Fergus County argus., 1890-08-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. Il, 1890.

WASIIINGrON, Aug. II, lS?o.
senator Quays remarkable resolution,
rema BILE ON account Of the source from
whence it came. has been the single topic Of
conversation here for the past tort eight
hours. and everybody has an opinion OF
some sort to offer regarding it, and the SEN
ator's reasons for offering IT,. 1t starts out
by providing that during the present ses-
sion congress will not take up for consider
alton any legislative business other than
the tariff hill. the general appropriation
bills aud bills relating to I.ublic buildings
and grounds, and that the consideration Of
all other bills is post pnned until the next
session. The concluding paragraph pro
vides that II vote shall he taken on the
tariff bill and amendments at = O'Clock on
| Aug. 30.
| senator Quay has never been an advo-
cate Of the federal election hill and this
resolution deliberately throw ing that meas
| ure overheard has created ~ e"mmotion
among those Republicans who favor that
bill. Already senator lioar has offered an
amendment including the election biII. The
WIS w
the committee on rules. which already has
IA number of resolutions proposing changes
in the senate rules in its p"sssssian. A Re
publican caucus has been called for to-
night, and its action will probably deter
mine the fate of all these resolutions, al
though it is stated that Mr.. Quay will not
abide by its deri-ion should it he against
him, and that he has enough Republicans
behind him. with the solid Democratic vote,
to make majority "i the senate.
That senator Quiy's resolution is the re-
suit "I direct bargain bctween him aud
senator Gorman is not doubted by those
who are conversant with the number ~
long private conferences these gentlemen
have been holding 81 late, and ! am in
formed that the first overtures came from
Quay, and that it was brought about by a
number of prominent I'ennsy yivania capi-
talists who are financially Interested in the
passage oi the tariff bill, and whose large
investments in the southern states make
them opposed to the federal election hill,
fearing its eifee: upon business in that see
,ion. It is only fair to say that Messrs.
Quay and Gorman both deny having made
any bargain.
II the senate moves no faster than il has
this week. the life of the Fifty first congress
will not he long enough to dispose of the
tariff bill.
The National photographers association
has been in session here this week. Its
members are fne-l"oking set OF men.
much finer looking in fact, than one would
expect of men who make their living by
counterfeiting not money, but people and
things.
Senator Jones. who ought to be good
authority, says the price of silver will soon
be on a parity with gold. and that it will
remain at that point after it once reaches
it.
Already many gentlemen have returned
from the q. A. X. encampment, among
them Mr.. Harrison, who just gets back in
senate in its dilemma.
The lack Of II quorum has become chronic
with the house, but this week it has been
almost continuous and has practically
blocked legislation in that branch of con
gress. This is an evil that should be rem
edied These men are elected to attend the
sessions of the house. and there should I've
some way devised of making them do it.
For the third or fourth time since the first
Of July it became necessary this week to
pass joint resolution extending last years
appropriation bills until those Tor the pres
ent fiscal year can be passed.
senator Teller has introduced II new SILVER
bill, which requires the continued monthly
coinage of POO. 900 ounces of silver into
standard dollars, and which takes away
the discretionary power now possessed by
the secretary Of the treasury AS to the re
demption of treasury notes IN either gold
or silver, and provides for free coinage when
the market price Of 81 20 grains reaches
81.
The proposed constitutional amendment
providing for woman suffrage has been
iavorably reported to the senate. The re
port of the committee on woman suffrage,
Of which Senator Blair is chairman, says:
Prejudice and custom have denied to
women the right Of suffrage, but it is i'm
lbs-it,it to give "A TtdSbI ibT tf' 'AcTtlSc bi
suffrage by man which does not apply with
equal greater force in iayor ri woman
suffrage" There il not the renot.st prob
ability that congress will endorse this sen
tim-nt, at least not this congress.
The treasury department officials are be-
ing criticised because of their refusal To-
make public the price paid for the :iI",moo
silver law yesterday.