The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-02-06
washington letter

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Jan so, iSgI.-
Mr.. Harrison dies hard, very hard. Sen
ator Hoar and his radical colleagues
recognize that their last defeat meant
the final disposition of the Force bill,
and they have accepted the result with
the best grace possible although 1t is far
from satisfactory TO them Not so Mr..
Harrison He is so welded to the idea
OF Federal interference in Southern
elections and its consequent benefit to |
him and his party that he refuses to be
lieve the Force bill dead, and has be- |
g,in scheming for another attempt to |
rush il through the Senate He Is |
strongly seconded by Speaker Reed and |
the House Republicans generally, but
the idea has so far been very coldly re-
ceived by the Senators whose recollec-
ton of the two square knock-downs they
have already received white battling for
this unpopular and unjust bin makes
/ them shy Of again entering the ring
| against the intelligent public opinion OF
! the country.
Still there Is no telling what these Re-
/ publicans may do. Il is certain that if
/ they saw their way clear to pass the bill
that they would again take IL up. Their
desire is as strongfor the passage OF the
! bill as il ever was, but IL is the dread of
| another defeat that makes them hesi-
tate Democratic Senators are fully
aware that all danger from this bin viii
not be passed until the close of the ses-
sion, and they will see 10 it that the Re
publicans get nc chance to catch them
mapping.
That the Democrats are always ready
I =, hA Of laxrif ia
business was shown when Senator Cor
man notified the Republican steering
committee that the Democrats were pre-
pared to agree to any order of business
which did not include the cloture rule or
Force bill. The programme as arranged
provides for the consideration of the fol
lowing bills, after the Apportionment
bill is disposed of; eight hour bill, Copy
right, Pure-food, and the job of the ses-
sion, the bill TO guarantee the payment
of 5000, ,0oo UCt in bonds of the Nicar-
aqua canal company. 1t is certainly g
suspicious circumstance that this bin fol
the exclusive benefit of 4 corporation
should have been given q place in the
order of business when dozens Of blk
important 70 the country at large were
left out. Some music ought TO bt
heard when this bill gets before the Sen
ate, and viii he, unless / am very much
! mistaken.
The defeat of Senator ingalls, did not
raise q cyclone of grief at the capitol.
Unless the Republicans attempt some
OF their tricks II is believed that all O1
: the appropriation bills can be- disposed oi
by the 4th Of March, and an extra ses
sion avoided.
Chairman Dingley, OF the House com
mittee now investigating the silver poo
= scandal, Is charged with having intimat-
81, in conversation with Mr.. Payne, {
- member OF the committee, that Senator
. Vest would never have been allowed tC
! testify If he had known that he weulc
: give sway" Senator Cameron. This
charge is not made by Democrat, bu
, by a good Republican, General II. '
1 BOyton. Mr.. DINGHY denies in, and Gen
s eral Boyton says W. B. Stevens heare
the conversation in question. Its .
p nice mess, Republican mess, al
r. through, and before the committee fin
, ishes It's labOrs il viii be in need of be
ing investigated.
: The arguments in the Behring Sea
Z case were heard by the Supreme Cour
= ihis veek. They contained nothing new
= on either side, thanks to the enteTpris,
! of our newspapers IN having told us twC
: weeks ago what points each side woulc
: try to make.
= The anti-silver men have opened theIl
= campaign against free coinage by bring
ing a lot of Eastern bankers here 10 tel
the House Coinage committee what {
? dangerous thing free coinage Is. AnOthel
! dodge Of the ants is to amend the fre,
coinage bill so ss To make 1t conform &c
= the views Of the President. Both scheme:
are meant to accomplish the same thine
delay, and that's how 1t will be beat
= en-, II IL il beaten. The committee vii
e delay reporting it back 10 the House q,
long as possible and after il l. reported
I Speaker Reed Will delay its consideration
If he can, and between all these delay
: the time viii have become too short tc
pass the bill at this session.
Mr.. Blaine isn't saying anything about
the Force bill, but he has had kind oi
and told-you-so look ever since Mr.
Harrison was knocked out at the same
time his pet measure wss. N.