The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-05-01
Washington Letter.


" WASHINGTON, April 2T.-Secrctary Olny Is
mt loss TO understand the reason Tor the ell
forts which are being made Doth III tliS coull-
try and England to bring ON announcer war scare
in connection with tie Venezuelan boundary
question, by representing the negotiations 10
be a ticklish condition. There Is absolutely
no ground for any uncaSineSS about this mat
ter and il is probable that some big stock-job-
hing scheme is at the bottom of recent publica-
tons on the subject in England and i'll this
country. Somebody hopes to profit by war
scare, and regardless OF the harm it might do
to others has been trS ing Systematically to
bring one TO the front. 1t Is gratifying To note
that the attempt has So far been Il HAT failure.
The Democratic Senators have agreed that
no bill over which there is controversy shall
be taken up i'll the Senate until after the an
preparation bills have ali been disposed OF. 1t is
not the present purpose OF the Democrats 10
throw any obstacles i'll the way OF early ad-
journmeut. but they have served notice on the
Republicans that no adjournment VIII DC aIlOW-
ed until the Dupont case mas been disposed OF.
The Republican managers have been afraid to
take il vote on the resolution declaring Dupont
To be entitled to 1t seat in the Senate, and their
scheme was to let it go over to the next session
in the hope that something might occur III the
meantime that would enable them To get the
votes needed to adopt the resolution. This
scheme the Democrats are determined to pre-
vent by compelling Il vote before adjourn
ment. 10 is probable that IN" Democrats VIII
object 10 the adoption of the Allen resolution
to investigate the Alabama State election
The Mckinley Republicans are getting badly
frightened ut the determined fight the y. i. y.
is ma King against his nomination, but there re
plenty OF people who believe 1t to be about the
most fortunate thing that ever happened for
Mckinley. and that it has made his nomination
much more likely than II was before. don't
know what power the \. Z. a. will have in the
st Louis Convention, but there is no doubt OF
its having controlled ut viii the Republican
majority OF the present House.
CilianS in this country cannot he too careful
about the correctness o. the information they
give out concerning affairs i'll Cuba Every
time anything they give uht as true turns out
IL be tiiSc. the cause Of Cuba Is materially
w.'allcned IN Cong GSS. Last week kopreSHhtA-
tive Su'T"r.of New or received IRON tupiih>
AZ his district the positive information thdt
..altcr nygCrt, Il Young Amvrlcan arrested
,Ipun the Chlrgc OF rendering aid 10 the revolt
fiIil-t.;. had been secretly executed 10y the
spanish authorities. Mr.. Su.Zcr aroused e Il
i t'raL,c iudivu.tlOu among lis colleagues 10y
telling the story n II was tod 10 nm Secie-
tnry Olncy said he In jHErt Mr.. SriHcr lnl"r-
IA III; : were wrong inC;Ii-. Il" hal the uiii, II
promise of the spanish authorities that y""ng
ID rrrrt should b,. released and allowed t ic-
f.irn 10 the United Srarcs. Mr.. SuZer insisted
tiIut his uiurmantS were thoroughly trust
worthy, hut before the wees clos Il he was
convinced to The contrary by the official noiiE-
cltiun of DA gert'S release rus sort 81 thlrG
IS ca 'cuatcd To cause everything which comes
from CublEls in this country to tee duuited.
There is something Significant III the state
.u"nt of Chairman Powers, of the house Pat
ciiic railroads Committee. that speaker Reed
uad promised him that the Ill, which has al
ready been chriStcncd the Huntington Pow
FRS 5iil,' should bc considered by the House
whenever he, Powers, was ready. The Sgnili-
,.Iucr arises from the fact that ZAP to the dan
that e. p. Huntington returned to Washington
il had been understood That this bill would IL !
tIc considered at this session. because IL W
not thought il could be PASSED 10y the Senate.
Perhaps MIR. Huntington has changed his mind
about the Senate, or II may bc that he wiSht~
10 show how easily he can, with the aid OF
Speaker Reel rt tn" bill through the House
According to senator rimIu, who has just
returned from his Western "trip, every state
west OF the Mississippi river, with the pUS$iDl,
execution of Minnesota and Iowa. Will send
silver delegations 10 the Chicago Convention.
senator rilmau says he Is absolutely certain
that II minority OF the Cniclgo Convention Will
Hc for silver. He expects TO make another
speaking tour IN the ncar future, ttkinE in
narTs OF the States OF Georgia, Alabama,
Florida. Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas.
Senator Bricc is equally confident that Il mn
iority of the Chicago Convention will not h.
silver men and that the convention will adops
Il platform upon which all Democrats can
stand.
Tine first general appropriation bill that ever
became Il law without the Presidents signature
was the agricultural appropriation bill, passed
by the present Congress. The bill became Il
law ut IL O'Clock saturday night. President
Cleveland didn't sign the bill because hc
thought il contained unjust reflections upon
secretary Morton. c. A. :.