Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondents


remainder of the session, but as the Re.
publicans have not majority it will
be necessary for the Democratic Steer
ing Committee to agree to program
before it can become effective. 1t is
quite certain, however, that Mr.. Cleve.
land will not be given an opportunity
to kill the river anu harbor bill and
about one hundred private pension
bills by pocket vetoes. Consequently
there Is no probability that adjourn.
ment will occur until these bills have
become laws, with or without his sig.
nature, or shall be vetoed, and it is
not probable that the river and harbor
bill will reach the White House before
next week, as the Senate added a mum.
Der OF important amendments to the
bill which may cause some DELAY in
conference. 1t is regarded as almost
certain that this bill will be vetoed,
and expected that it will be passed
over the veto, but all this will take
time Consequently adjournment is
not looked for before the first or sec.
ond week in June.
II 1t be true, as has been freely
charged, that money was spent to Sc.
cure the opposition of the A. P. A. to
the candidacy of Gov. Mckinley for
President, it was made very certain at
the meeting of the Supreme Council of
the a. T. A., held in Washington this
week. that those who furnished that
money made very bad investment.
Some people were surprised at the re.
suit OF the vote on the resolution de-
claring Col. Dupont, of Del, to be
entitled to seat in the Senate, but it is
quite sure that Senator Mitchell, Chair.
man of the Election Committee, who
had charge of the resolution, was not
one of them, and it is not probable
that Col. Dupont was.
The House Committee on Interstate
anu Foreign Commerce this week deci.
ded to favorably report the Mahon
Nicaragua Canal bill, with some addi-
tions and changes. The bill authorizes
the Canal Company to issue 800, ,OOO,-
OoO in 3 per cent. bonds, guaranteed by
the U. s. and redeemable at pleasure
after ten years, to be secured by first
mortgage on all the company's prop
erty. 1t also provides that the canal
snail be constructed according to the
plans OF the engineer department of
the army and under its supervision. 1t
has not been definitely decided whether
an attempt will be made to put this
bill through the House at this session.
and probably will not be until the Sen.
ate indicates what it is going to do
about adjournment.
In order that no charge of partisan
ship should lie, Senator Morrill,, Chair.
man of the Finance Committee, chose
three Democrats, one Republican and
one Populist to make up the subcom.
mittee which will investigate those
bond issues, in accordance with the
resolution adopted by the Senate. There
Is no desire on the part of the Republi-
cans to make any political capital out
OF this investigation. They only want
the truth, and most of them really hone
that Secretary Carlisle and Mr.. Cleye.
land will both be entirely cleared of
the ugly charges which have been
made against them in connection with
the issues of bonds. Like true patri.
OTIS they would prefer seeing the good
name of the President and Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States up.
help than to get benefited through their
being smirched. Political juggling
and trickery may be excused in an Of
ficial, but personal dishonesty, never.
Tbe belief that the sending of Gen
eral Fitz Lee to Cuba as Consul
General has some sort of a scheme be-
hind it has been strengthened by the
official statement that Mr.. Cleveland
had requested Mr.. Williams, who has
been our Consul General in Cuba for
twenty odd years, to remain in Havana
for time as Gen. Lees adviser. Ad.
wiser is good, but Mr.. Williams will
really be Gen. Lees interpreter, as he
doesn t know word of ofSpanish. The
new Consul General ia going to Cuba
at once, although he is risking his life
in doing 30, as the unhealthy season
has already opened in Havana and vel
low fever is on the increase, SO that the
Cleveland scheme in which he is being
used must soon become visible to the
naked eye, and it will excite little sur.
prise in Washington should it turn out
to be connected with Mr.. Cleveland 3
candidacy for third term.
The Mckinley sentiment is growing
in Congress, but those in favor of the
nomination of some other man are
keeping up such bold front that there
is no immediate prospect of PROPOSE
ton to make it unanimous being fa-
vorably considered, but the supporters
OF Gov. Mckinley say it will be by the
time the convention meets. Governor
McKinley's popularity in Washington
is OF many years standing,
AT this season of the year colds gen.
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any other time. DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey will break n cold in less time