Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washinqton, March 9. 1896.

Washington, March 9, 1896,
Secretary Olney, the only member
of the Cleveland cabinet who pos
sesses the slightest bit of individuali-
ty. is reported to be about ready to
resign because of what Mr.. Cleveland
said about the statement given out by
him, defining the attitude of the ad-
in effect that no notice would be tax
en- of the concurrent resolutions ad-
opted by congress, declaring that the
| belligerency of the Cnbans should be
recognized and that the United States
should intervene, if necessary, to put
an end to the war. Mr.. Cleveland did
not deny the correctness of the state
ment, but wroue with his own hand:
81 am in no way responsible for it,
nor in any way related to it," Now,
although Secretary Olney's name was
not signed to that statement and did
not occur therein, it is we'll known to
number of persons that it was writ
ten by him; also that it correctly rep
resented the attitude of the admins
tratiOn, as shown in Cabinet discus
sions of the matter. His connection
with the statement being so we'll
known, it is not expected that Secre-
tary Olney is going to pocket such
snob; hence his resignation is pre-
dicted.
If the senate agrees with the House,
pensioners will no longer be paid in
person by pension agents, but will
have their checks mailed to them, the
latter body having agreed to the
change without division.
There is no doubt about where Sen
ator Cannon of Utah stands on the
Cuban question. In the course of
few remarks made by him at the in
stallation officers Of the Department
Of the Potomac G.. A. r, he said: "Ev-
cry American citizen holds in his
hand some portion of the rights and
liberties of the people Of this world.
We should SO conserve our powers
and we should so use them that when
America shall say CUBA, thou art
free,' she shall be free. That time
will come, speed it Almighty God,
when the people of the United States,
free themselves, shall make the world
free alsOD
Senator Cullom of Illinois says he is
in the field for the republican nomin-
alton for president and expects to
remain there until the ST. Louis con-
vention names the candidate, regard
less of the Instructions for Mckinley
in some Of the Illinois districts. Mr..
a number of delegates instructed for
him, but that he has from the first OPP
posed instructing the delegates for
anybody, believing that an uninstruct-
ed delegation would WELD more infiu-
ence in the national convention.
A member of the Huntington Paci
fic Railroads lobby is credited with
having said that Huntington now has
things meaning Congressman in such
shape that he is certain of preventing
legislation that would result in fore
closure sale of the roads by the U. S.
Government, and hopeful of getting
his own pet measure-extending the
Indebtedness for 100 years at 2 per
cent through. So many propositions
are being advanced for the settlement
of the indebtedness of those roads to
the government that it is impossible
for any man to say what will be done,
but unless many Senators and Rep
resentatives vote differently from the
way in which they now talk there is
not much show for Huntington's bill.
Huntington's manifest intention to
confuse instead of enlighten the Com
mittee. in the hearings which have
been given him, has Injured his bill in
the eyes of a number in both Senate
and House who might have been won
to it's support. These men think that
he has shown that he deserves no
favors from the government.
A strong effort is being made by adj
ministration democrats to get the
Carlisle boom on the road. 1t has
been o. KID by Wall Street and Mr.
Cleveland is said to be agreeable. Still
it doesn't go. Secretary Carlisle was
once popular with his democratic col
leagues in Congress, but he isn't now.
The silver democrats don't want him,
because they accuse him of being a
renegade, and the anti silver element
in the Senate, composed of such dem
ocrats as German, Brice, Hill and
Smith, will not move a finger to help
him, because they regard him Cleve-
land dummy. In fact, neither Brice
nor German are taking the slightest