The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-04
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OthCE IVPNultCWts WuV0G0tG9 ava - S"ss- :
tinuatton at the short sessluia VI Con.
gress OF the radical programme begun
at the last session are going through
a Panic Just new. They fear there
will not Ee republican quorum pres
emit in the Ilonse before Christmas,
and that 1t will be impossible to com.
pei many OF the republicans who have
been defeated to attend the session
regularly, and without republican
quorum they know their game is
blocked, as the democrats are fully
determined that no political arpor-
tionnent shall be made, unless IL be
done by republican votes entirely;
and the same thing holds good re-
garding the notorious subsidy ship
ping bills.
The democratic leaders have no de-
sire to see an extra session of Con-
gress in the Spring, and if there be
one, which now seems altogether
probable. it will be the fault of the
republicsns. The democrats are ready
aud willing to aid In passing the reg.
ular appropriation for the support of
the Government, but they propose
resisting to the last extremity any
attempt to pass political legislation.
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1t is especially pleasing to the dem.
ocrats to learn that IL. has been dec
ided by bosses Reed, Mckinley, and
Cannon, whose control of the House
committee on Rules makes them ab.
sOlute dictatOrs Of the business to
come before the House, that the tar.
if law shall not be modified or
amended at this session. 1t was feared
that the republicans would be sensi.
bic enough At the coming session to
get back the votes they lost, by revls-
ing the Objectionable features, and
there are few that are not objection
able, of the new tariffzlaw in . bus
mess manner. But they have elected
to stand or fail by the new law, which
makes their fall certain when the
people again get whack at them in
1892.
4 semi-official announcement has
been made by Mr.. Mckinley that no
silver or other financial legislation
would be passed this winter. The cry
of the agriculturist. voiced by the
heavy vote of the Farmers Alliance.
is to be ignored until the democratic
House comes in. Secretary Window
will, / am informed. propose in his
annual report a relief in the shape Of
l l.2 and 2 per cent bonds to be issued
by the Government. to be convertible
into cash upon demand Of the hold
er-this idea is borrowed from the
old greenback party-but Of course
it will require Congressional legisla-
ton before they could be issued, and
if Mr. Mckinley spoke by the card,
and the presumption is that he did,
Mr.. WINDOWS recommendation will
be good for nothing.
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Ex.Representative Warner, who
was here all last session as an adyo-
cate of silver legislation, says the sill.
yer men will submit three propos-
itions to Congress-first, flee coin.
age; second, free coinage limited to
silver produced in this country until
France and Germany shall buy Am
erican silver: Ord the coinage of about
$40 COO, 900 to equal the amount of
national bank notes retired during
the last year-and that they will leave
no stone unturned to get one of them
passed. Either of them could be pass
ed if vote could be had upon them,
but how the Honse can pass a bill
which the committee on Rules re-
fuses to allow it to consider I cannot
see.
One has only to circulate among
the leading democratic members of
Congress now here to discover what
broken reed the republicans are
leaning upon in expecting that dem
ocratlc mistakes in the next House
are to give them an opportunity of
winning in 1892. Present indications
are that there will be no democratic
mistakes, at least not serious ones.
The democratic programme will be
first Of all to give the people more
money by providing for the free coin.
age of silver, and to revise the tariff
in way that will reduce the prices
of clothing and agricultural supplies
and implements, and at the
same time give the farmer practical
reciprocity by charging the market
for the sale of their supplies. No mis-.
takes in a programme of that sort, is
there! The democrats propose to con.
fine themselves to legislating for the
people, that is all classes, and not for
u few favored individuals.
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Nearly all OF the gentlemen who
have announced themselves as candI.
dates or who have been placed in
nomination by their friends for the
speakerslip of the next House are
now here, and they are one and all
greatly surprised to learn of the Bit
ter fight each and every one of them
is making, in the news papers. for
the coveted honor, and 1t lie q source
of no little amusement among them.
Mr.. Harr;s0nsa animal message 70