Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-26
WASHINGTON.

mac on the subject OF a Federal cleo
tion law. He wants he says, if nee
cessary, a file of federal soldiers at
every polling place in his district"
He has made the Federal election
idea the sole object of his thoughts
throughout this session, and will at
tempt to crowd out any other impor-
tant business in its favor. He was
the first member to arrive in Wash>
ington, and promptly attached his
fortune to that of Mr.. Reed, while he
was a candidate for the speakership
of the House. He came here
before any other of the Mas
sachusetts delegation, and when
they arrived, they learned, as they
did two years before, that Mr.. Lodge
had his committee places picked out
in advance of any of them.
There is great pressure at present
in republican circles to have the
Lodge bill pass. Of course the actual
reason is that millions have been CIV
en- away through subsidies and tariff,
public buildings and in many other
extravagant ways, and it is admitted
by those in authority that the U. S.
Treasury is nearly bankrupted. To
avoid a deficit the republican major
ity proposes that the government shall
commit colossal breach of trust. To
be brief:-O the 14th day of next
August the silver coinage act be-
comes operative. Upon that day the
amount held by the US. Treasurer
for the redemption ofthe circulating
notes, in the hands of public of dis
continued national banks, according
to the terms of the act, are turned
into general fund. The amount
will probably, according to best esti-
mates, amount to about $4,000.
This is done under the pretense OF
increasing the circulation while the
real reason is to avoid a deficit in the
Treasury when all these wasteful
appropriations come to be paid.
The statesmen here are, also, in.
tensely excited as to the outcome Of
the census, and the new apportion.
ment. They realize that the old
Northern States will scarcely hold
their own in population, and that the
growth of Tho country at large may
even detract from them something O
their present representation. There
is also good reason to believe that thu
new industries, mines, and activity
Of the South, developed during TIT
last ten years have brought mor'
people there than once were. Henc,
the great anxiety on the part of tn,
republicans to pass the Lodge bill
But that cannot be reached withou
violation and changing the rules tina
have governed the Senate for hun
dred years.
Pressure is being brought to bea
on the five or six republican Senator
who are most determined in thei
opposition to the measure; and mean
while the features Of the bill ar
being considered by the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
The Senate will dispose of the apprC
priation bills, and then the tariff bill
before the election bill is reached
8 and it will be left pending at adjourn
ment, unless those more conserva
tive statesmen can be influenced in il
5 favor.
Z Representative Yoder, of Ohio
a who is member of the Democrat
] Congressional committee, says thf
3 the democrats will gain several Rel
7 resentatives at the coming election
" as the result of the gerrymander {
s the state. Mr.. Mckinley has bee
a thrown into district that will hav
: majority of 1000 against him. H
friends will makea desperate effo
to secure his election but Mr.. Yodt
says that nothing short of a millio
g dollars will accomplish that result.
o The other gains which the commi
2. tee is confident of making, are thrt
IL in Missouri, one in Kentucky, tW
9 in Maryland, oneeach in Louisiar
l. and Pennsylvania, and others poss
l. bly, in Iowa and Massachusett
II Enough, in short, to give the dem
g Gratis good working majority in IL
le next House.
n The Senate is discussing the Sundi
he Civil Bill. A lively debate betwet
he Senators Reagan of Texas and SteN
l. art of Nevada, was one of the CLEAN
OF Of sunshine during the prolonged d
Is liberation.
The House today, after an at tim