Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-03-02
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, eb. %, 1895
No administration in the history o.
the country ever received harder SLAP
in the face from congress than that Civ
en- the present one by the amendment
added 20 the sundry civil appropriation
bill by the senate appropriation com.
mttee, forbidding the private sale oil
bonds. It's adoption by congress will
be equivalent to a vote of lack of conf
dence in the administration, which in
England would result in an immediate
change Of ministry, and, unless there is
a radical change of sentiment in con-
gress it's adoption is only matter
of time. Senator Mills, of Texas, who
has upon occasion sang to cuckoo music,
doesn't think that amendment goes far
enough, and has given notice of bis In
tention to offer another another one
when the bill gets before the senate, pro-
viding for the outright repeal of that
portion of the specie resumption act
that authorizes the issue of bonds. Mr.,
Cleveland ought to thank his stars that
the death OF this congress is SO near,
and that so many of the regular appro-
priation bills remain Enacted upon that
no time is left to carry out numerous
threats made against him privately by
individual senators and representatives.
Congressional financial marching up
the hill and down again, which has been
such marked feature OF the present
session, came to an end with the formal
abandonment OF the Jones bill for the
unlimited coinage OF silver by the SEN
ate, although there may be few spas
modic attempts on the part of individ-
uals to make their records on he ques
ton more satisfactory TO their constitu-
ents, during the remaining days OF the
session.
Senator Psttigrew's answer TO the
question of whether he would re,om-
mend any person for appointment as
postmaster at Sioux Falls, S. D., in plate
OF the man whose n animation has been
adversely acted upon by unanimous
vote of the senate committee on post
offices and post roads, Is particularly
significant, in view of the charge that
Mr.. Pettigrew voted with the dminis-
tration democrats on the Hawaiian ques,
ton in exchange for federal patronage
IN his state, which has been made in Ger
tain newspapers, Mr.. Pettigrew said: II
would not ask tue president to appoint
anyone to any Office. In fac | should
consider any friend of mine insulted who
receives a commission sigued by Mr..
Cleveland. But if another nomination
Is made for postmaster at Sioux Falls,
my own home, without consulting me, |
shall try again to secure the rel sction OF
the nomination"
There has been considerable snubbery
about this administration from the be-
ginning, but Secretary Morton this
week outsnubbed all the rest, 1t was
kis turn to give cabinet dinner to Mr..
aud Mrs. Cleveland and likewise his
turn to make an ass of himself. He had
two expensive chairs, one for Mr., Cleve-
land and one fol his wife, made for the
occasion, each having silver plate, IN.
s,ribed with the name OF the occupant
and the date of the dinner, set in it's
back. Shade of Jerry Rusk.' And
this man is a member of the c9binet, a
portion of whose duties is supposed 10
be giving the president of the United
States advice. He has already beer