Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular c RESPONDENT
NAsutSGroN. February u, 1873.

WASHINGTON, February IL 1870
Tnless there is radical baekdown on
the part of the friends of the sherman
amendment to the SundrN civil Appro-
pria,ion bill, authorizing the Secretary oil
tho Treasury to issue percent. bonds
if he considers il necessary. an extra
session of Congress will have to Zoe called
This bill is nov being eonsidered by the
House and the ultra silver men are appar-
entity determined To kill the whole Din by
/ filbustering il the sherman amenumeht
cannot be defeated in any other way, ana
it cannot be unless its friends-a majority
of the Housewife consent To its defeat,
and there is no present indication tlat
/ they will do that. Republicans do not
favor an extra session because they do not
believe that It will be advantageous To the
business interests of the country, although
| [. ,m a strictly political standpoint 1t
would be extremely advantageous to the
Republican party.
Secretary Foster made, on Saturday, II
supplementary report on the condition OF
the Treasury to the House Mays and Means
committee, In which Il reduction In his
previous estimates was made. lie SAID
that when he made his previous estimate
he had not made allowance for the pay
ment of the Choctaw Indian claim, which
will take about SS,000,000, and that receipts
from customs had already fallen below his
estimate because of the expectation OF
carly changes in the tariff law. lie also
told the committee TINT he thought IL
probable deficit would exist in the fiscal
year beginning July /, 1s9i,and that IL he
were to remain ut the head of the Treasury
Department he would like To have an
addition of S5o,ooo,ooo TO the balance, $780,
ono 600 of which he would use to maintain
the gold reserve. The Secretary takes Mt
stock in the wild talk about the danger OF
a panic, either now or in the near future
Such talk has been persistently put for
ward by those who expect to benefit by {
financial scare and its consequent el1ec
upon the commercial interests OF The
country. It is creditable to America tina
the most of these financial jackals ant
/ vultures are foreigners, without lnteres
in the United States further than Thu
:, money they can make.
Speaker Crisp was guilty of bit o
usurpation the other day that would hav'
:, been cried from the Democratic house
r tops had he been IA Republican. 1t cam
about this way: The House committee OF
Elections decided by a party vote tn
: contested election case of Miller VS.. Elliot
!, in favor of the sitting Democrat O
course-and instructed Mr.. Paynter, c
Kentucky, to prepare the majority repol
and Mr.. Johnston of Indiana, the mlnorlt
o report. Mr. Johnston, although sick /
bed prepared his report, and took 1t dow
to the House, although advised agalns
IL leaving his room by his physician, only I
e be informed that the majority report ha
# not been prepared and would not be unit
this week Knowing that to mean thu
the majority report would probably nevt
- be made, Mr. Johnson presented h
II report to the House and it was by a vo
e ordered printed. He was surprised a
" hour later to be informed by the printir
;. clerk that Speaker Crisp had issued
order forhdding the printing of the repo
until the majority report was presente
~ Mr.. johnson was naturally indignant, al
|? he went to Speaker Crisp and called h
attention to the fact that the House hi
ordered his report printed and that Z
Speaker had no authority to suppress
:, All the same the Speaker did suppress
How is that for Czarism?