Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 81, 1893,

WASHINGTON. Aug 81, 1893,
From Our Regular Correspo ndent
The Administrations friends are
to be given an opportunity on the
floor OF House and Senate to de-
fend the somewhat remarkable
pension policy adopted by Secre-
tary Hoke Smith under Mr.
Cleveland's orders. Senator Gal.
llnger has introduced resolution
directing the committee on Per-
sions to investigate and report to
the Senate, whether the wholesale
suspension of pensioners, which
has been going on for some time
at an average of something more
than 15O day, Is in accordance
with law, and a resolution of O
similar nature will be introduced
In the House as soon as the House
is in condition to allow it's ordi-
nary business to proceed in the
ordinary channels, which will be
after the silver question has been
disposed of, rules adopted and
committees appointed. AS soon
as the Senate adopts MIR. Calling
er's resolutions Secretary Hoke
Smith and the commissioner of
pensions will both be summoned
to testify before The Senate pen
sion committee as to recent pro-
ceedings.
Itis regarded as significant that
the bill reported by the minority
of the Senate Finance committee
as substitute for the Vo. hees
bill, for the unconditional repeal
OF the purchasing clause Of the
Sherman silver law, provides for
free coinage at ratio of 20 to L.
This indicates that the silver Sen
ators have given up the idea Of
insisting upon the free coinage
of silver at the present ratio
Speeches Will from time TO time
be made on both of these bills,
but it Is not probable that the
Senate will take them up to the
exclusion of other business until
after the House has voted uaon
the silver question, which will be
early in next week.
4 more senseless opposition has
seldom been seen than that which
certain democrats and populists
are making in the Senate to the
bill which proposes to allow ma
tioral banks to issue currency to
the full amount of bonds they
have on deposit to secure circula-
ton. At three different sessions
of Congress the same identical bill
has passed the senate without op-
position, and If it were now a law
1t would add S19,O00,00O to the
money in circulation Immediately.
ard probably as much more in
three months. The orly argument
presented against the bill is tbs
old one, that National banks en-
JOY privileges denied to others
and lnasmuch as any person hay
ing the requisite capital are at all
times free to organize a National
bank and get their share of the
privileges, that isn't good one.
After voting down some silly
amendments proposed by Senn-
tors Allen and Cockrell, the SEN
ate he's now to vote upon one for
the repeal of the fax on State
bank currency, which has beer
offered by Butler of S. c., and
there will probably be more Of the
same sort.
The speech of Representative
}. g. Sihley, Of Pa, was the most
conspicuous for several reesons
made in the House during the past
week. Mr.. Sibley is Democrat.
Bible reader, q millionaire and
rec silver man-the Only one in
Congress from the East, and his
'peech was ut times highly sensa-
lonal. He WAS not quite as open
n his attack upon President |
Cleveland as Senator Vest was, |
out the attack was there al the |
sme.
The unconditional repealars nowi
lsim a safe majority IN both |
iHnse and Senate, but their claim
10 votes in the Senate includes
Feral men whose votes are very
doubtful and who are counted by
the silver men in every estimate
they make. The trouble about get
ing at what the results viii be in
he Senate arises largely from
here being number If Senators
who If they have made up their
minds how they vii! vote have
aiken nobody iato their conf
lepce
Jerry simpson dealt the Dem
'crats heavy blow below the
,,elt when in q silver speech he
ired this question at the House.
n his rasping exasperating VOICE:
Nv hoover heard of the Democra-
ic party every repeating a law or
making q law" Receiving no an
wer. Jerry glared at the admins
ration group IN the House and
dded: There is no Democra lie