The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


The quarantine bill, which recently |
passed the Senate without division, is
generally admitted to be good bill, and
entirely free from even the slightest faint
OF partisanship. About all the criticism
made Of tho measure was that it does not
actually provide for complete system OF
federal quarantine, but as it practically
does the thing it was not opposed on
that account. 1t was supposed that the
House would promptly pass tho bill just
as it was, in order to avoid delay and
possible failure to meet the emergency
that every intelligent medical man in the
country knows is almost at hand, and ii
orders had not been received from the
Tammany boss it such would probably
have been the case. As it is the Tam
many members and few others held out
against the bill and loaded it with
amendments, none of which have im.
proved it, the evident object being to de-
feat quarantine legislation.
Ex.Speaker Reed was right when he
recently said that when Congress did not
legislate it was simply because it did not
wish to do so, and it is daily becoming
more certain that Speaker Crisp and his
associate bosses dc not wish the House
to lsgislate at this session. They have
almost decided to give the Democrats
chance to make themselves solid with
the next administration by setting day
| to vote on the bill providing for sus
pension Of the purchase Of silver, which
has been favorably reported from the
Committee on Banking and Currency
Speaker Crisp, who is the controlling
spirit Of the Committee Of Rules, does no
in reality favor this bill, but no ha
promised to give it chance, and Their
10 now only one thing that stands in tn
way Of a cloture rule being reported set
! ting time for voting on the bill, AMI
, that 10 the fear that the Stewart Ere
Coinage bill, which was passed by tn
Senate at the last session, may be otfere
a. substitute and adopted.
Senator Proctor has taken up An ide
. that was the pet hobby of his pred
0 cessor, Senator Edmunds. for man
years, and will introduce bill providir
: for the establishment of great Nations
University in Washington, to be und
I. the control of the Government.
i The report that Judge Gresham hi
D been or would be rendered . seat in Il
}; coming Cabinet was not at all pleasing
}; . majority Of the Democrats in Congre'
- although few Of them have publicly Q
pressed themselves. 1t is known tn
Judge Gresham made . secret visit
Washington few days ago, and that
70 held conferences with Mr.. Carlisle al
r. other prominent Democrats known to
in the confidence Of the President ele'
q. Senator Brice says he knows Greshs
b. can be In the Cabinet If he wishes to.
b. Democrats say that the acceptance
E, the Treasury portfolio by Mr.. Csrli
in makes it certain that there will DO
.. administration tariff bill presented to
n. House Of the Fifty-third Congress.
{, that II 10 to devote his time to the prep
t. alton Of that bill that Senator Carlisl
or resignation will take effect on the foul
e. of February. II this be true, it also
NJ diostss that an extra session Of Congr
n has been determined upon, because
lc' Congress was not to meet until next
ut csmber there would be no necessity
" hurrying up the preparation OF the b
da Republicans do not, Of course, believe
mt one man legislation. but il one man ii
'g- prepare a tariff bill the most OF tn
Pu' would prefer Carlisle to any other De'
'h' crst; no will make Democratic |
Inn and that is what Republicans want
on sec, believing that the inevitable rel
H. will be the return Of the control OF
On, Government to the Republican party.
- The House committee on the elect
OF President aud vice.P President
madsa favorable report on the bill
the repeal OF all federal election Ia
o." The House will almost certainly
San this bill, but it will be useless show
ion OF the party cards, a. there 10 no pr
'er. bility that it will even get before
mi Senate at the present session. The
wi. tempt to pass this bill through the
and ats Of the next Congress is certain Il
on snlt in one Of the bitterest and most
ton louged Parliamentary 6ghts Of the t
. to as the Republicans will feel justi6s
.ory resorting to any honest method to d
een it.
10 The Republican Senators have
20 caucus agreed to disagree on the 81
nv question, and to leave every Senate
ting vote 40 he may feel disposed.