The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19
.Psen our Rsssiss csrespenssns
W TON LETTER.


WAsHiNGToN. u. Y DEc Is 1850.
Mr.. ilArslsou's little scheme OF push
ing The Force bill Tor his own personss
b~nrdt 10 q last slowly b~eginning 10
percolsss through the brains o. the other
Presidential ~csndidstss. aud the result y
: decided coolnsss lowsfds that measure
ON The part ~ . numve 81 ieaiing re-
puhicans IL l. believed thar Mr.. tlsr-
rison 10 figuring thst the thousands ~
supervisors snd deputy supervisors who
= ould be appointed under this bill.
should Il become : law. might be utiIizrsi
to fvfu tn- basis Of : Hal lsOu machine.
that might control enough 81 the state
isIrgstion~ 10 The next ~repubiicau NJ
%tsnusi Convention 10 insur his nvsuinA-
uon.
There IL . very strong probability that
the Force bill viii bs sLelved for yoOd
ibis week. The administration aud the
republican Senators VI tile Hosr fttikc
hsse heard the peop.c. and are "a
almost : panic in their Hnxsesy 10 do
something 10 satisfy The pnbAc demSud
Tor more mvDey y yet they are NOR
tally afraid that when once = financial
piIl " any kind gets before the senate =
substitute pioviiiuy tor free coinsye
~il be adopted. Ii wxs this tear wh.c..
caused cerssiD Senators to atempt 10 get
democratic Senators TO promise that u =
Till Was Introduced authorizing the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury 10 purchase any
y here from twenty ~ thirty millions Vi
~.solIsrs wosth OF silver bullion they
y Guild not olirr tree coinage ~ y subssi-
sute Tor Il. IL 10 needless 10 say that no
democrats made sny promise u is the
pulicy II the democratic Senstors 10 keep
GEAR oI All enssnsiem-n,s. IN order 10 b.
prepsred % take advantage of any cir
cumstances that may c TO secure
Legislation ~ behalf VI the people.
NJ. Harrison has, | am ctedibIy i'm
Horned, made up his mind to send .
-peclsI message 10 Congress iniima1ing
hat kind OF . financial bill ne would
>ign. tie has 80 little iLf uence in Con
grsss that IL matters little what he &c
~commends.
No nomination tor the vacancy on the
bench OF The Supreme Court las yet
been sent 10 the Senate. aud ! IA i0ir
~ . republican senator that II l. doubt
nj Wbesher II viii 20 in until the Force
Till il disposed OF. because Nr. Harrison
mas rendered the appointment 10 Senator
Spooner. s0d be 10 afraid 10 have him
rave the Senate before the vots 10 takes.
Pa the Force bill the margin 10 tOu
email TO lose : vote.
The farce called ~ investigation Of
the Pension Office has been resulpsd b.
he House committee The committee
shove : great d 81 more anxiety not 10
ind crvokedness than il does 10 find il
-tH ~ au.l 80 n
niu-e 10 Icok into the methods b.
which . son OF COMMISSIONS Rsum be
csme Attorney for = large number OF ~
plicsnts. whose claims hsd heen prac
ticaIIy pigeon holed ia the ufice beiors
h~ took charge OF them.
The bill reducing The fec for obtsining
an iucrsAse in pension 10 81. has beer.
favorsbly reported 10 the liouse. Thi-
% . hard blow 10 the pension sharks. b.
Secretary Noble 10 trying 10 strike theu'
still harder by getting all the States e.
adopt the system now in vogue il Mas.
schusetts. Minuesota and Wisconsin. @
having the Attorney General OF shr State
look after 81 applications Tor pensions
tree Of charge.
The re-apportionmsnt bill, providins
fpr . membership Of 356 in the House 81
Representatives, has been reported 4.
the House, and the republicans having
facility agreed that New York shou.d
have whatever sd%ditionsl representation
4 Is entitled 20 should there BE- 4 recoun
in New York City and Brooklyn, il i.
not thought that the democrats will OF
pose it, passage strenuously, although
they nearly ali acknowledge that the par
ltissn character OF the census il such lhs
a IL totally unreliable. and the
ZION ought al 10 Be made over again
There sre . few honest republicans iha
are appalled, II the cunning rascslity de
veIoped ID this business bv Sup't Porter
SenStor Vest has presented 10 the Sen
ste . memorial from the National Bank
ruptcy Convention urging the immrdi
ate passage Of the Torrey ~bsnkruptc,
nil. which passed The House II tho Ias
session. number OF petitions sgsius
it, passage have been received from tb,
north western states.
The notorious ship subsidy bill
which passed the Senate 1t the last ses
sion were too much for the republican
~ the House committee on Merchan
Marine, and they have agreed upon
Jingle bill IS : substitute TOR both o
them. The new bill combines many o
the features OF The other two. and Il Ger
ain 10 pass the House more's the pity
Representative Grain. OF Texas, he
reported from the House committee ~
post Offices : resolution calling on a.
Posimsster-G General, - 10 the extent ans
grounds for complaints Of insficien
poet Office service in Texas and othe
= -fsteo.
There isn't % much talk about ~
; B~lsine's reciprocity schemes - there Va
: short time ago. and : suspicion IL sris
; ing that The administrations isnt givinl
'he Secretary OF State % earnest supper
10 THE matter. G. As.