The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-23
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(From our regular correspondent. j
WASHINGTON. D. Clan. 9.1S9t

(From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 10, 1891,
The present situation in both Senate and
House may in a nut shell. be summed up
thus:????? Everybody is asking every
body else questions without number, and
the answers usually depend upon The per-
sonal desire of the speaker, The Repub-
licans in the Senate are again apparently
working 10 gether in the attempt to force
a vote upon the Federal Election bill, as a
party measure, by firing the Democrats
out in a continuous session. The session
has now lasted day and night since Friday
morning, with the exception of a Sunday
recess, and the question of whether the bill
will ever be voted on seems as far from
being answered as ever. One thing fayor-
able TO the final passage of the bill is the
fact that the Republicans who voted with
the Democrat is for free coinage ale now
voting with their party on questions affect
log the election bill. The Democrats say
the bill can never be passed unless the
cloture rule is adopted, and there are still
a number of Republican Senators who will
not agree to go to that extreme. In the
meantime the fight goes on, and all absent
Republicans have received urgenttelegrams
requesting their Immediate presence here.
But after all the subject about which
the most questions are asked is the free
coinage bill. which was adopted by the
Senate as a substitute for the Republican
caucus financial bill. 1t has been referred
to the House committee on coinage, a
majority of which is known to oppose free
coinage. Will this committee make an
adverse report upon the bill, or will il be
piaeon-holed and no report made at ali?
From the best obtainable Information |
belle We tie committee vii! report the bill,
because it's members know that if it is not
reported a motion will be made on the
floor of the House to discharge the COM
mittee from its further consideration, and
the success which attended a similar move
in regard to the investigation of the Con-
gressional silver pools. proves how easy it
can be done when a majority Of the House
SO wills it. But, after it is reported to the
House, will Speaker Reed allow it to DE
voted upon? That is a very important
question, second only in importance t.
that of a Presidential veto. Mr.. Reed is
personally opposed to free coinage, and |
believe will do all in his power to defeat it
by preventing in one way or another a vote
being taken upon it. although it is only
fair to state that some of his closest friends
say tina he will not resort to any extra.
ordinary methods to defeat the bill.
II is now stated by those who ought to
know, that Mr.. Harrison will veto the
free coinage bill if it goes to him as it
passed the Senate, but that he has TX
pressed his willingness to sign a bill pro-
viding FOR free coinage under certain re
strictions. Just what these restrictions
are no one seems to know, which gives the
first statement a fishy look.
1t now looks as if some big fish might
be caught in the drag net of the House
Committee that is investigating the silver
pool charges. The committee was inform
ed at its first meeting held Saturday, that
Senator Stewart had stated that lie had
personal knogledge Of Senators spocula-
ting in silver; it was also Informed that an
official of the House lad stated that lie
knew of congressman that would get into
trouble if the investigation vas pushed.
These two gentlemen ana othe1s whose
names have been furnished the committee,
will be invited to tell what they know
about silver pools, and if they tell there's
squally times ahead for some people.
By the death Of the historian, George
Bancroft, which occurred here Saturday
afternoon, America loses one of her most
distinguished sons. lie was in his inety-
first year.
Mr.. Wanamaker's postal telegraph
scheme is not making much progress in
the House committee on PostoGiees. 1t
barely escaped being permanently pigeon
holed a day or two age, the vote on a
motion to indefinitely postpone its con-
sideration being 7 DO 7. In fact this vote
is taken to mean its practical abandon
ment, which after all would be no loss to
the people al large.
The Democrats in the House have adopt
ed a policy of delay, which will be kept up
until the Senate disposes of the Election
bill. They wish to be il a position to an
tagouize the Election bill, ii it should pass
| the Senate, when it returns to the House
for action on the Senate amendments with
| the regul ar appropriation bills, and they
| will succeed, if the Republicans fail in tile
efforts they are now making to get a
nuorum OF their own members in the
House.
Senator Teller has again denied that any
| combination was made by him aud the
other Republicans that voted fol free coin
age with the Democrats to secure the pass
! age of that hill. WESTON.