The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-02-05
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Irregular Correspondence


that their last def eat meant the
final disposition Of the Force
bill, and they have accepted
the result with the best grace
possible although it is far from
to them. Not so
Mr.. Harrison. He is so welded
to the idea Of Federal interfer-
en"e in Southern elections and
It's consequent benefit to him
and his party that he refuses
to believe the Force bill dead,
and has begun schemIng for
annthe; attempt to rush it
through the Senate. He is
seconded by Speaker
Reed and the House republican
generally, but the idea has so
far been very coldly received
by the Senators whose recol-
lection Of the two square knock
downs they have already re-
ceived while battling for this
unpopular and unjust bill makes
them shy of again entering the
ring against the entelligent
public opinion Of the country.
Still there is no telling what
there republicans may do 1t
is certain that il they saw their
way clear to pass the bill that
they would again take it up.
Their desire is as strong for the
passage Of the bill as it ever
was, but it is the dread of an
other defeat that makes them
hesitate. Democratic Senators
are fully aware that all danger
from this bill will not be pass
ed until the close Of the session,
and they will see to it that the
republicans get no chauce to
catch them mapping.
That the democrats are al
ways ready to aid i'll the tran
saction of legitimate business
was shown when Senator Cor
man notified the republican
steering committee that the de
mo traits were prepared to agree
to any order Of business which
did not include the cloture rule
or Force bill, The programme
as arranged provides for the
consideration Of the following
] ills, after the Apportionment
bill Is disposed of; eight Hour
bill, Copyright, Pure-foot, and
the job Of the session, the bill
to guarantee the payment OF
S2OO,OO0,OOO in bonds of the
Nicaragua canal compay. 1t is
certainly suspicious circum-
stance that this bill for the ex-
elusive benefit of a corporation
should have been given a place
in the order of business when
dozens Vt tills important to the
country at large were left out
Some music ought to be heard
when this bill gets before the
Senate, and will be, unless am
very much mistaken.
The defeat of Senator Ingalls,
did not raise a cyclone Of griet
at the Capitol.
Unless the republicans at
tempt some Of their tricks it is
believed that all Of the appro
priation bills can be disposed
Of by the 4th of March, and al
extra session avoided.
Chairman Dingley, of the
House committee now investi
eating the silver pool scandal
is charged with having intima
ted, in a. conversation with Mr.
Payne, q mem Der of the corr,
mittee, that Senator Vest would
never have been allowed tc
testify if he had known that III
would "give away" Senator
Cameron. This charge is no.
made by a democrat, but by &
good republican, Gen. H. V
Boynton. Mr.. Dingley denie:
it, and Gen. Boynton says W. B
Stevens heard the conversation
in question. Its a nice mess, &
republican mess, all through
and before the committee tini
shes its labors it will be in neec
Of being investigated.
The arguments in the Behr
ing Sea case were heard by the
Supreme Court this week. They
contained nothing new on
either side, thanks to the en-
terpriSe Of our newspapers in
having told Ii, two weeks age
what points each side wouli
try to make.
The anti-silver men have
opened their campaign against
free coinage by bringing lot
OF Eastern bankers here to tel
the House Coinage committee
what dangerous thing free
coinage is. Anothe,. dodgd of
the ants. is to amend tie tree
coinage bill so as to make il
conform to the views of the
President, Both schemes are
meant to accomplish the same
thing--delay, and that's how il
will be beaten, if it is beaten
The committee delay reporting
it back to the House as long as
possible. and after 1t is report
ed Speaker Reed will delay its
consideration If ha con opd no