Morris tribune., 1896-05-20
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings in
the House and Senate Re
corded Weekly.

publican senate steering commit
tee held conference this week to
consider the order of business for
the remainder of the session, but as
the Republicans have not a major
ity it will be necessary for the Dem
ocratic steering" committee to
agree to a program before it can be-
come effective. 1t is quite certain
however that Mr.. Cleveland will
not be given all opportunity to kill
the river and harbor bill and about
one hundred private pension bills
by pocket vetoes. Consequently
there is no probability that adjourn
ment Will occur until these bills
have become laws, with or without
his signature, or shall be vetoed,
ard it is not probable that the riv-
er and harbor bill will reach the
White House before next week, as
the senate added number of I'M
portant amendments to the bill
which may cause some delay in
conference. It is regarded as al
most certain that this bill will be
vetoed, and expected that it will be
passed over the veto, but all this
will take time. Consequently adj
journment is not looked for before
the first or second week in June.
If it 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. Nc
Kinley for president, it was made
very certain at the meeting of the
supreme council of the A. P. A J,
held in Washington las week, that
those who furnished that money
made very bad Investment.
Some people were surprised at
the result of the vote on the reso-
luton declaring Col. Dupont of
Delaware to be entitled to seat in
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 Malone Nicaragua canal bill
with some additions and changes.
The bill authorizes the canal COM
pany to issue 100000, 900 in 8 per
cent bonds, guaranteed by the
United States and redeemable at
pleasure after ten years, to be Sc
cured by first mortgage on all the
company's property. 1t also pro-
vides that the canal shall he con-
structed according to the plans Of
the army and under it's supervision.
1t has not been definitely decided
whether an attempt will be made
to put this bill through the house
at this session, and probably will
not be until the senate indicates
what it is going to do about ad
journment.
In order that no charge of parts
anship should lie, Senator Morrill,,
chairman of the finance committee,
chose three Democrats, one Repub-
lican and one Populist to make up
the subcommittee which will inves-
tigate those bond issues, in accord
ance with the resolution adopted
by the senate. There is no desire
on the part of the Republicans
to make any political capital
out of this investigation. They
only want the truth and most of
them really hope that Secretary
c arlisle and President Cleveland
will both be entirely cleared of the
ugly charges which have been
made against them in connection
with the issues of bonds. Like
true patriots they would prefer
seeing the good name Of the presi-
dent and secretary Of the treasury
of the United States upheld than to
get benefited through their being
smlrched- Political Juggling and
trickery may be. excused in an off,
cial; but personal dishonesty never.
The belief that the sending Of
Gan FitZ Lee to Cuba az consul