Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-04-08
Rhode Island leads the way
to Republican Victory by electing
the entire Republican state ticket
and the Legislature.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corrcspo ndent
WASHINGTON. APRIL, 4, %.


There is no longer room for
doubt that at the time seemingly
unexpected termination of the
| silver battle in the House was but
the carrying out of ca, efully pre-
arranged plan on the part of GER
tain democratic leaders who did
not wish their party committed on
this question at the opening of the
Presidential campaign. They wish
to leave the way open for the
democratic party to pose as favor
ing free coinage III states where 1t
will be beneficial to do SO, and as
opposing it in other states, just as
that party has always done in
presidential elections. on most
questions of national Importance.
The small FRY W. re Lot let III the
scheme. or Representative Bland
would not have blacSguarded
speaker Crisp in such savage
way, ard then had to eat his words
afterwards, when he was told why
speaker Crisp had seemingly be-
trayed the ultra free silver men;
but they all now know the mean
ling of the whole business, and
about so or 80 of them are trying
to hatch up some scheme of re-
Vance and If they only had a
uervy leader they might accomp-
lish something, as with The pres
ent average attendance in the
House, that many members, if
properly handled, could easily tie
up the House, and keep 1t tied
up until their purpose WAS &C
complished. AS yet they only
threaten. and those who thre eten
seldom fight.
1t is not regarded probable that
the silver campaign opened in the
Senate by the debate on Mr.. Nor
gan's resolution will result in any
definite action by that body OH
the &C iual question of free coinage,
although the dodgers like Hill
are in state Of trepidation on
account of it, and may be forced
to define their position.
The first free trade measure
the Springer free wool bill-wilI
be put through the House this
yeeF, but there is lot the remotes'
probability of its getting through
, the Senate.
The Alliance men in Congress
Ehave adopted a new fnancia
I fad" and to hear them discus;
5 it one would suppose that they
actually expected the till author
. lzing it to pass, 1t is for the Secre
| tary of the Treasury to issue OF
demand of the several states, lega
tender Treasury notes, similar t
: those now IN general circulation
IN any amount desired up to S3l
per capita, taking the population
y as given in the last Census. Th'
e states are to deposit as securit,
0 20 year bonds, bearing interest &
The rate of l per cent per annum
Fhe bill says nothing of how th'
states are to redeem these bonds
! at the expiration of 90 years, al
: though it authorizes the legisla
rure to distribute the money a
their discretion. Like the sub
! reasury scheme. it looks well OF
paper, and would be equally i'm
e possible to put into practice
'peration.
/ Not a single democratic mem
Der of the Senate committee ol
he District Of Columbia voteC
q or Senator McMiIlan's bill to ap
h )ropriate $4,000 towards enter
t aiming the members of the G. 4
, &. who will attend the encamp
= ment in this city, which that com
: mittee, by the vote of republicans
las favorably reported to th
y Senate. The original bill was 70
n $4,000, but upon consultation
With the local committee it wa
reduced, and a proviso inserte'
that $4,000 should be raised b
# private contributions and spen
. before any of the Congressiona
. Appropriation can be used. If tn
democratic Representatives, are a
y hostile as these democratic Sena
q tors have shown themselves to b
/, the bill will never get through tn
, House.
Representative Miller, of Wis
consin, was right when he dc
a nonnced the present rules of tn
Il House, as worse than no rules q
O all, and said that the time of th
= House, had been spent In doinI
nothing or worse than nothing o.
account of those rules.
Ell The House still keeps up tn
d farce of holding one evening ses
e sion each week to consider privat
pension bills, but a quorum i
never present and the point o
d "no quorum" is invaribly made b.
n some democrat, so that nothin,
8 is ever done at those sessions. A
e the last one Representative Hemp
hill, of South Carolina, unmerci
fully scored his party for what h
D termed its "child's play" in hold