The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 80, 1891.


whether any attempt would be made to
the closure resolution or the Federal
Election bill before the Senate again.
In reply to another question he said:
"I have not one word Of criticism to
make of the votes cast by any of my col
leagues; they are responsible to their
constituents and not to me for the votes
they cast. OF course Iregret that the
Election bill has been again laid aside,
and to know that it was done by Repub-
lican votes certainly doesn't afford me
| any consolation"
From general talks with both the
friends and foes of the Election bill, I
am satisfied that there il no present in
tention of again trying to get it taken up
by the Senate. Some of Its friends favor
calling it up again soon, not 40 much
with the expectation Of passing it, though
Of course, they would gladly do that, II
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
could not be crawled out ofin the future.
But nothing is decided upon in regard
to the bill.
Representative Bland has not strength
ened the free coinage bill by his attempt
to prevent the House Committee before
which the bill now is, and of which he
is Democratic member, hearing the
delegations of business men who have
come here at their own expense to pro-
test against the passage Of the bill by
the House. Fortunately, the committee
did not agree with Mr.. Bland as to re-
fusing hearings, and it also refused to
adopt a motion of his that the committee
should take vote upon the bill next
Wednesday. Among those heard by
the committee this week was big dele
cation of Boston business men, headed
by H. L. Higginson, who told the COM
mittee 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 investors, 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, theft
purpose being to have cheap big talk"
with Secretary Noble, and If possible
with the President. They went to Sec.
retary Mobiles Office to-day ~
General H. V. Boynton, the veteran
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cid1 Gazette, was among the witnesses
examined by the silver pool investigat-
ing committee this week. Hew asked
to give the name OF the party who had
informed him of conversation between
two members of the committee implying
that had the two gentlemen known Of
Senator Cameron's implication in the
speculation they would have had moth.
ing to do with the investigation.
The two members Of the committee
spoken of deny that any such converse
tion ever took place between them.
This committee is being subjected to q
great deal of harsh criticism to which l
don't think it entitled. 1t is doing its
best to conscientiously perform very
disagreeable duty, and from all that I
have seen it is more deserving commen.
dation than condemnation.
Early in the week many Republicans
in the Houe were so mad over the lay.
ing aside of the Election bill by the
Senate that many dire threats were
made of what would be done to even up
with the Republican Senators who voted
against the bill, but serenity again reigns
supreme and business is going on in
both House and Senate just as if no dis
turbing elements had entered either of
them, and about the only effects Of the
threats will be the votes Of number Of
House Republicans, which will be cast
against the free coinage bill, should that
measure ever reach = vsSe in the House,
although these gentlemen had hereto
fore been classed as friends Of free
coinage.
The arguments in the Behring Sea
case before the United States Supreme
Court attracted the attention of many
eminent lawyers this week, although
the points covered were not substantial
ly different from what had been stated
in the newspapers at the time the first
application was made. Johnny Bull
does not seem to have gained anything
by his tricky innovation upon diplo-
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