The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03
ATTHE NATIONS CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE DotNt
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 189

found 1t absolutely lmpo5Slhle 10
reach any agreement that would be
satisfactory TO the free silver demo
crsts and the anl-free democrats,
have wisely concluded that the free
Col age bill should not be made
party measure. This leaves every |
member free to vote on 1t Just as he
ploases. It will be taken up after
the free wool bill is passed, and |
there will be q very warm fight or i, |
with ell the chances in favor OF its |
going through the House, unless the |
rel ubiican members shall disobey |
ex-Czar Reeds orders and vote |
against it. RepIesentativ Harter,
of Ohio, who is leading the opposi-
ton to the bill, proposes to offer an !
amendment giving pensioners, de-
po,itors in savings banks, holders OF
life insurance policies, and all
persons earning less than $1,000 q
year, the right to demand gold pay
ments. Representative Bland, the
leader Of the silver democrats, says
the bill will certainly pass the House
and he thinks it will also get through
the Senate.
Whatever may have been Secrets
ry Mobiles sentiments toward the
Commissioner Of Pensions at one
time his testimony before the House
investigation com mittee leaves no.
doubt Of his intention to shield
Raum and his administration or the
7, nsion Office in every possible way.
THIS change Of base on the part of
| the Secretary is said to lie the result
Of conference he had with Mr.. Har-
riaon, after the House adopted the
| re >olution authorizing the lnvestiga-
ton. The committee will, beginning
with the present week, devote Mon
days aud Tuesdays to the lnvestiga-
ten until 1T Is completed, which Will
not be for sometime, unless there is
a change Of programme.
| The House Committee on Banking
ami Currency will not begin the in
v, stigation of the wrecked Pbiladel
| phia and Boston national banks
until chairman 3acon's return from
| Florida, which will be inside of two
| weeks. This committee has been
considering the bill to incorporate
the international American bank,
Recommended by the Pan-American
ICnngress, and several of the mem.
bers of the committee have express,
led doubts as to the constitution ality
of the bill.
| Again the cry of three thousand
linen and women, compelled by stern
Inccessity to labor daily or nightly in
lthc unssfe aud unhealthy building
occupied by the Government Priat-
Ing Office, goes up TO Congress for
Ir'llef in the shape Of a new building:
again the local papers are filled with
llndlgnant communications from pa
ItIlotlc citizens, who, after visiting
the mammoth tire-proof palaces of
Industry erected by private capital
for the use OF tie newspapers of our
large cities, become heartily ashamed
of the manner in which the lare est
lLrlntlng office IN the world is housed
and are calling upon Congress to
remedy the evil before the civilized
Iworld is shocked by some awful
catastrophe, costing many lives. The
appropriations for public buildings
| will necessarily be curtailed to an
unusual extent this year, but it ill
be In the interest of economy to
iprovlde for new Government
Printing Office.
| Another change has been made in
the programme of the WAYS and
Means committee, and the first tariff
bill to be called up will be the free
wool bill, instead Of the free bindinc
Irvine bill, The com mittee expects
to call it up tomorrow and that about
three weeks will be occupied in
debating 1t.
| 1t is believed that the House
c"mmittee on Territories will favor
iahly re. ort the Utah bill, likewise
Those for the admission of New
! Mexico and Arizona.
| The published statement that
ISenstor German held a conference
with Representative Bland on the
free coinage bill was entirely without
foundation. Senator German did
Icall on MI. Bland and come other
prominent members of the House.
tut 1t was to suggest that the House
lceucus should select the committee.
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