Milford chronicle., 1895-02-08
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washineton. Feb. 4. 1sas.

2 Washington, FEB. a, 1895
t When Senator Lee Mantle. of Montana
: took the oath Of office the Democrat,
majority of the Senate disappeared -let Il.
hope never to come back again The Sen
ate now consists Of SO members, 43 Demo.
Gratis, s8 Republicans and 3 Populists
When the Republican Senators from Wy
oming and Washington take their seats
( the Senate will be full for the first time for
several years, and as will be a majority
/ The only change made by the accessions
to the Senate, from a financial point Of
view. is to strengthen the silver men, who
already had a majority AS an answer to
appeals which have been made to them to
join hands with the administration and
pass a financial bill. several Republican
Senators have made a careful canvass Of
the Senate and the result is that a. Sena-
tors are for the free coinage of silver and
80 against it The free coinage men will
have 4o votes when the Washington and
Wyoming Senators arrive
There is a hitch in the administration
programme for the new issue Of bonds
While it is given out that the administra-
ton is waiting to see if Congress will act
upon Mr. Cleveland's gold bond recon
it is well known that the delay
has been caused BY the demands of the
capitalists who are expected to subscribe
for the new bonds Orders have been is
sued to the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to print 100000, 900 at four per
-ent thirty year bonds authorized BY the
iPecie resumption act of 1875, but what
mount will be issued is not yet known.
Ar. Cleveland is said to favor advertising
or bids without stating any specified
mount and accepting all satisfactory bids,
nut the Cabinet is understood to be divided
n that idea. The question NAV be settled
I the Cabinet meeting to be held to-mor-
ow J
The most disgraceful personal encounter
the present session-the only one. in 7
lct-was that in which two Democrats
of Kentucky, and Heard, of K
.issouri r were the principals There
ould have been a regular rough and tum E
e fight on the floor of the House had no.
'dy interfered The epithets 'liar" and
scoundrep were exchanged, 81
ID then, as usual, apologies were offered
ID the House gave its consent to striking Sc
e whole business from the record
The House will this week decide what
all he done with the Cleveland gold bond
!, the committee on Rules have decided
report an order setting aside Tuesday, =,
and Thursday for its consid- -
tion If this order is adopted by the
use the final vote will be taken next -
ursday, but there seems a probability, "
the extraordinary efforts
the administration to prevent it, that
order may meet the same fate as the
er for the consideration of the Carlisle
rency bill-be rejected by the House.
far as the final result is concerned it "
5 not make the slightest difference what !
position the House makes Of either the
er or the bill, as the latter cannot posi- N
get reported to the Senate, even should ~
ass the House
he House sent the Reilly Pacific rail- q
funding bill back to the committee =
a vote of ~ to 100. Opponents of
bill say that, instead of making votes
inst it, the circulars sent to Washing
by Mayor SutrO, of San Francisco,
,ging the Huntington lobby with buy
votes for $4,000 each, made votes for
bill.