Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-01-22
From our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 12, 1891.
The President is, to the ordinary observ
er, apparently spending his time about as
usual, but he isn't by a long shot; he is
working hard day and night to keep the
ship which bears the administration and
the republican party in the middle of
safe financial channel, and he is being
aided by Senators Sherman, Allison 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 equaled by any nation
at any time.
The unanimous agreement to vote upon
the AUTHORIZATION financial bill in the
Senate on Wednesday of this week is one
of the results of those conferences it was
believed that it would be injudicious, not
to say positively dangerous, TO have pro-
tracted financial debate in the Senate at this
time, just as the public is regaining conf
dence and the money market IS beginning
to show healthier signs than for some
months past.
| endeayored. by means of personal inter
views, to ascertain in what shape the
financial bill will 90 through the Senate
it will certainly go through in
some shape-but owing to the dis
position on the part of many Sena-
tors to be non committal regarding
some of the proposed amendments the
definite Information gained was not great.
The silver men are loud in their claims,
and ii certainly looks as If they were well
grounded so far as the adoption of a free
coinage amendment is concerned, although
those senators opposed to going to the
extent of free coinage at the present time
are positive in their confidence that it will
not become a law even if adopted by the
Senate This confidence is based upon
several things First is the great influence
OF the conservative men of the country,
who will be aroused by the adoption of
free coinage amendment to the financial
bill by the Senate; these men will protest
against such an amendment not because
they are opposed to silver hut because they
fear the effect upon the country of
such a radical step at this time and that
their protests will have great weight in the
House cannot for a moment be doubted;
next comes the opposition of Speaker
Reed and some of the most prominent re-
publican Representatives and last. hut
by no means least is the opposition
Of the President; this opposition has
been so far confined to moral suasion-the
Pres sidcnt has made no threat OF re'oing
the measure, as has been reported, and |
don't believe he has even considered il.
1t is principally because he thinks free
coinage 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
Senato-releCt Dubois. have sent a protest
To the Senate against allowing him to take
his scat the ground being alleged ilegality
in his election. There is no probability of
any attention being paid to the protest, as
the ablest constitutional lawyers in the
Senate have already pronounced the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Dubois to be legal.
Whether the election bill will again he
taken up is an undecided question with the
republican Senators and think its decision
will depend largely upon the tone of the
IL. l
If the republican newspapers had been
unanimous. or even nearly so. in favor of
this bin it would long ago have become a
law.
The shipping bill still hangs fire in the
House and it, friends are not aS confident
Of it, passage as they We're a week ago.
The trouble arises from the opposition on
the republican side, which numbers from
twenty 10 thirty
The condition Of the United States
Treasury a. an unfaiing barometer of the
money market, and the daily increase in
the surplus show that confidence is rapid
ly returning and that money is again travel
ling IN its usual channels. The surplus
now amounts to more than ST. 600 900, in
spite of the large purchases of silver and
bonds which Secretary Window is con
stantly making in order to put the money
back into active circulation, and it will not
be surprising if proposals for the purchase
of 4 per cent. bouds-Only Il per cent
bonds are now purchased-are shortly
issued by the Treasury department.
The Senate committee on Foreign Re
lations has reported in favor OF the United
States guaranteeing 500 900, 900 of bonds
u be issued 10 complete the Nicaragua
canal The committee says in its report
that this would be the most economical
method of protecting the interests of the
people of this country in the canal.
Representative Anderson of Kansas, has
introduced a resolution requesting the
Interstate Commerce commission to inves-
tigate the western railroad agreement and
report to Congress.
Secretaries Noble and Proctor are in per
feet accord on the Indian question and all
reports to the contrary are sensational
fabrcations, without foundation.