San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-28
WASHINGTON LETTER,
by our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, '95.

| ing from them, only he hasn't got
his ducking, yet. But fear OF it
keeps cold chills playing hide and
seek up and down his back bone.
The aforesaid boy thought his COM
panions would be scared out OF their
wits when they saw him wrapped
| in a sheet, carrying an Illuminated
pumpkin head, strolling around
the darkest part OF the village.
Just so Mr.. Cleveland thought the
Republicans in Congress would be
frightened out of their wits when
he trotted out his extra session
ghost. Well, the extra session
ghost was duly trotted out, Mr..
Cleveland having caused his friends
to give it out as coming straight
from him, that IL the Hawaiian
cable amendment was not struck
from the Diplomatic and Consular
appropriation bill he would veto
that bill that if the Mills amend
ment to the Sundry Civil appro-
priation bill, repeating all laws
for the issue Of bonds, or any other
financial amendment Objectionable
TO him was put upon that or any
other bill he would veto it, and
that he had almost made up his
mind to call an extra session any
way. Instead Of being frightened
at the prospect, Senator Chandler,
speaking for his republican COL
leagues, said that an extra session
ought to be called anyway, so that
Congress might have an opportun-
ity to Investigate that remarkable
bond contract, negotiated by MIR.
Cleveland's former law partner,
which gave European syndicate
an Immediate profit Of S9,0OO,OOO
on an investment Of about 500, OOO,-
600, not to mention interest &c.,
100000 in excess of what is paid
by bonds issued by even such in
significant 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 Congress would do or leave
something undone to make an eX-
ira session necessary, and it is GER
tain that his wishes have been di-
rectly contrary since Senator
Chambers plain speech. He real
ICES that with the present state of
feelingsagainst him an early extra
session with the House overwhel-
mingly Republican and the Senate
anti. Cleveland, might result in his
impeachment, and if an extra ses-
sion will have to be called he
would like to put it of as long as
possible, to give the people a
chance to forget that disgraceful
bond contract.
With only one week of life left
there is little probability OF any
legislation by Congress except that
which may be put through as
amendments to appropriation
bills. Although the House has,
under orders from the White
House, by party vote, refused to
accept the Senate Hawaiian cable
amendment, it may have to do so,
as Senators stand firmly by that
amendment and insist that if it
isn't accepted the bill will fail.
There will be some very inter
esting debate in the Senate this
week upon the numerous financial
amendments to the Sundry Civil
appropriation bill, among which
are the Gormou amendment au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the
treasury to Issue 3 per cent loan
certificates to meet the deficit,
which Secretary Carlisle insists
will not exist; the Mills amend
ment repeating all laws for the is
sue of bonds; the Wolcott amend
ment authorizing the President
upon the request of one or more
European nations to appoint three
commissioners to an international
monetary conference, the House
and Senate each to DIES ignate a
like number, and the amendment
providing for the payment OF the
unpaid sugar bounty on the crop
of 1898 and for the payment Of
eight-tenths of one cent a pound
on the crop of 1894. II the Mills
amendment isn't adopted it will be
because the Republicans will not
allow it to be, Notwithstanding the
betrayal of the trust which in
spired the offering Of the amend
ment.
The one Democratic Congress-
man who can look back upon his
record in the present House with
pride is General Daniel f. Sickles
of New York. He has by his voice
and his vote proven that a man
may call himself a Democrat and