The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

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There are rumors that Voorhees, will
introduce a free-coinage silver bill Ut the
opening Of the regular session. Voor-
hees declined to talk about the matter,
but 1t Is pointed out he has always been
silver man, and that he declared dur
ing the debate on the repeal bill that he
was no less Q friend OF silver than al
ways, AT any rate 1t is thoroughly un-
derstood the silver question was not
shelved by the passage Of the repeal bill.
On the contrary, the silver men say the
fight has only begun. When Congress-
assemblies they propose to keep it well
to the front in connection with every
great issue between the parties from the
tariff to the repeal OF the Federal elec-
tion laws. Every stage Of the tariff dis
cussion will be punctuated by pertinent
queries by the silver men tending to
prove that 1t was demonstration OF sill.
yer and not the Mckinley tariff which
caused the financial depression. Indeed,
1t is intended that the silver men shall
act as body OF obstructionists, as did
the Parnellites in Parliament, till silver
shall receive hearing.
Although Congress amended the Geary
act so as to allow Chinese six months
more in which to register, It adjourned
without making an appropriation to
carry out the provisions Of the act. The
Chairman Of the Committee on Appro-
priations had cognizance Of the necessity
OF the Treasury Departments need OF
money to carry out the law, and II Ia
probable that, II the urgency deficiency
bill had passed, clause appropriating
enough money at least to begin opera
tions would have been inserted In the
bill. As 1t is, registrations under the act
will not begin until the appropriation is
made. Meanwhile the Treasury Depart
ment will make all its preparations, and
so soon as the money Is available 1t will
be prepared to assign its officers 80 that
they can begin the work at once. The
bureau has assurances that an effort will
be made to get the bill through in the
early days OF the session, 80 that the
work Of registration will not be long de-
ferred. II is said that all Chinese now
in the country, approximating l00, 900,
can be registered in sixty days, II they
promptly take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity.
Secretary Gresham has received dis
patch from United States Minister Baker,
who was on board the steamer Costa
Rica at Amapala when fred on by the
Honduras authorities because the cap
tain Of the vessel refused to surrender q
refugee from Honduras on board az a
passenger. The dispatch fully confirms
the press reports OF the firing on the
United States flag. While the ship was
in the port OF Amapala the authorities
demanded the surrender Of Polecaro Bo-
nilla, VINO was recently concerned in the
revolutionary movement against the
Honduras government. The captain de-
clined. After the ship had received her
clearance papers and while she was leay-
ing port six or seven shots were fred to
bring her to. Minister Baker was on
board at the time. Whether the shots
were fired directly at her or in front is
not stated. The matter was discussed
At Cabinet meeting. Captain Dow,
who was in command OF the Costa Rica,
Is the same captain who harbored Bar
rundia, who was killed on his ship sew
eral years ago by the Guatemalan au-
thorities. 1t has been established that
. political refugee who Is q passenger, as
Bonilla was, cannot be taken from the
ship on which he Is. The chance pres
ence Of the United States Minister on
The vessel in this case is not considered
10 make any difference in the diplomatic
aspects Of the case. Nothing could be
earned Of what reply was sent Minister
Baker or what steps are proposed to be
Iaken In the matter. The United States
steamship Alliance sailed the other day
rom San Jose to Acajutla in Salvador.
Whether this movement was occasioned
by the incident was not stated at the de-
partment.