The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-08
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WAsuINCroN Feb l2S
ABSOLUTELY pUO&

From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb !, 1895
More water is to be poured into the
sieve. In other words, the admins
tration has decided to scold Congress
and issue more bonds to replenish the
gold in the Treasury and to meet the
expenditures of the government.
Knowing the sensitiyeness OF business,
the republicans in Congress have pur-
posely refrained from saying much
that might have been said about the
position the administration has taken
upon financial matters, preferring toz
TO lose opportunities to make party
capital to arousing public sentiment1
which might prove detrimental TO the
great business interests Of the country.z 4
1t was the same feeling which p1os.pt-s
ed the republican leaders when APP
preached by the democrats to say that
they would offer no iactiOus opposi-
ton TO any measure that promised to
be ef TIE .s.;g.itess assistance 10 the
best thing this Congress conld do for
the Treasury was to amend tie tariff
SO as to increase the revenue. This
advice might have have borne good
fruit, but Mr.. Clevelsnd. with his us
ual obstinacv. prevented it by announ-
cling pompously that legislation to in
crease the revenue wou,d ne. be salts
factory to him. 50 Coagncss has done
nothing. and another issue Of bonds,
the third within a year, is 70 he made.
Senator Teller correctly character
lied the Vest amendment to the Haw-
allan resolution, which was adopted
by a vote of "a to 22 in the Senate, as
as putting on the records OF the
Sena te an absolute falsehood. The
amendment declares the sympathy of
r.people with all efforts TO establish
republican institutions, reaffirms the
policy of absolute non-interference
with the affairs of other nations, and
closes BY declaring that the adminis-
tration deserves approval for main
taing that policy. Mr.. Teller showed
conclusively that the administration
had not maintained that policy to-
wards Hawaii, and it would have been
easy for him to have shown that it
had acted directly contrary to that
policy in several other instances, nota-
bly, at the beginning of the war be-
tween China and japan. Republicans
were somewhat surprised 10 find one
an-Pettigrew-vcting with
90 democrats for the Vest amendment,
and the hope is expressed that he only
did so to be in position to move a
reconsideration later. Senator Frye's
speech refuting the silly slander about
Hawaiian bonds being sold in New
England was a scorcher.
Republicans in the House viii do
nothing to prevent the passage OF tee
bill for the repeal OF the diherential
duty on sugsr from countries paying
an export duty on sugar. which will
probably be passed By the House this
week. They viii, however. call espec-
ial attention to the declaration of the
German government that this sugar
duty had nothing to do with the en-
barge placed on American cattle and
meats, notwithstanding Representa-
i've Wilson's having in his opening
speech in favor OF this repeal bill insis-
ted that it did. As Ex7Speaker Reed
terseiy puts it. the bin is go insignifi-
cant that "Nobody cares anything
about it"
The new republican Senator from
North Carolina--Mr. Pritchard-al-
Though not yet week in his seat, hat
cast two important votes, one for the
Nicaragua Cana. o'''' "h'cn passed Dy
. So'e OF 81 70 q, ana one seslns' .ne
yes. a"en0men. 70 'ns n."ahan
iesolu'ion' MI rr'.cnA'u mas mace
an eAce''en' impression upon Ms col
Much regret is expressed among re-