The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-16
Warrington GeIseI.
(From our regular correspondent.l
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(From our regular correspondent.1
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. IL, 1891.
Free silver coinage is in everybody's
mouth Just now, and its friends say that
nothing can prevent the adoption by the
Senate of a free coinage amendment to the
financial bill, when that measure is voted
upon, and as the voting is to begin on
Wednesday of the present week, the eX-
element is beginning to run quite high.
1t is also stated by the same parties that
the bill can be passed by the House, and
that Speaker Reed has stated privately
that, although personally opposed 10 the
bill, he would not attempt to exercise his
authority as Speaker to defeat it. There's
no tariff on crednlity, and any body can
believe that Mr.. Reed has made sueh a
statement who wishes to, but beg to be
excused. The Senate may, in fact it Is
almost certain to adopt the flee coinage
amendment, and the House may also do
the same, but the foundation Tor believing
that 1t will is not at all solid. If such an
amendment goes through the House, it
will in my opinion first have to overcome
the active opposition of Mr.. Reed and some
of the hardest parliamentary fighters Oh
both sides of the House, to say nothing of
the opposition of Mr.. Harrison and his
administration which has already shown
itself to be a ! powerful factor incontrolling
and forcing legislation in the House. al
though it has failed in the Senate. There
are some queer things about this financial
matter, and some surprises may be in
store for the country before it is settled.
Senator elect Calvin S. Brice, who is also
chairman of the Democratic National Com
mittee, has been comforting with proui-
nent Democrats here, and it is believed
that his object is to combine the Demo
Gratis in Congress IS in favor of free coinage,
which ould result in killing eff Mr..
Cleveland as a Presidential candidate, as
he is supposed to stand about where Mr..
Harrison does IN that subject. Another
puzzling thing is that men in both parties
who are known to be bitterly opposed ID
free coinage, are as mum as clans as to
what they propose dong, Only three Re
publican Senators-Shermau, Morrill, and
H~iscock-have spoken against free coin.
age. and not a single Democrat has spoken
against it, although a number of them
have spoken for it.
Representative Turner'S explanation OF
the forgery of the letter offering a bIibe,
which he is alleged to have written to Mr..
McGrath, of the Kansas Farmers Alliance,
is accepted by those who know him, but
the general public demands something
more definite-the arrest and punishment
of the forgerer. COR instance. This Mr..
Turner says will be lone as quick as lie
can locate the man. whose name he has
not made public.
Much surprise was created by n repoGt
from the Com .nittee on Foreign Relations
which was presented to the Senate Satur-
day. After r~ecitiDg the great Importance Ia
this country of the Nicaragua ship canal
aud the progress made by the company
which is building it, it recommends tia;
he law chaItering that company be
amended so as to make the Uuited States
Government guarantee the 500, Geo Geo OF
bonds which 1t is estimated will be rG-
quired to build the canal, in order that the
aforesaid bonds may be sold at par. That
would certainly be an excellent arrange
ment for the company but where does
Uncle Sam come in. If the concern is
profitable the company VIII, of course.
take care of its bonds and retain all the
profits, bat if it is Improbable Uncle Sam
will have to foot the bills. IL qIiSitht
people are already asking ugly Qaertious
about this proposition, which will hardly
get through the House, even if the Senate
should adopt it.
The House isn't making much progress
with the Shipping bill, and its opponents
are expressing more confidence of defeat
ing it.
Democratic Senators are very much
afraid that the Election bill will again be
taken up by the Senate after the financial
bill is disposed of, but so far as / can learn
none of its Republican friends appear to
have any hope of its ever becoming a law,
though they admit their intention to try
to get it before the Senate in a few days,
but it will be a very difficult job, as the
apportionment bill, tho Pure Food bill,
and the Labor bill s, to say nothing Of the