The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-01
And Can Feed Without Fear of MOlesta-
tOn frGm President CleyeIand'S Gun.
WILL BE BUSY TILL THE SPRING TIME
The Presidents New Ycnr-Thc Finan-
cial Subject VIII Come Up After
the New Yeur-The Personnel of
she Venezuela Commission Still
Envcioped I'm Doubt
Especial Correspondence.)
Virginian Bureau.
Washington. pec. al. is

journed until next Tuesday. The eX-
piring old year finds. the two bodies of
Congress ready for action at the begin
nlnS OF another week The committees
in both branches have been announced.
the House has passed IL tariff bill and Il
So-called financial relief measure, both
OF which are now in the Senate Finance
Committee, and both have passed tho
bill for the Venezuelan boundary COM
mission The House has elected its
new officers and they. In turn, Eave
changed about all of the subordinat e
officers. while the Senate has only taken
charge of the committees and tEeir
reorganization as far us IL President pro
leMporc, Secretary and Sergeant :
Arms is concerned will come up with
the New Year. Both branches of the
ieElslative department are in the hands
nj he Republicans. while the Demo-
Gratis control only the executive branch
ana thus begins the year 1896.
The Presidents New Yenr.
Tomorrow will usher in the final year
OF MI. Cleveland's present term ana it
may he his last year of the Presidency
for Notwithstanding his very mnnv and
great services to the country and to his
party, the third term is not Il partiC,-
arly inspiring theme. ana there are
many very loyal party men who cues
tion us cNpcdicncy. bu; time alone can
tell the wishes ana desires of the Demo
Gratis. aud as candidates do not seem
10 he crowding to the front it may he
'hat the National Convention will again
request Mr.. Cleveland To lead the forces
IN the coming campaign.
Tne N3w Year will begin with enough
work already mapped out TO keep the
PRESIDENT busy for a long time to come.
anu II may be positively put down now
thit all ducks in whatever waters found
may Feed III fond security from any
attack from this quarter until the
Tomorrow the annpal reception ut
ire White House to the diplonatS
Army aud Navy, Judiciary and mem
hcrS or Congress, will be followed by n
puh'ic reception. which will keep the
president busy all day long
There is no longer Il doubt thnt AR
Cleveland is having some trouble In
getting his Venezuelan Commission in
Share TO suit him. His message wns
i"iiow"d SO swiftly by the passage of
IN" blii IN Congress that he found him
self with authority to appoint tho Con-
mission without time to have consi,jnr
ru INC subject Of the personnel of no
commission. His desire is to select n
NtrH excellent trio Of experienced and
wen equipped public men. who viii
hiing talent wisdom and energy ia thn
o"iica1e work before th.tm. Int tba
nutics' or rather labors. of the Commits
Si'h are To an extent vague and may.
enthti Il long Journey 10 Venezuela and
of :" SPAIN ana Holland, and men
W IN" character he prefers are rclr,s
tan' 10 accent a service so importan,
ties. ''s pIoEapil-
NO doubt Mr.. Cleveland has ipvitod
no,hi' nich men TO this work. but so far
ao'n'nE mas been learned of any ax
Gp G"pt those who have declined 10 seryn
ne announcement of the Commission
however. Is liable to come at any TIME
The Financial Situation.
Thc financial subject also comes ~,
nt' diminished business, after the Nm,
ears Day. That bonds will be is.,,nd
unIer The law of 1875 similar TO those
~ '"S,t Aeat is GENERALLY conceded for
me Administration sees no rlaan, ~
none Tor reiirf in the nondescript mea-
sure which will come out of tho Sa,a,a,.
return of the House bill 'e Is
There Is little belief now, as both
nJ,is1s ,,',1 , nave adjourned, tE,at the bonds
VIII nc withheld until Congress recon
vencs. If, however. the Urea snrv or,
stand 1t, the President may decide to
Walt, ior he has given every lintimatio
or the fact that Che is 10th to Issue more
ho,ids ,i ana viii only do so when he be-
believes it imperative TO pr,,,eyve IN
tact the credit of the country.
There Is theory advanced that thn
president VIII advertise for the sale
or bonds. then send another met.s, o.
TO Congress stating the time agreed
ior i 'nc reception of bids and admonlsh-
ing the members that unless they ant
he snail be compelled to open and ac
cept such bids This idea is cntcrtoi,,a,,
by Those who believe that Mr.. Cleveland
as determined to make Congress, do
something i'm the matter. hut In far,
the President has plenty of c1ulraen
10 act, and it would not be sllrprisin,.
at all If he simply issued the bonds
without delay. leaving tht. present mca-
s"re 10 whatever senatorial buffeting