The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-22
WASHINGTON oTE

There Is a wide difference OF opinion
In congress as to the wisdom Of choos-
ing Senator Sherman to be secrstaryof
state under the coming administration.
Mr.. Sherman's temperament Is such
that he has new been and could not
be a popular man, in the common &C.
ceptance Of the term popular" While
everybody admits his extensive know.
ledge and experience, there are many
men; even among his party associates
who doubt his success in handling u
foreign relations, which of late years
have seemed to growl more complicat-
ed and difficult all the time. His
enemies, and he has many, say that he
has made a failure rs chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relations,
and point out that only the other day
that committee was criticised in an
executive session of the senate--an al.
most unheard of thing-for the manner
1t had handled the Cuban question.
The belief, which is general, that Mr..
Sherman was virtually forced into be-
coming secretary Of state by the
e%Nigencies Of Ohio politics, will not add
ANYTHING to his prestige.
Senator Chandler, acting for Senator
Wolcott, chairman Of the republican
caucus committee, has introduced the
bill prepared by that committee,
authorizing the 2, PRESIDENT, after March
4. 1897. to appoint representatives to
any international conference, called by
the US or any other country, with a
view to securing by international agree.
msnt, a tixity Of relative value between
gola and silver as money, by means of
u common ratio between those metals,
with free mintsge at such ratio" 1t
will pass without opposition.
Few, harsher criticisms against AN
individual have appeared in u report
from u congressional committee than
that i n a report made by the senat
naval committee several days ago, on
the cost Of making armor plates. This
report says: "The evil conseauences
likely to result from allowing navy
officers to be interested in patents, or
employed by the owners thereof, are
well illustrated by the facts which an.
peared to the co umittee concerning
Commander VIM. NJ Fogler, late chief
ot the bureau of ordnance, navy de.
partment, and his connection from be.
ginning 10 end with what is known as
the Harvey process for face hardening
aimor for naval vessels, and tho
various patents issued therefor" The
report rccltcs the assistance given tho
Harvey company by Folgcr in his
official capacity, aud say in plain
words that 1t was given to get In,
lucrative employment from the com
pany, which Folger has had since h,
resigned from the navy. 1t also give.
other instances of Folgcl's having beer
in private employ while in the navy
In 1874 he went 10 Europe as agent TO,
the Gatiling Gun company, and drew
salary AS such for two years. Later IA,
was employed by the Simonds Rollin,
Machine company, receiving rs pa,
both money and stock in the company
and afterwards by the American Pro
%jectile company.
Congressional interest is greater il
the settlement of the Pacific Railroad
question than it was before the hous
defeated the funding bill, but it /
doubtful whether the confictin,
opinions can be sufficiently reconcile,
to get any legislation. 1t all depend
upon the house, The senate committe
has unanimously agreed to Senate
Gears bill, providing for II commissio
Of members of the cabinet to settle ia
Indebtedness of the Pacific Railroad,
and determine how il Shall be pa,,
with an amendment, offered by Senate
Morgan, reserying to congress m
right 10 regulate aud PRESCRIBE charg,
made 10y those roads AID nil an,