The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-10
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LATEST NEWS FROM WASH
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nSHb dSdlIlSU the FOTCe Dill sui
draws its length along. While
the surface nd'cations were moi
significant, there was no little
disturbance on the Republican
side on account of the telegram
from Ocala, Florida, to the eff
feet that the Farmers Alliance
had unanimously denounced the
force bill. Partisan Statesman
of the Rowell, Lodge, and Car
ter stripe in the Houes were
quick to characterize the AL
lance as a Democratic annex, "
and to assert that the resolutions
meant nothing and would have
no effect. This was also Sena-
tor Hoar's idea, but there were
quite a number of other Sena-
tors, who, while they were not
out spoken, may be regarded as
anxious to heed any utterance
of the Alliance. Senators In
gals, Plumb, Stanford and
Others are not likely to disre-.
gard the voice of the Alliance,
especially when that voice is
not indirect conflict with their
own opinions. The Farmers
Alliance is a large representa-
tive body, influential in most of
the States of the West and South
and gaining a foothold in the
eastern States. The Alliance
steadily opposes anything like
sectionalism and bases its oppo-
sition to the elections bill on
that ground. Whatever profess
sions are made by the advocates
of the various bills to regulate
federal elections now or lately
before Congress, the general
public have regarded the CEN
tral proposition in all these sug-
gested measures as either intend
ed to correct or create a Sec
tional evil in politics. The Re-
publicans insist upon the form
er construction, the Democrats
upon the latter. Into this COM
plication of political interests
comes the Farmers Alliance
with a clean cut denunciation
of the bill that passed the House.
Chairman Dunnell of the Gen.
sus Committee said yesterday
to your correspondent that the
committee would iSirin consid-
of the apportionment
bill next week, and that he did
not doubt but that it would be |
before the House before the
Christmas holidays. He was
of the opinion thai the question
raised by New York City as to |
the accuracy of her enumeration |
should not delay preparation of |
the appointment bill, for if it |
should be decided after fair and |
full consideration that New
York City's claim was just, the |
matter could be fixed so as TO
give New York the membership |
to which she was entitled. IL
find from numerous converse
tions with prominent Democrats
that the latter will not agree
to an apportionment which will |
keep the House at its present |
membership of 332. They would |
lose eight member, one in Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, South Carolina and In
diana, and two in New York, |
while they would gain one each |
in Arkansas, New Jersey and |
Texas. On the other hand the
Republicans would lose only |
two, one each in Maine and |
Ohio, and gain one in Califor-
MIA, Oregon and Washinton, |
and three in Nebraska. The
proportion Of loss and gain is so
largely in favor of the Republi-
cans that the Democrats will
contend for some other method
of appointment.
A bill was introduced in the
House, yesterday. by Represen-
tative Bland, of Missouri requir-
ing the Secretary of the Trea-
sary to prepare q new series of
Treasury notes, commonly call
ed greenbacks, and issue them
i'm sums equal to the amount of
national bank notes that may
be from time to time surrender
ed for redemption or cancella.
tion by national banking asso-
Citations. Representative Bland
also introduced a bill arthoriz-
ing the issue Of q new series of
legal.tender notes to meet any
DEFICIENCIES in the revenues Of
the Government. A preamble
to this bill recites that a def.
cheney in the revenues is now
threatened, and the country is
not in a condition to bear any
further taxation. IL authorises
the Secretary of the Treasury
to prepare and issue legal-tedder
notes, common called green
backs, in payment of Current
obligations of the Government.
These notes are to be i'm addi-
ton to the legal-tendsr notes
now authorized, may be reissu-
ed as legal-tender notes are now
reissued; and are to be availa.