The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-02-15
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.

>SrINCToN d. c.. February H.
! senator Hill stated the financial situation
in Il nutshell when he said of the Prcsi-
dent last special message: 1T unloadS
the resi- onsibllity on Congress" PrcSi-
/ dent Cleveland after weeks of negotiation
could do no better than To gel an offer of
gold to he paid for i'll thlrty-ycar 1 per
| cent coin bonds, at Il price which makes
! the bonds carry interest at the rate of ;
| and 81 per cent. although the same men
| express willingness To furnish gold for
| an unlimited amount of ; per cent gold
bonds The President had this offer more
t than a week ago, but he held il in allowance
until the House defeated the hill providing
| for per cent gold bonds Then he ar-
ccptcd the offer to the amount Of :,1DO. OOu
| ounces of standard gold coin, which will
| require the issuing of within Il fraction of
S62 4o0, 900 in bonds, with Il proviso that
| the gold should be paid for at the same
price with :; per cent gold bonds if Con-
| grcsS would within ten DAYS authorize their
| issue. The President then in special
message laid the facts before Congress
| laying particular stress upon the S16,O0O,-
| 600 which represents the difference in the
| interest that would have to b" paid on ,
| per cent gold bonds and that which will
have to be paid on the :, and 81 per cent
com HOnuS, ana leaving II Tor Congress to
i decide which it shall be-
| Chairman Wilson, of the House WAYS
| and Means committee. who is in charge of
the bill providing for the issue of 3 per
cent gold bonds. is working with his usual
| energy to get the bill before the House al
| though he knows as well as any man that
| ii will not have one chance out of posi-
| bic hundred to pass the House. even if
| favorably reported from the committees
| but he fully agrees with the President in
| desiring to put the House on record on this
matter of saving SIG 900. 900 He holds
| with the President that the question of
whether Il man favors or opposes bonds
| does not enter into the question now. That
| has been settled and the bonds are to be
| issued under Il law for which this Congress
is not responsible. The only question III
| issue, according to he Prcsi,lcnt'S opinion.
| is whether i.0Oo. 900 shall he saved or not
The silver men claim that the authoriza-
| ton of Il gold bond 10y Congress will be
| equivalent to an official endorsement of
the single gold standard, and hat claim is
| what Will prevent many democrats voting
for the bill, if it gets Lcforc the House
| " Whether Congress acts or refuses to act
ii is generally believed that the present
bond issue will have the effect of greatly
| lcssenniny the probability of an extra SEES
sion of Congress. The President and Sec
| rotary Carlisle believed th.I getting the
| gold for In, 81 bonds from abroad will be
highly hrnr icial to the Treasury and that
no further bond i>sucS will he necessary
unless there shall be some unexpected turn
of affairs.
| The Senate adopted the amendment to
the consular and diplomatic hill appropri
ating S5n0.0lo t" tart the work OF having
a cable To Hawaii AMI authorizing the
| President to contract for the entire WORK
| With the exception of Senators Butler
| Call. German. Hill and Morgan all of the
| democrats present voted against the amend
| ment.
| Senator Gorman> inquiry as to What au-
| thoritv the Senate had for going into Il
State and investigating the election of Il
| governor and legislature was prompted
! by Senator Cali resolution for an invrSt
CATION of the part that the Louisiana and
Honduras Lottery Company played in the
last Florida State election. hut it is equally
applicable to other resolutions proposing
| investi cations of State clcs tions. And
| Senator German : statement that the PEG
pie of Maryland had Il way when crooked
ness existed or was suspected. of rightin y
| the matter for themselves without appeal
| Ing to Congress. was suggestive. 1t Is not
at all probable that any resolution provid-
| inc for the invest CATION of Il State election
! by Senate committee will be adopted,
and ii is a matter for regret that any demo
crat should vote for such Il resolution I'M
der any circumstances. The democratic
party has always maintained that State au-
thority was supreme in State elections and
the party has invariably suffered when at
tcmptS have been made to abandon princi-
pies as old as the party itself. 1t was the
| nj Y wi irb Enn HI.
party alive through years OF defeat. and it
is upon them that the party must depend
for futu t. success.
Senator Villas succeeded in getting an
amendment to the Sundrv Civil Appropri.
alton bill. authorizing the President to APP
point a commission to confer with a like
body representing Great Britain and Can
ada as to the feasibility of Il series of ca
mails between the great lakes and the At
lantic ocean with Il depth sufficient Ia ac-
comodate ocean going vessels,