Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Washington
......Letter

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0 HE Repu | c ba
/ N II House does nc
:, propose wastin
IN any time Will
4 i \Wll waiting for th
/ 4 = XNEEN tariff and bon
IN .JlHEM bills to be repor
| W HIINN from the Financ
| /M IN committee an,
u IA W acted upon by tn
j ~ the Senate. 1t i.
the policy of the Republican leaders ir
the House to make the session shor
one, so far as the action of one brancl
of Congress can do So, and in accord
ance with that policy the reglar appro
priation bills are to be passed as rapid
ly as possible. The pension appropria
tion bill will be reported to the Hous,
this week. 1t carries an appropriation
of $137 100000 and three important
amendments to the pension law. First
one providing that no pension shall be
suspended on charge of fraud until
the charge shall have been adjudicated
in a u. S. District Court, except where
the alleged fraud constitutes a plain
violation of statue. as in the case OF
the remarriage of widow; second,
one providing 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 widow to
show that she is dependent for her sup
port on her daily labor.
1t is expected that the Senate Fin
ance 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
reported is even more uncertain, al
though 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 be pushed to a vote at an
early date. 1t is for the finance COM
mittee to decide whether the tariff or
bond bill will be first reported. 1t is
now regarded as probable that il Mr..
Cleveland succeeds in making a big
bond issue he will feel independent Of
The revenue provided by the tariff bill
and will veto that measure, if the Sem
ate passes it, which it will almost Ger.
tainly do.
Representative Clark, of Iowa, has
introduced bill providing that green
packs shall be paid bv the Treasury on
y in exchange for gold, AMI that n,ne
# the gold now In the Treasury shall be
,aid out until the total amount on
land exceeds $100, 900, 900. The diff
erence between this bill anl the j,int
esolution offered by Senator Sherm.n
$ that this bill would stDp the redsmp-
ion of greenbacks and TT easury notes
lntil the gold reserve exceeded the
um named, while Mr.. Sherman's re-
olution provides for the continued re-
emption of those notes with gold bas
rohibits the reissue of notes SO re-
eemed except for gold.
Senator Elkins, of W. Va, gave
ut some very interesting figures while
e was speaking in, favor Of his res ,lu-
ion against the disposal of bDnl, BY
riyate contrs ct or in any other way
ian by public advertising. Hs bad
,arcLed the Treasury rec ,rd and
howed by tine official f cures tn 1t the
!. s. Government had only p,id alb ,us
], 500 900 in commissions to the b,nk-
rs who assisted in selling the s., ,500.-
10. 600 Of bohds-which represented ths
ebt incurred during tbs late civil var,
ss than one half ths am )ans IN sds by
le syndicate which took the las $o2,-
10, 900 Of bonds issued by the Cleve.
nd administration. IT. is not sur
rising that Congress slr ,uld bs opposed
, Mr.. Gle velapd's reported deal for
mother issue of b nds thr rongh the
me syndicate. The only thing that
events Congressdspriyin. Mr.. Cl.ye+ |
nd of the au hori.y to issus m,re
,nds under the old ltg is ,ttle fear
at such action might be used by the
uropeaD money gougers to cause a
lancial panic, r
No surprise was caused in Congress
! the publication of Ambassador
ayard's alleged intention to remain
England affor ne reclfe5 from Office,
ID about the only comment, heard is !
at if we had the right sort of admin
ration he would net have to wait
ng for his retirement. The repnt !,
at Bayard had been reprimanded by :
cretary Olney is not believed here.
Utah having become fun 1edged b
tie is now represented in the House I
its first Representative. in the per-
i Of Hon. G.. e. Allen, and Dele
to Cannon retires from the House to
|, his friends believe, to the Senate. Y
preventative Allen says OF Utah: {
think the state VIII remain Republi- s