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


Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1895.
No administration in the history OF
the country ever received a harder slap
in the face from congress than that Civ
en- the present one by the amendment
added 30 the sundry civil appropriation
bill by the senate appropriation com
mittee, forbidding the private sale of
bonds. It's adoption by congress will
be equivalent to vote of lack of conf
dence in the administration, which in
Eng and would result in an immediate
change of ministry, and, unless there is
a radical change of sentiment in con-
gress, its 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 oughJ 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 cues
ton more satisfactory to their constitu-
ents, during the remaining days OF the
session.
Senator Psttigrews answer TO the
question OF whether he would re,om-
mend any person tor appointment as
postmaster at Sioux Falls, s. D., in plate
OF the man whose 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
tion in exchange for federal patronage
in his state, which has been made in Ger
tain newspapers, Mr.. Pettigrew said: II
would not ask the president to appoint
anyone to any Office. In fac, | should
consider any friend of mine insuted who
receives a commission signed by Mr..
Cleveland But if another nomination
is made for postmaster at Sioux Falls,
my own home, without consulting me, L
shall try again to secure the rejection 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
Lis turn to give a cabinet diRuer to Mr.
sod 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 a silver plate, In
s,ribed with the name Of the occupant
and the date of the dinner, set in 1T
back. Shade of Jerry Rusk.' AnC
this man is a member of the csbinet,
portion OF whose duties is supposed L
be giving the president of the Unite'
States advice. He has already bee