Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-02-05

next Friday night by the demo-
Gratis on the silver question, but
from the open manner In which
members are declaring that they
will lot be bound by any caucus
decree that is adverse to the will OF
their constituent it Is considered
doubtful whether the result of the
caucus will in any way affect the
final disposition of the free COIN
age bill which will shortly be re-
ported TO the House from the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures.
The democratic members of
the Ways ani Means committee
have decided that tariff policy, SO
far as the reporting of bills from
that committee is concerned, shall
consist ofnumber of separate bills,
but it is said that Mills and those
opposed to that method will either
appeal to caucus or antagonize
the first bill reported to the
House by offering as an amend
ment general tariff bill.
1t is out of democratic mouths
that most of the charges of extrav-
agance made against the Fifty
first Congress have been refuted.
A striking instance was given up
on the floor of the House, when
some of the peanut" wing of the
democratic party made casua
reference to the extravaganza o
the appropriations made by tn
Post Office committee of the las
House. Representative Blount, OF
Georgia, who is chairman OF the
present Post Office committee, and
has been a member of the same
committee through several con-
crosses, and whose democracy
como. be questioned, Indignantly
denied the charge, and stated pos.
itively that all the increases made
in appropriations by that COM
mitee had been made absolutely
necessary by the increasing busi,
nets and prosperity of the country
The only result of the vicious
attack made upon the nomination
of Judge Woods, of Indiana, to tn.
bench of the new Circuit Court i:
an expense af about $500 for mile.
age paid to witnesses brough
from Indiana to testify before the
Senate Judiciary committee IL
regard to the political charges
brought against Judge Woods by
the democratic Senators from hi:
state. There has been atno tins
the slightest doubt of his confirm
alton.
Senator Sherman was given {
: rousing reception by the Ohio Re
publican club of this city, las
Friday night.
After a very lively discussion
2 the National Board of Trade
which wasi session here last week
passed q resolution against tn
: bill pending IL congress to pro
t hibit or regulate by heavy ia;
:, dealing in futures" or options
. known to plain people as specuIat
ing in the future price of grain
d or to put it still palmer betting
e what the price of grain, will be d
a given time in the future.
d The Chilian episode Las no5
practically closed. Saturday Sec
retary Blaine instructed Ministe
y Egan to inform the Chillan Coy
l. ernment that its answer to tn
g Presidents ultimatum was salts
,, factory and gratifying to the thi
h Government. The attempt t
again stir up the war feeling whicl
was made blythe sensational press
/ by stating that the edministratio
It had demanded as an additions
Il humiliation to the Chilian Goy
:, eminent, that it should salute ou
flag was entirely without founds
IS ton. The President and his &C
o visers, in and out of the Cabine
it are to manly to seek to take &C
J. vantage of a weaker power whic
!. has acknowledged its errors an
10 expressed regret for them.
u 1t is probable that Chill ma
D soon have a new minister here, 8
N Senor Montt by positive misstatt
# ments during the recent negotit
tions has destroyed his usefulnes
. to his Government, and in all fu
D ure communications of impoltan
= he Will be ignored by this Coy
l. ernment while he rsmains her,
N He will, of course, attend the d
= plomatic dinner to be given at th
=. White House tomorrow night
II the invitation WAS sent and accep
S, ed some weeks ago.
% Secretary Foster has returne
II much improved, and resumed hi
:. duties. His physician says b
'I will have to be careful about ovel
working himself for sometime
come.