The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-13
WASHINGTON.
(From Our Regular Correpondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1885.

cUS uo ~ 10 CVCIy yCuI1 OOsh AAONOSc
re- assembled, and the Senate went
to work. 1t first took up the anti
polygamy bill, and discussed wo-
mans rights in connection with 1t.
This question brought out some Of
Senator Edmunds' old-time fire,
gave the new Senators an opportu-
nifty to see Senator Van Vyck in
one of his antic moods, and placed
Senator Teller on record as a con-
servativc when it came to handling |
the Mormons. He says 1t should
be done with q velvety hand.
Senator Beck attempted tn ex-
onerate himself from antagonizing
the Presidents silver policy, and
other Democratic Senators made
what Senator Edmunds called IT,
nancial dissertations" Among
them was Senator Gray, Of Della
ware, who made his first speech In
the Senate in advocacy Of the sus-
pensionof silver coinage. Senator
Gray is the successor Of Secretary
Bayard and his maiden effort was
ushered in rather ingloriously by
some of Mr.. Edmunds' characters
tic sarcasm. There is no financial
measure before the Senate now, and
the Republican Senator did not rel
ish these ,untimely silver speeches
which were being pressed to the
front, especially to the exclusion
of the business proper Of the Sen.
ate. He had the floor, and was
aroused to high temperature by
an attack that had been made upon
that clause of his Utah bill prohibit
ing woman suffrage in the Terrific
ry. He was asked to give way to
Mr.. Gray, who was ready to read
of his carefully prepared silver
dollar essay. ~ would not refuse
to YIELD" said the Senator from
Vermont, "because it is so imp0r-
tant for the new Senators to make
their first speeches that nothing
but the falling in of the walls
should prevent them"
AS to woman suffrage, Mr.. Ed.
munds declares that he is not op.
posed to it If the majority Of our
wives and sisters and sweethearts
want it. But he holds that at pres
emit they do not want it. When
they ask for it, they shall have his
vote to help them get it. There are
nine Republican Senators who ia.
vor woman suffrage, and one Dem.
ocrst, Senator Call, of Florida. This
was shown by an interesting test
vote upon that section Of Mr.. Ed
munds' anti-polygamy bill taking
away the right Of suffrage from the
women of Utah. Senator Brown
OF Georgia, voted with the woman
suffrage Senators, but stated befor,
he voted, that he was opposed Il
women voting. He did not think
however, that the Senate had any
right to take suffrage away from
the women Of that Territory aftel
It had been conferred upon then
by Legislature.
Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska
gave comical description of tn,
present Utah Commission, pictur
ing its extravaganza in way tina
was highly relished by the CALLER
les. Whenever the Commission
made report, he said, instead O
sending 1t by mail, they came II
q body to Washington, travelling II
a most liberal way, and even charg
ing up to Uncle Sam the littl,
lunches they take in the Capitol.
The House has done little els,
during the week than receive an(
read titles of new bills and wait fo1
the Speakers committees. Thes,
were announced on Thursday
Members listened eagerly through
the reading of the long list, anc
having learned their fate for thi,
winter and next, voted to res
again until Monday.
1t may be that Mr.. Carlisle ha
been as conservative as he wei
could be in performing his Difficult
and delicate work, but the House 4
organized on practically Western
basis. The committees that are t,
deal with the tariff and silver coin
age reflect Western views. tn,
Speakers local interests are will
that section, and 50 are those of hi
most trusted advisers, Representa-
tives Morrison and Willis
Bills have poured int0 the Hous,
since the beginning of the session
to the number Of nearly three thou
sand. Most of them will as usua
die with the expiration of this Con