Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-02-09

PopaIists Hold Balance OF Power in
the Seuate-A Fight.

tor Lee Mantle, OF Montana, took the
oath ofoifice the Democratic majority
of the Senate disappeared-let us hope
never tocome back again The Senate
now consists Of SO members, IS Dem
ocrats, IS Republicans and 5 Populists.
When the Republican Senators from
Wyoming and Washington take their
seats the Senate will be full for the
6rst time for several years. and as
will be majority. The only change
made by the accessions to the Senate,
from a financial point of view, is TO
strengthen the silver me1, who al
ready had a majority As an an
swer to appeals which have been made
10 them to join hands with the admin
istratiou and pass financial bill,
several Republican Senator's have
made careful canvass of the Senate
aud the result is that AZ Senators are
for the free coinage OF silver and 80
against it. The free coinage men will
have 20 votes when the Washington
and Wyoming Senators arrive,
There is hitch in the administra-
lions programme for The new issue of
Bonds. While it is given out that the
administration is waiting to see if
Congress willact upon MIR Cleveland 5
gold bond Recommendation, it is well
snown that the delay has been caused
~ the demands Of the capitalists who
IRE expected to subscribe for the new
bonds. Orders have been issued to
lie Bureau OF Engraving aud Printing
70 print $500, DOC, 900 of I per cent
thirty year bonds authorized by the
specie resumption act of 1875, but
what amount will be issued is not yet
known. Mr.. Cleveland is said to favor
Advertising 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 to-
morrow
Through the instrumeutality of
Senator's Frye, Of Maine. and Dubois,
Of Idaho, Senators Chandler and
Gallinger of New Hampshire, have
resumed amicable relations with each
other, much to the qualification oftheir
Republican colleagues. Previous to
their reconciliation the two Senators
had not spoken 10 each other for some
years.
Ii the generally accepted version Of
the cause Of the resignation of Solicit
tor General Maxwell, that he resented
being censured by Attorney General
Oluey for having consented to getting
the case involving the coustitutionali-
ty of the income tax advanced by the
Supreme Court, be true, the Attorney
Generals resignation ought to quick
ly follow. The people do not under-
stand that il is the duty of the Depart
ment Of Justice to throw obstacles in
the way Of getting speedy decisions
upon any question involving consu-
nationality of law, whenever the At
torney General shall be afraid Il at the
decision will injure his political party,
On the contrary, they expect, as they
have n right to, that this department
shall, as the late Solicitor General did,
use all due diligence to expedite such
decisions, regardless Of effect or feared
effect. TO carry out the Attorney
Generals ideas would be an attempt
by the executive branch Of the govern
ment to encroaeh upon the prefogatives
Of the judicial branch. The failure Of
its numerous recent attempts TO con.
troll the legislative branch should be
warning enough.
The most disgraceful personal en-
counter OF the present session-thc
only one. in iact--was that in which
two Democrats-lIr breckenridge OF Ken
lucky. and Heard, Of Missouri-were
the principals There would have
been regular rough and tumble fight
on the floor OF the House had nobody
interfered. The epithets liar and
contemplate scoundrel" were ex-
changed, and then as usual. apologies
were offered and the House gave it's
consent to striking the whole business
from the record.
The House will this week decide
what shall be done with the Cleveland
gold bond bill, the committee on Rules
having decided to report an order set
ting aside Tuesday, Wednesday. and
Thursday for its consideration. II
this order is adopted by the House the
final vote will be taken next Thursday.
but there seems a probability. noiwilh-
Standing the extraordinary efforts Of
the administration TO prevent It, that
the order may meet the same fate as
the order for the consideration Of the
Carlisle currency bili-be rejected By
the House. So far as the final result
is concerned il does not make the
slightest difference what disposition
the House makes Of either the order
or the Dill, as the latter cannot posi-
bly, get reported to the Senate, even
should it pass the House.
I Tie House sent the Kelly Pacific
railroad funding bill back to commit
tee BY a vote Of III TO ZOO. Opponents
| Of the bill say that. instead Of making
votes against it, the circulars sent to
Washington by Mayor Sutro. Of San
Francisco, charging the Huntington
lobby with buying votes for $40, coo
each, made votes for the bill.
Table of Principal Alloys.
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