Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-25
DOINGS AT WASHINGTON.
what our Regular Correspondent says
about Capitol and its People.
yashinrton ADril II. 1895.

int0 power, and it is going TO be more
difficult than ever. It has been the
policy of the Treasury to raise all
sorts OF obstacles TO defer payment on
government vouchers OF ali sorts. It
was this policy that caused senator
German to say on the floor Of the SEN
ate that if all proper demands on the
government were paid there would be
"A deficit Of not less than $100, 600, 600.
AT q cabinet meeting held after The
decision Of the Supreme Court, in the
income tax cases. was fully digested
it was decided that the calling of an
extra session of Congress should be
avoided, if possible; and the possible
ity OF keeping money IN the Treasury
by delaying payments upon appro-
priations made by Congress was CON
sidered. 1t is not certain even then
that Congress will not have to be cal
lcd together.
That the exemption of incomes from
rents and state and municipal bonds
viii cut oil at least one half OF the
amount that would have been receiv-
ed from the income tax is admitted
by everybody who knows anything
about the subject And not a few
believe that the advice Of eminent
lawyers, based upon the failure OF the
supreme Court 10 declare the law
either constitutional or unconstitu
tional, will result in the failure of
thousands to pay the tax. Men who
were loud in their praises Of the tax
are now bitterly opposed 70 il, be-
cause Of the exemptions made by the
court They say hat these eXemp-
tions will defeat tlo principal object
Of those who advocated an income
taX-the compelling Of alien land
lords to bear a fair share in support
ing the government and throw the
principal burden Of the tax upon the
business men, manufacturers and
other larpe employers Of labor. and
their argument appears TO be good
one.
The charge, openly made in Washing
ton, that two OF the four justices OF
the Supreme Court who voted to
sustain the constitutionality Of the
income tax did so on legal techni-
cality and that in the ahsance OF that
technicality the vote would have stood
6 to ? against the coustitutionality Of
the entire law, instead OF the clauses
exempted, is not calculated to add to
the popularity of the law, nor To the
willingness of anybody to pay the
tax.
Friends Of Senator Blackburn, in
Washington, say that Mr.. Clegelaud's
acsioa, IA appointing man named
Joplin to succeed Mrs. Helm as post
master at Eiizabethtown, Kentucky.
after the Senate had refused to act
upon the nomination Of Joplin to that
office, viii greatly aid Senator Black
burn in his campaign for reelection
TO the Senate. Mrs. Helm is the
Youngest sister Of Mrs. Abraham Lin
cold and the widow OF Confederate
brigadier who died in battle, and il
WAS at the request of Confederate
soldiers in Kentucky that senator
Blackburn expousea Mrs Helms
cause and succeeded in preventing
action upon Joplin nomination. MI
cleveland is opposed to the re-elee-
ton Of Senator Blackburn. on account
OF his views on the silver question
Mr.. Cleveland now regrets that his
friends arranged to have him invited
70 Chicago to make a gold speech, in
order 10 counterfeit the silver element
which seems to be in fair way to get
control Of the democrat party in that
state. The principal cause OF his re-
greet is that it has been represented to
him that if he makes that gold speech
il will result in an open rupture be-
tween himself and Vice President
Stevenson, who Is stated to be the
beneficiary OF the democratic silver
convention which has been called to
meet in that state in June The oil
cial relations between Mr.. Cleveland
and MIR, Stevenson have been strained
for long time. but the former is not
yet ready for an entiye break in those
relations. Ii is regarded as certain
that the Illinois democrats will al
that convention declare ia favor Of
free silver, regardless of ANYTHING
that Mr.. Cleveland may say; hence
his regret that anything should have
bean said about his making gold
speech in the state lie is Just
human enough not Ia wish to put
himself in a position 10 ret Knocked
down by the Illinois democrats
Senator Dubois. Of Idaho who Is
now in Washington. has a> all the
world knows. some very positive
views on the subject Of the restora-
ton Of silver as money metal. He
says: In ny Judgment the outlook
for silver is bright. A great majority
of the voters want il restored. and
they viii find way 70 secure what
they want. They will not be fooled
any more with meaningless resolu-
tions in national platforms or BY pol
iticians who talk one way and vote
another" senator Dubois believes
the restoration of silver will toe the
work Of the republican party
WASHINGTON. ArRu 10, 1898.