The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. u, q. Jan. II, 1891.
The President is, TO the ordinary
observer. apparently spending his
time about az usual. hut he isn't by
long shot he is working hard day
and night to keep the ship which
bears the administration and the Re
publican party in the middle of a
safe financial channel, and he is be-
Ing aided by Senators Sherman. ALI
son and others in both House and
Senate. who have for years been
identified with the financial policy Of
the Republican party. which has
given the United States period Of
prosperity never tqualel by any MAJ
ton ut any time.
The unanimous agreement To vote
upon the differentiation financial
bill in the Senate on Wednesday, of
this week is one of ;he results of
those conferences; 1t Was believed
that it would be injudiciou|. not 10
say positively dangerou, tn have a
pr0tracttd financial debate in the
Senate AT this Time, just as The pub
lie Is regainln. confluence and the
money market is beginning to show
healthier signs than for som months
past.
/ endeay0retl. by means If personal
interviews. to ascertain in wilaI shape
the financial bill will 90 through the
Senaie-it will cprtai My 90 through
in some shape-but OWN. To tie
disposition on the part of many Sen.
atOrs to he nOn.cOmmittal regarding
some of the proposed amendments
the definite inform ,tion gained was
not great. The silver men are loud
in their claims. aud it certainly looks
rs it they were well grounded ,o far
as the adoption of free coinage
amendment il concerned, although
those Senators opposed to going to
the extent of free coinage at the
present time are positive in their
confidence that it VIII not become II
law even if adopted by The Srnate.
This confidence Is based upDn several
things : First, is the great influence
of the conservative men of the
country. who will be aroused by the
adoption of free coinage amend.
ment to financial bill by the Senate !;
these men will protest against smch
an amendment not because they are
opposed TO silver, but because they
fear the effect upon til" country of
such u radical step at this time, and
that their protests will have great
weight in the House cannot for a
moment he doubted; next comes
the opposition of Speaker Reed and
some of the most prominent Repub-
lican Representatives and last, but
by no means least, Is the opposition
of the President this opposition has
been so far continee to moral suaslon
the President has made no threat
of vetoing the measures, as has been
reported. and don't believe he has
ever even considered IL. 1t is priN-
cipaily because he thinks free coln.
aye amendment will result in killing
the other features of the bill. which
he believes will be OF more general
benefit, that he iS opposed to it.
Twenty.three Democratic members
of the Idaho legislature, who voted
against Senator elect Dubois, have
sent protest 10 the Senate against
allowing him to take his seat. the
ground being alleged illegally in his
election. There is no probability of
any attention being paid to The pro-
test, as the ablest constitutional law.
yers in the Senate have Already pro.
nounced the election Of Mr.. DUBOIS
to be legal.
Whether the election bill will