The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER,

VIII take better with the people.
INDEPENDENT. {
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 90, 1892. Senate,
Teller made some very sensational
statements in a speech on the silver
resolution OF Senator Morgan, this
| week. Like the Junior senator from
Colorado Mr.. Wolcott, whose recent
speech on the subject IS still fresh in the
public mind, he spoke very bitterly OF
the attitude OF President Harrison ON
the free coinage question, and OF his
having used his official influence to pre-
vent legislation on the subject He also
gave the democrats some sharp blows,
and expressed the belief thai the demo-
cratic tidal wave of 1890 was caused,
not by the tariff, but by II revolt OF re-
publicans against the national finan-
cial policy OF their party. He sand IN
the course OF his speccl. that consoi-
dated capital "has made itself heard
here with a lobby that has had no par
allel in number and strength since have
been IN public life"
The house has devoted the greater.
part OF this week to the contested elcc-
ton case OF Noyes VS. Rockwell, the case
in which the elections committee re-
ported in favor Of Moves, the rcDubli-
can contestant The debate was some
what bitter at times, and the result has
not added anything to the good feeling
between the Hill and Cleveland demo-
Gratis in the house. who ranged them
selves for or against the committees re-
port, the Cleveland men supporting
the report.
The house committee on labor has
decided to report a new eight hour BILL
which will be something more than the
dead letter which the present law is
acknowledged to be, as it provides II
penalty OF a fine and Imprisonment. or
both, for It's violation by any Official or
contractor,
a large number OF prominent Virgin
ians are here in the interest oftheanpro-
priation for the International naval re-
view next April, in Hampton Roads and
New York harbor
The alliance members lave succeeded
i'll getting IL promise from the house
judiciary committee that the resolution
| c.,
detective agencies and their methods,
which had been pigeon holed by that
committee, shall be rcportc,! to IN"
house. The report will be unIavorabc,
but it will give the resolution II place on
the calendar and give those who favor
it a chance, albeit IL very slim one, OF
getting Il vote on it sometime this scs-
sion.
Senator Kyle scored IL victory and at
the same time put lifty-two OF the sena-
tors on record upon the silver question
something that numerous older scna-
tors have been trying for some time to
do-when he moved to strike out OF the
bill to amend the Arizona, funding act Of
1890 the words sin gold coin OF the
United States" and to insert in lien OF
| them the words sin lawful money of the
United States The amendment was
adopted by a vote OF 2S to 2I, ard at
least two OF the senators who voted
! against it did so because OF their desire
to oblige Delegate Smith, who had told
them that the people OF Arizona wished
the gold clause retained in the bill, be-
cause 1T would make it easier for them
to dispose OF their bonds. The silver
men are iubilant over the vote which
they claim shows the Senate to be in
| favor oi Tree coinage. But to ibc certain
of this one must know now the miSsin.
32 Senators would vote. Senator Hill
voted with the silver men, Palmer Will
the anti-sllver men, and German douged
a vote by not being in the chamber wl,el
his name Was called.
Assistant Attorney General Rannc,Ps
who has been investigating the charges
made by Assistant Secretary Nettletor
against Immigration Superintendent
Owen, has completed his report thereon
which will be handed to Secretary Fos
ter as soon as he returns to the city
The nature of the report is not known,
The House Chinese exclusion bill
which was to have been taken up in tin
Senate this week, was postponed be
cause OF the discovery by the committee
on Foreign Affairs that the presen
Chinese immigratio laws would not ex
pire until July 1894.
:, Two new financial bills have been in
troduced, by request, by Senator FELTON,
of California. They both provide for
circulating medium based on "A percapit;
issue OF $50 on the entire population {
the country, the amount to be adjmste
after each census.
II The House committee on Foreig
, Affairs has come to the conclusion tha
e the best way to get reciprocity wit
e Mexico is to appoint an information
n commission to arrange it, and ha
; favorably reported a resolution provi,
ing therefor to the House.
I'll The Behring's Sea episode may be COZ
n sldered to have been closed when Il
) Senate ratified the new Modus viyen,
e with Great Britain, this week. as the
4 cisions OF the arbitration court will III
# be disputed by either party.
o There is not so much talkahout vel
n early adjournment OF Congress this ye;
N as there was some time ago.
r The House having tired Of playing t
y silly role ann,llled the "leaye to prin
rs rule,and no more books will be PRINT
Sc in the Record.