Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
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TREASURY RIIFICATEs
German added 10 the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill a provision for
the issuance of per cent Treas
ury certificates of sufficient amount
to meet any requirement of the Treas
ury. The appropriation bill was
reported with the rider in. The at
tempt To provid, revenue in n bill
to expend money will be met with
opposition on the ground that such
lie yislatiOn must come from the House.
The amendment authorizes the Sec
Rotary of the treasury to issue not ex-
ceeding 800, 600 of certificates at
not exceeding per cent interest in
d nominations of from 500 to 81, 600,
and sell them at not less than
par ''for lawful money of the
United States" They are to be re-
deemable at the pleasure Of the gov
eminent after two years, and the
power TO issue terminates ON July l,
1896. Added TO the amendment is the
following: And here after any United
States bonds sold or disposed of shall
he offered 10 the public for IA period
not less than twenty days, under rules
and regulations TO be prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and
snail he sold to the highest bidder, in
case such bids or any of them are sat
isfactory.
ELECTION FRAUDs-A thorough in
yestlgation OF election frauds in the
Southern States Is one of the most
important things on the republican
program in the next Congress, and
unless all signs fail, it will he the most
searching in character of anything of
that kind that has ever been attempted.
1t will be conducted on a comprehen-
sive scale, and, ii is expected, will lay
bare startling condition of affairs,
such as perhaps the country may have
dreamed to exist in n vague sort of
way, but which ii has not been posi-
bic heretofore to disclose. What the
remedy will be that may be brought
forward, and to what extent it may be
thought advisable to pass a national
law remains to be seen. But the re-
publlcans. at any rate, are not troub-
ling themselves about that feature of
the matter now. 1t may be that the
investigation will accomplish its own
purpose without the necessity for leg
islation by Congress, for there are
already evidences that the democrats
in the Southern States are alive to the
political necessity OF revising their I'M
inst election laws in fashion so as to
make them accord more nearly to re-
publican forms of government Steps
have been taken in this direction rs
the result of the fusion between the
republicans and populists in \. c.,
state where election frauds have been
notorious IN the past
TORPEDO BoArs-Proposals were
opened at the navy department for
the construction, exclusive of arma-
ment and torpedoes, OF three metallic
twin-screw sea-going torpedo boats of
about 1873 tons displacement, with IA
speed OF 81 knots maintained for ut
least two consecutive hours. The ap.
preparation of Congress allows $500,
600 for the construction of the three
vessels which. with all their materials,
must be wholly of domestic manufac-
ture. The bids were as follows: Bath
iron works, Bath, Ne. Department
plan, all three boats, Sl42. 900 each.
total, S426, 200. Union iron works,
San Observation-Disclosures plan, one
boat Sl35, 900, two boats 1929. 900
each, three boats S120, 600 each, total
$3.50, 600; modified plan, one boat
1925, 600, two boats S120, 600 each,
three boats 1916, 900 each, total $34S,
600 modified plan, larger boat 240
tons displacement and IS knots speed,
one boat S2i3, 900. Herreshoff manu-
featuring company, Bristol, R. l.
Modified pIan three steel of 1873 tons
for $l13, $50 each, total 1911, 500;
modified plan, three bronze hull, |
aluminium top boats for S13S, 900 |
each, total S4l4, 900; modified plan,
one steel boat Sll3, S15, two compos-
lite boats Sl38, 600 each, total all three |
$3.50, SO; modified plan, one compos-
lite boat Sl3S, 600, two steel boats
Sl13, $50, total $500, 700. The pro-
posals will be thoroughly examined |
and the modified plans considered be-
fore an award is recommended.
GREAT RUSH For The PLACE.
The remains of the late Minister Gray
in Mexico are scarcely cold, yet there
is the liveliest sort of speculation be-
ing INDUCED in as to who his success
or is to be. The very day his death
was announced the name of Senator
Ransom of North Carolina, who will
be out of office after March 4, was laid
before the President by one of his ad-
miring friends who wanted to see him
cared for. No sooner had his name
been mentioned for the place than
quite a chorus of Endorsements went
up from fellow senator's, in which it is
said some of the republicans Joined,
for the courtly and dignifed old gem
tleman Is man of many personal
friends, and will retire from the sen.
ate with only the kindliest of wishes.
A NICE QUEsTIoN-An eminent
New York lawyer declares that, in his
opinion, the bond contract entered in.
to secretly between Mr. Cleveland and
the agents of the Rothschild loan syn-
1ioate and which Conoraus bo, So,