The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-09
Wa.Iiingg on Notes.

The first thing that tho Democrats In the
House VIII do, viii be to pass "A bill repeating
the laws providing for supervisors of federal
elections,
The President will deliver an address on
September IS the occasion OF the centennial
anniversary OF the lsyins OF the cornerstone
Of the | nitcd States capitol building
The WAYS and means committee of the
House Is now engaged In hearing arguments
from importers, manufacturers and Others as
to what the tariff on various articles should
be
Oniee-seekers are pouring into Washington
just now from every part OF the country.
just why they should invade the capital at
this particular time i u matter hard to cS-
plain.
The silver senators do not intend TO let the
repeal bill come to a vote foc lack OF speeches
to prevent It. The programme tor next week
u to have ~ least one sci speech Tor each day
and after that to depend upon luck aud the
routine 10 consume the remainder OF the
time
The silver men ia the Senate Tuesday
sprung n surprise on the repeal forces In the
declaration Of Mr stewart that hereafter a
quorum OF the Senate would have to be pres
ent when senators spoke on the silver ques-
tion, If the opponents of the repeal insist
upon q quorum being present at all times II
Will he i new move, and may seriously Inter
ferc with The programme Of the friends of re-
peal
Iu the Senate Mr.. Teller has introduced
bill 10 aid the State Of Colorado TO support
sthou' Of Iuncs. II provides that the state
shall receive annually 80 per cent. OF all
moneys paid to The nlted states for mineral
lands within the STATE OF Colorado for the
maintenance OF school to be established at
Golden. provided that the total sum so paid
To The state shall not exceed the sum of si2,-
600 o year. nor shall II exceed the amount
applied for ihc zane purpose by the State
itself
The silver senators are now In the mid.t of
the struggle. no stone VIII be left unturncd
and The debate VIII be continuous and ex-
hau-tiye The men from the West have said
the SHERMAN law had nothing to do with The
existing depression, and that statement is
supported 10y the fact that business Is pick
ing up and trade is reyivlng The great fear
OF the administration IL tlat business viii
have thoroughly recovered from tic blow the
bankers have dealt II, before they eau get the
TIL repcnied and that their uulg argument.
fAlse and Illogical NJ it H. will fall TO he
ground, IT. only prop having been Hnocked
from under IL
Washington correspondent says: In the
Senate there hhN. been no descrtions OF late
from the silver standard. The lines are
being more aud more closely drawn, aud men
] who would prefer to be counted rs doubtful
are being smoked out. A close canvas of the
Senate disc!oscs the fact that silver has q
strong and earnest following that viii not be
denounced until the last ditch has been
passed Here l. a list of senators who are
counted sure. or reasonably So for silver as
against repeal: Dcmocrats-Bate Berry,
Blackburn, Butler. Cockrell, Coke Colquitt
Daniels, George, Harris, Hunter, lrby, Joue'
fArkansasl Morgan, Martin, Pugh, Vance,
Vert. White California;, Call md Ransom
Total, u Republicans-Cameron, Dubois
Han-brough, Jones. Mnndcrson, Mitchell
Perkius, Pcttigrew, Powers shoup, Stewart
Teller and Wolcott.-Total, l3, Popuiits-
Allen, Kyle and PETER. Total 3 Grant
total, 81 II these men hold together, or Il
any considerable number Of them do so, II
will he very cold day when repeal passei
the Senate. With thirty seven votes reason
ably sure out of majority vote Of forty three
the situation IL not quite 20 desperate as The
goldites would have The people believe.
The Pan American Medical Congress
passed resolutions urging the government o
India 10 stamp out cholera at It, fountain
head in that country, without regard to Mo
hammedan prejudice,