Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11

Washington, Jan. 4tb, 1897.
Mr.. Cleveland may or may not send
the special message to Congress on
Cuban affairs, which report says he
has prepared during the recess, but
his action in ordering the cruiser We
suvius and the dispatch boat Dolphin
to proceed to Florida waters and join
the U. S. vessels already there in
preventing filibustering, is a notifica-
ton to Congress that the administra-
ton has not in the slightest changed
it's attitude towards Cuba. Conserva-
tive men in the Senate will endeavor
regarded as likely to make incendi-
airy speeches on the Cameron resolu
| ton, in order to have them not speak
at all, or at any rate if they do speak,
not to use language calculated to ex-
cite the country. There is no question
that the conservative men in both
branches of Congress, regardless OF
their personal opinion about what ul-
timately should be done by this gov
eminent, believe that as long as the
matter has been allowed to stand up
to this time, it will be wisest to leave
it Enacted upon until the change of
administration. And it is the opinion
of your correspondent that whatever
the Senate may do, the House will
take this view of the matter and will
do nothing.
The fact most strongly brought out
by the first week Of the tariff hear
ings before the House Ways and
Means committee is that, taken as
whole, the men who have appeared
before the committee have taken a
common sense business view of the
tariff, and have asked for nothing
that could not be granted without
violating the announced intention Of
the committee to make a moderate
tariff bill just enough protection to
give our manufacturers, producers
and working men the first call on the
American market, admittedly the best
il She world. Needless to say that
Chairman Dingley and his republican
colleagues on the committee are
pleased with the hearings as far as
they have gone. 1t would have been
a waste Of time for anybody to have
asked unreasonable things, but it is
none the less pleasing that they have
not done so.
The House reasse mbles with a pro-
gramme mapped out for a weeks
work, outside Of the appropriation
bills, which are being steadily pushed
ahead by the committees. Tuesday
euQ Wednesday the Loud bill shutting
novels, books, published serially and
the privilege of being sent through |
the mail at pound rates will be dis
cussed and disposed of. The fate of !
the bib is in doubt with the chances |
in favor Of it's being defeated by a
small margin. Thursday the Pacific
funding bill will be taken up,
and after four days discussion it will
be voted upon. The general impress
sion is that it will pass, although it's
opponents will make a strong fight
against it, and are claiming that
they can defeat it.
While republicans in Congress have
nothing but good wishes to express
towards the trip Senator Wolcott has
for the purpose of ascer
tanning what is thought in Europe of
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ternational bimetalisnl, which this
Congress will authorize, and which
viii be made early in the administra
ton of President-elect Mckinley. This
contradiction can best be given in
Senator Woicott's own words: 81 am
going solely at the request Of the BIZ
metallic League to examine into the
general sentiment on the subject
throughout the world, and report to
the League. go Informally and I'M
and deprecate any publ
cation which intimates anything else.
The League desires to know before
the extra session of Congress is call
ed, exactly what the situation is. l
expect to be able to return and make
my report within two months. I can
not say what my course will be abroad
except that will first consult with
5he bimetallic League of England"
The republican Senators are just
human enough not to do anything to
prevent the silver democrats carrying
+ leir threat of hanging up the
nominations of gold democrats sent
20 the Senate by Mr.. Cleveland except
N cases where failure to confirm