The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb ~, 1852.
Representative Springer, chairman ol 1no
wavs and Means Com mittee, and hepreseh'"-
tive Bland. chairman of the Coinage commit
tee both assured your correspondent tna' 'neio
,vos not the slightest foundation for the stories
that have been recently told about these o0ni
,.;+taes antaeonizing each other on the floor OF
the House. Mr.. Bland says that himself ana all
tho rest of the free coinage democrats are just
as anxious to see the bills passed putting "ool'
cotton ties and binding twine on tine Iree lleU,
which have been prepared by the aS "nu
Means Committee as they are to pass 'he - %
coinage bill, and that they have never nao any
intention of antagonizing them. They onlS asA
that a time be set for the consideration ol 'ne
free coinage bill. and they will utter no com
plaint if the Committee on Rules declue 'n@'
their bill be taken up after the tarln pllis are
passed. -,
The story that Mir Mills intended onerlhs an
entire tariff bill as substitute lot Tue hIs' one
of,hs tariff hills taken up by the House, hao
inst as little foundation. Mr.. Mills mas NJ Aoo"
Of doing ANYTHING of the kind. He lavors eacn
or .ho t;,ls prepared by the Ways and Means
Cyom-.,ittee. the only difference of opinion be-
tween himself and the majority of the commit
Zoo being that he would like to see the entre
tarifr reformed at once, instead of going at IL
bv niecemeals He will heartily support each
of the hills. as steps in the right direction
Congress or as many of its members as cSn
srare the time from important committee worA
vii leave here for Chicago tonight. as guests OIL
tha worlds Fair committee of that city. return
.np next Wednesday morning,
REPRESENTATIVE RayneT, of Maryland. thls
xvaek delivered one of the strongest speeches
against trusts ever heard on the hoor Oh vac
uaNse He reminded the republicans lna'
oithor the Interstate Commerce law nor tne
sherman act passed at the last session Oh Oon .
yress. had prevented the continued lorH a'lon -
trusts and combinations which 1t was thelr o.,
leood purpose to- eradicate; thas 'rue'S sun
bIossomed and lourished as they accunu'"'o -
everv commercial center; that tney sun ueneu :
the law and the jurisdiction and manoate' u
the courts. and that they still with erros"n'
front and bold pretensions, execute tnoii pu-
noses without the slightest fear OF lnnic'eu pun
ishment or the slightest concern apouC any On
croachment upon their prerogatlVe' ~
- ,,o1vorful and influential that the legislature
or +ne states seem to tremble at their presence,
and the Con gress of the United states nau S'oou
hv with folded hands and permitted lnem' WIN
on iron heel. to trample upon the rlgn's Vi 'no
people. D,sior OF.
Tha committee to investigate the PENSION "a
Ace has had a room assigned to II IN inc 0api'0i
bpilding. and it will hold daily slttlnss VI so'
oral hours until its work is completed. nePie
.antatives Cooper. of Indiana and Enloe' Vi
Tnnessee will assume the poslGlohs VI Pios1
cntors they being thoroughly lamnlah WIZ
most of the charges brought agaihs0 'he
chairman Wheeler. of the investigator 'o.n
rittee. saws he enters upon the lhEes's "'-o
,vithout prejudice. and that he Will oe eoNeSno"
entirely by the evidence presented 10 'lo 0oD
mittee. .eoo.nros has
designated Messrs. j. ID. arDer' ~ ~ Ae
SSornoan Hoar and Ezra B. Taylor sub-com
80. 80 conduct the investigation OF the
..sveating system," authorized by the resoiu,
ot the House Mr. Sherman Hoar VIII ac'
- eocretarv to the subcommittee, ana ne WIZ
to c,ad IN hear from any persons desiring 0o alu
~ endinp ont about this business. 1t Is expect
"a chat the first hearing before the committee
uiu take place the latter part OF next WeeA'
THE Honse adopted a resolution Gaining upon
,he Postmaster General for Information rela'-
inc to contracts made under the ocean lnah
subsidy act. Representative Enloe Is ehe au'
toor of the resolution, and he wishes 10 use Vne
information asked for in preparing an al
ment in favor of his bill for the repeaI Oh the
Subsidy act. which he is confident will be passed
by the House. ,,o.s
democratic absentees are giving the leaders
of the House a great deal of trouble, ana no"
that the serious business of the session Is gee-
ting before the House the continuation Oh TINS
nractice will prove very embarrassing as IL en-,
ables the Republicans to tie the House up a'
any time by refusing to vote. thus breaking
ouorum. as was done several times this week.
The Indian appropriation bill, which 5 StU,'
4,5 Ob5 less than the one passed last year, wnlcn
carried 1854 ,s9s to pay for lands pnrcnaseo
from various tribes, is now being consldereo oS
the House, No time has been set to close oe'
bate upon it,