The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-02-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February +:

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 81
Mr.. EDIToR:-Presidpnt Cleveland
dropped a hint to a gentleman who was
talking with him day or two ago that
will not be ENJOYABLE news to the re-
publican Presidential candidate who
presdes over the House. and who has
latel V been congratuating himself on
the apparent success of the do-nOthing
program he arranged forCOngress many
months ago. President Cleveland made
it plain to his caller that he thought
the country was today as badly in need
Of financial legislature as when he sent
that special message to Congress ask
also, that if Congress adjourned with
out adopting some legislation for the
relief of the Treasury he would not hes
itate to call an extra session at once for
the purpose of providing that relief
OF course. Mr.. Cleveland knows that
he cannot make Congress pass remedial
legislation by calling an extra session,
but he can focus public attention upon
the refusal or inability Of the republic
can Congress to adopt legislation that
would relieve the Treasury. and inteIli-
gent people will not be slow either in
placing the responsibility or in locating
the reason. The republicans are afraid
that if they should help to put the
Treasury i'll good shape it might lessen
their chances for CARRYING the Presi-
dental election by making the country
too prosperous. They don't wish the
country to get too prosperous before
election.
The Republican Senators are still
wrangliny over that tariff bill This
week Senator Carter. Of Montana, will
call up the same motion that Senator
Quay once made and then Withdrew. to
send the bill back to the Finance Com
mittee. and will make a speech in favor
of it. The democratic Senators will
probably vote solidy for Carriers mo-
ton. or for any other that promises to
aid in killing the tariff bill.
Speaker Reed is even greater than
the rules he has made for the govern
ment Of the House. BY those rules ex-
members are entitled to the privilege
of the floor, but they are not allowed
to exercise that privilege until they
have procured Il pass signed by Mr.
Reed. as all the doorkeepers of the
House have positive orders not to adj
nit eN-membcrS who cannot show Gar
Reeds pass. This regulation explains
why so few eX-member have been seen
on the floor of the House at the present
session. They don't care to apply for
Reeds pass.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. has
succeeded in putting {. =. Hunting
ton. the Pacific Railroad magnate, on
the defensive After failing to get any
important direct information out Of
Huntington. in the examination before
the Senate Pacific Railroads Commit
tee, Senator Morgan produced Il copy
ofthe report made by the United States
Commission, more popularity known as
The Patterson Commission" owing
to EX-Gov. Patterson, of PENNSYLVANIA
having been at the head of it. concern
ny lHt 1od'tS III question:. anu iDGo'tt'l-
cd to call Huntington's attention to
statements of fact therein. Hunting
ton tried to poopoo the whole thing in
the testimony Of one of his for
mer partners, the late Senator Stan
ford, Of California, as amounting to
But that didn't 90 Sena-
tor Morgan called him down at once,
and giving him a copy of the Patterson
report. told him that the committee
was disposed to he entirely fair towards
him and would give him week to pre-
: mt evidcncn disproving the statements
ia that report, and that iii the absence
IF inclusive evidence t. the contrary.