The Republican journal., 1892-03-10


WASIIINGToN WuISPERING>. The free
wool bill reported to the House last week
from the committee on ways and means
was referred to the committee of the
whole with the views of the minority, as
presented by Mr. Burrows. Bills for free
binding t"lne and cotton baggin@ were
also reported. .... Senator Sherman denies
the report that lie contemplated resigning
from the | nlted States Senate. ..... Sena-
tor Aldiich says he thinks the free coinage
bill will be passed hy both houses, and go
to the president for a veto. ......A canvass
OF the house has been made. and it is dis
covered that the Mugwumps and anti
silver Democrats cannot secure Republi-
can votes enough in the House to relieve
the Democratic party OF the responsibility
for the legislation of that body which
properly belongs to two thirds ma jority.
To do that it will be nesessary for this
handful of anti-silver Democrats to have
every Republican vote. That will not be
possible. Four Republicans in Mass
achusetts alone will refuse to help the
Democrats lift their party out of the pit.
...... In the House Monday, the foreign
and inter state committee reported favor
ably the bill increasing the compensation
of members of the life saving service.
The report says the increase is necessary
to maintain the efficiency of the service....
The House committee on the election of
President and Vice President March 2
authorized Representative Grain to pre-
pare, for submission to the House, a Joint
resolution proposing amendments to the
constitution substituting the 31st of De-
cember for the fourth day of March as
the commencement and termination of the
official terms of Representatives and
United States Senators, and substituting
the Both OF April for the 4th of March as
the date for the commencement and linn
itation of the terms OF the President and
Vice President. The House Ways and
Means Committee gave hearing Thurs
day to the committee appointed by the
Lumbermen' Association to oppose the
free list. Representative Boutelle, of
Maine, was present to represent the large
interests Maine had in the numbering in
dustry and to unite in the protest of the
lumbermen against the reduction OF the
Duty. The Senate Thursday voted that
Dubois. of Idaho, was entitled to his seat
senator Hill was present and voted fol
the first time. ... Senator Sawyer from the
committee on post offices and post roads
has reported to the Senate a bill in the
nature of a substitute providing that after
the first of July. lS!i2. all articles of mail
matter of the third and fourth classes he
c0mprehended i'll one class, to be known as
third class matter, postage on the same to
be chaigeable at the rate of one cent fol
each two ounces or traction thereof....
The urgent deficiency bill appropriates
S4}S. +l3. including 80, 971 for the compile
tion of the public building at Eastport.
Me-. In the Senate Friday Mr.. Stanford
introduced bill for the purchase and
coinage Of silver. The pure food bill was
taken up and caused considerable discus
sion.....In the House Friday afternoon
Speaker Crisp and Mr.. Reed had a little
tilt on the question of a quorum and both
became somewhat heated in the talk. ...
7 he President and party returned tc
Washington Saturday afternoon from Viz
ginia Beach. The President was very
much refreshed and distributed a number
o f canvas back ducks to his friends w
Representative Cox of Tennessee Satur-
day addressed the House committee or
banking and currency in favor of his bill
to permit national banks to issue crcula-
ton to the full amount of bonds deposit
ed by them, and prohibiting purchase OF
bonds for the sinking fund at a price above
par. The government has accepted the
land at Vineyard Haven as the site of the
new marine hospital. The tract is located
on the bluff across the harbor from the
village of Vineyard Haven. A bill call
ing for an additional appropriation of So,
600, 900 for the World Fair is ready tC
be introduced in Congress. 49,. The House
committee on naval affairs has complete
the appropriation bill for the support OF
tie navy the coming fiscal year. The bill
carries an appropriation of S23, 66G, 1922
being So, ,52S,3 less than the estimates
and IS, 479, S2} less than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year