The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of THE RECORD.

WASHiSGTOS, september 0, 1875.
Ex-Speaker Reed has never better dis.
played his ability as ready debater and
an able exponent OF parliamentary law
and precedent than during the debate on
the new rules, now going on in the
House. The kicking" Democrats, Of
whom there are quite number, have
gladly followed his leadership in expos
ing the weak points in the proposed rules
which he has been merciless in doing
The ring democrats, Is several of the
"kickers" have called those who unques-
tionsbly follow Speaker Crisp, have no
man to pit against the ex-Speaker in
debate, and since the bitter experience of
Speaker Crisp when he left the chair and
attempted to combat Mr.. Reed, they no
longer try contenting themselves with
out-voting him and mis- followers, and
upon several occasions they have found
that very difficult to do. The administers.
ton is in no hurry for the House to
adopt its new rules; hence the adjourn
ment from Saturday until Wednesday.
The Ways and Means committee is at
work on the tariff bill-fourteen days of
public hearings began to-day-and Mr..
Cleveland has no other work cut out for
the House just yet and he is not anxious
for it to strike out at a go-as-yoa-please
gait.
History is repeating itself in the silver
fight in the Senate. The Southern Sens-
tors who have been relied upon by the
silver men from the Northwest to aid
them in preventing vote upon the un-
conditional repeal of the purchasing
clause Of the silver law are slowly but
surely going over to the administration,
and during the last two or three days the
prospect for an early vote has very much
improved, although the thick and thin
silver men still say they will fight to the
last, but it is plain to be seen that they
are no longer confident of success, as they
were but few days ago. Space forbidi
mention OF the numerous causes assigned
for this change, although vigorou
welding Of the party whip by Senator;
Voorhees, and German and some judiciou
promises of patronage on the part of Mr.
Cleveland cannot be overlooked As factors
The Populist Senators are also regarded
a. doubtful by the silver men, Senate
PETER having publicly stated that Will
he would vote against unconditional re
peal he would not take part in or al
in any effort to prevent vote by fill
clustering. The Populists privately sa
that they expect the passing of the bi
by the Senate to greatly increase thei
party in the South and Northwest b
cause Of their belief that all OF the fire.
silver voters will join them. Senate
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, h
proposed an amendment, which he thinl
would satisfy the silver men and not
vetoed by the President. 1t provid,
for the retirement Of all paper money
less denomination than $50 and of l
gold coins less than $40, includil
national bank currency, and the issuil
OF silver certificates therefor, to
3 based upon silver purchased at the ms
a ket price and coined into standard silv
e dollars IS fast IS the currency is retire
a That amendment is now in the hands
!. the Finance Committee.
4 No more complete backdown was e'
!. made by member of any Presiden
cabinet than that Of Hoke Smith on t
pension suspensions which have be
Is such marked feature Of the Democra
It administration. The public reason civ
.s for the breakdown is far from the r
q cause Of it. 1t gradually entered
j. mind Of Mr.. Cleveland, who was
e originator of the wholesale pension s
r. pension system, that the statements
;" such Democrats as Senators Corn
ct voorhees, and Palmer. and Representa-
ne Holman, as to the certainty OF the W.T.
Of the Democratic party if the admi
=. tration policy was continued. were wo
thinking about, and while he was thiI
:. ing about it he heard from numel
:. other men who had been Democrats
:, had forsworn the party on account o
:. bad treatment Of the old soldiers. I
m. he became panic-stricken at the pros
- and Hoke Smith was ordered to close
!, Suspension factory. and issue an Q
!. telling the poor pensioners how sorry
- administration WAS for them. 1t
- fact that the administration was sor
"a cory that it dare not keep on suspen
pensioners.
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