Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-02-25
WASHINGTON WISPS.
WHAT is GOING ON AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL

gun in the silver battle by favorably
to the house from the COM
mittee his bill providing for the free
coinage of silver. Whether the fight
shall be immediate or be for time
STAYED Off is to be determined by tho
committee on rules, in whose hands
the fate Of the bill now rests. That
committee can indefinitely prevent the
bill being taken up, OF it can allow it
to be taken up and filibustered to
death, as it has exclusive and auto
cratic authority, under the new rules,
over legislation to come before the
house and in naming time for the
close of debate The democratic MEM
bers of that committee, Speaker Crisp
and Messrs. Mcmillan and Catchings,
are on record as advocates of free
coinage, but they may have been con-
WINGED, like many Of their colleagues,
that it would be good politics not to
pass the bill until after the presiden-
tial election. The silver men are,
however, very confident that the bill
will in due time be taken up and
paiSNtts tio tlItN Ciettit tlitb ttG ltstSL AOO
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 re-.
ported number of financial bills,
including free coinage and Senator
PETERS land loan bill. That report
does not settle the silver question in
the senate by any means. The free
silver senator's say they will await the
action of the house on the Bland bill,
and that if the house will pass that
bin they can force it through the SEN
ate. Mr.. Harrison, of course, 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 q strong committee here after
congress. The proposition is to take
congress on special trains to Chicago
on Saturday night, the goth instant,
giving the members chance to spend
Washington's birthday in finding out
what is being done for the worlds
fair, and getting back to Washington
in time for business on Wednesday,
the oath instant Present indications
are that about one-third of congress
will make the trip.
If tho bill which the house banking
and currency committee has favorably
reported becomes law it will be hard,
if not impossible, for the officers OF
national banks to flim-fam the depos-
itors by borrowing large sums from
the bank on worthless securities.
The house has been in decidedly
investigating hnmor this week. II
adopted resolutions providing for in.
vestigations of the worlds fair, the
wrecked national banks of 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 followed by his resignation
from office was can internal lielv He |
ought to know.
The house talks economy, but when
i comes down to increasing its own
patronage by the appointment of two
additional messengers it agrees to il |
oy 1873 to 96.
Representative Bushnell, of Wis.
,onsin, has oitoaed a resolution to the
louse for the appointment of COM
nittee to investigate and report
whether any articles of home manu-.
acture are sold abroad cheaper than
t home, and if so, what are the rea- |
on therefor. The same gentleman
las offered.a resolution providing for
he adjournmont of congress on May
i. The first resolution may be |
dopted, but there is little chance for
he last one, as it is now dollars to
travis that the dog days will find
ongress sweltering away.
Gen.. Flagler, chief of the army
'ureau of ordnance. appeared before
he senate committee on coast defenses
his week to argue for the establish
nent of duplicate Of the Watervliet
N. W gun factory on the Pacific
,oast.
The Canadian reciprocity commits
'ioncrs are holding daily conferences
With Secretary Blaine and Gen. John
W Foster, representing the United
states, at the State department. Tho
conferences are, of course. secret. Int
# they result in even little bit of
reciprocity the public will be greatly
surprised. The Canadian commission
srs are here of their own accord to
submit certain propositions to this
government, and not upon the invita-
lon OF this government, as has been
This government will |
near the propositions, just as it would |
hose from any other friendly govern
nent, but accepting them is another
natter