The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-05
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


furnish the Senate with copies of tn
correspondence with Spain concernin,
the American citizens captured on tn
| fillibuster Competitor, asked for by tn
Morgan resolution, is not we'll received
either in or out of the Senate, ant
unless it is proven to Senators, by al
lowing them to see the correspondence
that some better reason than whin
of Mr.. Cleveland's exists for refusing
this information, the Senate is likely
o take some additional action. A re
port which cannot be verified say.
that secretary Olney refused to allow
a member of the Senate COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations to see this cor
respondence.
Senator Quay's visit to Gov. McKin-
ley is the subject most talked about
just now by the republicans in Con
gress, who have nearly all concluded
that unless there is a radical change
not now expected in the sentiments ot
the delegates to the st. Louis Conven-
ton, Gov. Mckinley will be the repub-
lican nominee and the next President.
While nobody knows exactly why
that visit was made, nor what was its
result, it has certainly pleased the re-
publicans, those who have from the
first supported Gov. Mckinley as we'll
as those who supported other candi-
dates. 1t indicates for one thing that
the st. Louis Convention is not to be
followed by the sulking which had
much to do with republican defeat in
'S4 and '92.
The House cannot be accused of
having any surplus love for Mr.. Glove
land, but it very promptly sat upon
the notoriety seeking resolution of
Representative Howard, the Alabama
populist, impeaching the President.
Before Howard could make the sensa-
tional speech he started, Representa-
tive DINGHY raised the question OF
consideration against the resolution
Speaker Reed at once put the ques-
ton, and by a practically unanimous
vote the House refused to hear How
ard.
There is much doubt about that in
vestigation of the bond issues by this
administration which the Senate di-
rected to be made. According to Sen
ator Harris, who is chairman of the
subcommittee which will do the in
vestigatiug, it may be finished in three
days or it may take three months It
will not begin until Secretary Carlisle
furnished the committee all the de-
tails of the several bond issues. While
indicating his willingness to do this,
Mr.. Carlisle told the committee that
it would take considerable time to
prepare the statement. Some criti-
cism has been aroused by the report
that the investigation would be secret.
1t is we'll known that neither Sena-
tor Vest nor Senator Blackburn has
any love for the present administra-
tion. The other day Vest approached
Blackburn and said: "Joe, don't
you think Morton is the blankest fool
who ever held Cabinet position?"
Blackburn took a long pull on the
long black cigar he had just lit and
replied: "Can't answer the question,
Vest; I'm committed to Hoke Smith"
Senator Sherman had no difficulty
| In showing that those democratic
Senators who expressed their anxiety
to Join hands with the republicans and
pass non-partisan bill which would
give the government the revenues
which all the democrats now admit
that it needs were merely making a
g:and stand play for the purpose o1
trying to escape responsibility for be-
ing willing that Congress should ad-
journ without providing for the legiti-
mate needs of the government. All
that Mr.. Sherman did was to call theil
attention to the Dingley Emergency
Revenue bill which was passed by the
House early in the session, and which
comes as near to being an absolutely
non-partisan tariff bill as any measure
ever passed by either branch of Con
gress. That brought out the clover
foot of the democratic Senators and
they at once declared that they would
never support that bill. 1t is the
country's misfortune that the republi
cans cannot poll a majority of votes
in the Senate, but it will be remedied
In the near future.
The bill prohibiting further issue o
bonds without specific authority Q
Congress is being debated in the Sen
ate. It has been virtually settled b,
the several test votes which gave th'
bill the right of way that majority 0
the Senate favors the bill, but if ther