New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

congress mas Deen captlOus recently.
There have been some lively tits upon
questions about which opinions differed.
ISLANDERS and reflections have been
resented by irritated members, and pro-
ceedings have been exciting. Fortunately
there have been no serious episodes ;
none at least, that resulted in violence.
When members brought against one
another the grave charge of falsehood,
the accused always retorted substan-
TALLY, that the man who made the charge
told one himself The first said he
didn't, and the other said he did.
The first said emphatically he did not,
and the other said most unquestionab.
~ he did, and the Chair raped order.
The antagonists glared ominously at
each other; sat down, and the business
OF the nation was allowed to proceed a
few minutes, until stopped by another
personal affair.
Representative Horn of Michigan, be-
walled the fact that the rules of the
House permitted one or two men to block
the entire business of that body, and
prevent the majority of the peoples
representatives from securing any
legislation. Still, he said he did not
think the Democrats wanted any RENE
dy. He thought Congress was doing
as much as certain party leaders desir-
ed to have done, just as much as they
intended and determined should be
done. He acknowledged he was not
the man to put on airs about this mat
ter, for he had blocked the way himself
Whenever measure had come up that
did not suit him. And after all he
thought it was just as well. Many of
the bills passed at this session were of
such q character that he did not care to
have any more passed.
President-elect Cleveland's New York
receptions during the past week have
revived the Cabinet talk, and the SUBJ
ject may now be said to be at its height
among Congressman. It is not known
that there has been the direct offer of a
Cabinet position to any one except
Senator Bayard. It is understood that
he can have the state portofolio if he
wants it, but he is not sure that he does.
He is trying to decide. Some of the
latest gossip was raised by Senator La
mars long conference with Mr.. Cleye-
land, but the Mississippi Senator has
proclaimed his want of adaptibility to a
Cabinet place, and has said he would
rather be United States Senator than
anything else in the world.
Silver is again up in tho Senate. In
discussing the proposed suspension of
its coinage, Senator Bowen, of Colorado
said it should be clearly announced that
the production of silver was one of the
industries of the United States, that the
nation was planted on that platform.
and would not get off If it. There should
not be single dollar issued protesting
to be payablein coin or bullion unless
the coin or bullion were in the Treasury
with which to redeem it on sight. Other
wise money was made dishonest. He
argued that confidence was IA hidden
rock on which more business lives were
wrecked than on all the other financial
shoals in Christendom. No financial no.
Icy which depends solely on confidence
is anything beyond delusion and a
snare. Senator Bayard, in opposition,
claimed that Congress could not create
Values. It had failed to keep its notes
at par. By suspending silver coinage,
the common people would be benefited
more than tho rich. In times Of doubt