West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-12-04
WARRINGTON LETTER,
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. G. Nov. rs. 1890.
Mr.. Harrison. Speaker Reed,
Representative Mckinley and all
other republican advocates for a
continuation at the short session OF
Congress of the radical programme
begun at the last session, are poinp
through panic just now. They
Tear that there will not be repub.
hcan quorum present in the House
before Christmas, and that il will
oe impossible to compel many of
the republicans who have been de-
teated to attend the session regular
ly and without n republican quo.
rum they know that their game Is
blocked, us the democrats are fully
determined that no political appor-
tionment shall be made, unless il
DC done by republican votes entirely; (;
and the same thing holds good re-
gardlng the notorious subsidy shrp-
ping bills.
The democratic leaders have no
desire to SEQ an extra session of
Congress in the Spring. and if
there be one, which now seems al.
together probable, it will be tho
fault of the republicans. The dem.
ocrats are ready and willing to aid
IN passing The regular appropriation
bills for the support Of the Govern
mcnt, but they propose resisting
to the last extremity any attempt to
pass political legislation.
1t is specially pleasing to tho
democrats to learn that it has been
decided by bosses Reed, Mckinley,
and Cannon, whose control OF the
House committee on Rules makes
them absolute dictator of the busi-
ness to come before the House, that
the tariff law shall not be modified
or amended at this session. 1t was
feared that the republicans would
be sensible enough at the coming
session to get back the votes they
lost, by revising the Objectionable
features, and there are few that arc
not Objectionable of the new tariff
law in business manner. But
they have elected to stand or fall by
the new law, which makes their
fall certain when the people again
get whack at them IN 1892.
a sem Official announcement has
been made by Mr.. Mckinley that
no silver or other financial lcgisla-
ton would be passed this winter.
The cry Of the agriculturist, voiced
by the heavy vote OF the Farmers
Alliance, for financial relief is to be
ignored until the democratic House
comes in. Secretary Window will,
| am informed, propose in his an
nual report relief in the shape of
u, and z percent bonds TO be is
sued by the Government, to be
convertible into cash upon demand
Of the holder--this idea is borrowed
from the old greenback party
but Of course it will require Com
gressional legislation before they
could be issued, and If Mr.. McKin-
ley spoke by the card, and the pre-
sumption is that he did, Mr.. Win
doms recommendation will Lc good
for nothing.
Ex.Representative Warner, who
was here all last session as an ad-
yocate Of silver legislation says the
silver men will submit three promo
sitlons to Congress first, free coin.
age; second, free coinage limited
to silver produced in this country
until France and Germany shall
buy American silver; third, the
coinage Of about 100000, 600 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 passed If
q vote could be had upon them,
bur how tho House can pass bill
wicb the committee on Rules re-
fuses to allow it to consider can
not sec.
One has only TO circulate among
the leading democratic members Of
/ Congress now here to discover what
a broken reed the are leaning upon
in expecting that democratic mig
takes in the next House are to give
them an opportunity Of winning in
1892. Present Indications are that
there viii be no democratic mistakes.
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