The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-05-20
WASHINGTON LerreR.



nificant. He tells everyone with whom
he talks on the subject that he expects
Mr. Harrison to be nominated on the
first ballot. but he invariably adds: III
he isn't, the convention will probably
stampede To Blaine or some other man
IL is iokingly said around the Capitol
that the Senator thinks "some other
man about the same as John sherman
The Alliance members ot Congress
through Representative Watson, OF
Georgia, have served notice on the
House that they are tired of seeing rec
ognition" alternate between the Demo
cratic and Republican members and
always skipping them, and that until
they were given the recognition they
were entitled to the Alliance members
proposed putting their veto on all re-
quests for Unanimous consent, no
matter who made by nor for what pur-
pose. The cause of this notice was an
Intellectual attempt of Mr.. Watson to get
recognized for the purpose OF calling up
the resolution requesting the Ways and
Means committee to report the sub
treasury bill.
Representative Bland has given notice
that he intends offering an amendment
to the Sundry Civil appropriation bill
requiring the coinage and issue in pay
ment of appropriations of the silver
bullion now in the treasury.
The Senate Foreign Affairs committee
has reported amendments TO the consular
and diplomatic bill, increasing to $SO, 600
the appropriation for the Bureau Of
American Republics, and appropriating
$65, 900 for the preliminary surveys OF
the inter-continental railroad, recon-
mended by the Conference of American
Republics held in this city.
To be 40 near and yet so far from the
goal of their desires is the present situa-
ton of the free coinage men in the
House. Representative Pierce, of Ten
nessee, who is the custodian of the fate
of the Bland free coinage bill, the afore-
said fate being in the shape of petition
to the Committee on Rules asking that a
date be set to vote on the bill and clo-
ture rule be reported to prevent fillibus-
tering. Speaker Crisp has pledged his
word that II majority of the Democrats
in the House will sign this petition, the
Committee on Rules will take favorable
action thereon, and Mr.. Pierce has Sc
cured the signatures of almost but not
quite majority of the Democrats in the
House. Will he get the three, four OF
five additional signatures he needsH He
thinks he will, but the opponents of free
coinage say no. They claim that he has
, already secured every signature that II
is possible for him to get, and that they
have the promises of at least three OF the
: signers to withdraw their names if il
shall become necessary.
r The House Committee on Invalid Pen
: sions believes that it is for services per
: formed in the army that pensions ar
3 paid, and that the present residence o.
, the pensioner is something with which
Congress has nothing whatever to do
consequently that committee has unani
, mously decided against the bill provid
c ing that no pension should be paid L
r any person who is not a citizen and bonl
: fde resident of the United States.
Jerry Simpson thinks the action of tn,
!. Democratic House, the members of tn
e majority of which owe their election h
5 pledges of economy, in passing one o
{ the largest river aud harbOr bills eve
}. known, will make thousands of votes 70
o the Peoples party, which he says is reall
4 the only party that stands for an eco
j. nomical administration of the govern
g ment
Many of the Senators who favor tn
, free coinage of silver are active in thei
/ opposition to the confirmation of I. Jei
It ferson Coolidge as Minister to Franc,
Q So serious has this opposition becom
% that a resolution was offered in executiv
N session by Senator friendly to Nj
l. Harrison, requesting the withdrawal {
& the nomination. The resolution was d,
D feated, which may mean either that
N majority of the Senator'S intend to vol
'e TO confirm the nomination or just ii
" raversa IA IL may he TINT the silver Sci