Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-21
OUR REGULAR
Washington Letter /.
(From our Regular Correspondent
M.shinuInn. Enh'A la lSJ.

Washington, FeO - 1910.
Representative. Walker, q Mass is
nv no means alnn- IN thinki 9 thai
Mr. Cleveland deserves impe t'hnet
for his share. au hat Is n'raet IN the
sale of bonds 10 I'm European syndicate,
and were it not tor he nrarnes o' the
end Of this Congress some steps nigh
be taken wi h t1at end ~ vcw IN"
attempt to keep the t'rms Of that con
tract secret h. but "dd iniamy L"
the 60, tract itself Tn Ter th.t con-
tract the E0ropean syndicate IL get,
II is estimated, per G. NJ probably
The largest or tit ever msde on IKE
issue n bonds of a so vent natio
nroft an the S62 400, 900 of 81 per
cent be n Is. for no one expects the APP
uarent activity Congress 10 rssulf IN
CHANGING the nature IF tie bonds Is
sued. besides an option upon any t1er
bonds issued previous u Oct 1879.
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES has r.
ported bill for the ualimited coinage
OF silver, the government 70 retain the
difference between the amount OF SILVER
in zach dollar and dollars worth OF
bnllion on the day the bullion IS deposit
ted at the mint, as seigniorage. but It
is now certain that its opponent Will
allow II to reach u vote The House
committee on WAYS and Means bss re-
ported resolution authorizing the is
she of 3 per cent gold bonds IN place OF
those lid t. the European syndicate.
Int II nas absolutely no chance to even
oct cousideIei by the Senate, to say
nothing OF being adopted. Thus 1t viii
be seen that nothing will be done be
Conoress ant that the enormous prof
its If the European svndic IT, sra,
thanks to sha contract drawn by Mr.
Clevela, d's old law partner and sp
nroved trv MIR Cleveland safe; and the
peopIe will have to foot the bill.
fYpl..ss there shall be "A radical change
~ sentiment among the s. n ttors the
Sonata viii insist upon its amendment
III ina ainlomatic and consular bill.
maxine preliminary APPROPRIATION
Tor the laylng Of u cable 10 Hawaii.
The Horse has refused 70 agrse 10 any
~ tba sanate amendments 10 hat bill
and the hin is now in tho hands Of a
confarance com mittee Some Senators
have said that the bill shall never get
through without the cabla amend
ment.
The House very often votAs one way
when sitting a. committee OF the
whole, when votes are not recorded
aud another when regular yea and
nav vote is taken That is just what
it did this week. on the proposition to
make the paw of the clerks To Repre-
sentaiiyes annual instead of during the
actual sitting OF Congress, as at pres
ent. The proposition was twice en-
dorsed in committee of the whole. hut
when the yea and nav vote was taken
il footed l42 against and only SO fot.
The thirteenth anniversary Of the
LOYAL Legion in the Dis'r ct OF Column
bin. and the eightv-sixih anniversary o.
the birthday of Abraham Lincoln wera
Jointly celebrated bv banquet under
the auspices Of the Loval Legion. Hon
George r. Wellington Of Md spoke 10
the toast of Abraham Lincoln, which
was accompanied ~ the following senti-
men':
''statesman, yet friend e truth Of soul sincere
In action faithful aud tn honor clear;
Who broke no promise served no private end.
Who gained no title, and sho lost no friend.''
Among other speakers we're Senators
Manierson and Hawl both members
~ the legion. Ire Union Veterans
Union also celebrated Lineoln's birth
day.
Representative D0lhvtr of iawa was
iolljedN by y fel og member OF the
House the other day for being . society
man. His seny was quick and p'in'
cd. ~ wish | were. | wish were
would give a grand reception. decorate
the table and rooms ia eornstalks,
ami pay the farmers in my district what
YOU FLOWS contribute to these exptn-
sive Il iris =.
It's no,iiv,ly stated by those who
ought to know that the principal reason
why the co srespoude nee between ex-
Solicitor General Maxwell and Attorney
General DIN ". which I'D ia the foe
mer's resignation. has no. been made
public is that il would raise question
at veraeitv between Mr. O'ney and
Secretary Carbs'e which would be
bound 10 resu IN the retirement az one
or the other from the cabinet. Il j.
understood. and has be n for long
time that Mr. Cleveland would oe very
clad 10 Get rid of MIR q nev. but that
he fears him to much to attempt to
force him ont. Mr. Oluev is crAditOd
with being the only man IN the cabinet
who his his owa way. and It IS said
that upoG occasion he browbeats Mr.
Gle yeland in terrible manner. aud
doesn't wait until they are are alone 10
do it. Ii isn't Mr. Oney himself that
Mir. Cleveland i afraid of but the
forces which are behind him--Cor-
porate wealth
Teachers Meeting IN Bloomington.
Last Friday aud Saturday, the
school teachers Of West Grant met
with Supt Nye in the High School
building in Bloomington for confer
ence. Sociability and general improve