The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Iuly 4, is

| Oi July even little bit. He is as mad
as it is possible for man of his glacial
temperament to get He is mad with
those republican Senators who voted
for the Stewart free coinage bill, but
1t is upon the head of Vice President
Morton that the walls of his hottest
wrath are being fguratively emptied.
Had Mr.. Morton been in his seat as
presiding officer of the Seuate when
Senator Vest moved to postpone con-
slderation Of the free coinage bill un.
til next December the motion would
have carried, and the present dilemma
escaped as the vote thereon was a tie.
Mr.. Morton, who is opposed to free
coinage, would have had the casting
of the decisive vote. Mr.. Harrison
is doing everything in his power to
prevent the free coinage bill passing
the House although it is stated that he
is anxious to veto it.
Congress is not in session today.
Tomorrow the free coinage bill will be
taken from the speakers table, where
it was placed Saturday when Sc mt
over from the Senate, and referred TO
the committee on Coinage. A meeting
of that committee has been called for
Wednesday by chairman Bland and,
if 1t is attended by quorum, the bill
will probably be at once reported to the
House with recommendation that it
be passed. Then the fighting will be-
gin. The silver men will apply to
the committee on Rules for rule
setting one or more days for a con
sideration and time for taking a fin
al vote; this will be opposed by the
anti-silver democrats. The silver men
threaten to stop all business in the
House until vote is had on the bill.
The outcome will depend largely upon
two things, the attendance of demo-
Gratis, ,and tie attitude of the republican
members. So far as Mr.. Harrison
can control the republican members
they will side with the anti free coin
age democrats, but it is by no means
certain that he can control them. One
thing is certain, it will be absolutely
necessary to have voting quorum
on the floor to pass the bill, as the
democratic ants will not vote unless
certain Of victory.
Ex Senator Farwell, Of Illinois, has
published a letter in a Washington
paper that is causing much talk, and
which shows that Mr.. Farwell is no
greater admirer of Mr.. Harrison now
than he was when he retired from the
Senate to make room for good demo
crat IN the person of Senator Palmer.
| He calls attention to the fact that some
three years ago he and numerous
other republicans then in Congress,
recommended Mr.. w. :. Campbell,
OF Illinois, as suitable man to be
appointed collector of Customs at
Chicago, and that Mr.. Harrison said
that Mr.. Campbell was professional
lobbyist and unfit for the position, and
positively refused to appoint him. Mr..
Farwell wishes to know why Mr.. Har-
rison selected man for the response
BILE position Of chairman of the repub.
lican national committee whom he
had refused to appoint to a Federal
position because of his being "a pro-
fessional lbboyist".
By sticking to their guns, the House
conferees on the River and Habor
bill compelled the Senate conferecs to
recede from the Senate amendments
to which the House disagree. 1t is
going to be just the same with a
number of the appropriation bill, the
members s the House being fully
determine that the Senate shall not
force them to accept amendment
appropriatlng large sums of money to
which they and their constituents are
opposed. even if the session has to be
prolonged in order to bring the sena
tors aroundto correct ideas.
Senator Hill voted for the Stewart
free coinage bill and says he did SO be-
cause he considers it an improvement
upon the present (Sherman) silver
law, whichit repeals if it become law.
Representative Baker, OF Kansas,
one OF the Alliance members of the
House, thinks we pay our officials too
much, and has introduced a bill max
ing the Presidents salary twenty-five
thousand dollars, Vice President five
thousand dollars, members of the
Cabinet six thousand, Chief Justice
| Supreme court seven thousand,
Associate Justices six thousand five
hundred, Speaker of the House five
thousand, and U. S. Senators and
Represent ltivcs three thousand.
Ex-boss Clarkson, is getting him
self laughed at. His proclamation
occupying about column in the news
papers explaining his relation to the
republican national committee and
the ticket is about as silly a bit of
egotism as was ever inflicted on the
reading public. which knows that the
only trouble with Clarkson is that in