The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-07-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Tariff Will BE Considered at tho
Extra Session-No Recess Can BE

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Tariff Will BE Considered at til,
Extra Session-No Recess Can B,
Taken.
| WAsH1NGToN, July 1l.-Representa
tive w. l.. Wilson of West Virginia
who presided over the Chicago Con
vention, and who is recognized as one
of the inevitable leaders in the mex
Congress, arrived in this city thi.
morning. Questioned as to the proba
Bile outcome of the extra session. he
said
I" 1t has always been my belief that
the extra session will be continuous
and that no recess can be taken. Un
der any circumstances, however, the
tariff question will be considered. Sc
soon as the committee on ways and
means is announced the tariff will be
taken up by them and even should
there be a recess before the regular
session in December, the committee
will continue to have sessions for the
consideration of the new tariff law
which the committee will report to the
| House."
The rumored intention to place him
| at the head of the committee on ways
and means was mentioned, and he was
asked If he would accept the place.
Mr.. Wilson hesitated moment, and
| then replied, with smile: 81 have
never known of any one refusing good
chairmanship If it were offered him,
but will say that the chairman of that
committee, during the next Congress,
labors." He added that he had re-
ceived no intimation on the subject be-
| yond what he read in the newspapers.
He further said that there would be
no opposition to the reelection of Mr..
Crisp as Speaker, so far as he knew,
and that he believed the majority of
the people of West Virginia were in
favor of the repeal Of the Sherman law.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-General E.
l.. Thomas, formerly citizen of Con-
vington, Ca, who has been appointed
agent OF the Sac and Fox Indians by
Secretary Smith, left today for his post
of duty in the Indian Territory. He
commanded the Georgia brigade of the
Stonewall jackson division during the
war.
The doorkeeper of the next House
will probably be Democrat. Under
the last house the South had only the
Speaker. 1t is maintained by Southern
Democrats and conceded by many of
the Northern members that the South
is entitled to the doorkeeper in addition
to Speaker. That will leave the North
three elective officers-clerk, sergeant
alarms and postmaster. The bulk of
the patronage is controlled by the
doorkeeper.
the field is E. b. Smith, of Texas, but
when it becomes known that the South
will get the doorkeeper no doubt other
candidates will declare themselves.
Under orders of Secretary Smith the
board of pension appeals is being de-
pleted OF its Republican majority. Un-
der the former Democratic administra-
tiOn this tribunal was composed of an
equal number of Democrats and Re-
publicans. When the Harrison ad-
ministration got power it made the
board consist Of four Republicans to
two Democrats. Secretary Smith. be-
fore leaving, determined to change it's
partisan complexion. Three Republi-
cans have been removed and more will
follow soon.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-There are
each day added indications that the
repeal of the Sherman law will be
accompanied with considerable diff
Guilty. With the contested election in
the Senate, however, it will be long
time before the repeal question can be
reached in that body. While it is al
most like guessing at the attendance Of
the worlds fair, the present indications
are that Congress will run its extra
session into December.
General Wheeler, of Alabama, at all
times an interesting figure in the
house, has some unique viows on the
financial situation. In speaking of the
OF, Il oil Il
premacy, he said today: 1.-THE great
struggle of the next twenty years, as it
has been in the past, will be the fight
between the United States and Great
Britain for the commercial supremacy
of the world. The United States and
Mexico, which Is, geographically, and
should be commercially, part of US,
produce three-fourths of the silver of
the world. Great Britain, on her side,
controls the countries producing one
half of the gold of the world. 1t is,
therefore, more to the interest of Eng
land to establish single gold standard,
and their statesmen are doing their
best to bring about the demonetization
of silver On the result of the battle
depends the supremacy of the two ma
| democratic party to prevent the attain
ment of England's object The ques-
tion before congress is to preserve the
monetary value of gold and silver.
| When gold ceased to be u commodity,
in 1879, an era of great prosperity oc-
Cured throughout this country. What
will be the result if gold be now allow
ed to go to premium and again be-
come merchandise, it will be difficult
to foretell. One thing is certain, if the
United States hopes to sustain itself in
this struggle against England, it has
got to keep silver on q parity with
gold"
WASHINGTON, July 12.-There is
unquestionable authority for announce.
ment that Representative Bland of Mis-.
souri, will not be chairman of the com.
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures in the coming Congress. The ad'
ministration does not want him. Mr.
Bland himself, under the circumstances
does not care to be chairman of the
committee. Speaker Crisp is perfectly
reconciled to the idea of having diff
ferent chairman for this committee
In fact, he has consented to pass Bland
by. Bland recognizes that the com
mittee is certain to be made up with q
majority hostile to his silver ideas, anC
he does not therefore care to be merely
the nominal head of it.
Who will be decided upon as chair
man cannot now be stated. Gen. Tracy
of New York was next to Bland on the
committee in the last House, but it il
understood Crisp does not care to ap
point him. Whoever the chairman o