The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31
The Norfolk Journalist Who Manufactured
the RumOr Does Not Receive a Blessing.
PRESIDENTS T'sATTlTUDE ON THE BOND BILL
The TaviT BiIl VIII he snddIcd with
Amendments in the Sennte-Thc
Bill In II Precnrious COndition-.The
Senate Comsnittecs-The Senators
from North Carolina.
Virginia Bureau,
Washington. Dec. 30th, 1885.

IHe nali Oh the House OF Representa-
tiVes was comparatively deserted this
morning, for nearly all of the members
VINO wanted to so home at Christmas
nave taken advantage of the practical
adjournment until one week from to-
day The House will meet tomorrow
ana again on Friday. but will imme-
d1atcly adjourn on each of these days.
the agreement being that no business
shall be transacted. and the two meet
ings are held merely to conform to the
law, which provides that neither body
OF Congress shall adjourn for more than
three days at u time without the con-
sent of the other. The Senate will re-
main In session and Will have both the
tarif bill and the bond measure TO deal
with.
Both OF these measures go to the FL.
nance Committee of the Senate, and 1t
1t not yet known which of them will be
reported first. 1t is likely that as the
bond bill is generally considered TO be
intended to relieve the Treasury imme-
diately that the Finance Committee will
report il first.
There is scarcely IL doubt that the
bond bill will receive Il silver amend
ment of some sort in the Senate and
Will so back to the House Once in the
House again it would probably not be
allowed much time for debate. for the
leaders OH the Republican side do not
care to have their own ranks invaded
again soon by issues that disrupt and
ALLEVIATE. Thus MIR. Reed would bring
In n rule for a speedy vote and the Sen>
ate amendment would be rejected and
down would fall baby cradle and ALL"
Thc Presidents Attitude.
Mr.. Cleveland is thoroughly aware OF
the ultimate fate of the bond bill, and
there is hardly Il prospect that the ad-
ministratiun will wait to follow this
waif from the cradle to the grave be.
fore action of some sort Is taken.
The fact is this bill is not satisfactory
to either the President or Secretary Car
llslc, its provisions do not enable them
either to rcplcnish the wasting gold re-
serve or to retire the rreenhacks, which
they claim is the prime factor i'm the
constantly recurring financial crisis.
There is n very grave doubt as to wheth-
er Mr.. Cleveland would sign the bond
l''ll in it's B..s mt Shl- e, evca If 1t were
possible TO send ii to him to-day. The
insistnnce OF the House upon the amend
ment providing that all legal tender
notes must be reissued and the provis-
ion for the payment of the bonds in
coin instead Of gold. are at variance
with his views and would probably lead
him to its rejection.
The precarious position of the bill ut
present seems to have determined the
President upon another course. and as
Congress has not, and will not afford
the coveted relief. he will proceed to
Issue 1 per cent. bonds. and sell them
probably as he did before for gold
who can deliver gold-for gold is what
is required to keep up the reserve and
he can no tdo ii with crazy quilt tariff
bills or patchwork silver propositions.
The tariff bill will probably pass the
Senate, but not before hundreds OF
amendments are at least attempted and
days and weeks in discussion have been
passed.
Another DucISing Trip Rumor.
Last Saturday night the night editor
Of the Press Association was busy
handling the long dispatches telling of
the bond bill, and the great amount of
care and labor now before the Presi-
dent when ticking. over the wires came
Il special from Norfolk stating that Mr..
Cleveland was about to go on another
duclling trip, this time to Raggard Is
land He was, of course. certain that
another canard was at hand. but he was
compelled to attemrt to verify the
story, so out into the rain and snow
reporter fastened to the White House
at midnight, muttering as he went
something direful about ducks and the
man who manufactured the rumor.
Nobody around the White House seem
ed to know anything at all about the
matter, and even to-day the rumor Is
without authcntication.
IT is not at all likely that Mr.. Cleve-
land would leave Washington now,
having Just asked Congress to remain
no matter how much he would enjoy n
shooting season at Ragged Island II
is almost certain that he will not go
at this time
The Senate Committees
The Democrats having completed their
minority representation on the stand
ing and select committees OF the Senate.
that body is now ready to work under
the Republican reorganization.
Ia
Jared remarkably well for new men In
that body and a glance at their assign
ments clearly shows how anxious the
Republicans are to keep the fusion alive
In that State.
Senator Butler leads the list of Pop
ultsts with the following committees:
Chairman on Organization, Conduct
and Expenditures IN the Executive De-
partments; PostofEicc and Post Roads,
Fisheries, Coast Defenscs Epidemic
Diseases, and Agriculture and Forestry.
Senator Pritchard is assigned to the
Chailmnnship of Civil Service and Re
trenchment. District OF Columbia Pri-
vileFes and Elections, and Revision OF
the Laws.
y Senator Daniel. of Virginia, is given a
place on Foreign Relations, Judiciary,
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