The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-07
WILLIAMS rs. SETTLE CON
TESTED ELECTION ca Sc
NO FINANCIAL LEGISL
THIS SEASON.
Bonds Now Being Printed tor Hun
dred Million Dollars
orrespon denoe TO The DEMOCRAT.

Correspondence TO The DEMOCRAT
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Feb. ,, 1885.
The Williams " Settle contested
election has lasted nearly two years.
When 1t began much bitterness was
engendered, and tie two factions prom
ised to make lively fight for the seat.
Diplomacy and eelf-interest may cause
different termination 20 the affair.
There are precedents for concluding
contested election cases at the close OF
the session, and giving the ousted
member the seat and the salary in a
lump sum of $4,000 One member
from the first North Carolina Di.tr:ct
had this good luck about ten or fifteen
years ago. 1t may happen again this
wear. I could be arranged so that
both Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Settle would
be the gamers by such a compromise.
If Mr. Williams gets $4,000 for the
seat for week or two be could well
afford to pay him twice the Congress
slonal salary for the concession. The
taxpayers might suffer, but they are
accustomed to coming forward and
making good all DEFICIENCIES.
A very shrewd politician said to your
correspondent yesterday: 1.-THE out
look is that there will be no financial
legislation during this session of Con
gress. The President is getting ready
to issue $1OOOOO,OOO worth of bonds.
| know this to be fact, and that the
bonds are now being printed at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The Administration does not now
expect any financial bill to become a
law and depends on this large bond
issue to tide over the present stringen-
cy." Secretary Carlisle Is not in the
least disturbed about the condition Of
the Treasury He thinks there will be
an increase in the revenue of the Gov
eminent in the Spring sufficient to
supply the needed funds. l hope he IS
right in his calculations There is no
denying the fact that "chaos" expresses
in a single word, the financial situation
among Democrats here. The Silverites
threatened few DAYS ago to introduce
a bill as antagon'stic as possible to the
Presidents programme There is a
small clique in the Senate IN favor of
compromising differences if possible.
This set has no leader, however, and
can accomplish nothing. In fact it
looks as If the democratic party needed
a leader Faction fights are the order
of the day, and there is no telling what
an hour may bring forth
Yesterday afternoon, the President
tod 1t n II e
to be Solicitor General of the United
States and J. y. Dickinson of Tennessee
to be Assistant Attorney General. So
licitor General Maxwell resigned his
position because he could not get along
with Attorney General Olney
A Mr.. Oliver of Georgia, but native
Of Sampson County, North Carolina
has just been appointed Consul General
to Merida, Yucatan.
There was a lively fight in the House
yesterday between Mr.. BrecIxinbridge
of Kentucky, and Mr.. Heard Of Mis-
souri,. The lie was passed, and but for
the prompt interference of members
ana the Sergeant-at-Arm they would
have come to blows Both gentlemen
were before the bar of the House and
withdrew their remarks, but Mr.. Brock
inridge afterwards intimated that this
was not the last of 1t. Breckenridge
called Heard ''an infamous scoundrel'
and Heard said the silver-tongued
orator was ''llar".
Senator and Mrs. Jarvis left for their
home in Greenvlile, North Carolina
Tuesday. Both were very popular in
Washington. Senator Jarvis made in +!
the few months he was here a reputa-
ton for being an honest man, a sincere
friend, a fine parliamentarian, and a
safe, judicious and able statesman. He
had not been here a month before he
OretOld the present financial Nifficu1- /