The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-08
" ashingtOn Letter.
tFrom.our regular Correspondent
sCtIIN-cTON March 1S0S

w Ash HlNGION, htTCH L, lOJO
Mr.. Cleveland is like the boy who
played ghost to frighten his village
companions and got ducking from
them, only he hasn't got his ducking, d
vet. But fear Of it keeps cold chills
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, stroll
ing around the darkest part of the
village. Justso 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 ii the
Hawaii cable amendment was a0t
struck from the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation bill he would veto
that bill; that if the Mills amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton 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 tfs,t he had almost
made up his mind to call an extra
session anyway, 50 that Congress
might have an opportunity to investl-
gate that remarkable bond contract,
by Mr. Cleyeland's former
law partner, which gave an European
syndicate an immediate profit OF &c.
900, 600 on an investment of about
$65, 100000; not to mention interest
S16000000 in excess Of what is paid
by bonds issued by even such insight
fcant countries as Egypt, and that
would please the republicans
more than to have it called early.
It is more than doubtful whether
Mr.. Cleveland ever really wished tn at
Congress would do Or leave something
undone to make an extra session nee
essary, and it is certain that his wishes
have been directly contrary since
Senator Chandler's plain speech. He
realizes that with the present state of
feeling against him an early extra
session, with the House oyerwhelm-
ingiy republican and the Senate anti
Cleveland, might result in his i'm
peachment, and if an extra session
will have to be called be would like to
put it off as long as possible, to give
the people chance to forget that dis
grace full bond contract.
With only one week of life left
there is little probability OF any leg
islation 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 a party vote, refused
to accept the Senate Hawaiian cable
it may have to do so, as
Senators stand firmly by that amend
ment and insist that if it isn't accept
ed the bill will fail.
There will be some very interesting
debate in the Senate this week upon
the numerous financial amendments
to the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, among which are the German
amendment authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue per cent
loan certificates to meet the deficit,
which Secretary Carlisle insists will
not exist; the Mills amendment re-
pealing all laws for the issue of bonds;
the Wolcott amendment authorizing
the President upon the request OF one
or more European nations to appoint
three commissioners to an interna-
tional monetary conference, the House
and Senate each to designate like
number, and the amendment prOvid-
ing for the payment of the unpaid
sugar bounty on the crop of 1893 and
for the payment of eight-tenths of
one cent pound on the crep of 1894.
If 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 insplr-
ed the offering of the amendment.
The one democratic Congressman
who can look back upon his record in
the present House with pride is Gen.
Daniel E. Siekles of New York. He
has by his voice and his vote proven
that man may call himself demo-
crat and still be "a patriotic American
in every sense OF the word He has
been too good patriot to follow his
uartv leaders in their i'll treatment of
.can industries and OF his old
comrades in arms or in the endorse
ment OF the shameful Hawaiian policy