The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-04-06
The big silver firht is over. for the

The big silver fight is over, for the
present anyway. The anti.free
coinage men made the best showing
in the oratorical line, but when it
came to voting they were not Gin it"
with the free coinage men. 1t is
now said that Speaker Crisp made
pledges, as to the make-up.of the
Coinage committee and. the Com
mittee on Rales as well as to his
own action in the chair, while the
Democratic caucas for the nominal
ton of Speaker was in session, the
last of which he has filled to the let.
ter, this week.
Representative Dingley, of Maine
believes that the sub-letting Of con-
tracts for carrying the mails is
an evil of large proportions aud he
proposes that Congress shall declare
it illegal, and backs up his PROPOSE
ton with numerOusly signed petit
ton asking that it be done.
Even the democrats of the House
Judiciary committee refused to en-
dorse the absurd bill which Repre-
sentative Engloe introduced a
short time ago for the sole purpose
OF trying to get some evidence from
employees of the Pension Bureau
against Gen. Raurn. The bill pro-
fessed to be for the protection OF
such Government employees as
might testify before Congressional
committees concerning abuses in
the public service, but its real object
was to encourage sneaks to vent
their private spite against officials
over them, either by quitting ny
jobs" or by outright perjury. The
bill is dead.
Speaker Crisp considers the term
"Mugwump" unparliminary and sc
ruled during the silver debate, when
Representative Taylor, Of Illinois
was called to order for referring tC
the Massachusetts democratic
members as mugwumps.
The first amendment reported
from the committee on Indian AT
fairs to the -Indian Appropriation
bill, which is now being considered
by the Senate, provides for the
striking out of the section
of the bill directing the
President to detail army officers tC
act as Indian agents whenever
vacancies occur. This amendment
will probably cause a lively little
fight in the Senate, with thu
chances against its being adopted
Senator German stirred upa reg
ular hornets nest by the publica
ton in the New York Sun (Which i
is said will at the proper time sup
port German for the democratic
Nomination. of an interview, ant
he has been kept busy all the weel
explaining and denying reference
made therein to other democrats.
The Senate this week passed al
independent hill appropriating SIS,
100000 for the improvement of tn
ississippi River, in accordance
with the plans of the Mississippi
River Commission, not more thai
$3,750,0OO to be expended in a singh
year. Only five Senators voted a
gainst the bill; Call, Kyle, Pugh ant
Vance. This bill has no connection
with the river and harbor bill
which has been completed by tn
House committee, and which car
ries nearly sol 100000 of appropria
tions.
If there be any truth in TIL
rumors, Senator Hill has not prof
tied by getting knocked down b.
the House Election committe
which, in spite of his orders to tn
contrary,reported in favor of givin
the seat now held by Rockwell, ,
New York, to Col. Noyes, the rcpuf
lican contestant, andshe will max
the Tammany members fight tn
report of the committee on the foo
of the House, if he does he will re
greet it as long as he lives, as tn
Cleveland Democrats would as
nothing better than such an oppol
tunity to show up the methods ,