Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

gram from Ocala, Florida, to the effect
that the farmers alliance had unani-
mously denounced the force bill. Part
isan statesmen of the Ysowell, Lodge,
and Carter stripe III the house were
quick to characterize the alliance as
democratic annex, and to assert that
the resolutions meant nothing and
would have no effect. This was also
Senator Hoar's idea, but there were
quite a number OF other senators, who,
while they were not oltspoken, may be
regarded as anxious TO heed any utter
ance of the alliance. Senators ingalls,.
Plumb, Stanford and others are not
likely to disregard the voice Of the. alli-
ance, especially when that voice is not
in direct conflict with their own opin-
ions. The farmers alliance is large
representative body, influential in most
of the states of the west and south, and
gaining a foothOId in the eastern states.
The alliance steadily opposes anything
like sectIonalism and bases its opposi-
tion to.the election bill on that ground
Whatever professions are made by the
advocates of the various bills to regu
late federal elections now Or lately
before congress, the general public have
regarded the central proposition in all
these suggested measures as either
intended to correct or create a section
al evil in politics. The republicans
ho or
the democrats upon the latter. Into
this co IQlication of political interests
comes the farmers alliance with clean
cut dencnciation of the bill that passed,
the house
Chairman Dunnel of the census COM
mittee said Yesterday to your cores
pOndent that the committee would
begin the consideration Of the appor-
tionment bill next week, and that he
did not doubt but that it would be
before the eouse before the Christmas
holidays. de was of the opinion thai
the question raised by New York city
should not delay preparation of the
apportionment bill, Tor if it should be
decided after fair and full considera-
tion that New York City's claim was
just, the matter could be so fixed 50 as
to give New York the membership to
which she was entitled. | find from
numerous conversations with prOmi-
\nent democrats that the latterowill not
agree to an apportionment which VIII
keep the house at the present member
ship of 332. They would lose eight
members, one in Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky. Tenn essee, South Carolina,
and IndiaUa, and two in New York,
while they would gain one each in
Arkansas, New Jersey, and Texas.
On tse other hand the republicans
would only lose two, one each in Maine
and Ohio, and gain one in California,
Oregon, and Washington, and three i'll
Nebraska. The proportion of loss aeld
gain is so largely in favor of the repub-
licans that the democrats will contend
for some other method of apportion-
ment.
~ Jill Wtto lhOiOuUCCo lAA tAiC iiOooC
yesterday by Representative Bland, Of
Missouri, requiring the secretary Of the
treasury to prepare new series of
treasury notes, commonly called green
backs, and issue them in sums equal to
the amount of national bank notes that
may be from time to time surrendered
for redemption or cancellation by
national banking associations. Repre-
sentative Bland also introduced a bill
authorizing the issue of new series OF
legal-tender notes to meet any def
Seciencies in the revenues of the govern
ment. n preamble to this bill recites
that deficiency in the revenues is nov
threatened, and the country is not in
condition to bear any further taxa
ton. 1t authorizes the secretary Of the
treasury to prepare and issue legel-ten
der notes, commonly called greenpacks
in payment OF current obligations o.
the government. These notes are tt
be in addition to the legal-tender note:
now authorized, may be re-isSued al
legal-tender notes are now re-issued
and are to be available for all none
tary purposes.
Much interestis manifested by mem
bers of the house, and particularly b,
western members, in the appointment
of chairman of the committee on coin
age, weights and measures, to succeed
Mr.. .Conger, of Iowa, who resigned t,
become minister to Brazil. Mr.. Wick
man, of Ohio, is the senior nember o
the committee but his views on the sill
yer question do not coincide with thos
of Speaker Reed. Mr.. Walker, of Mas
sachusetts, is tie next member in poin
of seniority, and he supports tn
speaker in opposition to free coinage
1t is the opinion0f members of tn
coinage committee that Speaker Rec,
will select the chairmaE from outsid
the committee.
From reliable sources cit is under
stood that no river and harbor apprf
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