Morris tribune., 1896-12-23

Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
An the Important Doings Of
Great Men During Va
cation.

GaalInger and Hawley took occa
siGn just before the senate passed
the pension appropriation bill
without amendment-a compli
nent to the careful work done by
the house committee In preparing
the bill-to give Mr.. Cleveland 8
lew hard raps for having reiterated
his previous sDeers at the pension
ers, In his annual message to con,
gress. They were well deserved
feN
The fact that congress adopted
without OPP OsitiOn in either branch
the joint resolution providing for
q recess from Dec. % to Jan. 5 was
notice to the country that it wasn't
going Off half cooked on the Cuban
question just because of lot OF
hysterical meetings IN various sec
tiOns of the country. The senate
alse showed its good sense when it
adopted a resolution calling on the
president for all of the information
IA his possession concerning Cuba,
instead of some of the other resolu-
lions which have been offered.
Something VIII have to be done in
the near future, but no steps should
he taken la the dark.
Senator Stewart has not found
the publication of silver organ
dated at Washington, but printed
at Alexandria, Va, because of
eheapness-profitable. He stated
under oath a few days ago in a
court proceeding to get rid Of some
objectionable partners that his pa
per, the Silver Knight, has cost
him SIC, 900 in cash and that it had
between $1,000 and $1,000 indebt-
sdaess for which he was response
bic. 1t has been suggested that he
should make the title of the paper
read, 1.-The Silver Knight Errant, y
or bette, still, 'sDon Quixote, up
fo-2afe.''
Every bill of the Republican con-
gressional campaign committee has
l,ren paid and the vouchers audited
and the committee has a small bal
ance ON hand. Chairman Babcock,
whose health is little run down
oa account of the hard work of
the campaign, will spend the holi-
day recess at the Hot Springs.
Senator Allen is struggling hard
f'sr notOriety- Last week he got
Lite bit by moving that the SEN
aF- take up bill to which he him
" II IS opposed, and this week he
made ~ bid for more by offering
rrsoIntio" FIR the appointment of
a committee of senators to investi-
gate The expenditure of money in
the recent presidential campaign.
lie claims IL base this resolution
4sn E,o better foundation than that
the vote Of a number of states car
aled by Mckinley was largely In
eEcPss OF what were cast In 1892,
when every well-informed man
knows that Cleveland was elected
by the stay,at-home Republican
Fotes, and not because a majority
Of the voters of number of states
he carried were for him. This year
the stay at home vote of '92 was
east solidly for Mckinley, and for
that reason this very wise Populist
wants to- investigate the expendi-
tures- 1t Is customary for the au-
tkDrOf senate resolution creating
2 special committee to be made |
chairman of the committee, and In
that custom lies Mr. Aliens real
reason for offering this resolution.
If he could get himself at the head |
of such a smelling committee he
could keep himself continually in
the newspapers even If he found |
Dnt nothing. Mem who become
pnblie Duisanees in their efforts for
are really to be pitied.
Senator Vest intends to use the
nomination of Secretary Francis to
lelp him get back to the senate.
At the meeting of the finance COM
nSttee this week, when under or
inaEy circumstances the nomina-
1isaya xvOzald have hceu ranortnd IN |