Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrem aur REGULAR Correspondent,

utudto tOi tuo tt SiucuCJ 10 Ouo v
the leading topics of conversation
among politicians. This is largely
If not entirely, owing to the con
ference at the White House sew
eral days ago which was psrticipst
ed in by President Cleveland, Elk
Secretary whitney and Secretary
Carlisle, The conference was helC
at night and was strictly secret
but rumor says that Mr.. Whitne,
has laid aside the hard feellngI
against Sir. @ evelaud which cans
ed him to refuse TO meet tina
gentlemen for several years, and
has agreed under certain condi
tons to attempt to have Mr.
Cleveland again nominated by his
party. This rumor has been any
thing else bat pleasing to the
silver democrats They know vhs
Mr.. WhItney's mau igement mesh'
Mr., Cleveland never would have
been nominated the last time haC
lit not been tor MIR. Whitney,
clever work among the delegates
after they got TO the convention.
1t is also said that the Cuban
question Is involved in the WHIT
ney Cleveland deal, and is to he
used to help MIR. Cleveland. In this
connection it is understood that
the offer to mediate between Spain
and the Cuban revolutiOnisfs
was made more to gain time than
with any expectation of IFS being
accepted by Spain, and that it will
be sometime before the real policy
OF the u ADMINISTRATION is ma lie p 10.
lie. The friends of Speaker Rec (
IN the House and of S Senator Ali
son IN the Senate, who are doing
everything to bring about an early
Adjournment Of Congress-, ma
discover after they accomplish
their purpose, as they now seem
likely TO do, that they have played
iuto Mr.. Cleveland's hand. There
are cool reasons tor the belief
that Ito would much rather have
Congress out of the way than in
session when he gets :eady to dis
play his real Cuban pIIicY.
lie pressure Oh the House cDn.
mittee on Territories finally got a
favorable report on the bull for tho
ad mission OF Now Mexico to state
hood, bnt inas.nnch az :hr e mem
Ders OF the committee stated th at
they only voted 10 report the bill
10 order to give the House chance
to vote on the question and that
they reserved the right to vote
against the bill on the door of the
House, the report has not added
materially to the prospect for
legislation at this session. The
Arizona bill has been Withdrawn
temporarily to save it iron b4ing
permanently shelved by the Com.
miltee.
There is truth ia the assert ion
that this Congress has spent NOR"
time looking for trouble abroad
than it has in attending to usetnl
trouble is a resolution now b store
the Senate Judiciary CIn mites,
that the President in
tervene with the BEitish a lthOrl-
ties to secure tho release of Mrs
Maybrick, now serving a life sen
.ence In a British prison as a re-
suit of having been found gnilty
If poisoning her hush md. Hfs.
is An American aud there
las always been much sympathy
or her in the United States
md general belief that she was
innocent OF the charge upon which
he was found guilty, but that does
lot give the President any right
D intervene with the British al
horitles in her b'haIt; hence the
esOlntlon offered by Senator Oil
f Florida, is merely another reach
ft4r trouble. 1t Osght to die In
Committee, but nobol y can tell
THAT Senators will do these days.
A Chicago firm OF seedmen have
led some ugly charges against
'ecretsry Norton and several OF
is assistants in connection with
be recent awIrding Of tue con
ract for furnishing the seeds 10 be
attributed free this year by Con
ressmen. This firm claims that
bid was thrown out, although
was $4,000 lower than the bid
{ the successful firm, by reason
+ false statements made by Secre.
ary Moron to Senator Proctor
nd Representative NadswOrth.
bio acted with HIN az a committee