The L'Anse sentinel., 1895-02-02

WASHING TON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1895.
IL the money changers who have
forced the third issue OF bonds, which
will probably be officially announced
after congress has been given time TO
digest the executive message, by with
drawing the gold which they paid for
the last issue OF bonds from tho treas
ury, thought thereby to frlghten congress
into financial legislation they have az
doesn't show the least bit OF fright, and
there Is no more probability OF financial
legislation now than there was before
the gold raid began. In fact, the new
issue of bonds will no more frghten
congress as whole than the talk
about the treasury being forced upon a
silver basis does the SILVER men. Con-
gress doesn't legislate on financial mat
ters for precisely the same reason that
some married couples do uot live to-
gether-they cannot asroe upon any
thing. And the impression Is growing
that II an extra session OF the next con-
gress is called the same reason will pre-
vent financial legislation.
| The administration men stole a march
upon the antps in the senate Saturday
afternoon, by getting Senator Vests
amendment to the pending Hawaiian
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This amendment expresses sympathy
with all efforts to establish republican
Institutions; re-aflirms the policy of alb
solute non-in Interference with the affairs
Of other nations. and declares the Ceye-
land administration entitled to com
mendation,an support for having main.
tanned that policy towards Hawaii.
Twenty-three democrats and one repub-
n--Pettigrew--voted for the amend
ment, and eighteen republicans and four
populists against 1t. There was some
very spirited debate in connection with
the amendment, Senator Teller declaring
that II allowed TO stand IL would put an |
"absolute falseho0d' in the records OF
the senate. The matter is not ended. 1t |
will come up again this week and is |
likely to bo accompanied with more |
lively talk.
The amendment to the Nicaragua
canal bill providing that 10 moro than
one dollar in stock of the company shall
be issued for every dollar, in truth and
fact, expended by the company, which
was offered by Senator Wolcott, and ad-
opted by the senate previous to the pas
sage OF the bill, has deprived the lobby
)f muck OF the satisfaction of getting
The bill through the senate. Its chance
Ter getting through the house Is very
small, so small in fact that few people
,yen profess to be able to see IL.
Some gossip has resulted from an
which was offered to the
undry civil appropriation bill by Rep ,
esentative Dockery, OF Missouri, and
adopted by the house. 1t is
hort, merely providing that the
United States supreme court In making
Is estimates of money required for mis-
ellaneuus purposes snail enter into de-
ailS, as other branches of the govern |
ncnt are required to do. While no one /
made the charge in 50 many words, the
doption of the amendment implies a be-
ief on the part OF the house that the
Is miscellaneous expenditures.
Now that the house has made a begin
ling In that direction by adding two |
inaneial amendments -one to give the |
ecretarY Of the treasury discretion as
o what denomination OF notes shall be
ssued In place OF those redeemed and
cancelled, end one making gold csrtif-
ates non-recevable for costums dues
lfter July l, 1898. and forbidding their
Use by national banks In their reserves.
md stopping their future issue to I
'egular appropriation bill, 1t is expected !
hat n Dumber OF such amendments will G
DO proposed In the senate, including z
several for the issue OF bonds and for the /,
rec coinage OF silver.
Senator Teller has set the politicians
% thinking, by announcing that the sill
rsr vote would beca for no pr esidential /
and didate in 1896 who will not promise
u advance that he will sign free COIN ,
Ige bill if congress passes IL. and that IL
neither the democratic nor republican
andidate will make tho required prom
Sc the silver vote will go To the popu-
ist candidate who Is certain to be an out
md out silver man--might even be Sena-
or Teller himself. IL Is freely predicted
lere that the republican and democratic
for President. whatevever
heir personal opinions may be, will I
make the required promise.
The bills for the admission OF Arizona
ind New Mexico have very little show to
ret passed by the senate Mt this session.
Although there has been little public
opposition to either. IL IL an open secret .
hat there are large number OF senators
Who do not wish 10 see tfose bills be