The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-09
Representative Pickler Kills One Democratic
Scheme to PruDe the Pension List, but
Another Makes Its Appearance.
Electoral Vote Counted in the Presence
of Senator'S and Representatives.
Cleveland and Stevenson Declared Elected
President Harrison to Raise the Flag on
the City of Paris and City of New York.
LOBBYIST DICKINSON.

Cleveland's Second Courier at the Capitol
Working for the Repeal of the Silver Act.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Don NJ. Dickinson,
. the special courier of the autocratio Prssi-
dent-elect, arrived in Washington to- day
to JOIN that other confidential courier.
the House to vote In favor of the repeal of
the Sherman silver purchasing act, and, if
possible. take the edge off of the battie-ax
blow deliv cred to the incoming admiris.
tration by o majority of the Democratic
Senators. Mr.. Willard, after his rebuff of
yesterday by an angry Democratic friend
Of Col. Morrison, who charges that MIR.
Wizards interest in the disputed land
grants of the Northern Pacific
railroad is the basis of opposi-
tion to Mr.. Morrison's promotion to the
Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior. kept
himself secluded to-day. Mr.. Dickinson
held frequent consultations at the Capitol
to-day with Mr.. Carlisle, the next Secretary
of the Treasury. and with anti-silver mem.
bers of the House.
Tomorrow is the day fixed By the rules
committee for consideration of the repeal
bill. It is an interesting question as to
what the Cleveland Democrats In the
House may be able to accomplish towards
securing what Mr.. Cleveland calls "a little
Reed business" Unless they can induce u
majority Of the House TO adopt some modi-
fled form of cloture. the free-coinage MEM
bers have lteasily within their power again
to deliver a singing blow against the de-
clared financial policy of the incoming ad-
minlstration. 1t seems that Mr.. Cleveland
is not to have Congress with him in any of
his reforms. and that he Is going to have
trouble from the very start which Will
dwarf his work upon the tariff and prevent
his making good any party promises.
This afternoon the advocates of the re-
peal of the Sherman act were in conference
IN the banking and currency committee
room. Their hopes of securing cloture have
vote has approached. A majority of the DEM
ocrats are against it, and the effort TO secure
support from the Republicans appears to
have failed. Mr.. Reed and the Eastern he
publIcans generally are in favor of hitting
the silver SNAKE" as 1t is called, every
time the opportunity presents itself. but
Western Republicans as a rule. refuse to
follow the lead of their Eastern brethren
The Western leaders-HOpkins and Lind
have O list of between thirty and forty
Republicans who, they say, will oppose
taking mp the silver question at this time.
Besides the free-sllver Republicans this
list includes most OF the Republicans from
Michigan, Kansas. Illinois and Indiana.
and also others from Other States. Iowa
Republicans appear to be wavering and un-
decided. The Illinois and Indiana Demo-
Gratis, with few exceptions, are decidedly
against cloture, on one ground or another,
and In the South q number of mem bers
who favor action on the silver question
fear to commit themselves to an auti-fili-
clustering policy.