The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHtNGToN. -. c.. Feb. ~. %

Representative Rland, Chairman of the
House Committee on Coinage, fired the
nr,t gun in the silver battle by favorably
reporting to the House from tho commit
Tee, his bill providing for the free coin.
age of silver Whether the fight shall
be- immediate or he for time STAYED of
/ is To he determined by the Committee on
Rules. in who~o hands the fate Of the bill
now rests. I hat committee car in left
nitcly prevent the bill being taken up, or,
! it can allow it To he taken up and iilli-
bustcrcd to death, Us il has exclusive and
autccratic authority, under the new rules,
over legislation to come before the House
and in naming a time for the close of de-
bate. The Democratic members Of that
committee, Slc .kcr Crisp and McssrS.
McMillin and Catchngs, are on record
is advocates of fIee coinage, but they
may have been convinced, like many of
their colleagues, that il would he good
politics not to pass the bill until after
the Presidential election. The silver
men are, however, very confident that the
bill will in due time be taken up and
passed, as they claim that ut least two
hundred members are determined to do
So even if it be necessary to block every
thing else in order To do it. Close OBJ
servers predict one of the most bitter
fights that ever took place in Congress
over the bill.
The Senate Finance Committee sur
prised no one when it adversely reported
number of financial bills including
free coinage and Senator Pfehtr's land
loan bill. That report does not settle the
silver question in the Senate by any
means. The free silver Senators say they
will await the action of the House on
the Bland bill, and that if the House
will pass that bill they can force it
through the Senate. Mr. Harrison. of
course, still stands ready and willing to
veto any free coinage bill that gets
through.
Chicago wants Congress, and with the
characteristic energy of the city which
usually gets what it wants, it has sent a
strong committee. here after Congress.
The proposition is to take Congress on
special trains to Chicago on Saturday
night, the Goth inst, giving the members
II chance to spend Washington's birthday
in finding out what is being done for the
Worlds Fair, and getting back to Wash
ington in time for business Wednesday,
the oath inst Present indications are
that about one-third of Congress will
make the trip.
II the bill which the House Banking
and Currency Committee has favorably
reported shall become law it will be
difficult, if not impossible, for the officers
of national banks to film fam the depos-
itors by borrowing large sums from the
bank on worthless securities.
The House has been in decidedly in.
vestigating humor this week. 1t adopted
resolutions providing for investigations
of the Worlds Fair, the wrecked Ma
tional Banksof Boston and Philadelphia,
and of the Pension Bureau.
Mr. Blaine says the statement that his
letter withdrawing his name from the
Presidential contest would be shortly fol.
lowed by his resignation from Office was
an "infernal lie" lie ought to know.
The House talks economy, but when it
comes down to increasing its own patron
age by the appointment of two add.
ditional messengers, it agrees to il by
vote of 1873 to 90,
Representative Bushnell, of Wisconsin,
has offered II resolution in tie House for
the appointment of II committee to invcs-
tigate aud report whether any articles of
home manufacture are sold abroad
cheaper than ut home, and if 81, what
are the reasons therefor. The same gen.
tleman has offered a resolution providing
for the adjournment of Congress on May
81. The first resolution may be adopted,