Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
WASHINiITON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1896.
The republican House does not pro-
pose wasting any time while waiting
for the tariff and bond bills to be re-
ported from the Finance committee
and acted upon by the Senate. 1t is
the policy of the republican leaders
in the House to make this session
short one, as far as the action Of one
branch of Congress can do SO, and in
accordance with that policy the regu-
lar appropriation bills are to be pass
ed as rapidly as possible. The pen
sion appropriation bill will be report
ed to the House this week. 1t carries
an appropriation of S137 ,900,0 900 and
three important amendments to the
pension law. First, one providing
that no pension shall be suspended on
a charge of fraud until the charge
shall be adjudicated in a U. S. Dis
trict Court, except where the alleged
fraud constitutes plain violation of
statute, as in the case of the remar-
rage of widow; second, one provld-
ing that any claim granted under the
act of 1890 shall date from the date of
application, instead of from the date
of adjudication as at present; third,
one repeating the section of the act of
1890 which requires a widow to show
that she is dependent for her support
on her daily labor.
1t is expected that the Senate FL
nance Committee will report one or
more bills to the Senate this week,
but it is not certain that it will, and
the exact mature of the bill or bills
which will be reported is even more
uncertain, although the impression is
growing among republicans that the
tariff bill will be reported without
amendment, just as it was spassed by
the House, and that it will be pushed
to a vote at an early date. 1t is for
the finance committee to decide
whether the tariff or bond bill will
be first reported. 1t is now regarded
as probable that if Mr.. Cleveland sue
ceeds in making big bond issue he
will feel independent Of the revenue
provided by the tariff bill and will
veto that measure, if the Senate pass
es it, which it will almost certainly do.
Representative Clark ,gof Iowa, has
introduced bill providing that green
backs shall be paid out by the Treas
ury 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 $780, |
600, 600 The difference between this |
bill and the joint resolution offered by |
Senator Sherman is that this DILL |
would stop the redemption of those
notes with gold but prohibits the re-
issue of notes SO redeemed except for
gold.
Senator Elkins, of w. Va, gave out
some very interesting figures While
he was speaking in favor of his reso-
luton against the disposal of bonds
by private contract or in any other
way than by !public advertising. He |
had searched the Treasury record and
showed by the official figures that the |
U. S. Government had only paid
aDOuU SO,OUO,OUO III w Ci1O |
bankers who assisted in selling the 3d.
E5o0. 600 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 S62, 100000 Of bonds issued by the
Cleveland administration. 1t is not
surprising that Congress should be
opposed to Mr.. Cleveland's reported
deal for another issue of bonds
through the same syndicate. The on
ly thing that prevents Congress de-
priving Mr. Cleveland of the authori-
ty to issue more bonds under the old
law is the fear that such action might
be used by the European money
gougers to cause a fnan cial panic.
No surprise was caused in Congress
by the publication of Ambassador
Bayard's alleged intention to remain
in England after he retires from of
fee, and about the only comment
heard is that if we had the right sort
of administration he would not have
to wait long for his retirement. The
report that Bayard had been repri-
manded by Secretary Olney is not be-
lieved here.
Utah having become a full fedged
state is now represented in the House
by it's first representative, in the per-
son of Hon. G. E. Allen, and Delegate
Cannon retires from the House to go
his friends believe to the Senate.
Representative Allen says of Utah:
CT think the state will remain repub