The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-27
WASHINGTON CITY.
Special Correspo ndence.l

Va
the admin stration Is in possession OF
good reasons for believing that all
danger of war with Chili Is over,
and the general Impression t. That
a settlement entirely satisfactory is
now under way and will very short
ly be announced. This is well:
While we could have easily thrash
ed Chilli, we would have gained lit
tie, aside from satisfaction, and oW-
ing to the distance from the United
States that would have been very
costly.
For an hour, on Wednesday,
Washington was thrown into great
excitement by the rum0r that Sec
rotary Blaine was i'll. Fortunately
there was little basis therefor, mere
ly a slight attact of nausea.
Representative Kilg0re, of Texas,
whose only claim to statesman
ship was obtained by kicking open
one of the doors to the chamber Of
the House of Representatives, dur
ing the Fifty-first Congress, has be-
come temporarily prominent again
through an action just about as
creditable as the first one. When
the joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to charter a
steamship to carry the grain which
had been contributed 10 the star
wing people of Russia by warm
hearted Americans had been pas
sed by the Senate and an attempt
was made to get unanimous consent
to take it up in tile House Ki!gore
upended himself and shouted 81 OBJ
ject". The next day, when the res
0lutiOn came before the House
again, Kilgore was joined By num-
ercus members of the peanut wing
of the democratic party in opposing
the resolution and in spite of II solid
republican vote and the assistance
of some1 democrats the resolution
was defeated, thus making the char.
ity and humanity of America by.
=, ord and a reprOach Among the ma.
tons of the world.
Bills, bills, everywhere, but not d
law enacted. Perhaps that will
not exactly describe the career OF
the present House, but it will come
near enough for all practical purpos
es. There has been just one "bilr
day, but so heavily loaded were the
members with good, bad and but sc
indifferent bills, mostly the two lat
ter, that lit becomes necessary tC
suspend the call of States wher
Ohio had been called, in order t
give the clerks chance TO get the
avalanche of bills recorded. The
duplication of bills, particularly
those aimed at the present tariff
law, were so numerous that a was
suggested the appointment of tar
if editor by the democratic caucu.
before the next "bill" day. Tit
same might also be said about sill
yer.
Representative Otis, of Kansas, il
evidently man not easily rattle,
by the immensely of an undertaking
or he would not have so nonchulen
fly introduced his bill to chang,
the mOmentary system, TO reduc,
interest, and to provide for making
loans on land. Perhaps Mr.. Oti
thinks the m0mentary system of ;
country can be charged as easily a
a mans coat. He will know bette
when he has lived longer.
Jerry Simpson is more modest
He introduced a bill to prohibit us
ury, which would he mighty goot
thing if it could only be put into ef
: feet, but alas, for poor, frail human
nature, ever prone to do wrong, al
,, of the efforts of the law makers sin
&c there were law makers, hav,
been uIavailing and usury has ex
listed and will continue to exist
, Why? Because when a man is com
, PEELED to get money to avert com
> mercial ruin he will not stop t
count the cost, nor will he inform
on the usurer. Another bill Offer
, ed by Mr.. Simpson, might unde
proper restrictions and regulation
make wise ana useful law. ]
provides for establishing depar,
, ment of Finance and Commerce.
Senator Stewart has given tn,
: Senate Judiciary committee a har
nut to crack, by introducing re:
) olution instructing that committe
| to inquire and report who ther Their
is q law in existence requiring tn