West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
THETALK ABOUT FINANCIAL LEG.
ISLATI0N IN THE PRESENT
CONGRESS.
Report OF the Commission on the
Building OF the Nicaragua Canal.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Noyember 30. 1895.

NO'SuiotT 80, lOJo.
President Cleveland has com plet-
ed his annual message to Congress
and to-day that interesting docu-
ment was submitted to the Cabinet
and discussed. Its contents will of
course, remain secret until il goes
to Congress, which will probably
not be until next Tuesday. as the
session Of the House on Monday
will be taken up by the election Of
Speaker and the other officers Of
that body.
Mr.. Reed must expect to be more
Czar.like than ever in his rule over
the Republican House, IL he really
thinks he can prevent all legislation
except that OF passing the regular
appropriation bills, as those friend
ly to him and his aspirations for
the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation say he does. Other candi-
dates for that nomination have fol-
lowers in the House who may have
something to say about that. In
this connection q suggestion has
been made, by business man of
prominence, which might be turned
to good account by President Cleve.
land little later on il lie were
disposed to accent 1T. Although
there are considerable nun Der of
Republicans in the house who are
in favor Of sinking craftsmanship and
legislaiing for the relief of the
Treasury, and consequently of the
country. they are keeping very quiet
now and will continue to do so un-
til Speaker Reed announces the
House Committees. Then they
will speak their minds. 1t is the
idea of the business man before
mentioned that if properly man
aged compromise could be brought
about by which some financial
legislation that would be of benefit
to the country could be secured.
He thinks that if President C,erc.
land would invite some of these
men to q personal conference at
which both sides would frankly
state their opinions, that by each
side giving up little bill could
be drawn THAI would prevent
further bond issues and that would
pass both House and Senate and be
signed by the President. The idea
is at least unique.
-
Representative Downing, the only
Illinois Democrat who will sit in
the present House, and lie only got
in by majority of 40 votes, takes
cheerful view of Democratic pros
poets in that State. lie says: Il
think the friction that has hereto
fore existed among the Democrats
OF Illinois on the subject of silver
will disappear, and that all the
factions will be found fighting to.
gether in the utmost harmony i'm
1896. Col. VIM Il. Morrison Is the
choice at our people for the Presi
dency. and he will be supported just
as stanchIy by the free silver men
as by the advocates Of sound none Y.
The people know and admire him.
and he has never disappointed
them. His unspotted record is his
highest eulogium."
IS
There are many Democrats both
in and out of Congress, who are in
favor OF the building of tho Nicata-
qua caual either directly by the U.
5. Governhent or by guaranteeing
the bonds of the Canal Company.
but there will not be so many of
them il the Republicans are to con
inuo their present abuse Of the
President who appointed a commits
sion to examine the canal and report
thereon, as directed by the last
Congress, and Of the three gentle
men, one army engineer, an naval
engineer and one civil engineer, who
composed that commission, because
its report has shown that the diff
culties Of building the canal are
much greater than the Canal Com.
panY's officials had represented
hem to be, and because the retort
estimates the cost to be nearly
double what the Canal Con- pany
does. No matter whether man
favOrs or opposes the idea Of Gov
ern meDt aid in building the canal
there is no sense in his Directing to
the truth and the whole truth be-
ing put before Congress before final
action is taken. n the friends Of
the canal are wise they will try to