Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-18
WASHINGTONLETTER
nR. CLEVELAND ACTS
Adjournmentof Congress
IMMIGRATION BILLS TO GO OVER
(From our Regular Correspondent }

(From our Regular Correspondent } {
WARRINGTON, April 18Th, 1895
Mr.. Cleveland has paid sufficient de-
ference TO those Cuban resolutions To
ask Spain TO accept the mediation CT
the U :. in negotiating with the Gu
ban insurgents for peace but, accord
ing to current gossip. he doesn't wish
spain to agree and doesn't expect il
According To stories whispered in in
side circles, the fine hand OF ex-Seere-
tary Billy Whitney is playing the
game for MIR leveland, having sue
ceeded in pei suading him that the on
ly salvation Of the democratic party
lies in working up feeling toward
war with Spain. The offer to mediate
is made for the purpose of convincing /
the world that the administration IA
vOrs a peaceable settlement and will |
only resort to other methods when
spain refuses TO entertain mediation. |
and to gain time. War is not wanted |
now; it might be all over before the
meeting of the democratic national
convention. not to mention the Nov
ember election. 1t is deep game to
take advantage of the general sympa
thy of this country for Cuba to boost
up the lettering democratic party, and
to go into it, 1t was necessary Tor Mr.
Cleveland to go against his real wishes
as he had been from the first apparent
ly on the side of Spain.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Unless something unexpectedly
turns up to prevent, Congress is likely
to break the long session record in the
date of adjournment. So far as ,he
House is concerned, it would be easy
enough to adjourn by the first of Way
as there remain only two appropria-
tion bills fortiticstioLs, and general
deficiencies-tO he disposed Of and the
first of those will be passed this week.
Unless the democratic Senators be-
come obstructionists just to delay ad-
iournment, it is regard d as probable
that adjournment will occur some
where in the ueighborhOod of May 10 h
Will NOT WITHDRAW
Senator Cullom denies very emphat
ically that he has written or intend'
TO write a letter Withdrawing hi
name as u candidat- for the Presiden
tial nomination. and Senator Quay'i
friends make the same denial in hit
hahaIf
IN HOT WATER AGAIN.
Secretary Morton is in hot waite
again, and unless the men who ar
making the charges against him ar
out OF their reckoning, he may ge
badly scaIded before he gets out of il
He and his assistants in the Agricultu
raj department are charged Nth hay
ing deliber Ately and INTENTIONAL
misrepresented facts TO Senator Proc
tor and Representative Wadswortl
who acted with Secretary Morton as
committee to award the contract fc
seeds for free distribution, in order |
get the bid of Chicago firm, whic
was $4,000 below that of the fir
which secured the contract, throw
out
They charge that Secretary MortC
represented that the seed submittt
as samples 10y the Chicago firm we
found poor, when as matter OF FAC
the official records of the tests mas
by the department experts shov
them to be as good in every respect
those sent by the firm which secur'
the contract; that Secretary Mort
told his Congressional associates
the committee of Award that the
cago firm declined TO assume respon
bility by printing their name upon I
packages of seeds, they proposed fl
nishing, when that firm had stat
both orally and in writing that
would cut its bid $40, 900 if allowed
print its name and address, on eve
package. They charge further q
Assis ant Secretary Dabney work
against them because they refused
use certain patent bag-filling n
chine advocated by him 1t is a VI
serious business If these charges
be substantiated, and the men v
make them say they can be.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Public Printer Benedict has ha
l.
mission concerning the eligibility
reinstatement of certain printers
charged by him after the Governm
Printing Office passed under the Q
Service rule, and the matter has
before the Senate Civil Service G.
mittee. According to one of the
nesses before that committee, BE
dict said to a member of Congr
who called on him to secure the r,
statement of one of the dismi'
printers, on the ground Of the {
Service Commission having decli
him eligible for reinstatement W
out examination: Il don't care v
these d wet nurses say
Committee will investigate and u
report.
WILL HE RUN.
Democrates are trying to persV
Senate Hill to once more become
democratic candidate for Govern
New York, but Mr. Hill has 81
vivid recollection of the drubbini
ministered to him by Gov. Morton
he isn't inclined to regard the mi
at all favorably.
DIFFERENoEs OF OPINION.
The House republicans held a
Gus to exchange opinions on the
immigration bills now pending
radically restricting immigration
the other slightly amending pr
laws Owing TO the differen'
opinion among republicans it
garded a probable that the que
will hA allowed tn 90 over LO the