Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular corsespsnaeu,
WASHINGTON, Jan IS. 9

me laws, the Iammsny mem De Is
,f the House, aided by few 9TH
,rs Of the Kilgore stripe, will b,
for i. The quaran
.ine bill, which recently passed
.he Senate without division Is
generally admitted to be q good
bill, and entirely free from even
the slightest teint OF partlsanshiP.
About the only criticism MAZE of
the measure WAS that II does not
actually provide Tor complete
system OF federal quarantine, hut
as it practically does the same
thing it was not opposed on that
account. 1t Was supposed that
the Eouse would promptly pass
the bill just as 1t was, IL order to
avoid delay and possible fail are to
meet the emergency that every IN
telIigent medical man in the coun-
try knows is almost at hsad, and
If orders had not been received
from the Tammany boss to oppose
it such wolld probably have been
the case. AS it is the Tammany
members and few others held out
against the bill and loaded it with
amendments, mons of which have
improved it, the evident obieat be
ing to defeat quarantine legisla
ton. lis fearful responsibility
bat what cares the Tammany
crowd for that, SO long as it gets
Its own way.
Ex-Speaker Reed, was right
wheE he recently said that when
Congress did not iegislate it was
simply because i. aid nat wish to
DO so, and it Is daily becoming
more certain that Speaker Crisp
and his associate bosses do not
wish the House to legislate Al this
session. TheY have almost decid-
ed to give the democrats o chance
to make themselves solid with the
next administration by setting a
day to vote on the bill providing
for a suspension of the purchase
of silver, which has been favor
ably reported from the cummittee
on Banking and Currency. Speak
er Crisp, VINO is tie controlling
spirit Of the committee OF rules,
does not in reality favor this bill,
but he has promised TO give it a
chance, and there is now only one
thing that stands in tbs way of a
cloturo rQle being reported, set
ting 8 time Tor voting on the bill
and that is the fear mat the Stew
art free coinage bill, which was
passed by the Senate at the last
session, may be offered rs q sub
stitute and adopted. If Mr.. Crisp
really thought that this bill could
ever get through the Senate he
would probable not haYe promised
to give 1t a chance 10 get through
the mouse.
Senator Proctor has taken 10
an idea that was the pet hobby of
bis predecesaor. Senator Edmunds
for many years aud wjll introduce
4 bill providing for the eEtghllsh-
ment of a great National UnivesI-
" in Washington, to be under the
control of the Government.
The report that the Judge
Gresham had been or would be
.ender seat III the coming Cabi-
Jet was not at all pleasing to a
majority Of the democrats In con
yress, although few of them have
expressed themselves. 1t.
S known that Judge Gresham
made q seeret visit to Washington
/ few days ago, aud that ne held
conferences with Mr.. Carlisle end
,ther prominent democrats known
o be in the confidence OF the
President elect. Senator Brice
says he knows that Gresham can
De in the Cabinet il he wishes to.
Democrats say that the accep-
lnce of the Treasury portfolio by
slr. Carlisle makes it certain that
here will be an administration
ariff bill presented to the House
# Flfty-third congress, and that
t is to devote his time TO the prep
ration OF that bill that Senator
}arlisle's resigs alton will take eff
ct on the fourth OF February. LII
his be true, 1t also indicates that |
n extra session Of Congress has
een determined upon, because if
congress was not to meet uatil
ext December there would be no
ecessity for hurrying up the pre-
araiion of the bill. Republicans
o not, of course, believe N one
ian iegisletlon, but if one man is
prepare tariff bill the most OF
lem would prefer Carlisle to any
ther democrat; he will make
emocratic bin, and that is what
.epuhlicsns want to see, beliey-
~ that the inevitable result will
3 the return of the control OF the
.overnment TO the Republican
arty
The House committee on the
ection of President ard Vice
resident has made favorable
port on the bill fer the repeal of
| federal election laws. The F,
.ouse Will most certainly pass
rs bill, but it will be a useless
lpwiup of +ba yortr- .,,1