The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-14
Have Been Said by Senator's
About Each Other.
and THERE Is Much IRRITATION
Among the Grave and RNerpnds. Said to
Have Been Caused by Escaping Gas.
Special Correspondence.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. H.
The silver debate in the senate
has been far from being as good
natured as that in the house, and
the senators appear now TO have
reached state of irritation that is
quite unusual with them, and which
has already caused some very un-
pleasant Things to be said. Senators
Voorhees, and Hale had quarrel
that fifty years ago would have led
to pistols and coffee for two, and
Senators Dubois and Teller said
some hard things about the anti
silver men, while Senator Teller
made most sensational attack upon
the newspapers of the country,
charging them with incorporating
public sentiment en- the silver ques-
tion and intimating that it was done
for price. These are not promis.
ing indications Of an early and
satisfactory ending of the debate.
Two days ago everything looked
bright for the acceptance OF Senator
Faulkner's compromlse-to coin
$4,000, 900 in silver each month until
5000 900 should be coined--but
President Cleveland put II damper
upon it by laying that no comprc-
mise or concession of any kind
would be accepted. | understand
that twenty seven senators have
pledged themselves not to allow a
vote TO be taken until some sort of
concession has been obtained.
The nev Cleveland baby is just
now exciting more immediate in.
terest III Washington Ian any other
one thing BY one of those unac-
countabie whims, every body seemed
to have arrived at the conclusion
that it must necessarily be boy;
consequently when the birth of a
girl was announced Saturday after.
noon, there were many expressions
of disapp ointment. There have
been three other babies born in the
White House, grandchildren of
Presidents Tyler and Grant, but
this one is the first ever born to the
wife Of president IN the historic
old building, and she will probably
be know n all her life as the White
House baby. Mrs. Cleveland, who,
with the baby, is doing nicely, was
attended by DR.. Bryant, who has
for some weeks been guest of the
family, both at Gray Gables and at
the White House, and who has also
been in charge of Mr.. Cleveland.
If China intends to retaliate she
can begin to put the retaliation
machine in order, as the admins.
tration has decided to enforce the
Geary Chinese law and to deport
all Cinnamon convicted of having
failed to register in accordance
herewith. In view of the small
amount of money available to be
used for this purpose, the action of
the administration is probably in.
tended as gentle reminder to con-
gress that it must either "fsh or
out bait" In other words, that
the Geary law must either be en-
forced or be repealed. The new
Chinese minister declined to ex-
press an opinion on the subject
when your correspondent called at
the legation. BY the way, Repre-
sentative Geary, author of the
Chinese law, will probably find
himself in hot water because of the
statement he made here in pub.
Iished interview. He said: 81 am
perfectly willing to vote for a bill
requiring every American mission.
AIRY in China to return to his coun-
try within a year, the protection of
this government to be withdrawn
from him at the expiration Of that
time. | would do this just as
would vote to expell every anar-
chist from the United States within
a year. The principle that would
exclude anarchists from this coun.
try would keep American mission.
aries out of China. Their cases are
exactly parallel"
The Populists in congress are
taking great interest in the Virginia
gubernatorial campaign, and most