Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Letter from Washington, ID. c..
j Correspondence to the HERALD.

fore the wisdom OF the republican party
in electing him president. He stood
between the people and hundred wild
cat financial schemes which promised on
their faces relief to the stringent money
market, of which each had their ardent
and earnest advocates in house or senate.
the enactment into a law of any one of
which would, in the opinion of men who
have made life time study Of finance
and commerce, have been followed in
the near future by such financial
storm as this country has never yet
seen. Mr.. Harrison before making up
his mind upon this important subject,
had taken the advice of every accessible
prominent REPUBLICAN, in and out of con-
gress, whom he believed capable of adYis-
ing him, and when he once come to a
conclusion as to how far 1t would be safe
for congress to go he let it be known
among republicans that he would not
sign any bill which goes beyond what
he considers the safety financial line.
And there he stood, and for that matter
still stands as immovable as the rock
bound fortress of Gibralter.
His action has greatly displeased
some of the financial extremists in the
republican party; also the millionaires
who were preparing to speculate on the
financial necessities of the country, but
it pleases the conservative man, who
compose nine-tenths of the republican
party.
The new silver bill approved by the
republican caucus and which is to be
adopted next week, even if the senate
has to sit Christmas meets the approval
OF the president, and will add large
amount to our present circulating
medium.
1t is not yet settled how much Christ
mas recess congress will take. Repre-
sentative Mills has offered a concurrent
resolution providing for adjournment
from December p to January 5, and the
resolution has by vote of the House.
been referred to the committee on wavs
and means. 1t is certain that the res
olutlon when reported back to the House
will provide for much shorter recess.
A large number Of republicans are in
favor Of making it only from Christmas
eve to the following Monday, but it will
depend largely upon circumstances. If
vote on the election bill can be reached
before Christmas the republican senator's
Will favor a longer recess than they
otherwise will.
In spite of the fact that leading dem
ocrats openly stated on the floor of the
House that the apportionment bill was
fair measure and announced their in
tention to vote for it, that party wasted
whole day in efforts to obstruct the
passage of the bill, which they knew
was inevitable, even had their party
voted solldly against it. The truth of
the matter was that they howled from
every stump in the land about the parti-
san apportionment which the republicans
intended making, and although COM
PEELED to acknowledge that the bill was
entirely free from partisanship they felt
that IN order to prevent their constit-
uents asking disagreeable questions
they must make a pretense of opposing
1t. About the same line of proceedings
Is likely to be adopted by the democratic
senators when the bill is taken I'D bv
the Senate.
The joint committee on immigration
headed by Senator Chandler and Repre-
sentative Owen begin an Investigation
next week, in accordance with a con-
gressional resolution, into the purchase
OF American industries by foreign cap
ltaIlsts and the effect upon the American
"orklngman. Among the witnesses ex-
amined will be @. A. Pillsburv. Of the
Minneapolis Flour Mills, J. V. Hawson
and Frank Jones, of the Portsmouth
N. d. Breweries, gentlemen who are
said to have sold their establishments 70
English syndicates. 1t is expected that
some interesting developments will fol-
low this investigation.
A resolution has been reported to the
House from the postoffice committee set
ing apart January for the considera-
ton of the bill for postal telegraph
system, Opinion seems very much d.
vided as to whether the bin will oo4
through. l don't believe it will.
Representative Hopkins, of Illinois
mas introduced a bill to prohibit specula-
ton IN gold and silver certificates reore-
senting deposits of gold and silver bnIl-
Ion with trust companies and other or
carnations. If such law had been no
our statute books last summer much
scandalous gossip about congressma,
specializing in silver weuld never have
= been heard.
Senators Victimized.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 22.-Tba
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