Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-07

to refusing hearings, and it also refused
to adopt motion of his that the com
mlttee should take vote upon the bill
next Wednesday. Among those heard
by the committee this week was a big
delegation OF Boston business men.
headed by IL. l.. Higginson, who told
the committee that since the passage Of
the silver bill of last year, there had
been great and increasing timiditv on
the part of capitalists and small il
yestors, which had now reached an acute
point. The merchants are frightened
because they fear the effect of free coin
age, and there is a general shrinkage in
business. He was asked a number Of
questions by the members of the com
mittee 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, their pur-
pose being to have a cheap big talk
with Secretary Noble, and if possible
with the president. They went to Sec
rotary Mobiles Office to-day.
General H. V. Boynton, the veteran
correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, was among the wit
nesses examined by the silver pool in
vestigating committee this week. He
was 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
nothing to do with the investigation.
The two members Of the committee
spoken of deny that any such conversa-
ton ever took place between them This
committee is being subjected to a great
deal of harsh criticism, to which I don't
think it entitled 1t is doing its best to
conscientiOusly perform very dis
agreeable duty, and from all that I have
seen it is more deserving commentator
than condemnation.
Early in the week many republicans
IN the house were so mad oyer the lay
ing aside Of the election bill by the SEN
ate 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 su-
preme and business is going on in both
house and senate Just as if no disturb
ing 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 coma &c bill, should that
measure ever reach vote in the house,
although these gentlemen had hereto
fore been classed as friends of free
coinage.
$50 sSer,;s mus "a Gig 1 he RabGine So
s'~- sss--ss.aSa 20 Residents nf1 +Iis
case, before the United States supreme
court, attracted the attention of many
eminent lawyers this week, although the
points covered were not substantially
different from what had been stated in
the newspapers at the time the first APP
plication was made. Johnny Bull does
not seem to have gained anything by his
tricky innovation upon diplomatic
methods.
The present republican programme in
the senate is to continue the considera-
ton of the apportionment bill until it is
disposed of, after which will come the
eight hour, copyright, pure food and
Nicaragua canal bills in the order AIMED