The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-01-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, d. c. Jan. l6, 1891.


two, the influence of which will be felt
for many day in this country;and may.
hap in Others closely related to us in bus.
mess. The first was the attempt of
Great Britain, after having been fairly
outwitted in diplomacy by Mr.. Blaine,
to use our Supreme Court for the pur-
pose of opposing the executive branch Of
our Government, a proceeding unparal-
leled and without precedent in the inter.
national diplomatic annals Of the world,
and the second was the passage of the
free silver coinage bill as substitute for
the Senate Financial bill, in spite of the
determined efforts Of Senators Sherman,
Allison. Evarts, Morril, Aldrich and
others whose financial sagacity has moul-
ded the policy of the republican party on
money matters for more than decade.
1t was evident several days ago that
silver was on top in the Senate, and
after the speech Of Senator Ingalls, in
favor of free coinage, which was in many
respects the ablest and most brilliant
ever delivered by that extraordinarily
brilliant man, no power on earth could
have stemmed the tide. 1t was all in
vain that Senator German, the democra.
tic leader, who probably regretted when
too late the part he and many members
of his party had taken in bringing about
the present situation, attempted to stem
the silver flood by proposing an amend
ment which would result in shutting out
silver produced in foreign countries.
The die was cast, and, as far as the Sen.
ate can compel it to do so, this country
has thrown down the gauntlet to the
entire financial world, and proposes to
make silver the equal of gold in every
respect in this country, whatever may be
the consequences.
Mr.. Blaine has right to feel proud of
the sentiment which the action of the
British Government, in attempting to
ignore the executive branch of this Gov.
eminent by appealing to the United
States Supreme Court for help, has
evoked. It was the one thing needed to
solidify American sentiment in support
of the stand taken by this administra-
ton. To-day Congress is practically
unit in support of Mr.. Blaine, whereas
, there had been disposition previously
among democrats to sneer at Mr.. Blaines
, methods of conducting the Behring Sea
negotiations. The sentiment now exist
ing among democrats may be judged by
the action of Representative Enloe, Of
Tennessee who has introduced resolu-
ton in the House reciting the action of
the British Government and declaring
that this action is in derogation Of the
dignity of the United States, and provid-
ing that copy of this resolution shall be
sent to the British Government. Gen.
: eral Hooker, one of the Oldest democra-
!, tic members of the House committee on
: Foreign affairs, says: ''Mr. Blaine will
come out all right l have great conf
dence in him. l differ with him in pol
: tics. but have great confidence in hi!
l. ability to manage anything he under
IL takes"
= The House committe on the World
d Fair have agreed upon report which
e favors more care in the expenditure o
IL money by the commission and reduc
ton in the number as well as the salarie
t. of the employees. Everything in con
l. nection with the exposition is movinl
along nicely and points to general sue
cess.
Postmaster. General. w anamaker has
s, at the direction Of the President abolish
e, ed the Post Office at Catharine, Alabam
le because of the action of some of the citi
ne zens of that place in driving the republi
tie can postmaster away from his Office.
lie Secretary Window has decided, as h
We was compelled to under the present law
s: that the director of the Philadelphia
er was right in declining to coin silve
to brick which was presented to him by tn
"a. agent Of several owners of silver mine
no There is an interesting rumor here tht
e, the pins are being set up to have PERI
Belmont, the young man who, whe
n chairman of the House committee G
'ly Foreign affairs few years ago, game
as some valuable although painful expe
he fence through controversy with M
yes Blaine, elected to the Senate from Nc
lst York.
ak Senator Quay's new election bill pro,
ny ding for the suspension of the writ
oh habeas corpus and the use of the arm
IS? and navy whenever necessary, in t
ed discretion, to prevent fraud or force
for the polls, is disturbing the democrs
icy very much.
ing Those who ought to know say there
lty not the slightest probability that fl
to coinage will get through the House
IN. this session; but its friends are nevertl
ed less making most determined effort
that direction.
The Federal election bill has again
a vote of "a to 33 become the unfnish
business of the Senate.
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