Milford chronicle., 1895-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. Feb. .. Iso


Mr.. Cleveland is ike the boy who PLAYED
ghost to frighten his village companions
and got a dueking from them, only he
hasn't got his dueking yet. But fear Of it
keeps cold ohills playing hide and seek up
and down his back bone. The aforesaid
boy thought his companions would be
scared out Of their wits when they saw him
wrapped in sheet. carrying an Illuminated
pumpkin head strolling around the dark
est part Of the village. Just so Mr. Cleve-
land thought the Republicans in Congress
would be frightened out Of their wits when
he trotted out his extra session ghost Wei
the extra session ghost was duly uotted
out, Mr. Cleveland having caused his
friends to give it out as coming straight
from him, ,thatif the Hawaiian cable amend
ment was moi. struck from the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill he would
veto that bill; that if the Mills amendment
to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, re-
pealing all laws for the issue of bonds, or
any other financial amendment objectona-
bic to him was put upon that or any other
bill he would veto it. and that he had al.
most made up his mind to call an extra ses-
sion anyway. Instead of being frighted at
the prospect, Senator Chandler speaking
for his Republican colleagues, said that an
extra session ought to be called away, so
that Congress might have an opportunity
to investigate that remarkable bond con-
tract, negotiated by Mr., Cleveland's former
law partner,w which gave an European syn
dcate an immediate profit of 1000, 900 on
an investment of about sos ,ooo, 900, not to
mention interest sI6,ooo,ooo in excess of
what is paid by bonds issued by even such
countries as Egypt, and that
nothing would please the Republicans more
than to have it called early.
1t is more than doubtful whether Mr.
Cleveland ever really wished that Con.
gress would do or leave something undone
to make an extra session necessary, and it
S certain that his wishes have been di- {
-ectly contrary since Senator Chambers c
)lain speech. He realizes that with the s
present state Of feeling against him an Z
.arly extra session, with the House over d
Republican and the Senate 4
mt Cleveland, might result in his i'm y
and if an extra session will have t,
be called he would like to put it off as ii
ong as possible to give the people a o.
hance to forget that disgraceful bond con- 6,
-act. Fl
With only one week of life left there is VI
tile probability of any legislation by Con- =,
ress except thatwhich may be put through m
S amendments to appropriation bills. Al fl
Tough the House has, under orders from
lie White House, by party vote, refused ~ 4,
accept the Senate Hawaiian cable amend ou
ent, it may have to do so, as Senators
and firmly by that amendment and insist m m
lat if it isn't accepted the bill will fail. be
There will be some very interesting de to
lte in the Senate this week upon the num- as
Gus financial amendments to the Sundry Sa ia
ivil Appropriation bill, among which are be-
e German amendment authorizing the sli
cretary of the Treasury to issue 3 per az
Mt loan certificates to meet the deficit, IF
lich Secretary Carlisle insists will not raI
ist, the Mills amendment repeating all fer
vs. for the issue of bonds; the Woeott 1oi 1Ti
authorizing the President upon The
request of one or more European ma ing
ms to appoint three commissioners to an
ernatonal monetary conference, the .
use and Senate each to designate a like Ge,
mber, and the amendment providing for Wa
payment of the unpaid sugar bounty Of
the crop of 1893 and for the payment of s.t ~
httenths of one cent a pound on the the
p of 1904. If the Mills amendmentisn't the
pted it will be because the Republicans % %lrol
not allow it to be, notwithstanding the he ,s1 :
-ayal of the trust which inspired the Of "
ng of the amendment. few
he one Democratic Congressman who % %wer
look back upon his record in the pres was vas
House with pride is Gen. Daniel z. my
lies, Of New York. He has by his kr
e and his vote proven that a man NAV paii, pl1J
himself Democrat and still be a pa. all t
ic American in every sense of the word now
las been too good a patriot to follow %eal
'arty leaders in their i'll treatment of n w,
rican industries and of his old COM went
S in arms,or in the endorsement of the ther,
leful Hawaiian policy of the admins. lsa'a puru
IN. After the fourth of March he will and
to private life, and he will carry with trust
the good wishes of all true patriots. doub
IN Chester /. Long, the man who de beI;e, %tis.
Jerry Simpson for Congress. is Of I,
ling his honeymoon in Washington, peggi
S regular in his attendance upon the mont m i
IS of the House He says he wishes he IN ", "
miliarize himself with the routine of "T
ture duties. I am
len Mr.. Cleveland nominated Senator know .9 "
'm to be minister to Mexico he disap- Mr.. T
d many members of the soon to be oheert
family AS usual when Senators are Sickle
ated for other Offices, Mr.. Ransom's
alton was confirmed without the for Lit
of a committee reference doll "