The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
!, our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. Feb. EX-SENATOR
stanford. who is credited by many
with being willing to become the
candidate Of the farmers
alliance, gave some OF his gold loving re-
publican colleagues a practical lesson in
q day or two since that nom
them and amused him. He ten
Tered in payment for his lunch in the
restaurant and English gold
sovereign, and the waiter after taking it
to the cashier brought it back and po-
litely informed the senator that hecould
not take it. "But it's alright" said
Mr.. Stamford; cts good gold, what
more do you want?' Once more the
the waiter took the coin to the cashier,
but he came back with the am story
aud the senator paid his bill with United
silver. Going up to the republic
can cloak room he CHANGED upon a
group Of republican senators who be-
lieved that all currency must be based
upon gold. He smiled as he told them
his story. "You say that gold is the
only true standard; that it will buy any,
thing in any civilized country. Why is
it that here at the capital OF the nation
in the capital it's SELL cannot pay
for a sandwich with good gold?"
"Your coin is not a legal tender" said
one OF the senators.
"That's it exactly" ~retorted Mr.. STAN
ford. cts the stamp makes the money
and not the material OF which the money
is composed"
1t will be little short Of a miracle if the
the free coinage bill gets through the
house, although it will be reported from
the committee on coinage next week.
But it is expected to be reported in such
a way as to make it well nigh impossi-
bic for it to be called up in the house.
That is, it will be accompanied by a rec
ommendation from a majority OF that
committee against any further silver
legislation, which will prevent it's going
upon the calendar and will also prevent
it's being called up in the house without
the consent OF a majority OF the commit
tee. Several things have helped to bring
about this condition OF things. Mr.
Harrison greatly strengthened the repub
lican opponents OF the bill by giving il
out unofiicially that he would not sig,
| any sort OF a silver bill until the present
silver law had been given a fair trial
and Mr.. Cleveland did tina same thin!
for the democratic opponents by his
outspoken letter on the subject, which
| was published here on Thursday.
Representative Dingley, chairman o
the silver pool investigating committee
has officially denied that his committee
failed to use its utmost endeavor to ge
all that Owenby knew when he was be
fore it last week, but thathasn'tchangec
the opinions OF the unprecedented people
| who were present at the hearing, Repre-
sentative Dorsey says, Owenby is an in
famous liar if he referred to him when h'
| stated in a recent Chicago interview will
a Nebraska congressman he had Offered
him a bride OF $4,000. The committe
isn't finding out very much these days
and it isn't believed that they will a
any time.
Congress will have to do some yer.
lively hustling to avoid the necessi
ty Tor an extra session.. The hous
will pass the last OF appropriation bill
by the middle OF next week, but as ever
appropriation bill that has yet bee
taken up by the senate has had hume,
Gus observation-disclosures attached the
will all have to go back to the hoUs
again for its action upon the amen
ments.
The senate has amended to death Il
international copyright bill and elgl
hour bills. and it is extremely doubt
ii either OF them are heard OF again TIL
session. The night sessions OF the Sc
ate arc a failure because OF the no
attendance OF a quorum.
The state department has sent Ger
!, fed copies OF the apportionment law
n %he governors Of the several states.
The killing Of General Barrundia al
= the action OF Secretary Tracy in rep
manding naval Commander Reiter +
his n%on-action, a the cause OF q We
= spirited debate In the house this we
q between Representative Dalzel, Of Pen
sylvania, who is Refers friend, al
- Representative Lodge, OF Massachusett
who stood by the secretary. Mr.. Ha
rison has sent all the correspondence
the matter to the senate, and it h
been referred to the naval committee.
y Hon. Henry Watterson would not ft
complimented if he could hear some
the congressional comments upon |
a letter to GOV. Hill, made public tt
week.
Secretary Blaine has scored anoth
hit by concluding the negotiation Of
n reciprocity treaty with Fenzuela, simil
V to the n recently made with Braz
He has also taken occasion to positl,
ly deny having written a letter to n ID
son in Canada or elsewhere concerni
Canadian reciprocity, except the one
e Gently made public by Representa-
Baker, OF New York.