Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25th.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25th.
Some echos very like a yell
issued from some of the Briga-
diers in the House Friday evening
when discussing Boutelle's resolu-
tions to inquire into the removal
of union soldiers from office, and
the DETACHMENT of inscriptions
commemorative of union victories.
1--WE are in the house of our broth
ers and have come to stay, exclaim-
ed Geo. ID. Wise, of Virginia,
when twitted by the author of the
resolution for alluding to union
vetrans as "our soldiers" and hur-
ried on, declining to be interrupt
ed, but denying no important i'm
plication of the resolution. After
spirited debate or elimination the
resolution passed as it was reported
from the Naval committee, amend
ed so as to cover Chambers term
in the Navy department. \ very
noticeable nervousness prevades the
democratic side of the house
whenever any matter is up which
incites reference to the 'Lost
cause" and they always hasten to
cut off debate at such times as was
the case on Friday.
The Silver men are in the saddle
booted and spurred, and it is not
easy to determine in which party
the white metal has the most zeal
Gus friends, and it has ceased in
any sense to be a party question.
The most sweeping proposal grow
ing out of the subject, comes from
Representative Payson, of Illinois,
who declares himself in favor of im-
pelching the secretary of the
treasury for violating the silver
coinage act. This war upon silver
is an outrage-the treasury Off
cials are responsible for any depre-
citation in value silver has sustain
ed-they resist the law and should
be impeached, and | think [ shall
bring the matter before congress-
he said. Another severe meas
ure is the bill of Senator Van
Wyck, making it a felony to re-
quire payment of contract debts in
gold EXCLUSIVELY, and these two pro-
positions illustrate the temper of
the silver men. So far Senator
Morrill, is the only Senator who
has been bold enough to make
much show of fight against the big
dollar; and his effort was not a
success in vigor or novelty. He
declared that it would be a viola
ton Of public faith to pay bonds
in any thing but gold, and that it
was only against excessive coinage
that he protested. And so the
wordy war, goes on and it is not
probable that any change will be
made, so bitter has the feeling be-
come thus early in the session, but
it is expected some proposition
will soon be brought to vote which
will compel a division and end the
contest for the present.
The banking and currency COM
mittee have voted, s to 4, to report
the old Mcpherson bill of last ses-
sion, TO authorize the issue of
notes to national banks to the full
value of the bonds deposited to
secure circulation. This will be
the signal for another batch of
treatises on political economy,
which will appear in the Record
exclusively. The anti-bank mem
bers of the committee, Messrs.
Miller, of Texas, Brumm, OF Penn
sylvania, Woodman, of Nevada,
and Snyder, ". Va, will bring in
a minority report against the
measure.
The members OF this admins
tration, like common people, seem
to be on the 10 * out for the main
chance, and go for the best salaries.
Il. ". Cannon, comptroller of cur