The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
NO. 33
W ashingf0n Letter.


N41S2T- 1 Nr0InWell and Napoleon were
IN their day considered powerful, hut
the power exercised by them over the
erpead tires o. their 1espeI tive nations
WAS not greater than that now claim
ed Tor a subordinate official OF the
L. s Treasury According 10 this
claim, the Comptroller has the author
ity 10 refuse payment OF approprla-
tions made by Congress and approved
by the President, whenever he believes,
or makes a pretense OF believing, that
said payment would be uncOnstifnfion-
al, and the claimant has DO redress or
appeal, except to enter suit for the
amount claimed In the Court of
Claims The first notice OF this re-
narkable claim OF authority was
given several DAYS ago when a voucher
fog about Sl2, 900 favor OF the Oxnard
Company, OF Nebraska, manufactur-
ers Of beet sugar was held up 10 the
Comptroller, and the company nett
fed that the Comptroller would hear
argument as 10 the consfitnticnalitv
ef the Act OF Congress appropriating
Ss3e 600 10 pay the bounty Oh the
beet sugar manufactured before the
Mckinley law The Comptroller SAWS
he believes the sugar bounty law 10
have been unconstitutional. which Is
little queer, ii view OF his having al
lowed Sl2, 100000 OF tbereabouts, TO be
paid out under that law during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, with
ont protest The real facts in this
business are well known. Compfrol-
ler Bowler l. merely figure head,
who repeats his lesson Just as il Is
taught 10 him in addition 10 the
money appropriated for the beet sugar
makers, there was Ss,00O,o00 appropri-
ated by the last Congress 10 pay de-
ferred sugar bounties-tbev VIII be de-
ierred sure enough, II seems This
money the administration doesn't
wish 70 pay ont until Republican
Congress shsIl have put more money
in the National Treasury. Comptrol-
Ter Bowler has been sKelled up by
praise and made the tool OF smarter
men 10 carry ont this idea. The TAG
tics are, according TO current report,
TO be used 10 defer payment On the
contract made with the International
Steamship Company for the transpor-
tati0n OF mails TO Europe. This con
tract was made by Mr Wanamaker.
when he was Postmaster General, un-
der Al Act OF Congress, and includes
the nse OF the steamships owned by
the Company as government cruisers
IN time OF war
That mysterious Cabinet meeting
has naturally been the subject OF much
gossip and OF numberless runorS.
That the Spanish minister, who came
TO Washington about the same that
Secretary Olney did, If he did not ae-
company him, was the cause Of this
Cabinet meeting l. certain, and that
it discussed the Cuban revolution. All
else Is conjecture, owing 10 the air OF
mystery with which those who attend
ed the meeting have since surrounded
themselves, although II i difficult TO
imagine any good reason why there
should be any secrecy as TO the posi-
ton this government occupies towards
either Spain or the revolving Cubans.
Rumor says the Spanish minister went
SO lar as TO ask that those American
editors who are disposed TO synpa
thize with the Cubans should be muz-
zled by the Secretary Of State The
administration would seem to have all
the n uzzling IT can attend TO, IN Iry-
ing 10 shut the mouths OF the Silver
dem ocrats, without fackling the edi-
tors OF the country, although Secre-
tary Olney Is probably fully IN az
cord with the idea Of press censor
ship
The Popnlisis are much chzgnined
over the latest phase OF the reorgani-
zaflon OF the Senate at the beginning
OF the coming session Of Congress
They have been confidently counting
upon being asked TO join the republi-
cans IL the reorganization and, Of
course, receiving a liberal share OF the
Committee ckair1nanships and OF the
Senate patronage 1t has lately come
ont that many OF the Republican
Senators would much rather not re-
organize the Senate than to do 1t with
the assistance OF the Populists- This
wasn't pleasing 10 the democrats, who
do not wish 10 retain control OF the
committees without the power TO con
troll votes enough TO carry anything
through, and some OF them have init
mated 10 the Republicans their Will