The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-05
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IUe puDlltdtlpu buiNi'iiy W. 'h' u
nancial recommendations that will be
made in Secretary Cages annual re-
port to congress, created the suspicion
that the synopsis Of those recommends.
tons, published several weeks ago,
came directly from Secretary Gage, or
someone sufficiently in his confidence
10 know Just what he intended doing.
The materia. facts are precisely the
same-the funding of our entire bond
ed indebtedness in 2 l.2 per cent gold
bonds; the increase of the gold re-
demption fund; the reduction OF the
class of notes that are redeemed upon
demand in gold, and an increase IN the
number OF national banks by allowing
the establishment in tow MS Of less than
1000 people II banks with a capital OF
$e5 600, and IN increase in national
bank notes by allowing the issue OF
notes to the par value OF bonds deposit
cd by them with the U. 3. treasury,
While these recommendations will not
please the silver men, rs they all tend
towards increasing the strength OF the
grip the single gold standard has upon
the country, they will not surprise
them, they are mostly a natural
sequence Of the st. Louis platform,
and the position assumed BY the repub.
lican party in the national campaign.
II is certain that no member of the ad-
ministration seriously believes that
legislation authorizing the issue OF gold
bonds can be secured from the present
congress; therefore, that portion of the
recommendations may be said to have
been made for effect to state to the
world what the administration would
do IL it had the power.
Ex-senator Ingalls, has Engaged
qsartcrsis Washington for the winter
for himself and family, and there il
more or less guessing as TO what he in
tends doing. The favorite guess is tina
his vitriolic pen is & ling 10 he used fui
newspaper, or II syndicate Ot news
papers, but a respectable minority
guess is that he intends following TIA,
usual occupation of the members o
the EEK" brigade, who spend thcil
time in Wa'hin Iton, during a session
of congress -loboying.
The opinion is growing in Washing
ton that the civil service law will have
to tight for its existence during Tia,
coming session of congress. Gen
Grosveuor, Of Ohio, in a long speech II
tue extra session, made the positiv,
statement that he had enlisted for tn
war and hat his bill for the repeal O
the entire law would be pushed thi
winter. Some Ut those who have mad
it IA point to neutrality-suspicious. @
the house would stand on a vote on tn
Grosveuor bill, expressed the Opinion
that it would pass. Speaker Reed la
not made known his attitude toward
the bill, aud upon that depend
whether it can be got to n vote, Som
of his personal friends think this
whether he favored or opposed III
bill, it would he good policy, il he h,
not abandoned MS presidential "A
pirations, for him 10 allow the bill
be voted upon. H. il limited that
thong Presiden, Nj 'Kinley t,vors Il
civil service law personally, he W
not feel called upon to enter into
fight with congress to prevent its I
peal, and that he would not veto II b
for its repeal but this probably has
better foundation than surmiSe, b
there Is no surmise about the intere'
ing light on Inc law, but that is an q
solute certainty
The report is current in naval circ.
hat the board of officers who ha
been inspecting numerous places v
report In favor Of locating the COVE