Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-05
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
ID O. Ian 90 1901

Washington, ID. Z. Jan. 80, 1891.
Senator Hoar IN answer to a question
said to-day that he did not know whetl,.
err any attempt would be made to get
the closure resolution or the Federal
election bill before the Senate again. In
reply to another question he said: II
have not one word of criticism to make
of the votes cast by any of my colleag-
ues they are responsible to their con-
stituents and not to me for the votes
they cast. OF course | regret that the
Election bill has been again laid aside,
and to know that it was done by re-
publican votes certainly doesn't afford
me any consolation.
For general talks with both the friends
and foes of the Election bill, am salts
fed that there is no present intention of
again trying to get it taken up by the
Senate. Some of its friends favor call
ing it up again soon, not so much with
the expectation of passing it, though of
course, they would gladly do that, if
possible. as for the purpose of having
fair and square vote, without any dis
tracing side issues. taken upon it; or in
other words to make record for every
Senator, for or against the bill, which
would not be erawled out of in the
future But nothing is decided upon in
regard to the bill.
Representative Bland. has not
strengthened the free coinage bill Ivy his
attempt to prevent the House Committee
before which the bill now Is, and of
which be is a democratic member, hear
ing the delegations of business men who
have come here at their own expense to
protest against the passage OF the bill
by the House. Fortunately, the COM
mittee did not agree with MIR. Bland as
to refusing hearings. and it also refused
to adopt motion of his that the COM
mittee should take vote upon the bill
next Wednesday. Among those heard
! bv the committee this week was a big
delegation of Boston business men,
headed by H. l.. Higglnson, who told
the committee that since the passage of
the silver bill of last year there had been
a great and increasing timidity on the
part of capitalists and small inventors,
which had now reached an acute point.
The merchants are frightened because
they fear the effect of free coinage, and
there is general shrinkage in business.
He was asked number of questions by
the members of the committee who favor
free coinage, but he proved himself
ready TO answer them all. Afterwards
the Boston delegation called on the
President and Secretary Window.
Yesterday eleven Sioux Chiefs and
their Interpreters arrived here, their
purpose being to have cheap big talk"
with Secretary Noble, and if possible
with the President. They went to Sec
rotary Mobiles office to-day.
General II. V. Boynton, the veteran
correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercia Gazette was among the wit
nesses examined by the silver pool in
vestigating committee this week. He
was asked to give the name of the party
who had informed him of a conversation
between two members of the committee
implying that had the two gentlemen
known of Senator Cameron's implica-
ton in the speculation they would have
had nothing to do with the investigation.
The two members of the committee
spoken of deny that any such converse
ton ever took place between them. This
committee is being subjected to great
deal of harsh criticism to which l don't
think it entitled. 1t is doing its best to
conscientiouSly perform a uerv disa-
greeable duty, and for all that | have
seen it is more deserving communication
than condemnation.
Early in the week many Republicans
in the House were 80 mad over the lay.
ing aside Of the Election bin bv the
Senate that many dire threats were