The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
Senator Jones Says that the Finance
Committee viii Make Report
in Favor of Recess
investigation.
News and Observer Bureau,

Washington, ID. c., May IL.
After the adjournment of the Senate
on Saturday, | had an interview with
Senator Jones, of Nevada, touching the
resolution which that morning had
been introduced, to authorize the sub
committee which will investigate the
bond issues to sit during the recess OF
Congress. This resolution was referred
to the committee of the Senate. of
which Senator Jones is chairman. Con-
sequently, if the resolution Is reported
favoraibly from his committee, 1T al
most settles the probability of early
adjournment. Senator Jones said that
whatever he said in the matter would
undoubtedly be the report of the COM
mittee, and it was his intention to re-
port in favor of the recess investiga-
ton, so that the bond investigation, in
view of this statement of Senator
Jones, may be considered out of the
way. As the days go by, there seem
to be fewer signs of delay, and Senator
Jones expressed the opinion that Con-
gress would certainly get away by the
18th of June.
But there are two matters now be-
fore the Senate which must not be lost
sight of, either of which may prove an
obstacle in the way of adjournment.
One of them lis Senator Morgan's joint
resolution for the recognition of Cuban
belIgerency. of which nothing has been
heard during the Alabama Senator'S
long absence from the Senate chamber,
but which he revived a day or two after
he returned to his seat, and had refer
red to the committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. In asking for that reference,
Senator Morgan expressed the belief
that Congress would not adjourn be-
fore this resolution was passed. In
view of the opposition of Senator Hale
and other conservatives, to any Cuban
legislation, the re-opening of this ques-
ton might well detain the Senate for
weeks. The other measure whose dis
,,r,~:+fon will be watched with anxious
Interest 4 the resolution introduced
by Senator Dubois on Saturday, pro-
yiding that there shall be no future
issue of bonds without express author
itv of Congress. The Idaho man want
ed to have this resolution considered
Immediately, but objection being in
terposed by Senator Sherman and 9TH
ers, he announced his intention of call
ing it up on Monday, when he hoped to
get d vote upon it. Such an attempt
might, of course, and probably viii. re-
open financial discussion which also
might drag along for weeks.
The other day when Senator Hill
was roasting Senator Pettigrew, a GU
rious group sat chatting together
which showed the strange things poll
tics can do now days. 1t was COM
posed of Senators Sherman, Wolcott,
PETER and Brice They had evidently
relaxed themelves, for there seemed to
be the utmost good humor and coma
raderie among four spirits who are as
different in their aims as any four who
might be found In this country.
In the midst of story in yesterdays
Sun, on Mckinley campaign deals, oc-
ours the following significant para
graph:
.sAs an evidence of the straddling
propensities Of Major McKinleys man
ayers. and of Major Mckinley himself,
it was mentioned by Republicans from
North Carolina who came to New York
4
that State, is Tor The free coinage Of
silver at the ratio OF 16 to /. He is one
of the sixteen United States Senators
who signed Wharton Bakers free silver
coinage declaration. Senator Prifch-
ard is the personal representative of
Mr. Mckinley in North Carolina. Some
thing more than year ago Mckinley
and pritchard met at Townsville, Ca,
Nf,.IE
then going through the Southern
States in his hunt for delegates. From
that time to the present, it was declar-
ed, Pritchard has been booming Nc
KinIey, not only in North Carolina, but
also in other parts of the country. One
of the sound money North Carolinlans
said:
If Mckinley will give no utterance
on the sound money question maybe
Senator Pritchard can be induced TO
tell the public why he is content with
Mckinley as Presidential candidate
Mr.. Pritchard has as good reasons for
not explaining this inconsistency as
Mr.. Mckinley has for not stating his
position to the country on the silver
question. He and Pritchard are doubt
less one of a kind, in their inconsis-
tency, at least.
* X
Here is slate that was given to me
by a well informed New York newspa-
per man, and which he claims came
from an inside source. 1t is the Nc
Kinley cabinet, as follows:
Secretary OF State, Warner Miller;
Secretary ofthe Treasury, Mark Hanna;
Secretary of the Interior, II. G. Kerens,
Of Missouri; Secretary Of War, Powell
Clayton; Secretary of Agriculture,
Senator Pritchard; Secretary OF the
Navy, Representative Grosgenor, of
Ohio: Mr. III. IT. Atwood, of Boston, is
slated for Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, and General w. III. Osborne,
OF Massachusetts, for Consul General
to London. Editor Kohlsaat is to be
Postmaster General; and Gowdy, of
Indiana. Is 10 be consul at Liverpool.
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1T the recent conference Of the Pop
ulists, ! heard that Or. Mott was among
those present, and 50 asked Senator
ps.4Jaf. IL ~ WA : fr1sa Tie said YES Dir