The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
John Hurzler is much better and his
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9,-The senate
could scarcely have done more this
week to shake up things had a majority
OF it's members been Farmers Alliance
men; 1T shelved the Election bill, which
is opposed by the Alliance, but whether
permanently or not remains SO be seen,
and it took up the fiancial question in
which the Alliance is very deeply in
terested. 1t was certainly a revolution
very quietly accomplished and it is
only natural that 1t should have caused
charges OF having made Il bargain, to be
made against the eight republicans who
voted with the democrats; but it did
not require the denials OF those gentle
men to convince close observers OF the
falsity OF the charge. No bargain was
necessary.
Ever since the session began tie silver
ulel III ooeH pdilltS, bt'u POI elo"ttily
the republicans, have been growing
more restless and more determined that
they would make fight for free coinage;
they waited Il month for the disposal
Of the Election bill, and seeing that
measure still in the way, they decided
to wait no longer. They knew, as did
everybody else, that the democrats
would vote solidly to take up the ten
commandments, il thereby the Election
bill could be displaced, and they made
the attempt by having Senator Stewart
move to take up the financial bill, and
it succeeded That's the whole story in
a nutshell:
But the important question now is,
what will be the result? Senators Stewart
and Teller, republicans, and Daniel ant!
Reagan, democrats, tell Ee that tie bill
is certain to pass the Senate with a free
coinage amendment, and they think a
vote will be reached late this week OF
early next. 1t certainly looks now az
ii these gentlemen are correct about the
. iJiSSHgc OE l.lS Jllt u iiCC S'JiiIftt
amendment. but that d vote can be
reached as soon as they expect, is to my
mind IL little doubtful. While the dem
ocrats, even those who oppose free coin
age, would doubtless gladly aid i'll pass
ing bill with IL free coinage attachment
in the hope that it would be vetoed by
Mr.. Harrison, should it get through tbt
House, they will not wish to be in !;
hurry about it, unless they are siver
some assurances that the Election bii
will not be again taken up us soon al
the financial bill is disposed OF. Beside:
this, there is an ominous reticence OF
the part OF the ant:-silver republicans
!; as to their intentions which may meal
, great deal or nothing. In the hope O
again getting up the election bill thes
, republicans might be willing to see thi
, bill go through, trusting to defeating i
, in the House, or as a last resort by ;
) presidential veto, but nothing is certain
: about it, and whatever. the outcome is
: the senate Tor the rest OF the session
AIOlulSCo W DC tt WV tl!olS
body than, usual.
For some reason not apparent to OF
dinary observers, Senator Ingalls,, VIII
has returned to Washington, is Yer
confident that he Will be his own succes
sor in the senate. The house is const
ering the shipping bill, and present ind
cations are, that it will pass by a clos
n vote. Although its opponents in bot
l. parties are still hopeful OF defeating it.
:. Mr.. Blame ls the one member OF tt
l. administratio ton that does not seem
S be bothering his head about either Il
h election bill or the financial bill. Pc
5; haps it may be that his attention is CT
I. tirely taken up with the Behring's sc
!; matter, the correspondence relating
D which is now before congress, and h
s. Pan-Amelcan schemes, which are b
(. reality-the international monetal
N conference recommended by the late A
1t America congress met here this Wee
l. and the railroad commission has be-
. ucIc SOlllC CiliiC, w soy iioeh'hS W VI
headquarters that has been establish,
here for the purpose OF furnishing col
- mercial information about South al
~ Central America.
The senate in executive session h
been digging up a bit OF ancient histo
relating to the Nicaragua canal and t
ng treaty negotiated by President Arthl
I'd which it seems was never ratified by t
IN senate, That treaty bound the Unit
ng States and Nicaragua to build the can
On The senate committe on foreign re
as tions has !Icni. ::;strrrted to inquire in
,t- Tie s,,Atus .. t!4a corporation now I
MS gagged in building the canal, and what
in required to fully protect our intere:
EN- therein.
3D. 1t has been so often stated that Sci
ire tor Vest had received a letter from !
in President Cleveland stating that he y
H. no longer opposed to free coinage, I'll
in Mr.. Vests sta ter1ent on the floor OF
tly senate that he had never received S,
u letter, is a very important one, o
en- one that may materially affect
en- chance Of Mr.. Cleyt lands again be
the nominated for the presidency.
ov- The Indian question bids fair to nj
I'D, trouble between the Interior and y
md departments, as Secretary Noble
His poses permanent transfer OF thee
ime OF the Indians to the latter departm'
on. Extra session talk is again prevail,
ian and the chances now certainly ia
city lone.