Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. &c. IS9

Senators who have privately talked
free coinage are prepared to vote for
it in the Senate, nothing can prevent
the adoption of free coinage amend
ment to the financial bill, which has
been reported to the Senate from the
Finance Committee by Mr.. Sherman.
This bill is a very different one from
that which vas first introduced, and
the silver men are mad all through at
the committee for It's action IN strik-
ing out the section, providing for the
replacing of national bank notes by
treasury notes issued on purchases of
silver bullion, and inserting in its
place one authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue $20O,OOO,000
in 2 per cent bonds, and they do not
hesitate to say that they will combine
outside of party lines and pass a free
coinage amendment to the commit
tees bill Senator Stewart has al
ready introduced a free coinage
amendment, which will certainly re-
ceive the support of all of the Repub-
llcan Senators who are favorable to
silver, but sreat pressure is being
brought to bear on Southern Sena-
tors by the opponents of silver to pre-
vent their voting for it, and if they
can trade votes against it for votes
against the election bill, they will
gladly do so.
Action on this question cannot pos
sibly be STAYED off much longer, how
ever much certain gentlemen would
like to delay it, and it is expected that
as soon as those Senators who went
home for Christmas return to their
seats, the fight will be opened in dead
earnest by the silver men who say
they propose forcing the fighting
when once it begins.
The long drawn out agony Is over
and Michigan has captured the seat
upon the bench of the Supreme Court
left vacant by the death of the late
Justice Miller, the fortunate man be-
ing Mr.. Henry B. Brown, gentle
man who is not widely known in
Washington, and whose name has
never been publicly mentioned in con-
nection with the position. Michi-
ganders here say that he is an able
lawyers and that he viii creditably
fill the position.
That the desire for more money
is not confined to the west and north
west as has been intimated, was fully
proven by a resolution offered in the
House by Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisi-
ana, setting forth the present rema rk-
able stringency in the money market,
and stating that it has been impOssi-
BILE in many places in the South to
obtain advances Of even $40 bale on
cotton, and ordering shat the com
mlttee on Banking and currency be
instructed to bring IN bill providing
for such an increase of the legal ten
der currency of the country as, united
with the present supply of money IL
circulation and that being coined un.
der existing laws, will increase the
volume of money to $50 per capita Of
our population"
Senator Voorhees, in the course of &
speech against the election bill, ut
tered sentiment that will touch 6
responsive chord in the breast Of
every member of the Farmers ALI
ance. He said: when the TWEEN.
tieth century opens, it is my prayer
and belief that the farmers of the
! North and of the South and of al
sections of the country will have SC
united and fraternized In their coun
ellis and policy that they will be II
control of the government for the es
Establishment of justice and equality
and for the overthrow of class suprem
acy and malignant sectionalisn-
There is a rumor here. which is no
generally credited, to the effect tina
Senator Ingalls, and FerwelI, whc
are now in their respective States
seeking re- rejection, had been prom
ised enough democratic votes to cleo
them IN return for their votes agains
the election bill.
Chief Powderly, of the Knights o
Labor, was here few days ago, max
, ing. arrangements for the nationa
. labor convention, which he propose
calling at an early day to meet IN thi
city. He Is also Interested in the es
3 adjustment here of the headquarters
: of the National Citizens
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