The Forrest City times., 1890-12-27
OUR NATIONAL LETTER.
stewart's open revolt against

Senator Stewurt's open revolt against the republican caucus and his manly speeg,, against the force bill are ths talk ol the town and likely to remain ss, i,r sometime tn come. notwit'istand ing the ltpalNess of Christmas Tba' he voiced ihp real sentiments of {: numbel ,1 his repubican colleagues cannot for mamsnt ue doubted, bui none cf them ;Ie expected 10 display iils sand exhibited by the Nevads Senator. anL l understand that ht acted largely from spite, because Mir Harrison and the republican leader. in both senate and house have com bined to prevent the passage of free coinage bill. Whatever his motive, ii has wonderfully s,iifeued the back bone of the republican opponents oi the force bill.
 Senator Paddock. another republi. can opponent of the bill, is growing restive and has given notice that if the bill is not disposed of very soon he intends asking the senate to take up his pure food bill.
 The republican caucus voted in favor of changing the senate rules in order to cut off debate, but it is not yet certain that they can succeed. MT Iloar and his associates in the pushin. of the fierce bill are in peck Of trouble, and 1t Is growing worse in stead of better. They fe2r to make the attempt to change the rules be- cause they are not certain, that they can carry it through even if they can get it to vote, which is matter oi doubt, as the democrats have an nounced their determination to dc bate the proposed change, which must be made under the present rules, foi the remainder of the session. One thing Is certain the change cannot be made without revolutionary rulings on the part of the presiding officer of the senate.
 If anything is to be done this week by the republicans in the senate 1t will have to be done without the assistance of Senators Allison and lngalls, both of whom have gone home without being paired So far tine republicans have refused to even consider taking q holiday recess. and present indca- tions are that they will hold sessions right along, and, of course, the dem ocrats will be compelled to attend
  cans would be certain to crowd the force bill through.
 In the house a quorum has gone glimmering, and there ls not much probability that one will be seen there again before January.
 Tue republican bosses are believed to have secretly decided that no H. nancial legislation shall be passed at this session, although they are making great pretense of considering the bill which the republican caucus went through the farce of endorsing. which provides for tue purchase of l2000. 0tAl ounces of silver in monthly ln- stalments of GOO GOO ounces aud for the re,coinlng If the f2o ,o0l 900 of fractional coin and trade dalia!s now l,ing idle in the treasury They Nnu,a have been willing Ia allow this hjll to pass. but 1t WAS fo Sponrr re- ported to the senate than Senator |, ag &n offered an amendment pre- vliine for free cninsge Then IL was declietl that it was toa risky l. allow the lili to he voted on, and so til. niiittl StaniS Ut present
 senator i'ctiigrew waids to make aHo,her Indian, scare impossible. so ht. has introduced ! biil pr,hihiung th. stis. .tf Ntc arms and ammuHiiiWs tu Indians .'n reservations. The general itiitNrssEuii is that there Is already Sucii < Law in eNistrnces, whleh ilas bsen yiotted with the counivance or t.fNtgh the neglect of guveruna nt aSisiais l.,iS whole indt,tn business wall probably be investigated ty con gtcsS. Senator M.udefsun h, s uHered a resolution to that effect. There K n general tiesirc OH The part of senatar, au5t representatives to get at the real status ui the Indians.
 Iht ie has been same hitch in ihe issuing of a proclamation by Mr. liar rIsen inviting foreign nations to take part in the worlds fair, hul il k n0w said to lc all right slid tsle pfuelama' ti5n will be issued tl.is week.
 IL Is already apparent that at least s60 ,uN0talh wili be required to tnake up thr deficiencies iE the last sessions appropriations, These ivtlcieneSs are the suits Q, the deliberate actioa ot thr republicans, iii otder tp make tue country believe that they weln keep iag the appropriations down,
 Senator Blair Is posing in a new r0le that og ltnny man, and lt Is a decided improvement on his ordinary issHc
 Senator Stanford mad. an hanrs speech Friday explaining his bill fir taaning money on farm mortgages at ; per cent per aurum. Ihe bill ims been refereed to the finance commit tee. every member of which is opposed tu IL.
 senator Spooner spoke all day Sat uriay in favor of tue force bill, aud |, was jaeularly said that he WAS trying ie earn his appointment to ,tie bvacl of the supreme court.