Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-03
Washington Letter l..
Washington. Dec. 81. 1894
CFrom our Regular Correspondent.

MIR. Clevs land has a Christina. gift
in the shape vi b g disappointment
awaiting his return 10 " ashIneton.
When he left on his teathered duck
hunting trip no thought tnat he had
the demOcl ducks, lame abd other-
wise, of tho House coz p-d, anu a.
the currency hodgt -podge propos' by
Secretary Gail sic would be passed ty
the House before he returned He had
scarcely got away before the revolt De-
gan, Ind it quickly reached such pro
Dor ions that the House committee on
Rules did not dare To report rule
limiting dc bate and setting a time TO
vote upon the currency bill. So many
democrats expressed their intent ON To
vote against such rule that It Mas
made plain that with their votes and
the solid republican and populist vet
of the House cast against it the rule
would be repUdiated by the Hoast,
which would not only have killed the
currency bill but would also have given
the committee on Rules b al black
eye.
The debate on the currency bill is to
20 on until Saturday afterDo n. " hen
recess will be taken until the 3rd of
January, when il will be resumed and
continued until democratic caucus
decides what is 10 be done with the bill.
Its best friends admit that tie passage
of the bill by the House is very doubt
full, and it is regarded as certainty
that it cannot pass the Senate in j s
present shape. The silver men In the
House are at work trying to secure
pledges from majority IN favor If
substitute currency bill which will IN
cludc the free coinage OF silver. They
say they will not make the attempt I'M
less they are certain OF success The
Repu bli9ans have gwen notice that they
will not fillbuster against the bill, but
will be willing TO have it voted upon
after reasonable time has been devot-
ed to debate.
Hon. j. A. K4sson, of Iowa. thus de
fines National protection, which is now
and always has been advocated by the
republican party. IL meaDs legislative
encouragement to the employment of
American capital and labor at home in
the development # all our national
sources of wealth and prosperity. in
stead of sending our capital abroad to
aid in The production of foreign wealth
aud to pay for foreign labor. II means
legislative security against the depen-
dency of the Nation upon foreign
countries for its means of defense. aud
of our people for their necessaries and
comforts of life. Ii means legislative
barriers against the exhaustion OF the
wealth Of the country by sending it
abroad in exchange for perisbable ar
ticles, instead of using il at home in
exchange for the like articles produced
by American labor from the earth or
in the factory. In the former case both
money and the article il buys are ost
TO our country, in the latter. the money
stays at home and goes on buying y
Poor Sprir ger he is catching it on
all sides. because of his turning H.
nancial somcrsault 10 lead the admins.
iration forces in their fight for the
Carlisle currency oil, tut the unkindest
cut of all came from one OF his Illinois
colleagues. who said: You fellows are
altogether too hard on Springer, It's
pity If SO able luan : MIR. Springer
can't be permitted TO change his mind
as often a. once in session, especially
as the administration had not declsred
itself on this subject last session.
Ex-senator Manone. of W., il still
blocking legislation for the erection of
new Government Printing Office
For four years he has been able 10 kill
in the Senate AL proposi tiOns looking
t. the purchase If afy ground than
that owned by him. but not strong
enough t. get the House 90 endorse the
purchase Of bis ground The fight
has been renewed. and it will soon be
known whether the victor will DO Ma
hone or Congress. II the latter, a new
Government Printing Office will at
once be begun; il tho former. the whole
matter will go over 10 the next Con-
press ana the fight be started fresh
next yelr.
The long Delayed report of Admiral
Walker. made public on Y after 1t was
demanded by Senste resolution, ex-
poses another disgraceful chapter in
the admin tration's treatment of
Hawaii Although Admiral Walker
made it plain that an American war
vessel should be kept in Hawaii waters
n protect American interests and TO
couuteract English influence, the adj
min sti alton has failed to do SO, thus
giving the English. who do keep war
vessel there, every opportunity To
scheme against he new republic and 10
give secret support 10 the Rovalists on
the Islands. Admiral Wa ker's report
closes thuslr; HAD the Department.
orders given me discretion in the mat
ter | should have left the Philadelphia
at He uu end re arr ed 10 San Fran
cisco. - NY staff. by mail steamer,
failing toe arrival Of the Charl. ston by
the - b; but MS they were entirely uu-
qualified ! had no choice out to obey
them at the earliest moment that sucn
course was justified by param cunt
public interests. | trust that another
ship will DO sent to Honolulu at the
earliest practicable moment"
There's Danger in Delay.