The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-15
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Irregular Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, d. c., jan. /


Mr.. Harrison now fully reall-
zes the ancient adage. "There's
many a slip" etc. 1T would be
hard t, find a more disg united
man. Just as he thought the
pins were all set up for the
passage of the Force bill, by
which he expects to obtain an
other term in the White House,
presto, change, aud his hobby
CESS glimmering and is replaced
by a financial measure which
will probably, I might safely
say certainly include what Mr..
Harrison is a strongly opposed
to as he can be to anything
the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. To say that the
radical republican Senators
were dazed by the side tracking
of the Force bill but mildly ex
presses the situation; they were
completely demoralized, and
are still in that condition, in
spite of constant consultations
with Mr.. Harrison and Speaker
Reed.
The charge that the result
was brought about by a bargain
between the democrats and the
silver republicans was too silly
to need the denials which
prominent gentlemen on both
sides have given to it. The
democrats entered the fight
against the Force bill deter
mined to take advantage OF any
opportunity that might offer to
, defend it, and they were for
, tunate enough not only to sue
coed in having the moss OtnOxi-
Gus measure ever before Con.
gres 8 laid ASIDE, it is to be hop
ell permanently, but in getting
, up a bill, which, when amend
ed, will afford the country a
much needed financial relief.
1t is hoped that the financial
bill may be disposed Of in the
= Senate in few days, and it
, wilt be, unless the republicans
, can succeed in whipping enough
J, of their Senators into agreeing
), to take up the Force bill again,
!, or the anti-silver republicans,
, who are now Matching up some
mischief, unless all signs fail
/ shall resort to fill-ibusts ring tt
). prevent a vote. If it passes the
Senate Speaker Reed and Mr.
f Harrison will have a hard time
a to stop it in the House, and ii
d is extremely doubtful whether
1 Mr.. Harrison, in view of hi:
d candidacy for a denomination
:. will dare to vote it, as he would
f otherwise like to do. Demo.
g Gratis are feeling very jubilan
over their victory, as they have
right to do; it was fairly earn
q ed by vigilanes and constan
d attendance upon the sessions o.
Y, the Senate, no matte, what the
t inconvenience might be to in
70 dividual Senators.
/ The administration seems t,
d be making as big a mess Of In
4, dian matters. a. it has of every
D. thing else it has touched. 1
l. res olution, offered by Repr essen
# tatlve McAdoo. has been adopt
,e ed by the House, providing 70
# an investigation of the KILN,
of Sitting Bull, and it is believ
Is ed that the investigation will
70 expose a shameful state O
Is affairs. -
t, The House is still hammerin
3 away on the Shipping bill. an
20 its friends claim that it's passa
,e [se is assured J. hut this is no
a. conceded by its Opponents, VIII
a. are numerous and energetic:
,r The democratic members @
n the Senate Census cotnmitte
" have made a minority repol
u on the Apportionment bill
lie favoring an amendment givin
ii Arkansas, Minnesota and Me-
u York one member each add
III ! tional, because of the larg
fraction each of those Seuat
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