The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
!. ssnsN..Sex. Jan. 2. 1893.
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among those from the State in which the
contests were pending, such events have
scarseiy created ripple of interest in
Washington. One reas OH for the general
interest at this fine is that never before
were so many Senator's IN doubt, and the
very Sena tors too, who will by,hcir votes
decide he no';;'y.,l control Of ;hc Senate
Of he Fifixih;i.! Congress. = Congress
most mpovtani in our history. 1t is gem
orally believed here bv mon of all parties
that enough Of the donhtful Senators will
be elected by the populisis to give them
the balance of power but there is still
just enough doubt, not only about their
election. but about how the populsts Will
vote, 10 keep MI hands The anxious
bench. as /, were.
Another ihin@ mh'ch has brougl; pub
lie interest MP 10 fever heat is NJ. Cleve-
land Expected opcn fight upon Sena-
Tor .iiis's csndhnic for Senator from
New turk, ;:..;' m'.ch may ,c MS inn
portun, TO the dcmocraic party ut large
and especially in New York State. as.waS
the memorable h3lI between Senator
Conkiing and President Garfield. which
resulted in the dramatic double rcsigna-
ton OF Senator's ConkI.ng and Plat. and
in Mr. C!eyeland's G.>t election ~ the
Presidency The politicians in Washing
ton, even those closely allied 10 Mr.. Cleye-
ans, AL MT i,rivntely -hry are discreet
~ mum in puhlic--ihnt Nj. Cleveland
uadc mistake in making this fight even
ii he succeeded in dcteating Murphy,
which, hy the Way few people here believe
to be possible u; this late day. They ar
que that il Viii give Senator Hill an ex-
cuSe for embarrassing Mr. Cleveland
administration which he would not have
it Mr. Cleveland had KEEP, HIS fands oil in
New York. Tnmmany men here say HAT
Nurriys election has been an assured
thing for week.. .hc necessary votes hav-
ing been pledged to him long lclore Mr.
Cleveland came ont in that interview
against him They admit that. strong as
Senator Hill is in New York, Mr.. Clevc-
land could have defeated his candidate il
he had annunccd his opposition to him be-
fore ilc democratic members Of the leg
islmturc were bound mp by pledges. A
few rcon!c here xprcss The belief that he
will d. it ANYWAY.
The politicians arc ali very much ut sea
about silver Legislation ut this session
aud un,css thcy do some remarkable get
ting torc:cr" in very short time there
is little probability that there will be any
legislation There has hecn some shifting
oi Yusi,;onS on the silver question Slnc(
Ne suh;te, VS. 81 before Cor. gross. III
IN. how nt;y n.cnl'rrS have changed
thcir views appear to lie Il matter O.
doubt II is .uspcctrd that Rcrrsrnla-
tive Duckerv. OF Missouri. prominent
democratic memlcr cf tn" House Com
m.tec On Appropriations, who has hcr'
~ strong ire: coinage r'ar, l. rnc at them
and it is Icicv, d flat Speaker Crisp, ht
his also been free coinage advocate
has been converted to Mr.. C!cvel"ud'S fl
nanciai IDEAS The Cleveland influence
end Che Harrison influence is still heim4
uint!v Cxc,t,d "a lrir" 81 cut a suspcn-
SIGN Ct the r:c-crt n:ch!lI'. Frrclas"s :"
silver hrll;oi;. hut he outward indications
e il,e f;.. Lave nci Become :uiicirntl,
n.athed 10 sax whether success o.. fni'n,c
will !e i!,c outcome
President harrison is preparing Il
srccial nc. s:: ;o- he sent 10 Congress
shortly after il rccon,cncs. dealing with
the advantages enjoycd hy Che Canadian
pacfic Rai,oad hy reason of the consular
sea-! system %! freight shipments. The
message Will lie accompanied 'v documcn-
fairy evidence on Che subject which tn,
heads Of lhc Executive departments OF
.hc Government have been collecting ion
s:,r,c iirc. Tic action OF the Canadian
Government in suspcnding certain sec
lions ol lis tariff, concerning the dlrcci
and Indirect Importation OF sugar am
molasscs. which have been regarded as
determinations against he United States
will not. it is thought, cause any change
in the tenor of the message, ailhonSh IL
may have conciia,ing effect upon Con-
gress.
The detailing Of army officers az Indian
agents has been very satisfactory TO the
government officials, and, it is said, also
to the Indians, but it now turns out that it
is not satisfactory 20 the ARMY officers
This fact was brought out by the power
ful influence which Captain Porter, OF the
Sth lniuItrt, and Lieut.. Lowering, OF the
4th Infantry. are bringing TO bear ON the
authorities here in order to get the orders
detailing them as ladian agents revoked.
OF course If they cannot get the orders
revoked they will either have TO accept
the details or resign their commissions in
the Army; but nl the same it is not prob
able that any officer WHO accepts detail
against his wishes will enter yc:y cheer
fully upon his work, or will set up nights
thinking how he may improve things at
the,agency
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