Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-16
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THE SILVER QUESTION SETTLED-A LoyE-STRICK-
EN- sENAToR-sEoRETARY MANNING, &C.
Especial Correspondence OF the STAUNToN VIEDI-
CAToRl
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13.-The House last
week virtually settled the silver question for
She present Congress. After many days and
nights of debate it reiected-ayes 1875, noes
1eS--the Bland bill providing for free and unre-
stricted coinage and also voted down-ayes
81, noes 201-the proposition of Mr.. James OF
New York, to suspend coinage for given
period and go into negotiations with foreign
nations for general reconciliation of silver
and an agreement upon standard OF coin
age. This leaves the matter precisely where
1t was, and there is no likelihood that the
general condition of things will be disturbed.
The big bright dollars will continue to roll
out of the minis at the rate of 100000 a
month, as for some years past. Aside from
the extremists on either side-those who want
unlimited coinage and those who advocate
snspension-the result in the House is hailed
with satisfaction It is considered much bet
Ter Tor the country to have it as it is than to
create the financial disturbance which would
be the inevitable result of change in either
direction.
JONES OF FLORIDA.
The lamentable case of Senator Jones of
Florida shows no improvement. He is still in
Detroit, trying to melt the stony heart of that
obdurate girl, and seems to have enlisted for
The war. The fact is Senator Jones is in
much the same predicament as boy who has
run away from school to go fishing and is
afraid to go back for fear of the tanning that
awaits him. So much has been said and writ
ten about Mr. Jones's amatory assiduity, that
he dare not face his fellow statesmen in Wash
tom There being no visible prospect of his
return the Senate has temporarily filed, by
the appointment of another Senator, the va
eg m in one of the important committees
/ was created by his protracted absence.
.e people of Florida are beginning to speak
ut loud on the subject, and if Mr. Jones
= Ices aet have care he will wake up some
looming to find that they have declared q
aca1loy il, tne senate and filled it with some
nan who has wife, or will give heavy bonds
rot to go wooing during his term of Office.
VARIOUS ITEMS
Secretary Manning continues to mend very
slowly. Of late he has been permitted to si
up ior an hour at time. The probability
that he will return to the Treasury is consider
cd very remote, and there is much talk as te
his probable successor. Opinion seems to be
about equally divided between Hon. Samue
J. Randall and Assistant Secretary Fairchild
Attorney General Garland has SO far recov
cred from his illness as to be at his desk few
hours each day. Secretary Lamar has gone
ome to Oxford, Miss, for few days.
Miss Dora Schwarzkopf of Virginia, has
een promoted to a ST. 00-clerkship in the
+sneral Land Office.
The President has signed the commission Of
M Trenholm of South Carolina, as Controller
of tie Currency, and he will enter upon his
ss this week. He is required to give 6
ad of $4,000
Among the doctors who successfully passed
the examination for appointment as assistant
sure ons ia the Marine Hospital service are
g =, Magruder, J. J. Kinyoun, and W. N
stateF of Virginia. ARGUS.