The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-18
WASHINGTON CITY.
Especial Correspondence,

tenants are working ike beavers 10
get,the regular appropriation bills
through the House and they ex-
pect to pass the last one this week,
or at the outside by the list of next
week. The first bill to be taken up
after the disposal Of the appropria-
tion bills in the House will be the
shipping bill, or as it is more popu-
larly known the subsidy bill. This
is the bill proposing to encourage
American shipping by the grant
ing of subsidies based upon the
tonnage of vessels. Representative
Farquhar, of New York, who is in
charge of the bill, tells me that he
Is confident of its being passed by a
decisive majority, but the oppon-
ents of the bill appear to be equally
confident that it will be defeated.
The House Coinage committee
has informally decided to report
the free coinage bill to the House
next week. 1t is expected that the
majority of the committee will
recommend against any further
silver legislation instead of pre-.
senting substitute for the free
coinage bill as it was supposed
would be done. This change of
programme was probably made for
two reasons. First, the President
has given several prominent re-
publican Senators to understand
that he would refuse to sign any
silver bill, no matter what its
character might be, at the present
session, because he thinks the pres
ent silver law has not been in oper-
alton long enough to demonstrate
the necessity for further silver leg
islation. Second, this method will
prevent the bill going on the House
calendar, and will make it impos.
sible, without the adoption of q
special rule, to call up the bill UNI
less a majority of the coinage com.
mittee give their consent.
The free coinage men who hoot-
ed at the very idea of any modifica-
ton Of the bill few days ago are
now trying to make combination
In support Of an amendment limit
ing free coinage to silver of Ameri-
can production. Ten days ago they
might have succeeded, but now it
is almost impossible. 1t is about as
certain As anything in the future
can be that there will be no silver
legislation at this session.
Secretary Blaine has concluded
another reciprocity treaty, which
will open the markets of Venezula
to our products and manufactures
and there are several other treaties
which will probably be sent to the
Senate before the end of the sess.
i0n.A
Mr.. Blaine denies most emphati
cally that he has written any letter
to any person in Canada or else
where on the subject of Canadian
reciprocity, except his note TO Rep
resentative Baker, Of New York
stating that this Government
would not consider any limited
proposition from the Canadian au
thOrities. This is in answer tt
statements that have appeared il
Canadian papers.
Representative Dingley, who i
chairman of the committee engag
ed in investigating the alleged sill
yer pool, says that the statement
made by Owenby in a Chicago in
terview to the effect that he wa
hampered by the committee ant
prevented from telling what h,
knew when he was here last weel
are absolutely false and withou
the slightest foundation. Repre-
sentative Dorsy stated under oatl
before the committee that if h
was the Nebraska Congressman
who Owenby stated in the sam
interview had offered him $500 t,
forget what he knew when he wen
on the witness stand, that Owcnb,
was an Infamous liar in all tina
the term implied.
The Sioux Indian delegation ha
had Its last interview with the Of
ficials of the Interior Department
Yesterday they were received b.
the President, and today they LEI
for Philadelphia, where they wi
attend a public meeting. Fror
there they will 60 to visit the In
dian school at Carlisle, and theme
home. The Indians don't want
be transferred to the War Depart
ment, but in the eyes of a gres
many that is just where they ough
to be.
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