Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular corrrspnnda,.
WAsHtSoTpK. d. c.. Pen =

slap in the face from conyras. Is
that given the present one Il, :
amendment added to the supdr. !
II appropriation bill by the soa
appropriation committee. forhiaI.
the private sale of bonds. lis 49,
ton by congress will be eunixa,s
to vote Of lack of confidence n 4
administration, which in Enpb,,
would result in an immediate cba.
OF ministry, and, unless there I.
radical change OF sentiment ~ g.
gress, its adoption is only a matt,
time. Senator Mills, of Texas :.
has upon occasion sung to cnola
music, doesn't think that amo.s
ment goes far enough, and has Mo-
notice of his intention to offer a.
other one when the bill gets beto,
the senate, providing for the outri,a,
repeal of that portion of the snooi
resumption act that authorize Il
issue of bonds. Mr.. Cleveland on,l,
to thank his stars that the death Il
this congress is so near, and thar
many OF the regular appropriate,
bills remain Enacted upon that \,
time is left to carry out numeroD,
threats made against him privateIy|
by individual senators and rom,
sentatives.
Congressional financial marebh,
up the hill and down again, whieb
has been such marked feature 81
the present session, came to an epd
with the formal abandonment of tbs
Jones bill for the unlimited eoina,a
Of silver by the senate, although
there may be a few spasmodic At.
tempts on the part of individuals d
make their records on the question
more satisfactory to their constitu.
ents, during the remaining days Oh
the session.
Senator Pettigrew's answer to the
question of whether he would recon.
mend any person for appointments al
postmaster at Sioux Falls, S. d., iI
place of the man whose nomination
has been adversely acted upon by
unanimous vote of the senate com.
mittce on postotiiees and post roads.
is particularly significant, in view Of
the charge that Mr.. Pettigrew voted
with the administration democraB
on the Hawaiian question i'll *.
change for federal patronage in bis
state, which has been in certain
newspapers. Mr.. Pettigrew said; Il
would not ask the president to ap-
point any one to any Office. In fact,
/ should consider any friend Of mine
insulted who receives a commission
signed by Mr.. Cleveland. But if an.
other nomination il made for post.
master at Sioux Falls. my own home
without consulting me, | shall try
again to secure the rejection of the
nomination"
There has been considerable snob
berry about this administration from
the beginning, but Secretary Mortor
last week outsnobbed all the rest. Il
was his turn to give a cabinet dinnel
to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, and like
wise his turn to make an ass of him
self. He had two expensive chairs
one for Mr.. Cleveland and one fo
his wife, made for the occasion. eaef
having q silver plate, inscribed with
the name Of the occupant and thu
date Of the dinner, set in it's back
Shade Of Jerry Rusk." And thi,
man is a member of the cabinet
portion of whose duties is supposed
to be giving the president Of tht
United States advice. He has al
ready been dubbed "Silver Plat
Morton, and the name ought to stief
to him the longest day he lives, an(
in addition, he should be COMPELLED
to wear at all times a silver breast
plate inscribed: II am Cleveland
chief boot licker.n
Secretary Carlisle took good pains
while positively denying the presen
necessity for the proposed amend
ment TO an appropriation bill, givini
the secretary of the treasury author
ity to issue short-time per cent
loan certificates to meet any defer
in the revenues, to put in bid TO
that very legislation, by saying i
his official communication to TIN
senate: 1T Is my opinion that th'
secretary of the treasury ought to b
permanently invested with author
ty to issue and sell short-time bond
or other obligations Of the govern
ment for the purpose of raisin!
money to meet such deficiencies il
the ordinary revenues as may oceu
from time to time" Like tho boy
who having declared he was no