Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
INTER GOSSIP FROM
THE CAPITAL.

Something Regarding Silver al
the Mint
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9, 1886.
| Mr.. EDIToR.-Being called to
the Capital on important business,
! [ left San Francisco by the South
ern route on the 30th of December
last.
My trip was an extremely agree
able one. l would advise those
who have not heretofore selected
that route to reach the East, to try
it; certainly during the Winter
months.
| Washington I find very much
changed since my visit. ten years
ago.
Streets have been extended;
parks laid out; palatial residences
erected, and other improvements
inaugurated of substantial char
acter, adding greatly to what is
now admitted to be the finest city
| of the Republic.
Congress having re-assembled,
the Committees appointed, activity
| in the way of law making is now in
progress.
Having some leisure upon my
hands, l have improved it by en-
quiry and observation into matters
which may have some interest to
your readers.
SENATOR BECK AND HIS PRINCE
PIES
Senator Beck of Kentucky is a
very interesting Scottish gentle
man, canny of course, and Infinite
ly cranky at the same time. When
he renounced rye for bourbon,
transferring his allegiance from
the Queen of England to the Com
| monwealth of Kentucky, he did
| not renounce the Scotch doctrine
of exclusive salvation. Whatever
he believes in he believes in ire
mendously. In the Senate he rep
| resents the S's-Spolls, SILVER and
Sour-mash. For these three things
he stands, and he cares more for
them than he does for the Admin
istration or the Democratic party.
He wants it understood that his
speech on the silver question was,
not an attack on the Administra-
ton. On the other hand, MIR.
Cleveland and Mr.. Manning are
wondering if the other Democratic
Senators accepted the speech in
that Pickwickian spirit. Certainly,
some Of them had the pluck to get
up and reply to the Kentuckian in
the defense of the Administration.
Beck is bound to cause Cleveland
considerable annoyance, and it he
gets thoroughly walked up in oppo-
sition, will create cyclone in the
Senate such as the imagination OF
man never yet conceived.
He will probably take the ground
that all monies received for Gus
tom duties or collected through
other sources, should be recorded
in the species Of currency so re-
ceived, and all Indebtedness of the
Government, whether of bonds
current expenses, ETC., etc, should
be paid in the same currency, be 1t
sixty per cent. gold and forty per
cent. silver, or whatever ratio the
same has been so received.
This view will be sustained by
both branches of Congress, but no
action will be had until the arrival
of the Senators from Nevada.
WHAT Mr.. MANNING SAYS ABOUT
SILVER.
He says that he has no intention
at present of paying any portion of
the Government debt in silver, and
hopes that it will not be necessary
to take that step while he is Secre-
tary of the Treasury
He does not deny, however, his
anxiety on the subject, and has
fear that unless Congress takes
some action, this will be newt
able.
In these attempts to force SILVER
into circulation, the silver men are
likely to adopt the suggestion made
by Senator Kenna Of West Virgin
la, that no money be appropri-
4J Co, nr;ntirra nu hind of naner