The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-02-28
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, February 24.-President
Cleveland dropped hint to gentleman
that will not be enjoyable news to the Repub-
lican Presidential candidate who presideS over
the House, and who has lately been congratu-
latiug himself on the apparent success OF the
do-nothing programme he arranged Tor Con,
gress many months ago. President Cleveland
made it plain to his caller that he thought the
country was today as badly in need of financial
legislation as when he sent that special mes
sage to Congress asking that no Christmas re
cess be taken also, that IL Congress adjourned
without adopting some legislation for the re
lief of the Treasury, he would not hesitate to
call an extra session at once for the purpose OF
providing that relief. OF course, Mr.. Cleve-
land knows that he cannot make Congress pass
remedial legislation by calling an extra session,
but ne can focus public attention upon the re-
fusal or inability of the Republican Congress
to adopt legislation that would relieve the
Treasury, and intelligent 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 Treas
ury in good shape it might lessen their chances
for carrying the Presidential election, by max
ing the country too prosperous. They don't
wish the country to get too prosperous before
The Republican Senators are still wrangin-
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 Committee,
and will make speech in favor OF 1t. The
Democratic Senators will probably vote soildly
for Carriers motion, or for any other that
promises to aid in killing the tariff bill.
Speaker Reed is even greater than the rules
ne has made for the government OF the House.
By those rules eX-members are entitled 10 the
privilege of the floor, but they are not allowed
| to exercise that privilege until they have pro-
cured Il pass signed by Mr.. Reed, as all the
doorkeepers of the House have positive orders
not to admit eX-members who cannot show Car
Reeds pass. This regulation explains why So
few eX-memberS have been seen on the foOr OF
the House ut the present session. They don t
| fs,,. nor Nc fAuS
Senator Morgan of Ala, has succeeded in
putting e. p. Huntington, the Paclnc railroad
magnate, on the defensive. After failing to
| get any important direct Information out OF
Huntington in the examination before the
Senate Pacific Railroads Committee, Senator
| Morgan produced a copy OF the report made by
| the L. :. Commission, more particularly known
| rs THE Patterson Commissioner" owing To
| Ex-Governor Patterson, of Pennsylvania, hay
| ing been at the head of 1t, concerning the roads
| IN question, and proceeded to call Huntington's
attention TO statements of fact therein. HUNT
| ngton tried to poupoo the whole thing. includ-
| ing the testimony of one of his former part
| ners the late Senator Stanford, of California
| as amounting to nothing. But that didn't GO
| Senator Morgan called him down at once, and
| giving him copy of the Patterson report, told
| him that the committee was disposed to be en-
| tirely fair towards him. and would give him u
! week to present evidence diSprovng the state
| mentS in that report, and that III the absence
| of conclusive evidence the contrary, the
country and Congress would accept the report
| as containing the truth in full, and that he had
| no doubt Congress WOulu leRlSlale accordingly
| This brought Huntington to bay, and he prom
| ised to prepare his answer to the report.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign
| Committee was organized for business tonight.
| and will soon begin the work of the campaign.
| Considerable interest has been aroused
| among the friends of the other candidates 10y
| the reports that deal had been made by which
| the friends of Mr.. Harrison, Governor Morton
| and Senator Allison, are TO try to make the
| ticket Allison and Morton,
| Three of the Republican representatives from
Pennsylvania. refused TO Dlt their names it
! the endorsement of Quay's dickering candl-
| dacy, and they do not hesitate to say that Quay
| cannot control the entire Pennsylvania dele
| cation either for himself or for anybody else
Not Il few Democrats express the belief that
| Secretary Carisle's Judgment was ut fault
when he wrote that letter to the Democrats OF
| Kentucky Legislature who are trying to elect
Blackburn and that he will see it in thai
| light himself before many months have rolled
around.
| Congress is getting warmed up on the Cuban
question and will very shortly take action,
| which is generally believed will result in the
recognition of Cuban belligercncy. {. A. :.