The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
WASHINGTON. Feb 25. 1895

WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1895
1t is toss-up whether Congress
will, during its remaining week of life,
make the immediate calling of an eX-
ira session necessary. 1t can do this
by the adoption of Objectionable
amendments to the regular appropria-
ton bills, or by the failure to pass one
or more of the regular appropriation
bills. President Cleveland will Ger
talnly veto any appropriation bill that
has objectionable amendments tackled
upon 1t, and thee is no question that
several of those which are pending are
those that belong to the Objectionable
class. There is an enormous lot of
work yet to be done to get the appro-
priatlons bills through, and some Cf
the proposed financial amendments
will be certain to cause bitter and more
or less extended debate, which will
leave just that much less time tor solid
work. There Is 40 good reason why
any OF the appropriation bills should
fail, and il any one does it Will be the
result of put-up job, and the Repub-
llcans dread an early extra session too
much themselves To engage i'll that
sort of thing just now.
No appointment made by President
Cleveland has given more satisfaction
in Congress, regardless of political opin-
ions, than that of Senator Ransom to
be Minister to Mexico. The unani-
nous confirmation of his nomination
| without reference to IA committee was
moved by Senator Sherman, who took
occasion to speak in the highest terms
OF the fitness of the nomination and of
| the ability, character and patriotism OF
Senator Ransom. He will be thor
oughly at home in Mexico, AS he
speaks both French and Spanish.
There was meeting of silver men
here on Saturday and 1t is understood
that they discussed plans for silver
Presidential ticket. 1t was significant
that none Of the Republican Silver
men in Congress attended this meet
ing.
Hon. Walter b. Richie, of Lima,
ONO. supreme Chancellor of the
knights OF Pythias, is in Washington
on Pythian business. He keeps posted
on the political situation in his State,
and he does not consider McKfnley's
prospects fright. He said, ut is
doubtful whether Gov. Mckinley will
command the solid support of hIs own
State delegation for the Presidential
nomination. Some of the leading men
OF his party care very little for Mckin-
ley, and will knife him at the first op-
portunity. Stale pride may cause
them to give sort of lukewarm adher-
ence to his candidacy, but they will
not stand through thlck and thin.
they realize that The Mckinley idea of
the tariff has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting 1t would
be to heavy Il load in 1896 aud they are
not gong to assume the burden"
IN accordance with the opinion that
PRESIDENT Cleveland has several times
expressed, the Senate Committee ON
Appropriations has agreed to an
amendment to the Sundry Civil Ap-
preparation Bill, approprialing S. 23S,-
2S9 to pay the uounty on sugar pro-
duced IN 1898 AT the old rate aud to
pay elght-lenths of cent pound
upon the crop of 1894.
Secretary Herbert Is much pleased
that the House adopted his recommen-
dalton for building three battleships.
ana he has no expectations that the
Senate will do otherwise, but he
deeply regrets that SO many Democrats
worked and voted against the battle
snip clause of the Naval Appropria.
ton Bill, Ill the House, although fully
aware that ii is Il matter of conscience
and principle with those who did so.
The Senate still insists upon the ac-
ceptance by the House of its Hawaiian
caole amendment, although the latter
has once by yea aud nay vote refus-
ed 10 do so. The amendment is now
Tor second time in conference.
The Howgate trial ended with
hung jury. The District Attorney
says he has other indictments upon
which Howgate will be tried. 1t is
SAID that the reason the trial was SO
tame and SO flee from the expected
SENSATIONAL Developments was that
parties who might have been cOmpro-
missed convinced Howgate that the
art of fixing" jury was still praclic-
ca, tor consideration, by experts, and
further that he would not have to fur
nlsh The consideration
1t is believed that the railroad pool
ing bill was finally sheIved when the
Senate 10y "a vote of AZ to "a refused to
take II up.
Senator Wolcott is afraid that some
OF the European countries might, dur
lug the Congressional vacation get into
the notion t. hold an international mon
etarv conference aud iiud the United
States unprepared to take part therein.
In order to avoid such predicament
he has Offered an amendment to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill au-
IholizIng the President to appoint
three commissioners, should they he
needed, to act with JOINT Congress
ional committee of six, as representa-
tives of the United States.