The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-02-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Feb. 6, 1893

WASHINGTON, u. ", req. ., 1870,
This is going to be silver week II Con-
gress, and conservative democrats will be very
much disappointed If the result is not a COM
promise measure that will become law, and
settle, at least for a time, the very trouble
some and very important question. 1t has
been known ever since Congress came togeth-
er that President elect Cleveland was very
anxious for this Congress to put stop to the
purchase of silver, which he believes to men-
ace the prosperity Of the country. 1t was
through the efforts of his immedi tie friends in
the House that Thursday and Friday of this
week have been designated for the considera-
ton of the Andrews bill for the repeal of the
Silver law and amending the National Bank
ing law. 1t is believed that sufficient num-
Der of democrats in the House have changed
their views on this question TO make the pas
sage of this bill probable by the House, but
it is not thought that it can get through the
Senate; hence the movement to effect a COM
promise that will be satisfactory to the silver
men and at the same time will suspend the
purchase OF silver. Senator Hill, who voted
for the present Silver law, now holds the
same opinion about the purchase Of silver th t
Mr.. Cleveland does and is working to bring
about suspension. This We k will deter
mine whether a compromise IS possible, and
if it is not accomplished extra session ear.
" in the spring is believed by Mr.. Cleveland's
closest friends TO be ineyitlbl".
1t is probable that there will be some tariff
legislation at this session after all. The
House Ways and Means committees tavors
and is very little pp)stion anywhere
the rerea of that clause ofthe Mckinley law
which raises the tariff Oh linen goods fifty
per cent On and after January l, 1894. 1t is
admitted by the republicans that this clause
has failed to accomplish what it was intended
TO deveope the linen industry in the United
States.
Senator Ii arfis, of Tennessee, says that J idce
Jackson of that state who has been nominated
to the vacancy on the Supreme Court, al
though commonly clasSed as democrat, and
appointed to his present position Oh the Bench
ofihe Circuit Court by Mr.. Cleveland, is as
good a republican as Mr.. Ha rison That
there will be strong opposition from both sides
of the senate to Jackson's confirmati IN is Ger
tain. but whether it will be strong enough to
defeat him is not yet apparent. Some repub
licans will oppose him because he is cassed
as a democrat, others because they had serv-
ed notice on Mr.. Harrison that they would
oppose any nomination he made to the vacan-
CIV. Most OF the democ ats who opposed the
confirmation do so Oh principle; they believe
the vacancy should have been left TO Mr.
Cleveland to fill but there are others who
while not opposed to Judge Jackson person.
allv will vote against his confirmation because
to vote for HIM would morally bind them to
vote for Mr.. Harriscn's nomination to the va
c ny which his confirmation would leave in
the Circuit Court, and it is considered Ger
tain that a republican would be nominated.
1t is cIeditable TO Judge Jackson that not one
word has been said hy anybody against his a.
bility and personal fitness for the honor.
Contrary to precedent his nomination was re-
ferred TO committee, and it will surprise
very few should that committee fail to report
it back to the Senate.
Representative Blount, of Georgia, chair
man of the House committee on Foreign At
fairs, who voluntarily Tetires from Congress
on the 4, of March, after having served con-
tinuously therein for twenty years, was the
recipient on Saturday of an unusual and IN !
expected compliment from his colleagues on
the floor of the House 1t was while the dip |
lomatic and consular Appropriation bill was |
under consideration that Mr.. BlOunt W is hon
ored by such praise as few men have received |
from political associates as well as opponents. |