The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in a Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
Especial TO, the Citizen.I
WASHINGTON, Dee 80, 1896

w AOn OCO oOs AOOOs
Speaker Reed was given a taste of
hat sort of a job be has on his hands
when that bond bill was put through
the House, and the result was pr0ba-
bly, one of the worst half hours he ever
spent He won, and the bill went
through by majority of thirty-three,
but if the vote could have been put off
until to day it is believed he would
have lost and the bill would have been
defeated, Instead of being sent over to
the Senate to die by beng smOthered
by amendments 1t was not a cOinci-
dence that the revolving Republicans
were mostly M KinIey men. 1t was
on the contrary very plain intimation
to Mr.. Reed that the McKinleyites in
tend to make things unpleasant for
him whenever they get an oPpoftu-
nifty. Another notable thing about
this short but sharp skirmish was the
indication of an understanding having
been reached between the Reed and
Allison Repu blicans of the House.
Mr.. Reed is doubtless very glad that
the House concluded to make this
week d holiday. 1t will give him time
TO pull himself together aud arrange
his programme.
The reorganization of the Senate
committees has been all arranged and
this week the Republicans will take
charge, but il is not certain whether
they will elect the officers of the Sen
ate until later. President Cleveland
will on January 4th issue his prOcla-
nation declaring Utah State, and the
Republicans expect its Legislature,
which convenes on the 9th, to elect
two Republican Senators at once.
They may wait for the arrival of those
two Senators before electing the officers
of the Senate. They have made
deal with the Populists, but they are
afraid to trust too much To- them.
Congress has by joint resolution
which passed without opposition au-
thorized the Secretary of the Navy to
accept the ram Katahdin which was
rejected by the Pre- sidentfor failure to
make the speed required in the con-
tract, at the contract price, it having
been shown that the builders were not
to blame, they having constructed the
vessel on government plans.
Representative ~ ohnsOn, of CaIifor-
MIA, is one of the Republican members
of the House who openly kicked
against the bond and tariff bills forced
upon the majority of the House toy the
Will and power of Speaker Reed. Mr.
Johnson voted for the tariff bill under
protest, but he with forty-siX other Re
publicans refused to vote for the bond
bill, which he declared gave the lie to
every principle aud precept of the Re-
publican party, and in doing so he
said: against my WILL against my pro-
test, voted Tor Il bill (tariff) which in
my Judgment was not a Republican
measure, which in my judgment did
not meet the case, which in my judy
ment was not what we were sent here
to do. Let us be consistent with our
record. Let us stand by the rule
which we adopted many years ago,
that we will not issue bonds in time of
peace"
There is little doubt in the minds of
many that majority of the Democrats
in the. House want Reed to get the
Republican nomination for President
Why, doesn't matter at this stage of
the game. A prominent Democratic
member of the House says this feeling
is SO strong among the Democrats of
that body that he believes they would
not hesitate to help Reed if it became
| probable that any of his opponents for
the nomination were trying to put
anything through the House for the
purpose of handicapping Reed before
the Republican National Convention,
! if such help was needed to beat the
! scheme. Needless to say it isn't love
for Reed which actuates them.
Senator Voorhees, says he doesn't see
the need for upsetting the business of
| the country by a prolonged debate on
the tariff bill that has passed the
House, and that he will endeavor to
| get tue bill to vote as soon as possible.
The Senate committee on Finance will
take up the bill at once, and of it's ac-
ton, Senator VOORHEES,, who was chair
man of the committee under the Dem
Ocratic organization of the Senate.
said: II think the bill will be reported
BACK to the Senate almost immediately.
But, then, you can't tell what will
happen. There are some crumbs living
around, and every protectionist is after
all he can get. There is no disposition
on the part of Democrats to DELAY ac-
ton on the bill. If delay comes it will
be from the other side" Senator Voor-
nees, is, OF course, strongly opposed to
| the bill.
giving the fraudulent advertisers
shaking up and the result is that quite
number of them have been shut out
of the mail. The pOstOffice people do
their level best to keep the people from
giving up their good money TO these
sharks, but so long as there are people
who will be caught by promises of $40
worth for dime these frauds will con-
! tinue to do business. AS soon as they
are shut out of the mails under one
name, they take another, and slightly
changing their scheme they go right
ahead again until caught by the post
office officials.
It is generally believed that another
bond issue will shortly be announced,
but Secretary Carlisle will not discuss
the matter for publication.