The Progress., 1893-12-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes Of Interest Gathered from About
the National CAPITAL.


Congress, like the average boy. has
got Christmas in its bones. There is
scarcely a quorum of the House in town
to-day. aud long before Thursday. when
the adjournment is expected to take
place, it will DC impossible to transact
any important business. because there
will be no quorum. II the resolution of
the Ways and Means committee is car
ricd ont the new tariff bill will be re-
ported 20 the House tomorrow, but even
if it is reported it j. now certain that
the debatc will not begin until January
when the Internal revenue bill will also
be- ready.
II seems probable that the general
dcbatl upon President Clevcland's spe-
cial messagn on Hawaii and thr accom-
panying documents. will also 90 over
until after the recess. The Rcpubli-
cans have, of COURSE. had their minds
made up from the first and are prepared
to bcgin the debate. but the Demo
Gratis wish to make careful study of
the voluminOus documents before be-
ginning the defense of the administra-
tion policy that they are expected 10
make.
The Republicans of the House have
decided not to assist the Democrats
who are opposed to various sections Of
the tariff bill. in amending the bill.
Their reason il Dohtics pure and simple.
They believe that failure to secure
these amendments VIII result in
making many disricts:now represented
by Democrats send Republicans to the
next House.
Very few have been the adjOurnmenls
of Congress for the Christmas recess
without providing at public expense a
pleasing trip for some of the Senators
and Representatives. This session is
not to be one of the exceptions, unless
Congress refuses to pass the resolution
reported by the House committee on
Commerce. providing for the appoint
mcnt of a select committee of three
Senators and six representatives to
visit and make a perSor al inspection of
the work done on the Nicaragua Canal,
AMI report whether the material and
political affairs af Nicaragua and Costa
Rlca are such as To cndanoer the inter
ests of the canal. So far as practical
results are concerned Congressional
would do a. well If author |
lied to visit the planet Mars and make /
IA report upon its canal system.
Silver. first. last and all the time. is I
the corner stone of the platfor adopted /
by the secret conference of the Execu-
tive committee of the Bi-metallic
League just held at the League head
quarters in this city The League pro-
poses TO 90 into every Congressional
tistrice where there is the rernotest
chance of selecting a silver man and TO
support only those candidates who
pledge themselves not to enter any
hrty caucus ON financial matters,or for
he nomination of Speaker, if elected
% Congress. Ii the League programme
De carried out there will DC a silver
nan nominated for Speaker of the next \
House and if. the sentiment of the
Districts has been correctly represent
d and the alliance with the labor or
'anizatiOns shall be faithfully carried
nut, he vii! stand good chance Of
'eing elected
Senator Voorhees, seems TO have
lcased nobody with his financial bill. ,
'hich provides for the coinage of the
now in the Treasury at the
ate of S2,000,0O0 a month and that
fter it shall have all been coinedS2.- {
DO, 600 worth of silver bullion shall be .
urchased and coined each month. II |
e had confined it 10 authorizing the
)inage OF the seigniorage now in the /
reasury, Secretary Carlisle would
ave supported it but he will not sup .
Drt it nOw because Of the silver pur-
lasing clause. The silver men are
Itspoken in their opposition To the q
III, and il anybody except Mr.. Voor. ,
ees, favors it he has kept very quiet. n
There has been some very interesting q
,ssip floating around concerning the il
aaOn for the rapidity with which the a
Ouse has passed the bills for the adj b.
ission OF Utah. Arizona and New w
exico as States. According to this \,
'ssip. an attempt is to he made to get ~
C bills through the senate as promp:
as they went through the House. in III
der that the Senators from the new II
ites may get mere before the senate =.
aches final vote. on the new tariff :.
II. the idea Of the administration and
the Democratic leaders being that
latever the politics of the new Sana- al