The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-04

ping bills.
The democratic leaders have no de-
sire to see an extra session of Con-
yress in the Spring, aud if there be
one, which now seems altogether
probable. it will be the fault of the
The democrats are ready
and willing to aid in passing the reg
nlar appropriation for the support of
he Government, but they propose
resisting to the last extremity any
attempt to pass political legislation.
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1t is especially pleasing to the dem.
Ocrats to learn that 1t has been dec.
ided by bosses Reed, Mckinley, and
whose control Of the House
on Rules makes them ab.
sOlute dictatOrS of the business to
come before the House, that the tar.
iff law shall not be modified or
at this session. 1t was feared
that the republicans would be sensi.
BILE enough At the coming session to
get back the votes they lost, by revls.
ing the Objectionable features, and
there are few that are not objection.
able, of the new tariffzlaw in . bus.
mess manner. But they have elected
to stand or fall by the new law, which
makes their fall certain when the
people again get whack at them in
1892.
4 semi-official announcement has
been made by Mr.. Mckinley that no
silver or other financial legislation
would be passed this winter. The cry
Of the agriculturist. voiced by the
heavy vote of the Farmers Alliance.
is to be ignored until the democratic
House comes in. Secretary Window
will, l am informed. propose in his
annual report relief in the shape Of
l l.2 and 2 per cent bonds to be issued
by the Government. to be convertible
into cash upon demand of the hold
er-this idea is borrowed from the
old greenback party-but of course
it will require Congressional legisla-
ton before they could be issued, and
if LIr. Mckinley spoke by the card,
and the presumption is that he did,
Mr.. WINDOWS recommendation will
be good for nothing.
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Elk. Representative Warner, who
was here all last session as an advo-
cate of silver legislation, says the sill
yer men will submit three propos-
itions to CongUess-first, flee coin.
age; second, free coinage limited to
silver produced in this country until
France and Germany shall buy Am
erican silver; 3rd the coinage of about
$40, C0O,00 to equal the amount of
national bank notes retired during
the last year-and that they will leave
no stone unturned to get one of them
passed. Either Of them could be pass
ed if a vote could be had upon them,
but how the Honse can pass bill
which the committee ON Rules re-
fuses to allow it to consider I cannot
see.
One has only to circulate among
the leading democratic members of
Congress now here to discover what
a broken reed the republicans are
leaning upon in expecting that dem
ocratlc mistakes in the next House
are to give them an opportunity of
winning in 1892. Present indications
are that there will be no democratic
at least not serious ones.
The democratic programme will he
first of all to give the people more
money by providing for the free coin.
age of silver, and to revise the tariff
in way that will reduce the prices
of clothing and agricultural supplies
and implements, and at the
same time give the farmer practical
reciprocity by enlarging the market
for the sale of their supplies. No mis-.
takes in programme of that sort, is
there! The democrats propose to con.
fine themselves to legislating for the
people, that is all classes. and not for
a few favored individuals.
Nearly all of the gentlemen who
have announced themselves as candI.
dates or who have been placed in
nomination by their friends for the
speakership of the next House are
now here, and they are one and all
greatly surprised to learn of the Bit
ter fight each and every one Of them
is making, in the news, papers, for
the coveted honor, and It is q source
Of no little amusement among them.
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Mr.. Harrison's annual message to
Congress Will, according to a gentle
man who ought to know whereof be
speaks, be confined to an appeal to
the republicans to stand by protec.
tion as exenplified by the Mckinley
law, to pass an apportionment bill,
a Federal election bill and the steam
ship subsidy bills, and not to pass any
silver Legislation.