Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

Iuo puUllCdtlOn OnuclailA OF VI
financial recommendations tina
will be made in Secretsry Gage
annual report to Congress, creates
the synopsis of those recommends
lions, published several week
ago, came directly from Secretar,
Gage, or someone sufficiently u
he con fidence 20 know 1st wha
he intended doing. The materia
facts are precisely the same-th'
funding of our entire bonded en-
debtedness in 2 per cent gol'
bonds; the increase of the gold re
demption fund; the reducti M o
he class Of notes thai are redeem
ell upon demand in gold an al
increase in the number of NauOua
Banks by allowing the establish
ment IN towns of less than 2 90
people of banks With capital q
S25, 900, and an increase IN MAI
iOnaI banknotes by allowing th'
issues OF notes to the pr value oil
bonds deposited bN the With the
u. s. T.eAsury. WLiie these re
concentrations Will not pleas,
the silver men, as they all tent
towards increasing the strength
Of the grip the single gold stand
ard has upon the country, they vii
not surprise them;they aremostly
natural sequence OF the st. L)ui
platform, aud the position assumed
by the republican party In Ih'
National Campaign. Ii is certain
that no member of the administrs
ton seriously believes tn 1t leg.
lSlation authorizing the issue o
gold bonds can be secured from
the present Congress; therefore
that portion OF the recommends
tons may be said TO have been
made for Cffect-tO state 10 Ih,
world what the administration
would do it it had the power.
Ex-senator Ingalls, has engaged
quarters IN Washington to- tn
winter for himself al d family, art
there is more or less guessing a
to what he intends dong. Th'
fay Orite guess is that his vItrIo:ic
pen is gOIug to be- used for 4 nsws
paper, or a syndlcIle OF news
papers, but respectable minority
guess is that he lntend s following
the usual occupation OF the mrm
bers of the sex" brigade, who
spend their time in Washington
turing session of Congress-
loJjJ ing.
The opinion is growing in Wash
inglOn that the civil service Law
will have to fight for its existenc,
DUNG the coming session Of Con
grrss. Gen. GrOsvenor, Of Quo
in a long speech at the extra sess
ion, made the positive statement
that he had enlisted Tor the wa
aud that his bill for the repeal nI
the entire law woul | he pISnpd
this winter. S,lne of those who
have made 1t point TO ascertain
how members of the House wOul'
stand Gu a vote o. the GTO.venoI
bill expressed the opinion that II
would pass. Speaker r ed has
DOT made known his attitude to
wards tue bill, aud upon that de-
ponds whethor it can be got to a
vote. Some of his personal friends
think that whether be tsAOred or
the bill, it would be good
policy, if he has not abandoned
bis Presidential aspirations, for
him TO allow the bill to he voted
upon. IL is limited hat although
2 President Mex nley tavnrs the
civil service law personally, he
y i'll not feel called npDn to eIter
nt0 ight with Congress to pre-
7ent Its repeal, and that lie woul
lot veto bill fJr ~ rrpcf, bit
his proba 'ls has n Uett, + fOundd
ion than surmise. Bat there IL
u surmise about the interesting
j ght on the w,that is an absolute
certainty.
The report is current IN naval
ire es that the Board of Off :ers
Who have bean inspecting numer-
'us places will report in favor Of
coating the government plant for
he making of armOr plate for
citing vessels at Blrniugham,
Ala, lfCongress decides that one
hOuld be established, when is
more than doubtful since Secretary
IOng snnouuced his opposition to
he hole business.
"Ill tell YOU" remarkeda dlplo-
nat, "@hy neither this government
Ior that of Spain is willing ,e give
mt the answer of Spain 10 Gsn.
Voodford's communication. There