People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1894 — FROM WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

FROM WASHINGTON.

An IntereMinK Batch of News From the Capitol. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Dec., 29 ’93. Recognizing the immensity of the task set them by the Morgan resolution providing for a thorough investigation of the Hawaiian muddle the members of the Senate committee on foreign relations decided not to wait the reassembling of Congress to begin the investigation. Accordingly the work Was begun this week by the sub-committee previously designated, and if the present intention of examining every person who has been in a position to know anything of importance relating to the matter be carried out the investigation will not be concluded before the first of March, if so soon. There is some disappointment because of the decision of the committee to conduct the investigation secretly, but in arriving at that decision the committee has only followed precedent. Besides, the members of the committee believe that the knowledge that their testimony will not have to be given publicly will cause many individuals, both Hawaiians and Americans, to testify who otherwise would not do so. Members of the committee say that the investigation is to be divested of all partizanship and to be solely devoted to getting at the truth. In view of the importance of this work I append the membership of the committee: Democrats—Morgan of Ala., (chairman); Butler, of S. C.; Gray, of Del.; Turpie, of Ind.; and Daniel, jof Virginia. Republicans—Sherman, of Ohio; Frye, of Me.; Dolph, of Oregon and Davis, of Minnesota. Those in small caps compose the subcommittee which is making the investigation.

Government receipts continue to fall below the expectation of treasury officials, and it is now considered that the acutal deficit at the clcst) of the present fiscal year will greatly exceed the estimate of Secretary Carlisle made several months ago, which it will be remembi red was 828,000,000. That Cong -ess will have to do something eery soon to provide the money 1a meet the expenses of the govt rnment is apparent, but neither! Senators nor Representatives Seems to have a very clear idea lof what that something shall/be. Senator Voorhees who as chairman of the Senate committee/ on finance will have much to/ do with deciding, thinks that the proper thing is to give tide Secretary of the treasury authority to issue short time low! interest bonds whenever the/money is needed. Mr. VoorheeS says this would not be confering new power on the any Secretary of the Treasury; it would be merely changing the act for the resumption of specie payments which gives authority to issue long term bonds at a rate of interest that would now be considered very high.

The fact that the bond of the present Public Printer will expire on the first of January is responsible for the belief that a new Public Printer will be appointed in a short time. It is stated that President Cleveland has tendered the appointment to two men and that it was declined by both of them, because neither of them was willing to promise the President that they would run the office on civil service reform principles, making neither removals nor appointments on political grounds. If President Cleveland insists upon getting that promise from the man appointed it will be very difficult for him to get a democrat Public Printer, and if ®ne is found to make the promise and it becomes known his confirmation by the Senate would be extremely doubtful.

Senator Chandler, of N. H., proposes to offer a resolution as soon as Congress re-assembles that would if fathered by Senator Stewart or some other silver Senator set the gold men by the ears. It wlli ask that the United States invite all the countries of the world to send delegates to a monetary conference, the invitation to contain a declaration of the United States that the purpose of the conference shall be the establishment and maintenance of an international ratio, with and additional declaration stating that if such a ratio cannot be agreed upon it will be the purpose of the United States to adopt a single standard, apd that standard not gold, but silver. Senator Chandler believes that if the United States will take this radical stand it

will result in forcing the gold standard countries of Europe to agree to a double standard. It is doubtful, however, whether such a resolution can be adopted in either Senate or House. • • • Representatives McMillan and Bryan, the sub-committee of the House Ways and Means committee charged with preparing the internal revenue bill which is to raise the money to make up the deficit that is expected to follow the reduction made by the new tariff bill, have agreed upon areport to be made to the Democratic members of the Ways and Means committee. It is understood that the report will recommend a 2 per cent, on incomes of $4,000 and upwards; a tax upon personal property inheritances (rate undecided); a tax of $1.50 per 1,000 on cigarettes, and of 6 cents a pack upon playing cards. They estimate that a bill in accordance with their recommendations would make a revenue of $45,000,000.