The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-05
ashIngioH Letter.

Washington. February Goth, 1877
SENATOR Hills resolution calling upon
Secretary Olney which was adopted by
the Senate without dissenting voice, Is
intended to solve the mystery as to the
trutb of the sensational statements say
inc that Gen. Lee had either actually
rendered his resignation as Consul zen
eraI 10 Cuba, or threatened t. do so, un-
less the administration gave hIm better
backing than it has been In Cuba. Ii Is
also believed that it was intended as an
affront to President Cleveland 1t is Gus
tomary in such resolutions to request
the President TO furnish the desired III
formation, if in his opinion 1t Is com
Datible with public interests. senator
Hill ignored the president entirely, ana
his resolution asks Secretary OIney LOT
the information. Congress feels very
poIv towards the administration on ac-
| count of It's Cuban policy, but there Is
| no time left to do anything now, except
| to pass the appropriation bills.
Mr. BRYAN was in Washington two
davs this week, and was the recipient OF
mich attention. He was also the cen
tral figure in several important pollticaI
| conferences.
Representative Bailey. of Texas, gave
the Republicans a good natured raking
over IN a speech which did not
| overlook the assistant Republicans.
about their embarrassment in distTibut-
inc sc. 900 offices among $50, 600 appli-
| cants. and made the prediction that
every one of the fifty congressional dis
| tricts which the Republicans carried last
! November by maj jorltles OF less I,UOO
would go Democratic at the next cleo
| ton. -Four years ago" said Mr.. Bail
ev, "you laughed at our embarrassment;
| now we laugh at yours. You have no
| more chance of escaping the wrath OF
| the office seekers at the next congress
| Ional elections than we had of escaping
disapproval of the people for the malad-
ministration of the administration about
to retire from power.
That a majority of the Republicans in
the house would like to see the civil ser
vice law thrown overheard was shown by
the hearty applause with which they re
ceiyed the assertion of delegate Flynn,
Of Oklahoma, that if he had his way ho
i would wipe out the civil service law auC
fill every office with a Republican with
in twenty-four hours after Mckinley:
Inauguration. Representative Grosven
or. of Ohio, also jumped all over th,
civil service law and declared his belle
that 1t would be repealed.
Representative Bailey in reply TO di
rect question as to what he thought o
the law promptly said: Il think it i
A h .mbug," and when asked why tn
Democratic party didn't repeal it whel
they had the power he said: ''W
didn't have sense enough then, but W
: shall know better hereafter" Repre-
sentative Brosius, of Pa, chairman O
the house committee on Civil Service Re
form. defended the law, and accuse
Grosvenor of having by his talk sgains
= it ''feshed a sword in the heart of tn
e | president-elect," whatever that ma
. ! mean. Whatever Mr.. Mckinley ma
do there Is little doubt that GrosvenC
will have numerous support if h
o wishes to lead a fight against the law i
i the nexi house, and it will not be SUI
r prising if he does it.
! The senate committee oD public lane
has this week been trying to get at a
the bottom facts connected with the r,
/ cent issue of a Florida land patent fo
,r 23. 900 acres to Mr.. Perrine, Mrs Clev
d lands step-father. Senator TiIlmaI
- who is a member of the committee, h1
been especially active in cross examir
'e lug the witnesses who have appeare
:. before the committee. The commit,
Id has not yet reached a conclusion as
le the regularity and legality of the pa
n ent.
Notwithstanding the protest of fru
- importers, who claim that foreie
is fruits do not compete to any materi
t. extent with American products, ina
>. much as they are mostly put on sale
g. a different season of the year, the r
publicans of the ways aud means cor
mittee have decided to place a du
I'D upon tropical fruits which importers d
as clare will be practically prohibitory.
av There is trouble and heap of
- ahead of Mark Hanna. The public
" ton of interviews, in which ne stat
en- that his first work usOn entering t
in senate will be to undertake the Job
rs boss the passage of the tariff bill, h
-. aroused the ire of a number of RepU
lican senators and NJ. Hanna may st;
~ his senatorial career by getting hims
If mercileSsly snubbed. 1t is very safe
al say that ne will not be a senator long
IL fore he will regret announcing his
!, tention to boss the body. BOssirg
nc senate is a very difficult job, as \
Hanna may learn if he will inquire
Benjamin Harrison and Grover Gle
zR, land, both of whom made failures
,Id their several attempts to assume the r
which he seems to think is as easy
~ buying impecunious delegates to
ne publican convention. NJ
ses
Dropped Into a Mime