Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent. /

lFrom our regular ConespoDdept.I
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 16, 1890
.ParadoxIeal asit may appear, the re.
cent extreme warm spell seems to have
cooled public interest In the proceed.
ings of Congress, and thinned out that
body to about the required number to
constitute aquorum and transact bust.
ness. The old adage that "he who
can wait will eventually get anything
he desires" was never better demon
strated than by the action Of the pres
ent Congress. The old bands, the queen
bees, the old shepherd dogs Of the flock
have acquired to q great extent what
they had painted for, and are now doz-
ing amid leafy bowers along the sea.
While the public Is anxious to have all
discussion dropped is the opportunity
for the mediocrity of the national leg
islation to approach the second table
and reduce the surplus. The action is
comparatively unOticed, uncared for
and hnsung. Many millions Of dollars
are appropriated every day, with brief
word of explanation made by the MEM
bers in charge of D bill regarding It's
contents. When the members of eth
,er House are sufficiently aroused, they
direct their shafts of wit and sarcasm
at the other branch respecting its want
ofdeliberation in passing bills at the
rate of 100 per minute. Its record In
passing public laws has been. shown to
have exceeded this rate, but wasn't as
fast as that of the House. The private
bills are usually disposed Of on evening
sessions, when they are usually dump
ed, like load Of coal In bunch. The
republicans Of Congress seem to act as
il they were preparing to break up
camp, and were perfectly regardless Of
the furniture. They have certainly act
ed in a manner this session that would
justify such a feeling of dispair on their
part. They have planned for the ap-
preparation Of enough money, this ses-
sion, to pay the national debt. After
they 60 out, at the next election, they
will probably try to raise sentiment
against their successors on account of q
a lack Of money to discharge public OBJ
legations and individual hopes, created
by the gang last discharged. ..-,..-.. ...t .
The House silver bill has been report.
ed back favorably from the finance
committee to the Senate, and offered as
a substitute by Mr.. Morrillfor the Sen.
ate Bill. 1t contains important amend
ments that materially alter it in a d.
rection unsatisfactory to the free-c0in-
age men, The provision making the
certificates legal tender, is struck out;
also that making certificates redeema-
BILE in bullion at the option of the Sec
retary of the Treasury; and the section
providing that when the market price
Of silver Is $l.00 for 3714 grains of sill
ver, 1t shall be lawful to receive bullion
for coinage, and the purchase ofbullion,
be suspended. He was followed by Mr..
Evarts who gave q very interesting re-
view Of the history of silver legislation.
He said that in 1873 the two metals,
gold and silver were on "a parity, and
had been since 1908. That no trade or
law of nature had broken that parity,
but that IL had been accomplished by
the "wit and wisdom of man." That
in 1873 Congress, while in a, hypnotic
had passed the law demon
etizing silver, which eventually reduc-
ed it 80 per cent. in value. Mr.. Vance
followed him in denouncing that act of
Congress and said that the tariff laws
had contributed further in spreading
and ruin amongst the farm
ing community. .s..
Speaker Reed, last week, announced
the appointment of Mr.. Mills of Texas,
to the committee on rules. He notified
the Speaker that he declined to serve.
His friends say that his refusal to serve
on committee with the Speaker is
based upon personal grounds. The Pc
culiar rulings of the Speaker during the
present session, and his utter disregard
of the ordinary courtesies due the min
ority, has provoked q feeling of un-
friendiiness on the part of Mr.. Mills,
that would make service on the same
distasteful to him. ~.
A caucus of the republicans will be
held on about the 18th, to consider
suggestions to be offered by the special
now struggling with the
subject of federal elections. A bill will
undoubtedly be provided containing
the supervisory provisions and the
worst features of the bills introduced
by Messrs Rowell, Lodge & McComas.
The conference report of the, anti
trust bill has been rejected and anoth-
er conference ordered with instructions
from the House committee to recede
from the House amendments.
Edward X. Valentine, the republi-
can nominee has been elected Sergeant
alarms of the Senate. 4 1 u e
The House devoted the most of Sat-
urday in paying tribute to the memory
Of the late SamuelsJ. Randall. The
principal Grafton was delivered by Mr..
O'Neil of Pennsylvania, who was fol-
lowed by many others in unstinted
praise of the late statesman.