The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-01-17
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w ,SHiNGTON LET TER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1891

Federal Election bill will pass the SEN
ate and become law. He thinks that
Senators Stewart, Wolcott Teller and
one or two others, not over two,
represents the entire republican opposi.
ton to the bill, although there are sew
eral Others who may not vote for the
bill, but who will not vote against it.
But other republican Senators are not SO
confident of the final outcome. The dis.
affection in the republican ranks arises
not so much from opposition to the bill
as from the delay in disposing OF it.
These gentlemen think the bill has
already occupied too much of the Senates
time, while other legislation, particularly
that affecting financial matters, has had
to wait.
Just what the result will be it would
be impossible to predict with even
reasonable degree Of certainty, but every
Senator with whom / have talked, and
they are numerous and represent the
friends of all the measures waiting to be
taken up as well as Of the election bill,
agree in the belief that decisive action OF
some sort will be taken by the Senate
during the coming week, when about all
of the holiday absentees will have re.
turned One strange feature of the stu
alton is, that democrats generally believe
that the election bill will be passed.
Democratic Senators are doing all they
possibly can to encourage those republi-
can Senators who are known to be favor
able to free silver coinage to attempt to
force the consideration Of one of the bills
already introduced providing for free
coinage before the Election bill or the
cloture rule is disposed of; they are not
doing this because they favor free coin
age, which has some of its bitterest op.
ponents among the democratic Senators,
but because they wish to create dissen.
ton in the republican ranks in the hope
that they may profit thereby in the end.
1t will be discovered, think, by these
republicans, if one Of these bills ever
reaches vote, that the democrats, with
a very few exceptions, will not vote for
, it.
The Republicans in the Senate are
strikingly in need of a leader, that is to
!, say man with the daring and dash
{ which characterized certain periods OF
| Mr.. Blaine's and the late Roscoe Conk-
e lings Senatorial careers. There are many
8 able and learned republicans in the Sen
t ate but there seems to be no real leader
+. among them-no man whom all the rest
:, will willingly follow. If Speaker Reed
n had been in the Senate l don't believe
!. the present condition of affairs, which is
!. entirely unsatisfactory to all classes Of
e republicans, would exist Battles are
h not won without fighting, and no army
!. can fight well with divided leadership
10 Republicans all hope for the best, bu
N they are not inspired with that agrees
n i've confidence which has been character
rs istc of the party in other great Con
I gressional contests.
rs The President has signed the commits
to sion of Henry B. Brown, as Associat
v. Justice of the United States Suprem
he Court, his nomination having been cor
firmed by the Senate. The new Justic
n. will take his seat next week, and he will
;ls have his hands full of work immed
he ately, as there are number Of importal
lis cases that have been waiting for fu
he court to act upon them. Justice Brow
yer is fortunate man; not single word HI
,al been said against his nomination.
nj. The President is utilizing all the m
EN- chinery of the Post.ofice department
lad making an investigation of the rece
en-. murder of j. P Mathews, postmaster
ted Carrollton, Mississippi. Mr.. Harrison
or determined to get to,the bottom of Il
bpt case. Mr.. Mathews was the third po'
the master appointed at that place sinceJu
he. /, 1889. First II. G. Hansbrough v
ere appointed, but his commission was wi
EN-. held and his son appointed. Soon aft
ward his bondsmen withdrew aud !
ook being able to obtain others he was CO
. in PEELED to give up the Office. Mathe
the was appointed in August last, and t.
ner charge Of the Office in October 1t
oht been stated here that citizens of the to
h;s had openly made threats that no rep
be lican should be their postmaster.
,,ch the President becomes convinced OF
truthfulness Of that statement they n
tho find themselves without either post-'
= ce or postmaster The Presidents \
INNS Year reception was one of the n
had brilliant ever held in the White Hol
ever and it was followed by one equally
,ob+ brilliant held by the Vice President
Tho Mrs. Morton at their elegant and cap
hs.; GUS residence. Prominent among the
,yas tendants at both was Hon. Robert
ana. Lincoln, our Minister to Great Brit
,nos who is here to receive his final inst
d his 1 ro w n sbosran ubo l. ,-is;t;ne
u his brother, the Senator.
; re. There is good reason for believing
nged the democrats are schem'ng 70 J
u. about the necessity for an extra ses
'ne Of Congress this Spring. They'll get
n the sick Of Il if il is held. Remember I
away Regular Correspondent.