The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-19

dent Of its being passed by a deci-
sive majority, but the opponents of
the bill appear to be equally conf
dent that it will be defeated.
The House Coinage committee
has informally decided to report
the free coinage bill to the House
next week. 1t is expected that the
majority Of the committee will rec
ommend against any further silver
legislation instead Of presenting a
substitute for the free coinage bill
as it was supposed would be done.
This change of program was proc
ably made for two reasoIs. First,
the President has given several
prominent Republican Senators to
understand that he would refuse to
sign any silver bill, no matter what
its character might be, at the pres
ent session, because he thinks the
present silver law has not been in
operation long enough to demon
strate the necessity for further
silver legislation. Second, this
method will prevent the bill going
on the House calendar, and will
make it impossible, without the
adoption Of a special rule, to call
up the bill unless a majority Of the
coinage committee give their con
cent.
The free coinage men who hooted
at the very idea of. any modifica
ton Of the bill q few days ago are
now trying to make a combination
in support OF an amendment limit
ing free coinage to silver of Ameri-
can production Ten days ago
they might have succeeded, but
now it is almost impossible. It is
almost as certain as anything in the
future can be that there will be no
silver legislation at this session.
Secretary Blaine has concluded
another reciprocity treaty, which
will open the markets Of Venezuela
to our products and manufactures,
and there are several other treaties
we'll advanced which will probably
be sent to the Senate before the
end of the session.
Mr.. Blaine denies most emphat
ically that he has written any let
ter to any person in Canada or
elsewhere on the subject of Cana |
dian reciprocity, except his note tot
Representative Baker, Of New York,
stating that this Government would |
not consider any limited PROPOSE |
ton from the Canadian authorities. |
This is in answer to statements
that have appeared in Canadian pa
pers.
The Sioux Indian Delegation has
had it's last interview with the Off
cials of the Interior Department.
Yesterday they were received by |
the President, and today they left
for Philadelphia, where they will
attend a public meeting. From
there they will go to visit the In
dian School at Carlisle, and-thence
home. The Indians don't want to
be transferred to the War Depart
ment, but in the eyes of a great
many that is just why they ought
to be.
The International copyright bill
is regarded as dead Cause, too
much amendment. It's friends are
working over the corpse in the hope
of resurrecting it. Ditto, ditto
eight hour bill.
Watterson's letter to Governor
Hill advising him to get out of the
way of the Cleveland locomotive,
has been the subject Of numerous
Jokes at the Capitol this week. [
haven't seen a. single. man, Demo
crat or Republican, who believed it
had any effect upon Hill, or that it
was the cause of Installing the Sen
atorship It is generally regarded
as bit of the grossest imperti-
nence on the part of Watterson.
Both House and Senate have
given nearly the whole of this week
to the appropriation bills, and
great progress has been made.
The night sessions of the Senate
have not proved a brilliant success,
owing to the seeming impossibility
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