The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
There's Many a Slip, Etc.-HOW the
Mighty Have Fallen.

Special Herald correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 12.-Mr.
Harrison now fully realizes the an-
cient adage, "There's many slip" etc.
1t would be hard to find a more dis
gruntIed man. Just as he thought
the pins were all set up for the pas
sage of the Force bill, by which he
expects to obtain another term in the
White House, presto, change, and
his hobby goes glimmering and is re-
placed by financial measure which
will probably, 1 might safely say
certainly, include what Mr.. Harrison
is as strongly opposed to as he can
be to anything-the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. To say that
the radical republican Senators were
daZed by the side tracking OF the
Force bill but mildly expresses the
situation; they were completely de-
moralized, and are still in that con-
dition, in spite of constant consulta-
lions with Mr.. Harrison and Speaker
Reed.
The charge that the result was
brought about by bargain between
the democrats and the silver republic
cans was too silly to need the denials
which prominent gentlemen on botn
sides have given 10 it. The demo-
Gratis entered the fight against the
Force bill determined to take ad-
vantage of any opportunity that
might offer to defeat it, and they
were fortunate enough not only to
succeed in having the most obnox-
ious measure ever before Congress
laid aside, it is to be hoped perma-
nently, but in getting up bill which,
when amended, viii AFFORD the
country q much needed financial re-
lief.
1t is hoped that the financial bill
NAV be disposed of in the Senate in
a few DAYS, and it will be, less the
republicans can succeed i'll whipping
enough of their Senators into agree
ing to take up the Force bill again,
or the anti-silver republicans, who
are now Matching up some mlschleI,
unless all signs fail, shall resort to
Administering to prevent vote. III IL
passes the Senate Speaker Reed ana
Mr.. Harrison will have nara
time to stop it in the House, ana II
is extremely doubtful whether
Mr.. Harrison, in view OF his can
didacy for a denomination, will dare
to veto it, as ne would otherwise like
20 do. Democrats are feeling very
iubiIant over their victory, as they
have a right to do; it was fairly
earned by Vigilance and constant at
tendance upon the sessions OF the
Senate, no matter what the lncon,
venieuce might be to individual
Senators.
How the mighty have fallen! Elk
Senator Malone, who once posed as
the Car of the United States Senate,
| is now dividing his time between
poker playing and lobbying. He has
a piece of "made" ground, which ne
bought for a song, that he wants &c
sell to the Government at an eXorol'
tant price as q site for the new
Government Printing office, and he
is lobbying to carry out his design
He also has another scheme that has
"miIli0ns in it," provided the Force
bill ever becomes a law, in the shape
of a patent ballot box, ostensioly
| owned by his son, which he calcu
Iates to sell to the Government, to bt
used in every voting precinct in the
United States. He will have to worl
fast. as after the fourth of next Marcel
the name of Malone will be all tina
will be needed to kill any measure
that gets before the democratic House
The administration seems to bt
making as big a muss OF lLdlai
matters as it has of everything Ell g il
has touched. A resolution, Offered
by Representative McAdoO, has beer
adopted by the House, providing FOL
an investigation OF the killing o
Sitting Bull, and 1t is believed tina
the investigation will expose q shame
full state of affairs.
The House is still hammering ava.
on the Shipping bill, and its friend
claim that its passage is assured, bu
this is not conceded by its opponents
who are numerous and energetic.
At last the correspondence in tn
Behring Sea matter, which was asked
for months ago at the last session, ha
been laid before Congress. L canno
Give a better idea of What is though
of it than by quoting Representativ
McCreary, who was chairman O
House committee on Foreign Affair
in the last House. He says: 9Th
time has arrived for Mr.. Blaine t
apply his vigorous policy. The mat
ter most be settled between now an
Spring. He must adopt a NOR
vigorous policy or else back down a.
together.
The democratic members of tn
Senate Census committee have mad
a minority report on the Apportior
! ment bill, faVoring an amendmen
giving Arkansas, Minnesota and Ne
York one member each additional
because of the large fraction each {
those States has after dividing til
population by the number require
per Representative. This, If adopted
would make the total Membership
the House $50.
The two new Senators from Idah
who cast their maiden votes to la
aside the Force bill, have accordir
to custom drawn lots to decide upo
their respective term :. Mr.. Shou
got the .Olg term, which eXpir
March 4, 1895, and Mr.. Mcconnell I'll
short term, which ends with the pre-
. ent Congress.
1t never looked more like an ext
session OF the Fifty-second COngre