Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-01-08
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR COREESpONDENT
WASHINGTON, ID. G. JAN. 5, 1870

form combination for the purpose OF
passing free coinage bill. Politics have
been the direct cause of this failure.
The republican leaders haye succeeded
in keeping republicans out of it until
the election bill is in some manner
disposed Of, and it looks now more like
that measure would be passed than at
any time since the session began the
election bill has also been the cause Of
the democratic Senators refusing to
enter the silver combination-they want
to be free and unencumbered, in order
that they may take advantage of any
and every opportunity to defeat or de-
lay action upon the election bill. Thus
question which is the most important
to the people at large, irrespective Of
politics, and into which politics should
rot enter at all, Is made to stand aside
while the politicians fight for party
supremacy.
Both republicans and democrats held
caucuscs today to map out their re-
spective programme for the battle royal
which is to be waged over the election
bill. The republicans have determined
to try to tire out the democrats by long
and continuous sessions of the Senate
and every absent republican has been
notified by wire that his presence is
imperativcly necessary. The democrats
are united and determined to fight to
the last ditch, If the republicans can.
not get and keep quorum of their
own members in the Senate, the demo
eats will absent themselves aud raise
the familiar parliamentary cry ono
quorum; but if the republicans sue
coed in having quorum OF their OWN
men, the democrats will resort TO fill.
clustering to carry their point, OF
course it is impossible to say what the
result be, but from the fact that the
republican managers have succeeded in
solldifylng their party, with the except
of four Senators, the chances seem to
be in favor of that party, although it
Is we'll to remember that it is almost
always the unexpected that happcls IN
politics.
Whether the house will spend the
week Oh the shipping bill, or whether
it will take up some Of the OPERATION
bills, are questions that may lead to
trouble in that body. The democrats
will probably be able to decide the
matter, us the republicans have no
quorum of their own here now, though
they may have any day if they find that
it is necessary.
Representative Kelly. OF Kansas,
thinks we ought to have $4,000 600 in
fractional paper currency, Of 5, 10, %
and SO cent bills,and he has introduced
Il bill in the House which directs tie
Secretary OF the Treasury to isfs that
amount There isn't much probability
Of the bills being acted upon.
Senator Carlisle, who recently offered
a Joint resolution for the appointment
of three commissioners to consider with
three commissioners from Canada all
questions relating to the Commerce
between two nations, says he has no
hope that the resolution will be acted
upon at this session, and that his pur,
pose in offering it was to call public
attention to the matter in order TO pave
the way tor future legislation. 1t is a
good idea, aud it has no politics IN it.
Mr.. Romero, the Mexican minister
here, says there is no truth in the
rumor that this country has negotiated
IL reciprocity treaty with Mexico. and
he strongly lntlmates that none can be
negotiated at the present time.
Representative Butterworth, who is
also Secretary fthe World Fair Com
mission, has introduced IN the House a
resolution requesting the President to
invite the States and Territories to hold
services on October 18th, 1892, com
memoratve of the four hundreth annl'
versary Of The discovery Of America,and
to request each Of them to have prepar
ed statue, painting. tablet or other
memoria! illustrative Of their progress,
the same to be exhibited in Il group
during the Columbian Exposition.
The United States Supreme Court is
again sitting with full bench, Justice
Brown having today taken his seat
The new Justice made an excellent !
impression upon the distinguished audi
ence which witnessed his installation. .
A new factor in the shape Of the
BehrIng Sea dispute with England has
entered the extra session problem. Mr..
Harrison is now engaged upon a mes
sage to Congress on the subject, which