The Republican., 1896-06-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Cur Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June s, 1896.

majority of Republican Senators
and representatives just now.
Many of them are delegates to
the conyention and many more
wish to be on hand when the next
President of the United States IS
named and just as soon as the
gravel falls for adjournment which
will be in very few hours, not later
than Wednesday, they will pack
their grips and start. The meeting
Of the National Committee, in St.
Louis this week to make up the
temporary roll Of the convention,
viii be second in importance only
to the meeting Of the convention
itself and many Congressman, beside
those who are members Of the con-
yention, will start from Washington
in time to be at its opening on We'd
nesdaY.
No surprised was caused by the
veto Of the general deficiency appro-
pratiOn bill on account of the items
making an appropriation for the
French spoliation claims which
have been before Congress in one or
another shape for nearly one hun
ared years, and another appropria-
tion for a private claim. The
House promptly sustained the veto
and passed another deficiency
bill with those and several other
items left out. The Objectionable
items were placed IN the bill by the
Senate and were virtually forced on
the house by the insistence Of the
Senate conferees.
The report of Chairman Dingley
of the House Ways and Means com
mittee against the Senate bill pro-
hibiting the issue Of bonds without
special authority Of Congress which
vas signed by all Of the Republican
members of the Committee and by
two Democrats-Turner, of Ga. and
Cobb, of Mo.-is considered to be
an able and comprehensive docu-
ment. The following extract from
the report shows the committee to be
in line with the Republican policy of
preserving the credit of the country
at all hazards: Zone excuse which
has been given for the passage of
the Senate bill is that the Secretary
of the Treasury has sold bonds to
syndicates instead of offering them
first as popular loans. While we
sympathize with this criticism, vet
this affords substantial ground for
amending the Act OF 1875 so as to
require bonds issued under it to be
first offered to the American peo-
pie and not ground for the absolute
repeal of all authority to borrow in
an exigency. Another excuse is
that the Secretary Of the Treasury
has indirectly issued and sold bonds
TO meet the deficiency Of revenues,
by using the redeemed I. S. Legal
Tender notes for current expenses,
and thus placing them in a position
as will make it practically impossi-
BILE to continue this practice, but
not satisfactory ground for taking
from the Secretary all power to bor-
row for the purpose of maintaining
the redemption fund.-" The report
raps the administration hard for
refusing to officially recognize the
deficit in the revenues, and the
Senate for its refusal to pass the
emergency tariff bill and other re-
lief measures passed by the House
early in the session.
Hon. c. NJ. Barnett, Chairman
Of the State Republican Committee
Of KY, who has been visiting Wash
ington says Of the outlook in that
state: "Kentucky will give ma
iorlty for the Republican ticket in
November of from 5000 to 10000
votes. expect to see Republican
elected in every Congressional dis
trict save one the first and it is
doubtful whether the Democrats
will carry that. "
In summing up the work done at
this session of Congress Republicans
find nothing to reproach themselves
With although they may regret that
the Senate did not pass several i'm
portant bills which the House pass
ed. The Republicans of the House,
the only branch Of Congress control
led by their party can return to their
constituents with the proud boast
it be to state the literal truth-that
90 far as their votes are concerned
they have filled every pledge made
by the party platforms on which
they were elected. Needed appro-
priations have been made for in
ternal improvements although 1T in
volved the overthrow of the Presi-
Dental veto to do it; Harbor de-
fenses and the continued strength
ening of our Navy have been pro-
vided for; the pension laws have been
amended in the interest and JUS
tice to the old soldiers and
other desirable LEGISLATION such as