Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondents
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. %, ,s5.

SO sHN AuNN aiOhh SobbiOoo bhdh NAV
given the present one by the amend
ment added to the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation Bill by the Senate Appropria.
ton Committee, forbidding the private
sale of bonds. Its adoption by Con
gress will be equivalent to a vote of
lack of confidence in the administra.
ton, which in England would result
in an immediate change of ministry,
and, unless there is q radical change of
sentiment in Congress. its adoption is
only a 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 his intention to offer
another one when the bill gets before
the Senate, providing for the outright
repeal of that portion of the specie re,
sumption act that authorizes the issue
Of bonds. Mr.. Cleveland ought to
thank his stars that the death of this
Congress is 30 near, and that so many
of the regular appropriation bills re.
main 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 a marked feature of the pres.
ent session, came to an end with the
formal abandonment of the Jones bill
for the unlimited coinage of silver by
the Senate, although there may be a
few spasmodic attempts on the part of
individuals to make their records on the
question more satisfactory to their con-
s%tituents, during the remaining DAYS of
the session.
Senator Pettigrew's answer to the
question of whether he would recon.
mend any person for appointment as
postmaster at Sioux Falls, S. D., in
place of the man whose nomination
has been adversely acted upon by unan-
imous vote of the Senate Committee on
post offices and post roads, is particu-
larly significant, in view of the charge
that Mr.. Pettigrew voted with the ad-
ministration Democrats on the Hawai-
ian question in exchange for Federal
patronage in his State, which has been
made in certain newspaper. Mr.. Petit
grew said: ~ would not ask the Presi
dent to appoint any n to any Office.
In fact, l should consider any friend of
mine insulted who receives a commits.
sion signed by Mr.. Cleveland. But if
another nomination is made for post.
master at Sioux Falls, my own home,
without consulting ME, l shall try again
to secure the rejection of the nomina
tion."
There has been considerable snob
berry about this administration from
the beginning, but Secretary Morton
this week o~utsnobbed all the rest. II
was his turn to give the cabinet dinner
to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland. and likewise
his turn to make an ass of himself. He
had two expensive chairs, n for Mr..
Cleveland and one for his wife, made
for the occasion, each having a silver
plate, inscribed with the name OF the
occupant and the date Of the dinner,
set in its back. Shade of Jerry
Rusk! And this man is a member oil
the cabinet, a portion Of whose duties
is supposed to be giving the President
of the United States advice. He has
already been dubbed "Silver Plate Nor.
ton" and the name ought to stick to
him the longest day he lives, and in
addition, he should be compelled Ia
wear at all times a silver breast plate
Inscribed II am Cleveland's chief boot
Ticker"
Secretary Carlisle took good pains,
while positively denying the present
necessity for the proposed amendment
to an appropriation bill, giving the
Secretary of the Treasury authority to
issue short time three per cent. loan
certificates to meet any deficit in the
revenues, to put in a bid for that legis
ton, by saying in his official communi,
cation to the Senate: ut is my opin'
ion that the Secretary of the Treasury
ought to be permanently invested with
authority to issue and sell short time
bonds or other obligation OF the Gov
eminent for the purpose of raising
money to meet such Deficiencies in the
ordinary ven as may occur from
time to time" Like the boy who hav'
ing declared he was not hungry and
declined the proffered cookies, he &C
companies the d~eclination with the
suggestion that he be made the custo
dian of the cookies and be given per
mission to eat them if they should hap
pen to get hungry.
There is a deadlock in conference
on Hawaiian cable amendment to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, the Senate insisting that it shall
stand and the House that it shall be
struck out. Many Senator'S still insist
that the amendment shall stand or the
bill fail.