Mower County transcript., 1890-07-16
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WASHINGTON, ssHu1 D. @, July 10, ls9o:.
Senator Quay, who has returned
from T Pennsylvania, said today:
"Yes,the democrats are claiming a
great deal in Pennsylvania this year,
but they will be wofully disap-
pointed when the returns are all in.
My confidence in republican sue
cess ,issunshaken; it is founded on
rock, and when you have sand in ad-
dition@ to the necessary rock you are
pretty well fixed, and that is just
the condition Of the Republican
party of Pennsylvania" That was
a pretty long speech for Mr. Quay to
make TO a newspaper man. @,|sss
There is not a word of truth III the
statements made in Democratic
papers that the Republican senators
had made bargain with the Demo-
Gratis by which the Federal election
bill was to be shelved for the ses-
sion in return for Democratic prom
Uses Of not obstructing or delaying
the passage of the Mckinley tariff
bill. NO such bargain has been
made, and no such bargain will be
made. The Republicans have a
large majority in the senate, and to
intimate that they would allow the
minority to dictate what should, or
should not be done by that body is
simplyto insult some of the braini-
est members Of the Republican
party. The tariff bill will certainly
pass before adjournment, put no de.
termination has yet been reached
upon the Federal election bill. 1t is
thought another republican caucus
will be called before it is finally de-
cided what shall be done with it.
One was held last night and several
senator's who had been credited as
opposing it stated that they favored it.
The silver bill reported from the
conference, and which is certain TO
become a law, like all other COM
promise measures fails to please the
extreme gold standard men or the
free coinage silver men, but it seems
to suit the average man pretty we'll.
1t provides for the purchase Of
100000 ounces Of silver each
month, which is said to be slightly
in excess of the entire out put Of all
the mines in the United States.
Notwithstanding the extreme
warm weather the President, since
his return from Cape May Point
Tuesday sfernoon, has been work
ing Ike : beaver. d. 8.
After many delays Wyoming Is )
state, although the forty-fourth star
will not be placed on the flag until
the Fourth Of next July.
The senate by majority of three,
refused to open the debate on the
tariff this week. Five republicans
voted with the Democrats in this,
because they were opposed to taking
up the tariff bill until the silver
question had been finally disposed of.
Representative Perkins of Kansas
has introduced a bill in the House
to establish public schools in the
territory of New Mexico.
The House committee on invalid
pensions has made favorable report
on the bill to pension army nurses.
The bill only affects about 900
women, and it seems but tardy JUS
tice that these women, many of whom
are destitute and in bad health,
should be provided for by the gov
ernment for the rest of their lives.
There is an ugly report floating
around here to the effect that Rep
resentatives Hooker and Catchings,
sitting members from Mississippi
had retained their seats by obtaining
the influence Of senator Bruce, and
Auditor Lynch, two Mississippi col
ored men now in office here. This
may or may not be true, but certain
1t is that the House committee on
elections has made a report against
the Republican contestants Of Messrs.
Hoo ker and Catchings' seats.
Mo than one hundred members
of tn he House are absent from the city
and Speaker Reed has the hardest
kind of time to keep quorum
present-in fact he doesn't do it; the
unimportant business is allowed to
go through without having the ques-
tion of s'no quorum" raised and when
anything Of Importance is to be acted
upon the members are drummed up
until there is a quorum present.
The "Original Package" bill was,
according to the program Of the
committee on rules. to have been
disposed Of by the House this week,
but the House got contrary and re-
fused to adopt the resolution sub
mitted to it by the committee on
rules. This. is the first time this
session that the House has refused
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