Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-25
WasninRton Letter.

Washington Letter.
(FrOm our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1890:-Senator
Plumb and all the rest OF the silver sena-
tors are very much elated over their sue
cess in amending and passing the house
silver bill IN a manner which makes it
provide for the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver by the substantial vote of
AZ to 25. Senator Wolcott of Colorado
made the last speech in favor Of free coin.
age, which. by the way, was his maiden
effort in the senate, and thereby placed
himself at once IN the front rank of sena-
torial orators: This action by the senate
surprised many people, but not your cor
respondent, who predicted it in your
columns many months ago. The bill as
amended and passed by the senate is now
upon Speaker Reeds table and it's dis
posal of by the house is gong to be
mighty interesting" to lots of folks. and
some fine parliamentary work is likely to
be exhibited for the edlticatlon of those
sufficiently posted to enjoy it. If the
house concurs in the senate amendments,
there is no certainty that the President
will sign it, on the contrary it is very
probable that he will veto it. There is
conservative element in the house which
Will attempt to have conference ordered
on the amendments. If that is success.
full some sort of compromise favorable
to SILVER, but not quite to the extent Of
authorizing free coinage, will probably
be the result. If vote on the amend
ments is forced in the house they will be
concurred in. >.-.<~r r.. -, :
The Mckinley tariff bill has been re.
ported to the senate, but it will not be
called up until Monday, the 80 inst. The
radical changes which our Democratic
Friends have been predicting have not
been made There have been changes,
of course, quite number of them, but
they are unimportant and do not in the
slightest degree effect the character of
the bill, which will become a law sub
stantially as 1t passed the house. This
has been said before in these columns,
but it is important enough to repeat. ..
Both house and senate have withdrawn
it's amendments to the antitrust bill
which has how gone to the President in
exactly the shape which it first passed the
house. It's harmless document.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum has
no idea of resigning, although his posi-
ton is one of the hardest and most un-
unsatisfactory under the Government.
The river and harbor bill has been re-
ported to the senate. With the amend
ments added by the senate committee
the bill carries an apportlonment of
nearly $25, 900, 900 and there is much talk
among the leaders of the party against
the advlsability of passing 1t at the pres
ent SESSION. Such talk however will not
defeat the measure which Is specially
dear to the average1egislator's heart, but
should it pass there will be great pressure
brought to bear on the President to veto
it.
Speaker Reed, when asked when Con-
gress would adjourn. replied: "The
house can adjourn by the first of July,
and not leave anything of pressing i'm
portance undone." 1t would require
some very lively hustling on the part of
the house to adjourn at that date, but of
course 1t could be done if the senate were
ready to adjourn, and the speaker so
willed it, but the senate will just be be-
ginning it's consideration of the tariff bill
on that date. Adjournment will be
nearer September than July.
The senate rejected two. presidential
nominations this week-John B. Eaves
to be collector of international revenue
for the fifth district of North Caroll9a
and H. H. Schoch, to be postmaster at
Selin's Grove, Pa. Both of these ap.
pointments were made more than a year
ago.
The Republican causus having finally
decided that Federal electional law
shall be passed by the house at this ses-
sion, the bill has been reported to the
house and it will be pushed through at
once It is not believed that the senate
will pass the bill, certainly not at this
session, and in the house those who are
most deeply interested, the Southern Re-
publicans, are almost to man opposed
to the bill, though of course they will
vote for it because the caucus has made it
party measure. -.