Milford chronicle., 1896-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, March 90, 1896
Speaker Reed cad certainly afford
to smile at the Democratic stOriea
of that "revolt" of the House against
HIM. The aforesaid "revOlt" con-
sisted of the House voting to devote
Il dav to the consideration Of private
bills on the calendar, instead of fol-
lowing the advice of Chairman Can
non. Of the appropriation committee,
and going ahead wish the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Speaker Reed
had no more TO do with the matter
than the reader of this paragraph,
and the only reason for the vote was
that many Of the members realizing
especially since the offering OF Sena-
tor Platt's resolution for adjourn
ment on May I'd, that the session is
rapidly drawing to a close, were anX'
ious to try to get action upon pri-
vate bills in which they are inter
ested. That is all there was to it.
The Cuban business will be fin
ished so faras Congress is concerned,
a s soon as the House accepts the
conference report in favor of the
House adopting the Senate resolu'
ton instead of its own. The change
was made because it became clear
that there was an intention on the
part of few Senators to prevent q
vote being taken on the original con-
ference report, which was in favor OF
the House resolutions being adopted
as substitute for those of the Sen.
ate. There will probably be some
talk on the subject in the House
but no protracted debate is expected
or will be allowed, before the con
ference report is agreed to. IfthOsC
who are assuming the right to speak
for Mr.. Cleveland know what they
are talking about, the resolution will
not be of any material benefit to the
Cubaps.
The sentiment OF the Republicans
in Congress is practically unanimous
in favor of passing the appropria
ton bills and adiourning rs early as
possible, it having been fully demon.
strated that no other important leg
islation can be gotten through al
this session.
Secretary Hoke Smith may find
when he returns from his present
Georgia crusade against the free sill
yer senatorial candidacy of ex.
Speaker Crisp that he has got mixed
ND in an ugly scandal. just before
he left Washington he issued orders
reducing Sergeant Perry and Cap
tain Watson, OF the Pension Bureau
watch and their friends intimate that
the reduction is a punishment for
not doing what some of Secretary
Smiths friends wanted done, rather
than for any neglect Of duty. 1t is
reported that Senators Voorhees, and
Turpie, of indiana, who although
they are Democrats are not in love
with Secretary Smith and his meth
DDS, particularly those relating to
Pension Office matters, will take up
the cases Of the reduced men and
get them justice if they have to have
the whole business Investigated by
Congressional committee.
Ex. Senator Warner Miller,of New
York, told the House Commerce
Committee that the Nicaraguan canal
company, of which he is president,
bad never asked Congress for aid
and was not now asking for aid. He
said that all the company asked from
Congress was q definite answer as to
the position this government in
tended to occupy in the matter, and
that if the government didn't want
to control the canal and would say
so, the company could get private
capital to carry out its plan, but that
it could do nothing while the atti-
tude of this government was uneer-
tain.
Congressman were reminded of the
adage go away from home to hear
the news" when a telegram from
was published in
local paper saying that Democratic
member of the House, now in that
State, was authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Cleveland had written
a letter announcing his desire to re-
lire to private life and positively
stating that he would not allow his
name to go before the Chicago Con
vention as a candidate. If he had |
stopped right there his story might |
have had some believers. But he |
killed everything by adding that it |
has been Mr.. CleveIand's intention
10 publish that letter some time ago,
out he had been persuaded by mem
lers of the Democratic National
Jommittee 10 hold it . while longer.
Now it is well known to every man
md women, and even the children
Who have reached tae age Of disere'
ion. that Mr.. Cleveland has never,
ince he became President, been per-
uaded into doing or not doing any
hing,
The all absorbing topic wherever
wo or three Republicans are gath
red together is the election of dele
ates to the st. Louis Convention.
he claims of nomination are not
eing so positively made by the
lends Of any Ofthe candidates as
ley we're a short time ago 1t is