The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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land served notice upon them. Zoo at.
vance oi the agreement between the
House and senate upon the exact form
of the concurrent resolution. that he
will nav no attention 10 that document.
because ii is not in accordance with hi,
view. a. % the proper position thi. gov.
crnmcnt shall occupy toward. the
Cubans. This notice, shIch va in the
form OF q statement prepared aud given
lut by secretary Oinry. is regarded as
extraordinary loo more wavs than one.
IL would have been extraordinary had Il
been given out after Congress bad finally
acted upon the Cuban resolution. Il IL
q new thing Cor ihe President % say 10
Congre.. boz advance OF he action that he
will not be governed hy &c. The mem.
Der. OF the spanish lobby in Washington
are much pleased az President Clese.
lands attitude they say 10 will deprive
the Cuban, OF any benefit they might
hay, received FROM the adoption OF the
resolution hy Congress.
Cougre.. hasa weapon with which il
can compel Mr Cleveland 20 carry out
IL. wishes in this matter. The vote upon
the Cuban resolution showed only six
Senator. and seventeen Representatives
Supposed to it. It will therefore be an
easy matter. should Mr.. Cleveland per.
sist In refusing 20 act upon the roncur-
rent resolution, 10 opt the same In the
form OF 4 joini resolution. Should he
veto IL. Congress eau easily pass It over
hi. veto. provided. Of course, that two
third. oi both House and Senate have
the nerve TO do 80. The more conserya.
tive element In Congress favor waiting
reasonable time, 10 see u the President
will act upon the concurrent resolution,
before taking further steps, and that will
probably be- done. unless something new
occurs to arouse the sighting blood Of
Congress.
Hon. Joseph Manley Of Maine. who 4.
In charge Of the Reed campaign for the
Republican nomination, has established
his headquarter. in Washington. lie
slvs u recent reports about New Eng
land opposition to Reed; There Is not
the slightest doubt that Speaker Reed
will secure the solid yota Of New Eng.
land It is folly totalk OF anything else.
II Is very easy TO say thata man Ia not
so'idly supported In hi, own section.
Everybody knows that there are warning
factions Hmoug the Republican. In
Ohio. and that u Il were to Gene to u
show down between Foraker aud Me-
kinlcy. the former would undoubtedly
win. Nevertheless. no one doubts that
the ohio delegation will be solid ior It's
iavori,e son, and properly 30. lie I. en-
titled to the vote OF that State Just the
same a. Goy Morton IL To that OF New
York, aud Senator Cullom that OF II.
llnois. Mr.. Reed will be quite a. solid
In New England rs any other candidate
will be- in his own State"
The House Judiciary committee thi,
week reported bill that is in line with
common, everyday ,hu-ine.. sense aud
ought 10 speedily become q law. It
make. d, unlawful Tor United states ut.
tlrial, To- purchase. directly or Indirectly.
7 vouchers Tor witness fees IN United
] state, court. or any other claims Against
the government, aud makes the penalty
[ Tor violation removal from office and a
I tine II from $50 10 5000.
The senate committee on privilege.
and elections has reported in favor OF the
Allen resolution providing lar an inyc..
/ tgatIun by q select committee Of the
/ >enatc u tic last Alabama Senatorial
election, The minority Of he committee
made report against tie resolution,
A. the resolution will he voted for by
all the popnli-is aud all, or nearly all, oI
the Republican. liz adoption is regarded
rs almost a certainty, unless the pemo'
Gratis resort To hllihustering TO prevent
l u vote
I Il 3. expected, irom the opinions cx-
I pressed log mcmhors. that the House
ways and mean, committee viii louk
into the talk about TIN, country hring
Hooded with cheap Japanese manu-
featured articles. Tor the purpose of de
Gliding whether any special legislature 0.
necessary.
The action Of senator Gormau, in
moving 10 reconsider the bill mlhoril'
ing the Secretary OF the Navy 10 charter
vessels Tor naval purposes and to enlist
1000 additional men ior the navy VIXEN
ever In hi- Judgment there Is Hn emery
ency requiring such action, which was
this week passed by the senate, ismak-
ing talk. Mr. G)rman saws his object Is
10 have the bin more carefully considered
and to limit tho time within which the
Secretary Of Navy may exercise the
/ power given, 1t is thought the motion
Co reconsider viii be defeated.
There is food for thought in the follow,
ing apt amt timely words spoken hy
Senator Palmer OF Illinois "Thc Con.
gress of the United States finds % uu
easy matter to attend TO the atiuir- OF
other nations, hut has shown itself
utterly Incompetent 10 deal with oul
. domestic affairs. The grave Questions