The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-18
Washing ton Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, ~. ", rtD. 10, VI
The House coinage committee has In
formally decided TO report the Tree CON-
age bill to the House next week. 1t is
expected that the majority of the commit
tee will recommend against any further
silver legislation instead OF presenting
substitute for the free coinage bill as IL
was supposed would be done. This
change OF programme was probably made
for two reasons First, the President has
given several prominent Republican Sena-
tors to understand that he would refuse to
sign any silver bill, no matter what Its
character might be, at the present session,
because he thinks the present silver law
has not been in operation long enough to
demonstrate the necessity for further sill
yer legislation. Second, this method will
prevent the bill going on the House calen-
dar, and will make II impossible, without
the adoption of special rule, to call up
the bill unless majority OF the coinage
committee give their consent.
The free coinage men who hooted at the
very idea Of any modification Of the
bill few days ago are now trying TO
make combination in support Of an
amendment limiting free coinage to silver
Of American production. Ten days ago
they might have succeeded, but now II is
almost impossible. II is about 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 well advanced which will
probably be sent To the Senate before the
end Of the session.
Mr.. Blaine denies most emphaticaily
that he has written any letter to any per-
son In Canada or elsewhere on the subject
Of Canadian reciprocity except his note to
Representative Baker, Of New York,
stating that this government would not
consider any limited proposition fiom the
Canadian authorities. This is in answer TO
statements that have appeared In Can
adian papers.
Representative Dingley, who is chair.
man Of the committee engaged In inves,i.
eating the alleged silver pool, says that
tue statements made by 0wenby In a
Chicago interview 10 the effect that he
was hampered by the committee and pre-
vented from telling what he knew when
he was here last week are absolutely
false and without the slightest foundation
Representative Dorsey stated under oath
before the committee that II he was the
Nebraska Congressman whom 0wenby
stated In the same Interview had offered
him $2500 TO forget what he knew when
he went on the witness stand that 0wenby
was an Infamous liar in all that the term
implied.
The Sioux Indian delegation has had It's
last interview with the officials Of the In.
terror department Yesterday they were
received by the President, and to-day
they left for Philadelphia, where they
will attend public meeting. From there
they will go to visit the Indian school at
Carlisle, and thence home. The Indians
don't want to be transferred to the war
Department, but 10 the eyes Of a great
many that is just why they snght to be.
The International copyright bill Is re-
garded as dead. Cause, too much amend.
ment. Its friends are working over the
corpse in the hope Of resurectlng IL. Dit.
10, ditto, eight hour bill.