Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1896

WASHINGTON, March g, 1890
Secretary Olney, the only member Of
the Cleveland Cabinet who possesses the
slightest bit of individuality, is reported to
be about to resign because of what Mr..
Cleveland said about the statement given
out by him, defining the attitude of the ad-
ministration towards Cuba and saying in
effect that no notice would be taken of the
concurrent resolutions adopted by Congress,
declaring that the belngerency sOf the
Cubans should be recognized, and that the
United States should intervene, if neces-
sary, to put an end to the war Mr.. Cleve-
land did not deny the correctness of the
statement, but wrote 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 a number of persons that
1t was written by him; also that it cor
rectly represented the attitude of the admin
istration, as shown in Cabinet discussions
of the matter His connection with the
statement being so well known, it is not ex-
pected that Secretary Olney is going to
pocket such a snub; hence his resignation
is predicted
If the Senate agrees with the House,pen
sioners will no longer be paid in person by
penzion agents, but will have their checks
mailed to them, the latter body having
agreed to the change without a division.
There is no doubt about where Senator
Cannon, of Utah, stands on the Cuban
question. In the course of few remarks
made by him at the Installation of officers
of the Department of the Potomac G A. R.,
he said Every 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 tCubasthou art Free she shall be
free That time will come, speed it Al
mighty God when the people Of the United
States, free themselves, shall make the
world free also"
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, says he is in
the field for the Republican nomination for
President and expects to remain there until
the St, Louis convention names the candi.
date, regardless of the instructions for Nc
Kinley in some of the Illinois districts Mr..
Cullom says he could have had quite a
number of delegates instructed for him, but
that he has from the first opposed instruct
ing the delegates for anybody, believing
that an uninstructed delegation would WELD
more influence in the National Convention.
A member of the Huntington Pacific
Railroads lobby is credited with having
said that Huntington now has things
meaning Congressmen-in such shape that
he is certain of preventing legislation that
would result in a foreclosure sale of the
roads BY the U. S. GoYernment,and hope
full Of getting his own pet measure-extend'
ing the indebtedness for one hundred years
at two per cent-through So many prop
ositions are being advanced for the settle
ment Of the indebtedness Of those roads to
the government that it is impossible for
any man to say what will eventually be
ione, but unless many Senators and rep
resentatves vote very differently from the
way in which they now talk there isn't
much show for Huntington's bill Hunt
ington's manifest intention to confuse in
stead of enlighten the Senate Committee.
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