The Sussex Republican., 1896-01-11
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, y G Jan 9Th.
The Republican House does not
propose wasting any time while
waiting tor the tariff and bond bills
to be reported from the Finance
committee and acted upon by the
Senate. 1t is the policy Of the Re
publican leaders in the House to
make the session short one, so far
as the action of one branch of Con-
gress can do so, and in accordance
with that policy the regular appro-
priation bills are to be passed as
rapidly as possible. The pension
appropriation bill will be reported
to the House this week. 1t carries
an appropriation of $137, 5000
and three important amendments
to the pension law. First, one
providing that no pension shall be
suspended on charge of fraud un
til the charge shall have been
adjudicated in a U. s. District
Court, except were the alleged
fraud constitutes plain violation
of statute, as in the case of the re-
marriage of a widow; second, one
providing that any claim granted
under the act of 1890 shall date
from the date of application. in
stead OF from the date of adjudi-
cation 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
Finance 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 report
ed is even more uncertain, although
the impression is growing among
Republicans that the tariff bill will
be reported without amendment,
just as it was passed by the House,
and that it will bepushed to vote
at an early date 1t is for the
finance committee to decide wheth-
or the tariff or bond bill will be
first reported. Itis now regarded
as probable that if Mr.. Cleveland
succeeds in making big bond is
lsue he will feel independent of the
'is..lsvnnne nrovjaea by the tariff bill
| and will vote that measure, if the
Senate, passes it, which it will al
most certainly do.
Representative Clark, of Iows.,
has introduced a bill providing
that greenbacks 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 amount on hand
exceeds $100, 900, 900. The differ
ence between this bill and the joint
resolution offered by Senator Sher-
man is that this bill would stop the
redemption Of greenbacks and
Treasury notes until the gold re-
serve exceeded the sum named,
while Mr.. Sherman's resolution
provides for the continued redemps
ton of those notes with gold but
prohibits the reissue of notes so
| redeemed except for gold
| Senator Elkins, of West Virgin,
j ia, gave out some very interesting
figures while he was speaking in
favor of his resolution against the
disposal of bonds by private con
tract or in any other way than by
public advertisement. He had
searched the Treasury record and
showed by the official figures that
the U. 8. Government had only
paid about So, 100000 in commits
sions to the bankers who assisted
in selling the 81, 300, 100000 Of
bonds which represented the debt
incurred during the late civil war,
less than one half the amount
made by the syndicate which took
the last $62;060,000 OF bonds is
sued by the Cleveland admins
tIatlon. 1t is not surprising that
Congress should be opposed to Mr..
Cleveland's reported deal foI
4 another issue of bonds through the
same syndicate. The only thing
that prevents Congress depriying
Mr.. Cleveland of the authority to
issue more bonds under the o,d
law is the fear that such action
might be used by the European
money gougers to cause financial
panic
| No surprise was caused in Con
gress by the publication of Am
bassador Bayard's alleged inten-
tion to remain in England after he
retires from office, and about the
only comment heard is that if We
had the right. sort of administra
tion he would not have to wait
long for his retirement. The re
port that Bayard had been repri-
manded by Secretary Olney is moi
believed here.
Utah having become a full
fiedged stateis now represented in
the House by its first Representa-
tive, in the person Of Hon @. b.
Allen. and Delegate Cannon re-
tires from the House to go-his
friends believe to the Senate. Rep
resentative Allen says of Utah
II think the state will remain Re
publican for a long period, be
cause our people are decidedly ii
favor of the protective system
he declined to express an opinion
as to the personality of the two
Senators to be elected by the Utaf
legislature, further than that they
would both be good Republicans
and that one would be Mormon.