Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-17
WASHINGTON. Jnl,y. Is, 1891.

sibility of building the Nicaragua Gu
nal by guaranteeing $l00, 100000 Of
bonds to be issued by the compan!
now at work upon the canal. This
scheme has been very quickly worked
and the first thing the public knew OF
il was when the committee on Foreign
Relations presented a report TO the
Senate Saturday in favor of amending
the law under which this corporation
was chartered so as to guarantee these
bonds, in order, as the committee
gravely informcs the public. that they
may be sold at par, instcad of at n big
discount as they would if issued with
out the Government guarantee. Thus
it is proposed TO make the United
States furnish the credit to build the
canal, while the profits, should there
be any. are to be enjoyed by a'private
corporation. These gentlemen ma!
think that q lot of fine talk about "A.
merican interests" being ut stake will
reconcile the people to such lcsisla'
ton as this, but it will not. If the
Government is to furnish the money.
to build the canal lei the corporation
step aside and the Government take
charge. "a
Mr. Harrison attempted to take a
small revenge upon Senators Teller
and Woloott of Colorado, for their
to oppose the Force bill and 10
favor free coinage, by nominating ex.
Senator Hill, of the same State, who is
an iniplacable enemy OF the two Sem
ators, to be n member of the lntcrna-
tional monetary commission, and this
nomination has brought about a unique
state of affairs in the Senate. 1t has
been a custom in the Senate to
confirm the nominations of cX-mcm.
bcrs of that body without the formal
ity of referring them TO committees.
but Senators Teller and Wolcott have
succeeded in breaking down usage
and laying this nomination which
they both regard as intended as a per.
sOnal atfront to them, hung up, and
they will leave no stone unturned to
have it rejected.
On Wednesday OF this week the SEN
ate will vote on the new silver bill, and
there is little doubt that a tree coinage
amendment will be adopted by q very
substantial majority, bat that it can
get through the House in the face of
the opposition of Gar Reed and the
administration. is not so certain.s al
though the silver men in the Senate,
who claim to have made a careful cam
vas of the House, say that 1t is bound
to 90 through, Reed or no Reed. But
something is being hatched up be-
tween the anti.silver republicans and
the administration that may have
some effect upon the House. I can't
say Just what it is, but | know that
conferences are constantly being held,
both at the White House and at the
residences Of Senators and the silence
of the anti silver republicans when
asked MS to their intentions is of itself
suspicious.
Some people think that Mr.. Ilarri'
sou is trying to make a bargain with
the republicans who voted against
their party to lay aside the Force bill
by promising 10 sign the froe coinage
bill, if it passes the House, If they will
promise to vote:to take up the Force
bill! again'whcn the financial bill is dis
posed Of and to vote for its passage
If this lie true, he must have made 4
failure with the Colorado Senators, OF
he would not have affronted them ,!
nominating their most bitter cnem,
to an important position.
[ is denied that there is any friction
between Secretaries Proctor and No
BILE over the Indian policy that hal
been adopted INSTRUMENTATION o
putting Army officers in charge Of tn
agencies All the same it is know
that Mr.. Noble publicly stated his op
position to The change before il wa
ordered by Mr.. Harrison.
Whenever anybody in Washington
gets possession OF an unprofitabl
piece Of real estate they Immediate
begin to lay wircs.to unload it upo'
the Government. Here's q case il
point: Several years ago o capitals
built a hotel opposite the Senate win
of the Capitol; it ~bapkruptod every
body who tried 10 II it and for
year or moro it has been t~enantlcsI
On SATURDAY a bill was favorably re
ported from the Senate committee o
Public Buildings and Grounds to pun
chase this building for $l25,OW TO b
used as committee rooms and 10 al
comodate the Senate folding roem.
II now looks as if the ship subsid
bill job might be defeated III tn
House. Its opponents are %increacin
on tho republican side aud it 10 mai
ing no gains among the democrats.
1t now turns out that Spain ism
half as anxious TO negotiate a reciprt
city treaty with us MS has been state
by Mr.. Blainc's friends, and that 81
will demand the big half Of the ba'
gain in any treaty that is proposed b
Mr.. Blaine.
Representative. Turner, OF Kansa
intimatos that the letter Offering
bribe to Mr.. McGrath to which b
name was forged, was instignatcd /
friends of ingalls,.