The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-17

From our regular Correspondei

pose wasting any time while wait
ing for the tariff and bond bills to be
reported from the Finance committee
and acted upon by the Senate. 1t is
the policy of the republican leaders in
the House to make the session q short
one, so far as the action of one branch
of Congress can do so, and in accord
ance with that policy the regular ap-
preparation bills are to be passed as
rapidly as possible. The pension ap-
preparation bill will be reported to the
House this week. 1t carries an appro-
priation of $137 100000 and three inn
portant amendments to the pension
law. First, one providing that no
pension shall be suspended ON charge
of fraud until the charge shall have
been adjudicated in U. S. District
Court, except where the alleged fraud
constitutes plain violation of statute,
as in the case of the remarriage of
widow; second, one providing that any
claim granted under the act of 1890
shall date from the date of application,
instead of from the date of adjudica-
ton as at present; third, one repeating
the section of the act of 1890 which
requires widow to show that she is
dependent for her support on her
daily labor.
1t is expected that the Senate FL
nance Committee will report one or
more bills to the Senate this week, but
it is not certain that it will, and the
exact nature of the bill or bills which
will be reported is even more uncer-
tain, although the impression is grow
ing among republicans that the tariff
bill will be reported without amend
ment, just as it was passed by the
House, and that it will be pushed to
vote at an early date. 1t is for the
finance committee to decide whether
the tariff or bond bill will be first re-
ported. 1t is now regarded as probable
that if Mr.. Cleveland succeeds in max
ing big bond issue he will feel indie
pendent of the revenue provided by the
tariff bill and will veto that measure,
if the Senate passes it, which it will
almost certainly do.
Representative Clark, of Iowa, has
bill providing that green
backs shall be paid out by the Treasury
only in exchange for gold, and that
none of the gold now in the Treasury
shall be paid out until the total a
mount on hand exceeds $100,0OO,0OO.
The difference between this bill and
the joint resolution offered by Senator
Sherman is that this bill would stop
of greenbacks and Treas
ury notes until the gold reserve ex-
ceeded the sum named, while Mr..
resolution provides for the
continued redemption OF those notes
with gold but prohibits the reissue of
notes so redeemed except for gold.
Senator Elkins, of w. Va, gave out
some very interesting figures while he
was speaking in favor of his resolution
against the disposal of bonds by private
contract or in any other way than by
public advertising. He had searched
the Treasury record and showed by the
official figures that the U. S. Govern
ment had only paid about SIS, 800, 900
in com missions to the bankers who
assisted in selling the $2,5O0,OOO,OO0 of
bonds which represented the debt in
CURED during the late civil war, less
than one half the amount made by the
syndicate which took the last $62, 2,0O0,-
300 of bonds issued by the Cleveland
1t is not surprising
that Congress should be opposed to Mr..
reported deal for another
issue of bonds through the same syn
dicate. The only thing that prevents
Congress depriving Mr.. Cleveland OF
the authority to issue more bonds un
der the old law is the fear that such
action might be used by the European
money gougers to cause financial
panic.
No surprise was caused in Congress
by the publication of ambassador Bay
ards alleged intention to remain in
after he retires from office,
and about the only comment heard is
that if we had the right sort of admin
istration he would not have to wait
long for his retirement. The report
that Bayard had been reprimanded by
Secretary Olney is not believed here.
Utah having become full fedged
state is now represented in the House
by its first Representative, in the per-
son of Hon. C. E. Allen, and Delegate
Cannon retires from the House to 60
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