Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-02-07
Washlngton Letter

FROM OUR REGULAR SoHFHofoNNhNI
WASHINGTON, D. C. February. 4tb, 1895
The House will this week have n
chance to put itself on record on the
gold bond bill. the Banking and Cur
rency Committee having reported that
measure and the committee on Rules
having agreed to report an order for
:ts consideration Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday. If the bill had already
passed the Senate there would be no
doubt of the way the House would vote,
but inasmuch as everybody knows that
it cannot pass the Senate, there may be
enough democrats who wish to please
President Cleveland by voting for it to
adopt the order and to pass it, but no
one will be surprised to see it shelved,
as the Carlisle bill was. by the refusal
Of the House to adopt the order for It's
consideration. The report submitted
with this bill was rs cowardly docu-
ment as was ever presented to either
branch of Congress. 1t was in effect
that the bill reported entirely in defer
ence to the wishes of the President.
and closed with these word" each mem
Der reserving to himself the right to
vote on the proposed amendments ADD
other amendments which may be offered
in the House and on the final passage
of the bill, as he may determine.'
a canvass Of the Senate on the free
coinage Of silver shows II for and SO
again t, without counting the votes of
the new Senator's from Washington and
Wyoming, both silver men.
President Cleveland has again show n
his belief that the Indians are entitled
10 some consideration in legislation
which affects their interest. THIS time
by a veto of the bill granting railroads
the right of WY through the San Carlo
reservation in Arizona, becauae the
consent of the Indians had not been
obtained.
The action of the House Commerce
Committee in adopting resolution that
the Nicaragua Canal bill previously re
ported from that committee be adopted
by the House as a substitute for the
bill that has already passed the Senate
has increased the chances, already MI
merous, against any action on this maj
tor by the present Congress. There
isn't one chance in hundred, unless
members vote directly opposite to the
way they talk, that any Ni4aragna
Canal bill can get through the Ho"s'
at this session, hut even granting that
the House bill could be passed. it would
then have to be returned to the SenaIe
where Its chance for consideration would
be small, indeed.
Much gossip has been caused by the
often reiterated statem"nl that the Al
torney forced the registration of the
Solicitor General. his highest subord'
nate, because that official as the r'pre
sentative of the government, joined
with counsel for the other side in ask
ing the Supreme Court to advance the
case involving the cons'ltnt,onality Of
the income tax. If true this would
place the Attorney General in an ex
traordinary position. Anyway the
court has advanced the case and
decision is expected before the close of
this term, aud Judge Maxwell has re
turned to his law practice, having been
succeeded as Soil itor General by MIR.
Holmes Conrad. Of Virginia.
Among the more or less biting re
marks made ia the House when the
Pacific Railroad funding bill was being
discussed. WAS the following rcpI, of
Representative BRYAN. Of Nebr to the
humorous suggestion Of Mr.. Powers, of
w., that New England send its surplus