Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
Washington Letter i.
v AsIliNGTu.. frb /. 1895
From our r. guIar Colrsspondfn'.


not one Of them Ills first and main
purpose was TO impress the country
with the idea that if Congress wonld
not act there was nothing left for the
administration but another issue OF
bonds under the act Of 1870 That
this was a Bit of deceit i shown bv
the fact that he hal fully decided up-
on another issue OF bonds before his
message was sent to Congress and
had 50 informed SIR August Belmont.
/ the New York banker aud agent for
Rothschilds His second purpose
was in IL sense political. lie desired,
/ if possible 10 commit the republicans
in Congress. particularly in the House.
tie financial legislation, believing that
by so doing he would place the party
/ in position where il could not con
sistently decline 10 pass a financial
Bill should an extra session be called,
and it is considered well nigh certain
that one will be called. II was in
pursuance Of the latter purpose that
the democrats on the House Banking
and Currency committee have agreed
to every amendment to the new tinan-
cial bill proposed by the republican
M mbers Of that committee and that
il has been openly understood that
Mr. Cleveland desired the bill amend
ed in any way that will get it the
support Of the republican members of
the House,
The only direct result ii Mr. Cleve-
lands message yet apparent is the
open declaration OF mem bers of the
Senate Finance committee that agree
ment upon any financial bill by that
committee was an impossibility
This declaration was made on the
floor Of the Senate by Senators Sher-
man and Vest.
There is a radical difference in the
opinions entertained by Senator Vooi-
hees, chairman of the Senate Finance
committee, and Representative Will
son. chairman of the House commit
tee on Ways and Means, as to the fut-
ure condition of the u. S. Treasury.
The latter gentleman believes, or
rather, he said in speech on the bill
for the repeal of the differential sugar
duty, which this week passed the
House. that he believed the treasury
would very soon have comfortable
surplus, while the former uses the
following language in financial bill
that he submitted to his committee:
'Be it enacted etc, that to enable
the secretary Of the treasury to pro-
vide Tor aud TO maintain the redemp
ton of United States notes and also
to enable him to pay current deficien-
cies in the revenue, he is authorized
etc It is needless TO tell the intelli-
gent reader that the view of Senator
Voorhees, is the correct one, and that
the treasury surplus is so far as
can be seen at this time merely fig
ment of Mr. Wilson'S imagination,
and his hope.
The big republican majority in the
next House has been having a marked
influence upon the actions Of the DEM
ocrats Of the present House, A case
in point was the unanimous decision
OF the committee on Elections that
Representative Cbilds of the eight II
linois district. whose seat was contest
ed, il entitled 10 the seat he now
holds. This lenieney would be re-
markable ii there were not 50 many
democrats whose seats will be CON
tested in the next House.
-Well, srewlea well-known
southern senator. i wonder who
will give Gresham and Cleveland their
next -nuhhing Ii would seem that
the bottom Of tbe ditch Of degreda-
tiou had been reached when Mexican
groacers can with impnnity Stub the
United states government. The
irate senator was referring to the curt
mo With which the Mexican govern
mettt mot Mr.. Clcveland's offer to
mediate between Meviea and Gaate-
mala
After Mn al times exciting and Bit
Ter debate lasting throt legislative
days the House viii tomorrea vote
ON the Reilly Pacific Railroad Fund
ing bill
The noted pension case Of Judge
Leng. ii Michigau which has been in
the Washington courts for some
months, was this week decided IN
Judge Long favor. the court hold
ING ia long and elaborate opinion
that Commissioner l.oehreu had no
right 90 reduce the amount Of the
pension 1t is said that the admins
tration proposes having the case APP
pealcd y the Supreme Court. Mean
while Commissioner l.ochren. who
having been a Judge himself ought to
know better, is talking in way that
may Get him charged with contempt
OF court. For instance, he said: The
only way that Judge Long could be
restored 10 his former rating is
through new certificate, To be
signed by the Secretary Of the Interior
and the Commissioner of Pensions.
How Judge Bradley (who delivered
the decision) expects me TO restore
the pension if the secretary does not
agree To have new pension certiii-
cate executed is problem that /