Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. I


WASHINGTON, January 7, 1893
Senator Davis, chairman of the com
mlttee on foreign rela atoms, got down
to business when he gave notice in
the senate that the treaty for the
annexation of Hawaii would be called
up Monday and kept before the SEN
ate until it was disposed of. The
outlook for the ratification of the
treaty is much better than it was
before the recess. 1t is now known
that every Republican senator will
vote for ratification, the Populists
will divide on the question, and the
abandonment OF the attempt on the
part OF some of the Democrats to
make 1T a party question makes the
trends OF annexation confident that
enough Democrats will vote for 1t to
make up the necessary two-thirds.
The house jumped right into the
debate on the civil service and will
talk 1T out on that line. bill rep
resenting the views of those Republi-
cans who believe that the present
law should be modified has been IT,
PRODUCED. 1t provides for tenure
of office OF five years of all officials
included III the civil service rules; that
those rules shall apply to the govern
ment departments at Washington
and to such other localities where
the number of employees exceed
twenty-five, and only to those whose
compensation is not below 5000 and
not above ST. 800.
In answer to a senate resolution,
the members Of the cabinet have for
warded their opinions of the civil
service law and rules. They all ap-
prove the principle Of the law, but
Secretaries Sherman, Gage and Will
son advocate material notifications
Of the presen' rules and present good
reasons why they do so.
Secretary Gage wears broad
guage smile these days, owing to the
continued increase beyond all ex-
pectations in thegovernment receipts
under the Dingley tariff law; and Mr.
Dingley's smile is even broader.
Representative Fletcher, of Mime
sofa. who has just returned from Il
trip home, said: During the forty
years l have resided in the state |
have never seen the rural districts of
the state more prosperous. Mime
sofa Republicans have always been
loyal, and have never failed to carry
the state when a fight was on. That
can be said of no other western state
| have no doubt that the Republicans
will be triumphant this coming fall"
Hon. j. r. Burton, Of Kansas, now
IN Washington, is one of the numer
Gus Republicans who believes in the
policy of letting we'll enough alone.
He says: Congress ought TO pass
only the necessary legislation and
adjourn As speedily as possible, so
as to give the country the longest
rest possible before the campaign
opens. 1t would be a great mistake,
In my opinion, to tinker with the
currency. Every dollar we have is
as good as every other dollar, and is
going to remain so. 1t is best to let
well enough alone. Prosperity has
knocked out the free silver shouters,
and they will, if the present good
status is maintained. have very fri
gid audiences next summer and fall.
GIVE them an excuse by interfering
with our monetary system and they
will start up their bowling with re-
neWed energy. There is no need to
give them an opening but let them
go on with their worn out 16 TO L
platitudes. Our present currency
system may not be ideally perfect,
but it is answering all purposes and
a change at this time is not desir-
able"
In order to ascertain to what ex-
tent the recently discovered counter
felt 500 silver certificates have got
ten into circulation. Secretary Gage
has called in the entire issue Of that
denomination. These counterfeits
are the most dangerous ever seen of
any United States note. The paper.
the engraving and the printing are
fully up to the standard of the gen
nine, and it is feared that many of
them may be in The hands OF banks.
They are calculated to fool expert
money handlers.
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