Middletown transcript., 1895-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.

companions and got duckiDg from
them, only he hasn't got his ducking
yet. But fear of it keeps cold chills
playing hide and seek up and down his
back bone. The aforesaid boy tho u ,ht
his companions would be scared out of
their wits when they saw him wrapped
in a sheet, carrying an illuminated
pumpkin head, s'rolling around the
darkest part of the village. just SO
Mr.. Cleveland thought the Republicans
in Congress would be frightened out
of their wits when he trotted out his
extra session ghost. Well, the extra
session ghost was duly trOtted out, Mr..
Cleveland having caused his friends to
give it out as coming straight from
him, that if the Hawaiian cable
amendment was not struck from the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
tioE bill he would veto that bill; that
if the Mills amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill, repeating all
laws for the issue of bonds, or any
other financial amendment objectiona-
BILE to him was put upon that or any
other bill, he would veto it, and that
he had almost made up his mind to
call an extra session anyway. Instead
of being frightened at the prospect,
Senator Chandler, speaking for his
Republican colleagues, said that an
extra session ought to be called any
way, so that Congress might have an
opportunity to investigate that re-
markable bond contract, negotiated by
Mr.. Cleveland's former law partner,
which gave European syndicate an
immediate profit of 100000 on an
investment of about $65, 900, 900, not
to mention interest SIG, 1000, 900 in ex-
ceed of what is paid by bonds issued
by even such Insignificant countries as
Egypt, and that nothing would please
the Republicans more than to have it
called early.
1t is more than doubtful whether
Mr.. Cleveland ever really wished that
Congress would do or leave something
undone to make an extra session neces-
sary, and it is certain that his wishes
have been directly contrary since Sem
at1r Chandler's plain speech. He re-
alizes that with the present state of
feeling against him an early extra ses-
sion, with the House overwhelmingly
Republican and the Senate anti-Cleve-
land, might result in his impeachment,
and if an extra session will have to be
called he would like to put it off as
long as possible, to give the people a
chance to forget that disgraceful bond
contract.
There is little probability of any
legislation by Congress except that
which may be put through as amend
ments to appropriation bills. Although
the House has, under orders from the
White House, by party vote, refused
to accept the Senate Hawaiian cable
amendment, it may have to do so, as
Senators stand firmly by that amend
ment and insist that if it isn't accepted
the bill will fail.
There was some very interesting
debate in the Senate this week upon
the numerous financial amendments t.
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
among which are the German amend
ment authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue per cent. loan GER
tificates to meet the deficit, which
Secretary Carlisle insists will not exist;
the Mills amendment repeating all
laws for the issue of bonds; the VOL
cott amendment authorizing the Presi-
dent upon the request OF one or more
European nations to appoint three
commissioners to an international
monetary conference, the House and
Senate each to designate like number,
and the amendment providing for the
payment of ttIe unpaid sugar bounty
on the crop of 1893 and for the pay
mtnt of eight-tenths Of one cent
pound on the crop of 1894. If the
Mills amendment isn't adopted it will
be because the Republicans will not
allow it to be, Notwithstanding the
betrayal of the trust which inspired
the offering of the amendment.
The ore Democratic Congressman
who can look back upon his record IN
the present House with pride is Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles of New York. He
has by his voice and his vote proven
that man may call himself Demo-
crat and still be patriotic American
in every sense of the word. He has
been too good patriot to follow his
party leaders in their ill treatment of
American industries and of his old |
comrades in arms or in the endorse
ment of the shameful Hawaiian policy
of the administration. After the
fourth of March he will retire to pri-
vate life, and he will carry with him
the good wishes of all true patriots.
Hon. Chester |. Long, the man who
defeated Jerry Simpson for Congress,
is spending his honeymoon in WASH
ingtoa and is regular in his attendance
upon the sittings of the House. He
says he wishes to familiarize himself
with the routine of hi. future duties.
When Mr.. Cleveland nominated
Senator Ransom to he minister to
Mexico be disappointed many members
of the soon to te sex" family. AS
usual when Senators are nominated