The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASuINcTnN Fab IL

From our Regular Correspondent
WASH NGToN. Feb. Is. 1898.
MIR. Cleveland is getting more open abuse
from Senators on account of that eXtraordin-
AIRY bond contract, than he did from members
of the House, and it is also more outspoken,
senator Wolcott characterized it ;ts the most
disastrous assault upon the countrys financial
system ever made. adding IAN the worst
feature of the whole wretched business is that
the attack is made by the man who. because
OF his position. should have stood the fore
most in our defense. Our nest has been be-
foued by the man who should have stood for
out credit If there were ever any men who
were not entitled to consideration it is the
Rothschilds and the President. hrrau-e they
have sought to bIacken our credit" senator
Lodge said the act was the blacklist ever
perpetrated by an administration in dealing
with American securities and senator Teller
went further than these in his criticism Of
Mr. Cleveland. Up to this time. no Senator
has even attempted to defend that bond con-
tract. although Senator Hill said it was Con-
Sress and not Mr. Cleveland that was to
blame
| Ii Is thought that the crushing defeat Of
OF the administration gold bond bill in the
House last week ends all financial talk in
that branch Of Congress for the present
session. but the Senate has taken up the sub
jec: and will do some experimenting even If
it does no voting. The bill for the unlimited
Coinage of silver. which was reported from
the finance committee, and the gold bond
substtut" therefor, as we'll Us Senator Hills
resolution declaring the intention of this
government to pay its bonds with the est
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 &c, n
sent, owing to the nearness Of the end OF the
session. and of the necessity for disposing of
the regular appropriation bills.
Senator Plat, of Conn. never goes oil at
half cock. When he makes IA speech his
rollcaSu' know that he has carefully con-
stdered the subject upon which he speaks.
and that he never tries to stradde any
question, great or small: hence the signitir.
ance of his remarks upon the bill for the
repeal If the dilerential duty on sugar and
the amendments 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
repeal of any legislation or in the amend
ment of any act now existing, at the dictation
OF a foreign government. If Germany wants
to retaliate it is game that two can play at.
Ana the way to convince her that her pro
posed retaliation is properly understood in
this country is to make Use Of the power
which we now have for retaliating on Ger
many" The hill is regarded as dead Sena-
tor Aldrlch has motion pending to recommit
the bill and instructing the committee to re-
port bill placing all sugar on the free list
restoring the Mckinley sugar bounty for
domestic producers, restoring all reciprocity
agreements, restoring the duty on raw wool.
and increasing the duty on Injuries. that
must be voted upon before the bill can he
voted upon. 1t is improbable that either will
be.
/ Few people realize the enormous amount
OF money that has been everlastngly lost 10y
strikes in the United States they have been
tratiOn. The Senate committee Oh education
and Labor, which has favorably reported
Senator Perkins hill for the creation of II
commission Of twenty one persons to arbit-
rate ali disputes between employees and large
employers of labor made an investigation
covering period of six years ending with
the recent Brooklyn strike, the result Of
which is embodied in its report to the Senate
on this bill. According to the figures of the
committee, and its members say they are
very conservatively made up, the known
I losses through strikes during the period
mentioned have aggregated 99s, $50, 500.
! The Democrats are but testifying to their
fear of eX-Speaker Reed as Il Presidential
candidate by the silly talk they are indugng
in about his vote on the gold bond bill having
removed him from the field of possible Re
publican candidates. Tom Reed is too big II
man to be trimmer on any subject, even to
obtain u Presidential nomination His great
popularity rests us much upon his always
having voted his convictions AZ it does upon
his ability.
| The conference committee has not vet
reached an agreement upon the Senate
Hawaiian cable amendment to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill the senu-
ment of the Senate is too strong to misunder-
stood on this subject. That amendment will
stand, or the bill will fail
| The Nicaragua canal bill will probably get
n day i'll the House. but the House will
vote on a substitute forthe bill which has pass
ed the Senate, the prospect of the bill can
hardly be considered good, even if it passes
/ the House.
| Salt Rheum often appeprs in cold weather,
| attacking the palms of the hands and other