
agree as to the appropriations made by
the last two Congresses, both Of which
have been democratic, but differ to the
extent of forty-odd million dollars as
to the Fifty first Congress to be pop
ularly known as the "bilion dollar
Congress- although the republicans
have always claimed that the figures
given by Mr.. Henderson above are the
only correct ones.
The administration has tariff prob
lem on hand that may prove very trou.
some before it is solved. Certain Euro
.pean countries have, apparently by
preconcerted arrangement, shut out
American meats and cattle, alleging the
existence of disease which is stoutly
denied by officials of the Department of
Agriculture. There is law under
which the Secretary Of the Treasury can
order the collection of ten per cent.
additional duty upon every thing brought