Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-21
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington July Is. '92


caused by the nomination of Cleveland,
has perceptibly widened sin;e the free
coinage bi was finally defeated by
the House, and while the free coinage
democrats are not doing much talking
for publication, they are freely pred Ct
ing privately defeat for Cleveland and
the loss Of the House for the demo-
cratic party, by reason of the detection
of the silver men in that party.
Elk Speaker Reed led the assault in
the House which definitely settled the
fate Of the free coinage bill by vote
of 154 to 1876, There was a larger at
tendance than had before been on the
floor Of the House for four or five
months. 1t was not until the day be-
fore the fight that the Republican
members. who saw their power to
dictate the action of the House. fully
decided TO Kill the bill For a time it
was thought that they would let the
democratic fact Ons fight it out among
themselves, but after free exchange
of opinions 1t was decided that the
best thing for the entire country was
that they should take the leading part
in crushing the bin instead of allowing
the democrats to pass it, and having
the President kill it with veto rs he
would have done.
The republican Senate, true to the
record of the party, has shown that it
believes IL unfolding Christianity and
moral reform by adopting Senator
Quay's amendment to the clause of
the Sunday civil bill providing for the
coinage of s., 600, 600 in souvenir silver
half dollars. for the Worlds Fair, pro
hibiting the opening of the exposition
on Sundays and of Senator Peflers
amendment prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors on the exposition
grounds. Now, let the democratic
House defeat these amendments if it
car, ), said Senator Quay
The difference between democratic
and republican methods have been
sharply defined by the Pennsylvania
labor troubles. Last May the House.
after some very hard kicking in its
favor by the Alliance Members,
author zed by the iud ciary committee
to investigate the Pinkcrton detective
system and its methods, and appro-
priated the money to pay the expenses
of the in e,tigation. the resolution
was quietly laid away by Mr.. Oats.
who had been designated as chairman
of the subcommittee VIII ch was to
make the investigation, presumably
with the intention of waiting until
CONGRESS had adjourned and then max.
ing leisurely pleasure tour at the
expense of the people while engaged
in the investigation. Had that inves-
LEGATION been promptly made when it
was first authorized it is probable that
no armed force would have been sent
to Homestead hy the Pinkcrtons. and
the lives lo9' there would have b en-
saved Early This week III. Oates
took his partisan sub committee to
homestead in search of democratic
campaign material, ami NOT Of the
cause Of the trouble there The Senate
will also investigate. but, mark the
difference; it viii d. it through i select
non-partisan committee of seven. three
republicans, three democrats. and
Senator PETER. which will endeavor to
get to The bottom of the trouble with
out fear or favor Which method is
the RICH, one
The democratic House refused point
hlank to appropriate enc ceut from the
national treasury towards entertaining
the veterans Who Nil attend tae l., 1.
L eneampuena sud ID VA. only
AFTER prolonged uaag,y thst it
agreed to allow lhe DlS.rict s. Column.
Din q spend $4,000 om Il owa
revenue for that purpose
That the >o-ealled people move
mont nothing ba tona.r to the
Cleveland machine IS eeu iur ae-
coming more evident Alraaay the
third party congressman hag dropped
tAc ma~k ami apeua adm. Ha tae4
are making the light not IL g1eet their