The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Cur Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July l, 1895.

1t is evident that Mr.. Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle, who are on
the shores of Buzzard's Bay, con-
scented to a modification of the
terms of the contract made with
that bond syndicate, allowing them
TO pay domestic gold now, instead
of foreign gold at the expiration of
the time for their last payment on
those bonds-October 1st next. 1t
Is also evident that they did not
inform Mr.. Hamlin, who is acting
secretary of the Treasury of the
modification, as he stated very pos
itiyely that there had been no mod
ifcation. Later Mr.. Hamlln
hedged by refusing to discuss the
matter at all. Just why Mr.. Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle should
have favored the men who had
already pocketed something like
$4,000, 900 on the bond deal is one
of those things not visible at first
glance. Another one of the same
sort of things is why the syndicate
should have chosen to make its last
payment in the last week in June
when under it's contract it could
have had the use of the money until
October LIST. There are rumors in
plenty, but nothing tangible is in
sight. 1t is safe to say there were
reasons and that they will become
apparent later on. BY keeping
your eve on the gold reserve, now
slightly more than $107, 100000,
one of the reasons will probably be
seen before many weeks have passed.
W. ". Duffield, superintendent
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
is the latest candidate for a Con-
gressional investigation, and his
chances for getting it are decidedly
promising. In addition to remov-
ing several men of international
reputation in scientific circles, from
positions in his bureau, under an
act of Congress providing for q
reorganization and small reduction
of the force, Mr.. Duffield has put
his young son in the place of a man
who has had forty years experience,
IN field and Office work, place too,
chief of the drawing division, which
is admitted to require high grade
, of technical experience. Young
Duffield was put on the rolls about
June 18th, but he drew salary at
the rate Of $4,000 a year for the
entire month of June, and begin
uing to-day his salary has been
increased to $4,000 year. There
Us nothing startling in this case of
nepotism. In fact, nepotism has
become so common with Democratic
officials that it is the expected
thing. As a rule those who are not
guilty haye no relatives who need
being looked out for.
State Department affairs are
likely to be better conducted during
this summer than they have been
since March 4, 1898, as they will
be in charge of a good Republican.
Secretary Olney has gone away on
his vacation and first assistant Sec
rotary Uhl will shortly do likewise,
which will leave second assistant
secretary Adee in charge of the
department Mr.. Adee is one of
the few prominent Republican Off
cials who had remained with the
present administration, and he has
done so because his duties as as
aistant secretary are such that they
do not clash with party politics, but
as acting secretary his Republican,
ism may get him in trouble with
the administration.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan,
was in Washington several days
last week. He said he was on pri-
yate business, and would 60 to New
York and then to the shore for sew
.eral weeks rest. He said the Mich
iigan Republicans were too smart to
begin the presidential campaign
this year by declaring in favor of
any one of the excellent candidates