The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-05-21
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON
tFrom eur Regular Corresasndent.)

The republican Senate steering"
committee held a conference this.
week to consider the order of bust
ness for the remainder of the ses-
sion, but as the republicans have
not majority it win be necessary
for the democratic steering" cOa-
mittee to agree to programme be-
fore it can become effective. IL is
quite certain, however, that Mr..
Cleveland will NOT be given an OPP
portunity to kill the River and
Harbor bill and about one hundred
private pension bills by pocket
vetoes. Consequently there is no
probability that adjournment will
occur until the bills have become
laws, with or without his signature,
be vetoed, and IL is not probable
that the River and Harbor bill will
reach the White House before next
week, as the Senate added num-
Der of important amendments to
to the bill which may cause some
delay in conference. 1t is regarded
as almost certain that this bill will
be vetoed, and expected that it will
be passed over the veto, but all this
will take time. Consequently ad-
journment is not looked fo- before
the first or second week in June.
fit be true, as has been freely
charged, that money was spent to
secure the opposition of the A. P.
A. to the candidacy Of Gov. McKin.
ley for President, it was made very
certain at the meeting Of the Su-
preme Council of the A. P. A., held
III Washington this week, that
those who furnished that money
made a very bad investment.
Some people were surprised at
the result of the vote on the resolu.
ton declaring Col. Dupont, of Dela-
ware. to be entitled to seatin the
Senate, but it Is quite certain that
Senator Mitchell, chairman of the
Election committee, who had
charge of the resolution, was not
one of them, and it is not probable
that Col. Dupont was.
The House Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce this
week decided to favorably report
the Mahon Nicaragua Canal bill
with some additions and changes.
The bill authorizes the Canal Co..
to issue $1OO,OOO,OOO in 8 per cent
bonds, guaranteed by the U. s. and
redeemable at pleasure after ten
years, to be secured by first mort
gage on all the company's proper
ty. 1t also provides that the cana
shall be constructed according tt
| the plans of the Engineer depart
ment Of the army and under its su
pervision. 1t has not been definit
ely decided whether an attempt
will be made to put this bill
through the House at this session
and probably will not be until thu
Senate indicates what it is going tt
do about adjournment.
In order that no charge of parti
sanship should lie, Senator Morrill,
chairman of the Finance com
mittee, chose three democrats, ont
republican and one populist t.
J make up the sub committee which
will Investigate those bond issues
in accordance with the resolution
, adopted by the Senate. There j
, no desire on the part of the repub
licans to make any political capita
. out of this investigation. The.
only want the truth, and most o
them really hope that Secretar.
, Carlisle and Mr.. Cleveland viii
both be entirely cleared of the ugl.
charges which have been mad
, against them In connection witt
the issues of bonds. Like true pa
triots they would prefer seeing tn
, good name of the President ant
/. Secretary of the Treasury of tn
: United States upheld than to ge
. benefited through their bein
smirched. Political juggling an
! trickery may be excused in an G
, fetal, but personal dishonest.
! never.