Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent.
lyAsnINarnN. D. G.. jan. a. 49,


WAsntN0ToN, D. G., Jan. a, 1875.
The Carlisle-C Cleveland monstros-
ity, called by courtesy a currency
bill, Ii dead-was killed by vote of
the house, l29 tol22 refusing to adopt
an order setting a time for vote. Drs.
Cleveland, Carlisle and Springer re-
fuse to believe that the corpse is
quite dead, and are still trying to re-
suscitate the deceased. There will
be no funeral ceremonies, for the
very good reason that there are not
enough mourners to form Il respect
able gathering. The blow that kill
cd the unmourned measure drove
home tile wedge Chat split the demo-
cratic party in twain, and there
seems little probability that the two
wings Will ever again be found unit
ed upon anything, for which the
country has every reason TO give
thanks.
The administration did everything
In is power TO save the currency bill,
even going to theeNten 1T threaten
ing to put the country on 4 silver
basis II it were not passed, by refus-
ing to pay gold fer treasury notes
presented for redemption, but il WAS
no use; the country had condemned
the measure as had and majority
of the house thought it better, safer
and wiser to please the country than
to please the administration.
tt being now certain that no tinan-
cial legislation either good or bad
can BE- expected from this congress
the belief is general, both in and out
of congress, that mn early extra ses-
sion Of the lifty-fourth congress will
bc called To consider financial legis-
lation. 1t Is no longer question Of
what Mr.. Cleveland wants, or what
the democratic party wants; but of
what IS pecessary to maintain the
credit of the United States govern
mrnt, which takes precedence of all
other questions. The democrats hav-
ing proved their Incompetence, the
republicans must be asked to come to
the rescue.
Lowell headed republicans are glad
that Representative Sibley, of Pa,
who last week made one of the most
disgfaeeful personal attacks upon
the president of the United States
ever heard upon the floor Of the
house, claims allegiance to tho dem
ocratic party. Republicans do not
admire Mr.. Cleveland, but in Criti-
cising his public acts they never al
low themselves 20 forget that he Is
president. Mr. Sihley's speech was
sprinkled with course language,
which should never have been al
lowed 70 hc uttered on the floor of
the house, but for some unexplained
reason no member called him TO or
der and he kept on until his time
had expired, although there was no
indication that his supply of billings
gate MAS exhausted. A member Of
congress referring 10 the president az
combination Of drains, belly aud
brass. ana as hog and a "huz-
aard 10 think of it raises a blush
~ Shame on decent American faces.
Stlll another message Oh Hawaiian
matters vas last week transmitted
to congress by Mr. Cleveland, ac-
eomplaicd by batch Of letters from
Mr. Willis ! \. minister q Hawaii.
Great Hritain wishes ~ lease an
stand belonging ID Hawaii to ~
used rs station for submarine
cable From Canada % Australia, and
the Hawaiian government wishes 20
ta.a Chill island, hnt cannot AZ so
without the consent ~ thp United
states, owing tna clause id tile re-
cipfoeity treaty with this govern-
luent. Mr Cleveland refers the re-
altest of Hawaii fnra modification
af tlie treaty sa taF lease ean he
taale ~ congress without positive
rpeAlnmendatien hut Il is easily in
tetral from his language that he
tlN0fs granting IT.