Frederick citizen., 1895-01-25
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
From our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 1895.


WASHINGTON, Jan 2l, 1895.
The Republicans in Congress have an
| other bad case of Hawaiian fever,
! brought on by the news of the very
feeble revolt against the republic of
| Hawaii, which was published in Sat
orday's papers. In their rawlings against
| the administration, the Republicans
forget tlat the absence of U. 5 war
| ship from Honolula at the time of the
revolt was directly due to request
made by President Dole, of Hawaii;
also, that Minister Willis, in his official
! dispatch t. Secretary Gresham, giving
news of the revolt and of its failure,
says: president Dole expressed TO me
his qualification that no national ship
has been in port during this disturb
ancen In other words, that the PresI-
dent OF Hawaii was glad that he had
been able to demonstrate to the world
his ability to pull Town revolt with
! out the moral support which the pres
ence of foreign war vessel or Vessels
would have given hun. But these are
facts, something the Republicans never
trouble themselves about when they
start t. abusing the administration.
| The cruiser Philadelphia has been or
dered to Hawaii
There has been 10 apparent change
as tD the outlook for financial egi>la-
ton during the past week. Eff flrts to
reach au agreement on some bill that
can be passed are still being made, but
prospects a.e not encouraging.
r -preseutative-elect Fitzgerald, of
Mass, was probably the first man TO
ask President Cleveland the direct
| question: "Will there be an extra ses-
sion OF Congress-" Anyway he Is the
| first man who has asked the question
and made known the Presidents reply
| thereto, which was as follows: II have
not yet made up my mind If nothing
i done at this session of Congress, and
| the best interests of the country de-
mand 1t, | shall not hesitate to con-
! vene Congress again, without regard t.
any party feeling and uniutiuenced 10y
! any cOnsideratiul save that of the pub
! lie goo1." Fitzgerald then SAID tu
the President: But supp )se that the
Republicans undertake to pass tariff
| bill aud send it to you to sign" To
which Mr. Cleveland answered: II
cannot lie responsible for what they
! dc. There are questions to be settled
and it IS the duty OF Congress n nlegis.
late upon them in its own way. sIf The
| new Congress is convened, my resp1u,
sibilty will begin when a measure
that has passed both Houses is sent tC
me for action"
The navl appropriation bill, which
has been rep)rtt d 10 the House, carries
III accordance with Secret .ry's Her.
bert's recommendations, Sl2 900, 900 fol
the construction of three coa>t-liue bat
tie ships; also provision for the con
structlun of twelve torpedo boats O
100 to 200 tons each. The bill provide.
that one of the battle-ships and three
OF the torpedo boats shall be built ubor
the Pacific Coast or in adjacent Wa
terS, If it can be done at a fair cost
abOllshes speed premiums, and says
that one OF the battle-shlps shall bt
named Kearsage. When the PROPOSE
ton to build these bat,leshlps was first
made many Congressmen We're dispos-
ed 10 oppose it Oh account of the slim
condition of the Treasury, but upon
! consideration of the fact that the lar
/ gest part of the money for them will lie
/ paid for labor thus giving needed en-
| ployment To many, the most of them
have withdrawn their opposition, aud
it is now regarded as certain that the
bill will 60 through practically as re-
| ported.
Secretary Hoke Smith decided some
/ time ago that the Interior Department
is paying the Bell telephone monopoly
eut rely too much money for the tele
| phones in use between the main d.
partment building and its branches,
! the Geological Survey, the Bureau OF
EthnOlogy, the Pension Bureau, the
Census Office. the Bureau of Education
and several others. The telephone
company refused to reduce its charges
and Secretary Smith has made con-
tract with o;her parties for the erec-
tion of "a telephone line which will he
long to the government and will save
a considerable sum If money, as there
viii be no charges to pay after the
| line Is up except for its being kept in
repair. The Bell Telephone Company
is threatening legal complications
Although the re-Opening Of the case
raises a doubt as 70 whether the COM
mittee on the Judiciary of the House
will report that impeachment resolu-
tlPhc VI Ol1lb, IL
may yet do so, unless the hearing OF
Judge Ricks and any witnessts he
may introduce shall put more favor
able aspect on the charges against he
Judge, which the committee has once
decided were proven. Time need cut
no hgurr in tine matter, a. according tu
S4nltor German, who Is good au hur-
lty, Impeachment proceedings when
~ formal y brought before HE SELL
a by the III ,ust, would MT b. affect
ed y the expiration ui the session, tut
wnu Il he tanea up at the next session
AID carried t. cIucluslpn. There
nave only been seven impeachment
trials in The history Of the country,
{ .ur Of them belng of judges, one Of "a
SenatOr-Bouut, Of Tenn.-one of II
ent-John-ni-and one Of IA Sec
retar, # W iielkuip
Speak r Crisp, who has not been
well rrcrutl,, II - by the advice Of his
physicians gone away for few days
rest.
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