Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
'E ,iAL ooaaEspoxoRNoE OF THE aoH1ron.]
Wnshinqton, Jan. 20, 1896.

ed MANY congratulations for the Wig
orous Americanism which stands up
in every line of the Monroe doctrine
resolution which has been reported
to the Senate from the committee on
Foreign Relations. The resolution
was written by Senator Davis, he
having been appointed a sub COM
mittee of one to perform that duty,
and the resolution itself furnishes the
best evidence that the task could not
have been put in better hands. There
are few timid men in Congress
mostly democrats-who are a little
bit afraid that the resolution goes too
far, especially that portion of it which
declares the United States to be the
sole judge when it comes to deter
mining the question of infringement
of the Monroe doctrine, but Congress
is practically unanimously in favor of
the assertions contained in the
resolution, and there is no doubt that
the resolution will be adopted by both
Senate and House, and that even the
timid individuals referred to will re-
cord their votes in it's favor when put
to the test.
There is practically no change as to
the House tariff bill which is tied up
in the Senate Finance Committee.
Something may develop at this weeks
regular meeting of the Committee
that will result in getting the bill re-
70 ho TO ir,c ohono
although there is nothing certain
about it.
Rumors of an intended special Gu
ban message from Mr.. Cleveland to
Congress have been floating around
for several days, but no definite in
formation on the subject can be OBJ
tanned either at the White House Or
the State Department. Meanwhile
there is considerable adverse COM
ment heard upon the slowness of Sec.
Olney in furnishing the Cuban infor-
nation called for by a resolution
adopted by the House several weeks
ago. 1t is not at all evident what he
is waiting for, except to delay favor
able action of Congress towards the
Cubans, which might follow his ans
wer.
Ex- Secretary Noble, of President
Harrison's cabinet, who is in Wash
ington in connection with the Com
mission charged with selecting the
site and design for theeeSherman
equestrian statue that is to be erect
ed, has been pumped theoretically by
the newspaper men for information
as to Gen. Harrison's intention tow
ards the Presidential nomination, but
if he knows anything he keeps it to
himself. The folio wing remarks
made to one newspaper man is in
substance what the EX-Secretary
said to all: 81 am out of politics. 1
have no idea about these matters.
Whoever is nominated by the Repub-
Hcan convention will be elected. The
democrats haven't one chance in a
million to win, it doesn't matter what
kind of platform they promulgate
or who they nominated"
The General Pension Appropriation
bill was passed by the House just fifty
DAYS earlier in the session than the
same bill passed either of the demo-
cratic Houses. Several of the pro-
posed amendments to the bill were
ruled out under points of order raised
by a democrat, but they will all be
covered by the Picker pension bill,
which is nowin the hands of the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, but which
will soon be reported to the House
and passed by that body. The Pickler
bill has been approved by the Legisla-
tive Committee of the g. A. r.
Senator Butler of n. G. has lost the
benefit of the good impression his ap-
pearance made when he entered the
Senate The reason is the same that
has killed so many other promising
men in both branches of Congress
he talks when he has nothing to say
just for the pleasure of hearing his
own voice.
Democrats openly acknowledge
that their committee broke the old
custom of the party in power holding
its National Convention first solely
with the hope that the republicans
will make some mistake in their can
didate or platform which the demo-
Gratis by holding their convention
several weeks later will be able to
profit by. This merely shows the
desperate straits to which the poor
old Cleveland ridden democratic
party is reduced. Within less than
six months of the holding of their
National Convention they have no
ir,tor,d doi,acr no.