The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-01-15
Political Gossip in Washington.

Especial Correspondence COluInDla heIdiu'I
WAsHINGToN, JAN. 1O.-Speaker pro
without opposition to preside over the
House until Speaker Crisp, who is Stlll
confined to his room by the grlp,shaii De
able to resume his duties, IS presiding
like a veteran, and is compllmented on
sides for the ease with which he mas
taken up the onerous duties of presld-
ing over the House.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
appropriations of the billion dollar Con-
gress, the cry for deficiency approPria-
tions has already begun. The list Is
headed by Porter of the Census bureau,
who, through the Treasury department
has asked for a deficiency approprla-
ton of 81 200, 600, to complete the work
of that bureau, and there are those VINO
doubt whether that amCu viii De sur
ficient, if Porter is to be allowed 10 40 IL
in his own way. He may get the money,
but it is not certain; and in any event
he will probably be asked some puz-
cling questions as to how he has spent
some of the So, 100000 previously appro-
priated for the Census. .o
The attacks on the Mckinley tarl1
law in the House resemble the firing OF
sharp-shooters. Bills have been intro
duced placing the following articles on
the free list: Jute, jute b3gglnS, IRON
ties, biuC ing Irvine, lum Der, TIN plaIe,
salt, agricultural implements, WOOL,
| coal and iron ore; and bills have been
Introduced to repeal the sugar bounty
| clause of the law, and so much OF tne
reciprocity clause as gives the FreSl-
| dent authority to restore the DUTY upon
| certain products of countries which fail
| to make reciprocity treaties with the
United States. These bills will all go
! to the Ways and Means Committee,
which will decide which OF them snail
| be pressed.
Representative Mills, who has gone to
! Texas, has been granted an INDEFINITE
leave of absence by the House. The
principal object of Mr.. Mills in going
| home at this time is to regain MS
health, but it is probable that while
| there he may do some talking about the
| Texas SenatOrshlp.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the National Association of Dem
| Ocratic Clubs has been called for Jan.
20, by Representative w. Il. wilson, OF
| West Virginia, who is Chairman OF the
committee, and it is desired that every
member shall be present or represented
by proxy, as important matters Will pe
considered.
The democratic vacancy on the Inter
state Commerce Commission has been
given to Judge w. Nj. Lindsey, of Ken
| lucky, a gentleman of whom nothing
but good is known, and the republican
vacancy to j. w. McDill, OF Iowa, VINO
has been Congressman, Senator, Judge
and several other things with ofhcla
com mission expired Dec. 81, has beer
re-appointed.
shown a ready disposition to bob VI
serenely in Congress at any anu ID
times. Several bills have been intro
duced in the Senate providing Tor tret
coinage, and although there has peer
only one 'bill" day in the House: Ioul
bills of the same sort were introduced
besides several others having more o.
less direct bearing on silver? One o
them provides for the repeal OF INT
} purchasing clause of the present sllVe
law, Senator Stewart maintains ina
there is a law already in existence au
tb0rizing the free coinage of silver, en-
acted in 1887 and never repealed, anC
he offered resolution instructing I'M
Judiciary committee to inquire into TN
matter and report whether he is rlgh
or wrong Senator Morrill, delivered
very able and conservative speecl
this week against the unlimited 1re'
coinage of silver, in answer to Senate
Stewards recent speech.
The Harrison men are shouting -
} told YOU so" because of slight attacl
8 of nausea that Mr.. Blaine had thi
. week, and the present indications ar
that a concerted attempt is to be mad
= TO drive Mr.. Blaine from the Pres iden
tial field, using his health as the primer
I pal weapon. 1t may succeed too, a
D MIR. Blaine is a mOnomanlac on ina
subject and has been ever since tina
, notorious sunstroke, away back in TN
l seventies.
) A Joint resolution authorizing tn
Secretary of the Navy TO charter yes
sci to carry the grain which has beer
3 contributed for the famine-strickel
D Russians to that country, was adopted
by the Senate, but defeated by tn
4 House. The constitutionality of tn
resolution was doubted by some OF IN
ahIest democrats in Congress.
Senator Morgan spoke yesterday II
! favor of his resolution directing tn
Committee on Foreign Affairs to pro
o cure additional information concernIn
Q the Nicaragua canal. lie strongl
8 favors the guarantee OF bonds asked TO
l lbv the com pany, but unless there is
t change of sentiment there is no probs
= bility of the bill passing the House
As one prominent member of that bod,
{ nuts it: ~ favor the building of tn
a canal by this Government If necessary
g but am opposed to any guarantee c
bonds issued by a private corporation.