West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-08-24

Our Weekly Letter from the Home or
"Uncle SAM"


Special Corrcspondes co Of tho Argus.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
August 10, 1898.
Senator Voorhees, tumbled down
good many imaginary structures
when he asked and obtained tho
consent of the Senate for tho
Finance committee to hold daily
meetings whilo the Senate is IN ses-
sion, in order TO consider and
report financial bill. A number
of industrious liars have been work.
ing double time to create tho
impression that Senator Voorhees,
and the other Democratic members
of this committee were purposcly
delaying the consideration by tho
committee OF financial bills that
havc been introduced. Tho facts
speak for themselves and need no
comment.
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The Senate is now considering
tho bill fayorably reported by the
Finance committee and endorsed
by Secretary Carlisle, authorizing
National banks to issue currency to
the full amount Of bonds they have
deposited TO secure the same. Sem
ator Cockrell has proposed several
amendments to tho bill, bocause Of
his belief that tho National banks
already enjoy too many privileges.
But inasmuch as the country is
greatly in need of the additional
currency which would at once bo
put in circulation were tho bill
law, there Is little doubt TINT IL will
DO passed without material amend.
ment.
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The House has another week of
silver debate ahead of il before tho
voting begins. The unconditional
repeal men appear TO grow moro
confident of the result, although
they admit that If the rumor which
is current, that forty or fifty Of the
Republicans have agreed to vote
with tho silver men for the amend
mont providing for the free coinage
OF silver at ratio of 90 to /, shall
prove to be true they will DO
defeated and the amendment
adopted. That rumor, however,
appears to have very slender foun-
datIon, as Representative Bland,
the silver leader, says he knows
nothing about any such arrange
ment and docs not believe that it
exists, and ex-Speaker Reed says
the Republicans of the House, with
less than twenty exceptions, will
vote for unconditional repeal.
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Representative Grosycnor, Of
Ohio, appears to be in bad way.
Hc claimed in n speech made in
he House tn is week that President
Cleyeland's message to Congress
was an appeal to partisanship.
Many things have been ssid about
the message, but so far Grosvenor
is the only man who has been able
to sec parhsanship IN it. During
the Harrison administration Gros-
venor had to be sent TO Europe on
government mission to keep him
out Of mischief, and it is a great
pity that he cannot now be sent
somewhere to remain until the
financial question is disposed Of.
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Senator Hill this week introduced
a bill for tho repeal Of the Federal
election laws. 1t IS short and to
the point aud will in due time be
passed.
Speaker Crisp says, and there is
certainly no better authority, that
all the talk about this or that man
for the chairmansbip Of this or that
important House committee is pure
guess work. lie has not made up
his own mind, consequently il
would be an imposslbility for any
body to say what he intends doing.
AS soon rs he gets the members
satisfactorily assigned the commit
tees will be announced.
II has been stated here this week
that President Cleveland was unal-