The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washington, March IL, 1850.
While President Cleveland in shooting
ducks an attempt is being made in Wash
ington to concoct plot which, if success
full, promises to give him considerable
trouble in the near future. The attempt
appears to be in the whispering stage just
now, and may not ever get any further
According to the little that has leaked
out about it the plot aims to consolidate all
of the anti. Cleveland men in the Fifty
fourth Congress and to secure the impeach.
ment of President Cleveland on the ground
that he violated law in making that con-
tract with foreigners for the last sale of
bonds. As the story comes. the plotters
figure that the Republicans and Populists
will all vote for impeachment; that the
silver Democrats will mostly do likewise,
and that a considerable number of other
Democrats will join them because they
would like to see MIR. Stevenson President.
No names are being mentioned 10 connec-
tion with this plot, but my informant intl-
mated that prominent Democratic Senator
who bitterly and openly antagonized Presi-
dent Cleveland during the late session of
Congress was pulling the wires. The whole
story sounds highly improbable, but its
nature is such as to make its veriicatiou at
this stage impossible, hence it is given for
what it is worth.
The administration has a tariff problem
on hand that may prove very troublesome
before it is solved. Certain European
countries have, apparently by preconcert.
ed arrangement, shut out American meats
and cattle, alleging the existence OF disease,
which is stoutly denied by officials of the
Department of Agriculture. There is a law
under which the Secretary OF the Treasury
can order collection of ten per cent addi-
tional duty upon everything brought to this
country in vessels flying the flag Of either of
those nations. The administration does not,
for several reasons, wish to take advantage
of that law; but something has to be done.
and soon.
There was no variation this year in the
usual contest between the chairman Of the
House committee on appropriations and the
ranking member of the opposition party on
that committee, over the amount appropri-
ated by the last and several preceding Con-
crosses. The contestants were Chairman
Sayers and Representative Henderson, of
Iowa, and although the disparity is not 40
great as it has been at the close of other
Congresses a glance at the figures is sufi.
cient to convince that it is great enough o
raise a doubt as to the accuracy of the
MAXIM Figures do not lie."
While there is absolutely nothing upon
which to base prediction as to which way
the Supreme Court will decide the pending
case involving the constitutionality of the
income tax, there is much criticism among
the lawyers as to the poor showing the gov
ernment has made in its arguments in favor
of constitutionality, when viewed from a
strictly legal standpoint. The argument
will be concluded this week, but deci,io
may not be handed down for some time
the guesses vary from one to three weeks.
The American Bi Metallic party, more
commonly known as the Silver party, has
opened headquarters and is now apparently
waiting to see how the announcement of the
new party and the suggestion that ex-Rep-
resentative Sibley be made its Presidential
candidate will be received by the country.
The silver men in the other parties have, as
rule, fought shy Of pionouncing either for
or against the new party; they too are evil
IDENTIFY waiting to ascertain whether the new
party will develop the strength predicted by
its projectors before they decide. The anti.
silver men speak very slghtingly of the new
party, which they declare to be nothing
more than all attempt to boom the Presiden.
tial candidacy Of Senator Cameron. At the
headquarters of the new party the claim is
made that it will at once absorb the Popu
list party aud that enough silver Republi
cans an Democrats will Join it before the
next national election to ensure the election
Of President.
Numerous persons, in the Senate as wei
out, were disappointed because none of thu
proposed political investigations in tn,
Southern States were authorized before til,
adjournment of Congress. At one time i
seemed probable that blanket investigation
would be ordered but private discussion o
the matter soon made it apparent that i
would have been about as easy to get vot
on free coinage bill as on resolution o
that sort, SO it was decided to drop tn,
whole business; but it will come up at tn,
next session again.
man at Mnntereu Galifarnnia .l;aal