The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Democratic majority of the Senate
disappeared-let US hope never to
come back again. The Senate now
consists of Sc members, SO Demo
Gratis, 80 Republicans and Popu-
lists. When the Republican Sena-
tors from Wyoming and Washington
take their seats the Senate will be
full for the first time for several
years, and As will be q majority.
The only change made by the
aeoessIons 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
financial bill, several Republican
Senators have made careful can
yass Of the Senate and the result is
chat AZ Senators are for the free
coinage Of silver and 80 against it.
The free coinage men will have 40
votes when the Washington and
Wyoming Senators arrive.
There is a hitch in the admins
tration's programme for the new
issue of bonds. While it is given
out that the administration is wait
ing to see if Congress will act upon
ar. Cleyeland's gold bond recon-
mendation, it is well known that
Che delay has oeen caused by the
demands of the capitalists who are
expected to subscribe for the new
bonds. Orders have been issued to
the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to print 100000, 900 Of 4
per cent. thirty year bonds author
lied by the specie resumption act of
1875, but what amount will be
issued is not yet known. Mr..
Cleveland is said to favor advertis-
ing for bids without stating any
specified amount and accepting all
satisfactory bids, but the cabinet is
understood to be divided on that
idea. The question may be settled
at the cabinet meeting to be held
tomorrow.
Through the fundamentally of
Senator Frye, of Maine, and Du-
bois, Of Idaho, Senators Chandler
and Galliger. of New Hampshire,
have resumed amicable relations
with each other, much to the graft
ficatioa Of their Republican col
leagues. Previous to their recon-
oiliation the two Senators had not
spoken to each other for some years.
If the generally accepted version
Of the cause of the resignation of
Solicitor General Maxwell, that he
resented being censured by Attor-
uey General 0lney for having con-
scented to getting the case involving
the constitutlonality of the income
tax advanced by the Supreme
Court, be true, the Attorney Gen
erals resignation ought to quickly
tollow. The people do not under
stand that it is the duty of the
Department of Justice to throw
obstacles in the way of getting
speedy decisions upon any question
involving constitutionality Of law,
whenever the Attorney General
shall be afraid that The decision will
in1ure his political party. On the
contrary, they expect, as they have
a right to, that this department
shall, as the late Solicitor General
did, use all due diligence to expe-
dite such decisions, regardless of
effect or feared effect. To carry
out the Attorney Generals ideas
would be an attempt by the execu-
tive branch of the government to
encroach upon the prerogatives Of
She judicial branch. The failure
of its numerous recent attempts to
control the legislative branch
should be warning enough.
The most disgraceful personal
encounter of the present session.
the only one, in fact-was that in
which two Democrats = Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky and Head of
Missouri - were the principals.
Thare wou1d have hoen a reoul9r