The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


furnish the Senate with copies of
the correspondence with Spain con-
corning the American citizens cap
tured on the tilibustererCompetitor,
asked for by the Morgan resolution
is not well received either in or out
of the Senate, and unless it is proven
to Senators, by allowing them to
see the correspondence, that some
better reason than o within of Mr..
Cleveland's exists for refusing this
information. the Senate is likely to
take some additional action. A re-
port which cannot be verified says
that secretary OlneY refused to al
low a member of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to see
this correspondence.
Senator Quay's visit to Gov. Nc
Kinley is the subject most talked
about just now by the Republicans
in Congress, who have nearly all
concluded that unless there is a
radical change not now expected in
the sentiments Of the delegates to
st. Louis Convention, Gov. Nc
Kinley will be the Republican nomi-
nee and the next President. While
nobody knows exactly why that
visit was made, nor what was its
result, it has certainly pleased the
Republicans, those who have from
the first supported Gov. Mckinley
as well as those who supported
other candidates. 1t indicates for
one thing that the st. Louis Con-
ventlon IS not to be followed by the
sulking which had much to do with
Republican defeat in "a and in '92.
The House cannot be accused
of having any surplus love for Mr..
Cleveland, but it very promptly sat
upon the notoriety seeking resolu-
ton of Representative Dingley
raised the question of consideration
against the resolution; Speaker
Reed at once put the question, and
by practically unanimous vote the
House refused to hear Howard.
There is much doubt about that
investigation of the bond issues by
this administration which the SEN
ate directed to be made. According
to Senator Harris, who is chairman
of the subcommittee which will do
the investigating, it may be finished
in three days or it may take three
months. 1t will not begin until
Secretary Carlisle furnishes the
committee all the details OF the sew
eral bond issues. While indicat-
ing 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 Sc
cret.
1t is well known that neither
Senator Vest nor Senator Blackburn
has any love for the present admin
istration. The other day Vest ap-
preached Blackburn and said:
Joe, don't you think Morton is
the blankest fool who ever held g
Cabinet position?" Blackburn took
d long pull on the long black cigar
he had just lit and replied: Cant
answer the question, Vest; Pm
committed to Hoke Smith,
Senator Sherman had no difficulty
in showing that those democratic
Senators who expressed their ankle
ty to join hands with the Republi-
cans and pass non-partisan bill
which would give the government
the revenues which ali the Demo-
Gratis now admit that it needs were
merely making grand stand play
for the purpose of tying to escape
responsibility for being willing that
Congress should adjourn without
providing for the legitimate needs
of the government. All that Mr..
Sherman did was to call their atten-
ton to the Dingley Emergency Rev
enue bill which was passed by the
House early in the session, and
which comes as near to being an alb
solutely partisan traiff bill as
any measure ever passed by either
branch Of Congress. That brought
out the cloven foot of the Demo-
cratic Senators and they at once de-
clared that they would never support
that bill. 1t is the country's mis-
fortune that the Republicans can
not poll a majority of votes IN the
Senate, but it will be remedied in
the near future.
The bill prohibiting further issue
of bonds without specified authori-
ty of Congress is being debated in
the Senate. 1t has been virtually
settled by the several test votes
which gave the bill the right of way
that majority Of the Senate fayors
the bill, butif there was any prob
ability that the bill could pass
tho HouSa ~ uol,1d NOT no allowed