Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-04

The Division Of the silver and Civtl
Service Reform Questions.
DEMOCRATS WHO WILL ANrAooxrzE THE PRES
DENTS Policy on BoTH-HoUsE RKPuBLI-

DEMOCRATS WHO WILL ANrAooxrzE THE PRES
DENTS Policy on BorH-HoUsE RKpuBLr-
CANS WHO WILL SUSTAIN THE ExEcUrrvE
The western members Of Congress returning
nom their brief visit to their constituents de-
clare that no silver legislation can get through
the House unless it Is to grant unlimited coin
age. IL looks more and more as IL the Presi-
dents recommendations on the subject would
not be regarded favorably by the House. 1t ap-
peared, just before the holiday recess was taken
rs II the influence OF the administration was
making itself felt, and there was considerable
talk OF compromise. The western members
have now come back with the idea that it
would be As much as their official heads are
worth to allow any interference with the dollar
Of the daddies. Many OF them are armed with
p0nderous petitions, almost commuuistic I'm
their expressions Some of the Missouri people
nave presented their members with petitions
demanding the free and unlimited coinage OF
the Bland dollars, the continuance of the issue
OF one and two-dollar bills In unlimited quanti-
ties, ana the issue OF loans to farmers by the
United States.
Some members who fear the result of the
month say that the only thing now Is to let the
matter 60 ON until the expectation of gold
begins Ia earnest. and 70 let the House learn its
error by bitter experience. The question gives
the prospect of q very bitter fg ht I'm the House
very soon, that is likely to increase the bad
feeling between President Cleveland and some
OF his party. II is believed by many that some
Of the anti-civil service reform men who are not
particnlarly interested in the continuance Of
the coinage will avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity to attack the administration.
1t is expected that there will be a fight over
outspoken and rampant anti-civii service men ZEN
who were waiting only for Congress TO meet
that they might attack the "reiorm varmint,"
commencement Of the session, and there is
nothing like the open opposition to the reform
tnere was; but there are several members who
H0h nd az fun for
Senator Hamptons bill to come over to the
House to give them an excuse to open fire.
the opportunity is offered, but il does not look
as II there were much show OF any action antag-
onistic to the service getting through the House.
II does not look as If anything like a majority
OF the democrats would favor such q course,
and the republicans stand ready to prevent IL.
The republicans in the House. as q rule, are
land and are In favor of giving him fair show.
They will, to great extent, it is said by some
who are in position to speak for the party,
favor liberal appropriations particularly for
the navy and for coast defenses. They are I'm
favor OF giving Secretary Whitney all the
ne TO tS S h s FIJI
not use the argument that was advanced
against them when in power, that the navy
be trusted to do it," They will favor Just as
liberal appropriations for these purposes under
under Chandler.
HOLDING UP SENATOR BEcK's HANDS
During the holiday recess of Congress, and
since the delivery of his speech in favor of sill
yer coinage, Senator Beck has received more
letters than any other member of the Senate
In fact, letters have come to him by the hun
dreds daily, all Of them commencing the posi-
ton he has taken and urging him to stand firm
In support of the silver dollar. While the bulk
OF these letters have come from the west and
south not q few have been sent by residents of
the east. AS originally stated i'm THE STAR,
senator Evarts was one OF the first to heartily
congratulate Mr.. Beck upon his speech and
upon the fact that he had taken a position from
which he could not be driven.
JEFF. DAVIS DAUGHTER AS AN ARTIST.
Among the tributes of commentator that
reached Senator Beck by mail during the holi-
days was one from the youngest daughter of
Mr.. jefferson Davis, of Mississippi. She is an
artist, and when Senator Beck called for HIS
mail few days ago he found, among a multi
tude OF letters, sealed package measuring
about six inches by four. He opened il and
found q neat little water-color painting repre-
senting stlvery moon looking down through
sheen Of silvery clouds upon prosperous land
scape, weaving tone of silver brilliancy.
Underneath was written In Miss Davis hand:
"Diana's tribute to the champion of silver"
1t Is perhaps, fair to say that all the common
datfOns he has received failed to please the
Senator as much as this little picture. He
danced something resembling the Highland
Hing, and then gave Scottish hornpipe, and he
exclaimed, "There is young man in the
country who could get such a tribute as that