Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Reguiar Correspondent
wAsmNoToN, ID. O., Aug. 10, 1898.
--"Stauding like a mountain Of
granite amid the fog Of uncertainty
caused by the claims and counter
claims made by various factions it
Congress, 4" said senator, "is one fact
plainly visible to the nekcj eye oi
those who are able to lock at II viii
unpfsJudicud eyes. The fact is I'M
imposslbllity Of getting a bill for the
uneond itlonal repeal Of the sherman
law or any portion Of II through Tue
Senate. There h yet q good prospect
OF acquiring compromise financial legis'
latlon that will give the country sUmt
relief itom the present slInined c1uui-
tlon OF hIisifp, but u those who refuse
10 recognize the existence Of that lac
and persist In declaring their tntenlinL
20 have unconditional repeal or u0lh'
ing do not soon foAlze the Situation
the prospect will disappear aud lhel
and the country alike Will get h0ihii q
from the extra session"
Tho silver debate Ia the House 10
hall over, AMI although many Of 10,
speerhes made have shown mAfke1
ability anu originality the tIoaken
have had very elm audiences. IN,
speeph.e, however, that would be mos
intvfssting to tue public could tley u
obtained, are those made by the menu
bers 10 saoh utner IN private. Accurh-
lions q being Improperly iinuthctu
are banded tack AMI fJfta quite freely
aud threats are heard whiun inuicait
that some Of them may yet be puOhoiJ
made. A decided furry was created
among tue anli.silvef Democrats by
report early this week that iofly IKE
Iubncans mad agreed 10 vote Tor tue
amendment prOviding Tor ihu Tree
coinage Of silver At rate OF 20 TO ].
Representative Bland, the leader OF the
silver men, Hnys ne KNOWS
nothing of such an arrangement
ana that he expects the vote tot the
amendment Tor the free coinage Of
Rilvur at the present ratio 60 10 the
lArgeal that will be cast by the silver
mon. While he will not admit as
much, Il Ia plain to those with whom
he talks that hu does not think the
vote will be large enough tor the ad0p-
ton OF that amendment
Notwithstanding the frequent slate
meuls made BY iool.fribnus OF Pfesl-
dent Cleveland that he Will not accept
any compromise, hut will veto any
bill cOndllionally repeating the puf-
chasing clause VI the SHERMAN law
the shfew dest men Ia Cong ess, among
them many good friends of the Pfehi'
dent, ATe certain that he Will gladly
sign compromiso I'LL, II II be one
that promises to meet with public APP
proval.
tlnurd attempts OF close friendH OF the
administration % feel tue pulse OF
Congress as TO n large Issue OF bonds,
Ruu It will not be surprising u Olli
providing for such an Issue shall be
Introduced shortly with the iuiiusnco
VI the administration behind IL.
Senator PETER had the public, re-
gardless Of politics, behind him when
ne objected 10 the confederation Of the
Joint resolution making the mileage of
fonat 10 aud representatives payable ~
once instead Of in December. Con-
greus found It eAsy enough 10 devise
this quick means oil putting n little ad-
uitiOdAl money Ia iIs members pockets.
Let IL do ~ much Tor the public anu ~
viii add TO Its popularity.
Evidently tue Senate does not in-
tend 70 confino It's extra session legis.
lation 10 financial matters. IL this
week passed bill for the purchase Of
u site anu the erection OF nreproof
building for the storage Of public
records.
Tho Senate finance committee Ia hold.
Ing daily meetings, but o agreement
Ii yet Ia sight on the silver question.
The bill which IL reported early in the
week, allowing national banks 10 issue
-. Ns.m al nj
dopcBited with the government Ia now
before the Senate and ita opponents nre
trying TO LOAD II down with amend.
ments. A similar bill was passed ty
the senate at the last session, anu this
bill will 40 through tins Senate, DuI II
will have a hard light TO get through
the House, Notwithstanding Secretary
CaTlisle'H active support.
There IA Considerable Kicking on the
quiet among oUngfessmen over the
icsult OF the Berlug sea arbitration,
but inasmucn as the uecisi1n has - he
accepted A. nnal lew Of them ATe
saying much agalns. II optnly. Whine
tho main decision was against the
United SiAttH the rules adopted TO
govern iu,ufe sealing are decidedly
favorable 10 this country, much more
10 than any which Great Britain has
IN the past been disposed to agree 10.
Inc decision will, II Is exp o.td, q gu {
Ia the payment ui a considerable sum
VI money 10 Canadians rs damages on
account Of tho vessels having been
seized by u. =. officials In water over
which tue United States has now been
ueClueu ~ have hhu no control AT that
time, but this will he uflset by the dam.
age uOuo 10 the Jnuauian scaling IN
dustry by the new fulcs. In faot, THOSE
who ought 10 know say there wall be
no Canadian sealing, II this new rules