Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent.
Washington, Feb. 10, 1892.

Representative Springer, chairman
of the Ways and Means committee,
and Representative Bland, chairman
of the Coinage committee, both as
sured your correspondent that there
was not the slightest foundation for
the stories that have recently
been told about those committees
antag onizing each other on the floor
of the House. Mr.. Bland saws that
himself and all the rest of the free
coinage Democrats are just as anx-
ious to see the bills passed putting
wool, cotton ties and binding twne
on the free list, which have been pre-
pared by the Ways and Means com
mittee, as they are 10 pass the free
coinage bill, and that they have new
err had any intention Of antagonizing
any of them. They on y ask that
time be set for the consideration OF
free coinage bill, and they will utter
no complaint if the Committee on
Rules decide that their bill be taken
up after the tariff bills are passed.
Congress, or as many Of its MEM
bers as can spare the time from i'm
portant committee work, will leave
here for Chicago tonight, as guests
Of the Worlds Fair committee OF
that city, returning next Wednes-
day morning.
Representative Rayner, Of Mary
land, this week delivered one OF the
strongest speeches against trusts ever
heard on the floor Of the House.
He reminded the Republicans that
neither the Interstate Commerce
nor the Sherman act passed by the
last session Of Congress, has pre-
vented the continued formation OF
the trusts and combinations which
it was their alleged purpose to Grad
icate; that trusts still blosomed and
flourished as they accumulate in ev-
cry commercial centre; that they
still defied the law and the jurisdic-
ton and mandates OF the courts, and
that they still, with arrogant front
and bold pretsnsions, executed their
purposes without the slightest fear
of inflicted punishment or the slight
est concern about any encroachment
upon their prerogative. They are
so powerful and influential that the
legislatures Of the States seem to
tremble at their presence, and the
Congress of the United States had
stood by with folded hands and per-
mitted them, with an iron heel, to
trample upon the rights OF the peo-
pie.
The committee to investigate the
Pension Office has had room as
signed it in the Capitol building,
and it will hold daily sittlngs of sew
eral hour. until its work is complet-
ed. Representative Cooper, Of In
diana, and Enloe, of Tennessee, will
assume the position Of prosecutors,
they being thoroughly familiar with
most of the charges brought against
the bureau. Chairman Wheeler, Of
the investie cation committee, says he
enters upon the investigation without
prejudice, and that he will be gov
erned entirely by the evidence pre-
sented to the committee.
The House committee on Manu-
features has designated Messrs. j.
d. Warner, NJ. ID. Egan, Sherman
Hoar and Ezra b. Taylor a sub
committee to conduct the investiga-
ton of the sweating system" au-
thorized by resolution Of the House.
Mr.. Sherman Hoar will act as Sec
rotary to the subcommittee, and he
will be glad to hear from any persons
desiring to aid in finding out about
this business. 1t is expected that
the first hearing before the commit
tee will take place the latter part OF
next week.
The House adopted resolution
calling upon the Postmaster General
for information relating to contracts
made under the ocean mail subsidy
act. Representative Enloe is the
author of the resolution, and he
wishes to use the information asked
for in preparing an argument IN FAVOR
Of his bill for the repeal Of the sub
sdy act, which he IS confident will
be passed by the House.
The Indian appropriation bill,
which is S10,415, 055 less than the
one passed last year, which carried
9614, 1913 to pay for lands purchas-
ed from various tribes, is now being
considered by the House. No time
has been set to close debate upon
it.