Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-12-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
wAs1iHoToS. d. c.. Dec 10. go.

Inc RreSiuent, Atucu OJ tuc Cnuthcs 4
has reached what he and they believe
10 be q satisfactory solution Of the prob
lc 10 Of how TO end the stringency Of
| the financial message 10 Congress this
week, recommending the authority
| be given the Secretary OF the Treasury
| to purchase n large quantity OF silver
| bullion Immediately just how large !
cannot positively say. Secretary Win
| dom, whc has Just returned FROM New
York, where be went TO confer with the
leading lights OF the financial world, 10
| understood TO favor purchasing the pre-
ent stock of Is 90 900 ounces OF silvsi
| and also Of an additional amount, equal |
10 the returnei national bank notes. es |
slmated 1T t2O,U00, 600. II both these |
suggestions are adopted by Congress u |
will place $50 900 o o la circulation.
Treasurer Huston also has an idea
that with the assent Of Congress VIII
add eco, 600 900 more. lie Is to auth
orize the transfer OF the Gao 100000 Of
fractional silver currency now lying
Idle, 10 tho bullion account for recoin
Ing into standard silver dollars, aud to
allow the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
, | issue treasury notes tnere for.
Secretary Window reports greatly
, Improved feeling among the New York
bankers, who believe the worst to have
, passed. and that confidence Will be soon
r restored. There's the point OF the
trouble Once restore confidence and
e money will soon be easy again, and al
= though many prominent Senators and
Z r representatives. believe Congressional
t legislation TO be unnecessary. they have
e expressed themselves ~ being wiling
: TO support any reasonable measure De
!, cause OF the effect IL will have Ia restor-
ing confidence among the people.
e At caucus Of Republican Senators
q to be held tonight, it will be decided
d | whether the Election bin shall be tenn
ls porarIly laid aside this week for the
Al purpose OF considering financial legisla-
Ia ton, ct the same caucus report will BIT
% made by the finance committee, which
Ia has for several days been la consulia-
tstlou with the i've SENATORS appoin'ec
In by Mr.. Edmunds. chairman OF the eau
Gus. to consider and report what, IL All
at financial legislation Is necessary. Tbs
ne House committee on Banking and Gu
Rd7 rency has also been sitting up o'nighu
ed With the financial situation and may
ht conclude 10 report bill OF some ktn'
ne this week In the meantime the leRi
en- lators known as silver men are sayini
Use that nothing short Of free and unlim
70 ed silver colt age will suit them.
FER have discovered the tue ilwardut 8
ife OF the movement among leading Dem
lie. Gratis. to re organize their national al
Dg congressional committees. for the pm
en-. pose of beginning the work OF the liz \
his Presidential campaign. An Engll~
ed, man, representing a secret organ z
hls ton of English, French and Germ .
i've manufacturers, who Is at present J
ers Washington, has bsen the NOV ng spi
his 10 the matter. The men he represent
my have raised en- enormous fund, said
His be over q million dollars, which the
hey wish to combat the Republican Part
hey and the protective tariff and he h
hey been sent over here 70 tender IL TO q
ats Democratic Leaders II they Will proml
the to begin st once the distribution OF IT
men trade literature among the voters
lner the country, q promise which II requ
ed no persuasion to obtain from the dc
add ocratic bosses, who are jubn Mt amol
oTea themselves at the prospect of an unli
ieve tied campaign fund. The re organ
one ton scheme Is only q little dodge
be- blind the public
n IL IL Secretary Noble can have his ~
] let the peusiOn attorneys viii scon have
dan seek new employment. he Ia work
med "a get cyexy = ate 70 adopt . syst
hool similar TO what has been working -
with actorily in Minnesota, Wisconsin a
point Massachusetts for some time. That
nv for ex soldiers OF the several States
the ale their applications for pensions "
LONG the Attorney General of the State, y
most prosecutes the claim before the pens
Office, without cost to claim int.
color House committee on Invalid Pensi
Mon seems to be In sympathy with Mr..
I'd BILE 4 for 1t has made q. favor,
GER report on . bill reducing the torns
ssi6le fee to q for prosecuting spplicati
The for increase OF pensions, on account
? are increase Of disability.
Senator Squire, chairman OF the
their committee which went 60 the Pa
things Coast to investigate the working
Baton the auti Chinese law has re urned
n. - avs the committee learned that n
ermin Chiaamen and mucl opium have
war and arebelng Struggled over the nortl
N ar border, but that Is due TO not haviI
aitlng sufficient force Of men employed to
5 But force the law. and not defects in
'ct to law.
rWard Senator Pettigrew OF S Dakota,
% the arrived here Satu day, 10 indignant
dictate the outrageous Indian stories "
rse OF have been printed in the .sterI
to lay pers He says tue ire poDsible zap
ms do writers are responsible for the
Goes which has only existed I'm the iml
20 sue tsons.
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