The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-06
WASHINGTON.
rom our Regular Correspondent.

today that interesting document was |
submitted to the Cabinet and dis
cussed. Its contents will, of course,
remain secret until it goes to Congress, |
which will probably not be until next
Tuesday, as the session of the House
on Monday will be taken up by the
election of Speaker and the other Off.
GERS of that body.
Mr.. Reed must expect to be more
Czar-like than ever in his rule over
the republicans of the House, if he
really thinks he can prevent all legis-
lation except that of passing the reg
ular appropriation bills, as those
friendly to him and his aspirations
for the republican Presidential nomi
nation say he does. Other candi-
dates for that nomination have follow
ers in the House who may have some
thing to say about that. In this con
nection, a suggestion has been made,
by a business man of prominence,
which might be turned to good ac-
count by President Cleveland a little
later on, if he were disposed to accept
it. Although there are a considera.
BILE number of republicans in the
House who are in favor of sinking
partisanship and legislating for the re-
ief of the Treasury, and consequently
of the country, they are keeping very
quiet now and will continue to do so
until Speaker Reed announces the
House Committees. Then they will
speak their minds. 1t is the idea of
the business man before mentioned
that if properly managed a compro-
mise could be brought about by which
some financial legislation that would
be of benefit to the country could be
secured. lie thinks that if President
Cleveland would invite some of these
men to personal conference at which
both sides should frankly state their
opinions that by each side giving up,
a little bill could be drawn that would
prevent further bond issues and that
would pass both House and Senate
and be signed by the President. This
idea is at least unique.
Representative Downing, the only
Illinois democrat who will sit in the
present House, and he only by a ma
jority of 40 votes, takes cheerful
view of democratic prospects in that
state. He says: 81 think the friction
that has heretofore existed among the
democrats of Illinois on the subject
Of silver will disappear, and that al
the factions will be found fighting to
gether in the utmost harmony in 1896
Col. VIM. X. Morrison is the choice
of our people for the Presidency, and
he will be supported just as stanchly
by the free silver men as by the advo
Gates of sound money. The people
know and admire him, and he has
never disappointed them. His un
spotted record is his highest eulo
GUM"
There are many democrats both II
and out of Congress, who are in favo
of the building of the Nicaragua canal
either directly by the U. S. Govern
ment or by guaranteeing the bonds o
the canal company, but there will no
be so many of them if the republican
are to continue their present abuse O
the President who appointed com
mission to examine the canal and re
port thereon, as directed by the las
Congress, and of the three gentlemen
one army engineer, one naval engir
eer and one civil engineer, who com
posed that commission. because 1t
report has shown that the difticultie
of building the canal are much grea
er than the canal company's Official
had represented them to be, and D'
cause the report estimates the cost t
be nearly double what the canal con
pany does. No matter whether
man favors Or opposes the idea
government aid in building the CAM
there is no sense in his objectlng I
the truth and the whole truth BEN
put before Congress before hnal az
ton is taken. If the friends OF tn
canal are wise they will try to muz zI
those republicans who are making us
of abuse instead of arguments.
Sir Julian Pauncefote will be sorl
he so forgot himself as to abuse SCI
ator Morgan, in an official paper, f'
the opinions ne expressed on the ho'
of the Senate concerning those clam
for the seizure of illegal sealers
Bering Senator Morgan is flghte
Just now he merely says OF SIR Ju
ans abuse: 81 think it is a piece
presumptive arrogance on his part
but just wait until he tackles the su
ject on the floor of the Senate.