Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
For The Smyrna Times.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON Nav o. 1oo,

S DOCA uOlnS some
very plain talking to members of hi,
party in Congress about the proposed
Federal election law, so plain that the
relations between the Secretary ot
state and several distinguished Re.
publican members of both House and
Senate are decidedly strained and con.
stantly becoming more SO. Mr.. Blaine
thlnks and does not hesitate To saw
that the enactment of Federal cleo
tlon law at this time by the republican
majority in Congress would be practi-
cally committing suicide; he believes
that what would he gained in the
south under such a law would be lost
many times over in other sections nf
the country.
Inc charge that the present dead.
lock on pension bills between the
House and Senate was purposelv got.
ten up to prevent any legislation has
stirred up Republican leaders. and
Whatever foundation the story NAV
nave had it is now certain that It
VIII result in bringing about a speedy
agreement between the coUferrees from
the House and Senate who now have
the bills in charge, aud that a pension
Till OF some sort is a certainty of ,b;a
session.
Notwithstanding that the republican
House caucused upon the riyerand har.
Dor bill recently a determined effort is
TO be made to get it before the House
as soon as the tariff bill is disposed Of
II once Before the House it is believed
that 1t would pass, but unless Speaker
Reed has recently changed his mind it
Is not likely that it will get before the
House. Mr.. Reed was one of the first
Republicans to advocate small anDro
prlatlons at this session as being good
politics.
A very distinguished crowd witnes.
seq the marriage of Secretary Blaine,s
daughter to Mr.. Walter Damroscb On
saturday at / O'Clock, although the
ceremony was supposed to be strictly
private. Two weddings-a son and a
daughter-and two deaths-a son and
a daughter-in one family in less than
a year, is the remarkable record of
Blaine's. and in the same time Mr.
Blaine has lost a brother by death and |
Mrs. Blaine sister.
Inc Senate is still resting with the
silver question and the end is not vet
Ia slgRt. II is somewhat difficult IN
make an intelligent prediction of what
VIII De the fate of the Jones silver
Dill. The appearances indicate that
ne bill will be passed, but there are
quite a number of Senators whose posi-
'lOns are not clearly defined on the sub.
ect. Secretary Window must regard
me passage of the bill as quite certain
'r he would not have taken the trou.
% prepare an amendment which sana.
or Sherman offered for him The
House will probably take up the
WINDOW silver bill as soon as Il gets
through with the tariff and as II has
'een endorsed by the caucus It will
undoubtedly pass that body.
Ii the representatives of the Eo
ners Alliance, who have been irving
Q convince the members of the House
Ways and Means committee tn mako
favorable report upon the bill To
stablish subtreasuries for the depos;t
4 agricultural products, are not verv
heerful and persevering men they will
70 greatly discouraged at the slow pro.
ress made. The Democrats have
articularly been outspoken in their
pposition to the scheme which is en-
rely too paternal to be in accordance
nth their ideas. Representative Mills
as taken the trouble to write col.
INNS OF argument against the bill.
A member of the subcommittee of
be House which visited Arkansas TO
lvestigate the Clayton -Breckenridoe '
ontested election says it will be al. o
lost impossible to report the case to 9
le House at this session owing to the b
lormous amount of testimony taken. p
le most of which is not vet written I,
1t for the stenOgraphers reports. n