Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Newsy Letter From the
Capital.
Features of the Silver Debate
in the House.
Judge Woods Nomination and De-
bate it Caused.
The Marine Band Commences It's Tour.
The Bering Sea Matter-Senator
Hiil's Trip-secretary
Foster.
Special correspondence to the HERALD.


the leaders of the silver and anti.silver
factions to have full representation
here this week of their respective forces.
Representative Tracey of New York,
who is the leader OF the anti-silver ring
of the Democrats in the house, said that
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures as whole had never asked
for an extension OF time for the silver
debate. Those in charge of the minority
fight had not applied to Mr.. Bland to
consent to an extension, and he thought
by the time Mr.. Bland got through with
talking and arranging with "irresponsi-
BILE persons" about the bargains for ex-
tensions on the terms of no filibustering,
he would learn thing or two. General
Tracey remarked that he thought Mr..
Bland's recent experience with Messrs.
Cochran and Andrews should have
taught him lesson about "arrange-
ments." So far as he knew, General
Tracey aaid, no arrangements had been
made for an extension Of time.
1t is evident that no free coinage bill
can become law this year. The cer-
tainty of veto settles that. The gen.
eral impression seems to be that nothing
can be gained by the discussion of the
question at this session, while there is
much to be lost. To thrust this issue
into the approaching presidential can
vass will convert a campaign of certainty
into campaign of difficulty and doubt.
JUDGE wooDs's NOMINATION.
The nomination of Judge Woods for
circuit Judge, by the president, led to
one of the most animated and protracted
debates ever provoked by a single nomi-
nation. Interest in the controversy
began to grow from the day the Indiana
senators first explained the true nature
of the appointment, and 80 bitter was
the fight at the end, the president, it is
said, became very anxious. Having
earned some praise, even from his po-
litical opponents for other appointments
he had made to the bench, it greatly
annoyed him to have 30 much and such
severe criticism poured out on one of
his nominations for the judiciary, but
he was plainly told that in sending in
the name of Woods for circuit Judge he
had been guilty of an objectionable
piece of partisanship.
DIPLOMACY AND ITALY.
Italy and the United States are about
to make up and, to resume diplomatic
relations. 1t was foolish to break them
up. The United States were justifiable
in insisting on Louisiana's right to try
the New Orleans mob by its own laws,
Just as Chill was justifable in insisting
on Furnishing in a Chilean court and
under Chilean law the Valparaisans
who attacked the Baltimore sailors.
The diplomatic difficulty that Mr.. Har-
rison's administration has experienced
has been to maintain consistency in the
face of powers supposed to be weaker
than the United States.
THE MARINE BAND.
The Marine band, in charge of it's
skilled leader, Prof. Sousa, started on it's
annual concert tour, over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. The band was repre-
sented by just twenty-six of it's mem.
bers. The first stop will be made at
Philadelphia, and from thence the trip
will extend westward to the Pacific
coast, embracing nearly every city of
Importance which was not visited on it's
last tour. Four concerts are booked for
Chicago, and the longest stop will be
made in San Francisco, where music
lovers will have the rare opportunity of
listening to six consecutive concerts by
The band will give three concerts in
your city on April 18th and 18th, and
you may feel assured that they will
furnish most delightful entertain
ment.
BERING SEA MATTER.
The rumor that Russia had protested
against any arrangement between the
United States and Great Britain by
which the British wou Id enjoy part con-
troll of the Bering sea ia plausible,
whether it prove correct or not. 1t is
we'll understood that Russia disposed of
Alaska to the United States in order to
have friendly power opposite Siberia
and to keep England out, It ID natural
that the czar should object to treaty
by which the very object of his sale
would be defeated. Russia did not like
to have Great Britain as her east and
south neighbor in Bering sea, and che
would not like It now.
II Great Britain we're allowed part
nership control of Bering sea for seal
fishing, see could use it for other pur.
poses, and Russia cannot see where it
would end. 1t would not be surprising,
therefore, if Russia should present q
protest against the negotiations now in
progress, if she does not actually inter-
fere.
There is not to be Bering sea war in
any case, but the moral effect of protest
from Russia against recognizing any
right of Great Britain in Bering sea
would be intensely interesting to watch.
SENATOR HILL IN THE SOUTH.
1t is question whether Mr.. Hill
has helped his cause while in the south.
1t is noted that many of the leading
journals in that locality refuse inexor-
ably to be persuaded Of his fitness for
the party leadership. 1t does not end
there, for many Of them have made
great number Of injurious and unfeeling
remarks concerning the senator and his
aspirations. The southern politicians
are much shrewder and more observant
men than Mr.. Hill supposed, and they
are also absolutely without sentiment
or preference as regards their party can
didate for the preidency in many cases.
The south is an open field and can DE
confidently counted on for whatever can
didate shall make the. strongest and
most impressive showing. If there has
been any change at all in the situation,
that change has been in the nature OF a
eight but perceptible diminution OF Mr..
Hills popularity. M ;.