The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Oct. ~, 1870 3.
(From Our Regular CorresI

POlltiCldnS mere DelItNc tiieic WIN DN
no currency legislation until after the
presidential election. Representative
Hill, of Connecticut ranking member OF
the last House committee on b anking
and currency, says that many republl-
lean are discussing plan OF submitting
the question Of financial legislation to
ioiut committee which will investigate
the need of currency reforms and make
recommendations to Congress. The
Committee will either be named by Con.
gress or appointed by the President from
that Congress would pay little heed to
committee composed Of outsiders. While
it is not certain that Congress would ac-
cept the recommendation of the COM
mIttee, its appointment is regarded as
wise move for several reasons. 1t would
give the republican factions IN opportun-
ity to argue their differences outside of
the House, it might find measure upon
which they could all agree, and it would
postpone any legislation on this difficult
subject until after the presidential cleo
ton. The party could thus go before
the country without showing any lack of
harmony. Secretary Shaw, Senator Aid
rich and Representative Fowler all have
different plans for currency reform,
Speaker Cannon is not certain that any
is needed, and the National Bankers AS
ISOLATION has recently appointed COM
mittee to solve the problem. 1t is
thought that these different interests
should not be allowed to conflict in a
session proceeding presidential cam
paign. II is for the same reason that
even those republicans who favor it,
have decided to postpone tariff revision.
In the meantime Secretary Shaw is
doing all he can to relieve any money
stringency. Since September | he has
placed in circulation total Of S22, 274
500. He has done this by increasing the
government deposits in the national
banks and by reiunding and redemption
operations now in progress. II is hoped
that the Secretary can prevent money
stiingency and thus remove all danger to
the business world from the business
world from the postponement of curren-
cy legislation.
With the adjournment last week OF
the Washington grand jury the first
stage of the postal investigation was
passed. There are now Thirty persons
awaiting trial on charges of defrauding
the government through the Post Office
department. Against many of them
there are several indictments; Machen
must answer TO fourteen and Beavers to
six. Among those occused are form
er postmaster generol and six others who
held important positions in the depart.
ment, an ex-member of Congress and "A
state senator from New York, Pennsyl.
vania mayor and a number OF private
citizens who furnished supplies to the
department. Most OF the trials will take
place in Washington aud will begin this
fall. They are expected to drag on
through next summer, Mr.. Bristow S
report will soon TO given to the President
and the Postmaster General intmates
that that that there will be several
changes and dismissals in the depart
ment, made on the advice of those who
have conducted the investigation as far
as the department is concerned. II is
regarded as certain that the republicans
will call ror congressional investiga-
ton and as postal affairs are sure to en-.
ter politics the coming House committee
on post offices and post roads will as.
sume unusual importance. 1t is believ
ed that Representative Overstreet OF
Indiana will be appointed to this import
ant position, to which his experience as a
politician and skill AS party leader
seem to entitle him, He is secretary OF
the national republican congressional
committee In this way the republicans
believe they will be able to meet the
expected assaults of the democrats on
the Post Office Department.
From recent political gossip the fol
lowing is interesting as showing the
sentiment OF some of the people of the
, South against President Roosevelt.
Mayor Smyth Of Charleston said in an
interview, The south has no candidates.
1t is any body to bear Roosevelt, who is
most cordially dislikcd on account of his
attitude on the race question. Formerly
he was popular with us When he was
IN Sharlestown during the exposition he
promised me, in the presence of two
other gentlemen, that no colored man
would be appointed to Office in our state.
lie had hardly returned to Washington
before he did the very thing he promised
he would not do" Even il he named
his two witnesses Mayor Nmyth will have
great difficulty in convincing anyone
tina, President Roosevelt ever made him
such promise.
Las, Thursday the President had as a
. guest Al luncheon, Attorney Folk who
+. has become famous through his releut.
a less prosecution OF the st Louis hoodlrrs
Z Plans were discussed for adding bribery
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