Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Federal Elections Bill - The
Doings or Congress The Appor-
tionment Bill.

WASHINGTON, u. u, Dec. ., ~
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
The President is devoting a con-
siderable portion of his time to s.
careful and comprehensive considera-
ton of our present financial system,
which he, in common with many
other profound thinkers, believes
the cvuMtry has outgrown- That
something is needed he has long agD
become convinced, but Just what
tnau something is aud the best way
to obtain it is what has not been de-
cided. II was because no decision
had been arrived at that neither the
Presidents message nor Secretary
WINDOWS annual report contained
any specific recommendation on this
subject. Whether the President will
later send special financial mes
sage to Congress or will, with aid OF
a Senator and Representative, en-
body the result of his thinking in
0ii TO be simultaneously introduced
in the House and Senate is as yet
problematical. But something must
he done soon, for the clamor for
more money becomes louder and
louder every day, and the believers
in free and unlimited courage of
silver, who constitute a majority in
Congress, are growing more and
more restless.
The adoption of resolution con-
demning the Federal Election bill by
the Farmers Alliance convention, at
Ocala, might have disconnected the
republicans somewhat If it had not
been followed by the positive infor-
nation that the whole business was
put up in this city at a conference of
Southern democratic Senator's. AS
it was, it attracted no more atten-
ton than would the same resolution
passed by any other democratic con-
vention.
Congress hrs lost no time to speak
of in it's first week The House has
passed the international copyright
bill, the regular annual pension ap-
preparation bills. and several Others
of minor Importance, while the Sen
ate is working away at the Federal
election bill in n wav which indicates
that 1891 will still be very young
when that measure, slightly modifi.
ed, shall have become a law of the
land.
Senator Stanford has introduced
his bill to loan Government money
to farmers at low rates of interest
upon mortgages upon their real es
tate. He asked that the bill be nj
lowed to lie upon the table until h
shall have submitted few remark
upon il. The Senate Finance com
mittee made an unfavOrable repor
upon this bin at the last session, BIZ
Mr.. Stanford insists that the NOR
thought he devotes to the subjec
the more he becomes convinced tina
IL is a sound constitutional an
practical method of supplying th
national need for sound circulat
ing medium.
No change has vet been made |
q the Senate r-slsE <o.l;nlft Ce0ste mo
the Fe.ieral election bill, and non
viii be made until the democrats b,
gin to resort to fillibustering. Tn
republicans have no desire to pr,
vent their opponents exercisin
every legitimate right in discussin
this measure, but they propose t
allow no extended fillibusterins
There is an interesting rumor floa'
ing around the Capitol to the effeS
that the democratic Senators ha
decided not TO fillibuster against
final vote. This may be taken wit
n grain of allowance, in fact sewers
of them.
Secretary Noble has been lookin
pretty closely into the business
n. e l.
the results is that bill prepared ;
his request has been introduced
the House by Representative b
KNAPP, of Michigan, reducing tie +
OF pension attornies for obtainiT
increases of pensions from $40 to s
This has raised howl among Il
pension attornies, whose fees for t.
month of November for increas
pension cases alone amounted
$4,000. Secretary Noble sa
there is no need for an applicant +
an increase in pension to employ
attorney and that it lis little short
robbery for an attorney to exact
fee of $10-for the nominal servt
performed in such cases. Mr.. Mol
is understood to be considering OF
er changes in the methods of dol
business with the pension office TIN
will be beneficial to the country a
TO the deserving pensioners.
The country has long ago becol
convinced that Mr.. Blaine is one
the ablest, if not the ablest Secre'
ry of the State we have ever hs
and the correspondence in the b
rundia affair, which resulted in |
recall of minister Miner, Just 81
mitted to Congress, adds anotl
proof to the strong ones already
listing of Mr. Biaiue's aptitude
dealing with complicated inter
fional questions. Democratic G.
gressmen vies with republicans
complimentiDg Mr.. Blaine for
management of this matter.
Governor Pacheco, of Califorr
has been nominated Minister to
Central America States to succ