The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-24
Washington Acttcr.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. Is, 1898.
Senators Forhces tumbled down a
good many imaginary structures
when he asked and obtained the con-
sent of the Senate for the Finance
committee to hold daily meetings
while the Senate is in session, in or
der to consider and report q financial
bill. A number of industrious liars.
have been working double tim to
create the impression that Senator
Forhccs and the other Democratic
members of this committee were pur-
poscly delaying the consideration by
the committee of financial bills that
have been introduced. The facts
speak for themselves and need no
comment.
The Senate is now considering the
bill favorably reported by the III
nance committee and endorsed bv
Secretary Carlisle authorizing Nation.
al banks to issue currency to the full
amount of bonds they have deposited
to secure the same. Senator Cock
rcll has proposed several amend,
mcnts to the bill, because of his be-
lief that the National banks already
ENJOY too many privileges. But in
asmnch us the country is greatly in
need Of the additional currencv which
would at once be put in circulation
were the bill law there is little
doubt that it will be passed without
material amendment.
The House has another week of
silver debate ahead of it before the
voting begins. The unconditional
repeal men appear to grow more con
tidrnt Of the result, although they adj
init that if the rumor which is cur
rent, that forty or fifty Of the rcpub.
Leans have agreed to vote with the
silver men for the amendment prOvi-
ding for tie free coinage of silver at
Il ratio of 20 to 1, shall prove to be
! true they will be defeated and the
amendment adopted. That rllmor,
however, appears to have Il very slcn.
der foundation, as Representative
Hl%nd, the silver leader, says he
! En"w# nothing about any such ar
ran%cmcnt and does not believe that
1t exists, and cX-Spcakcr Reed says
tn" republicans Of the House, with
less than twenty exceptions, Will vote
for the unconditional repeal.
Members Of the administration
wcr" not surprised at the result of
the Bchring Sea arbitration, hints of
the prohablc outcome having been re-
crlvcd III advance of the decision.
Nor are they disappointed, as the
Cni'cd Stntcs comes out of it quite
rs wcll as they expected. The
Tact lS that the present adm:nistra
ti"n Was never cnthuscd over this pnr-
ticulGr arbitration, and had it not
found the whole business arranged
for when it assumed Office something
W"ul" have been done in accordance
with It's own ideas. The decision
Will, "t course, hc accepted by this
government as final, and adviccs from
London bring the same assurance
from the British government. SO that
tho long and troublesome dispute
may be considered as at an end, and
the advantages gained by the arbi
tratI"n as about SIX points in favor
OF Great Britain to four in favor of
the Unltcd States. a Congressman
src"ElnG of the matter sud: 1T
seems to me that the rich seal ring
gets more out of The arbitration than
either the United States or Great
britain as the prohibition of the use Of |
III" arms III sealing gives that ring
stronger hold than ever upon the
business. The only people who still
lSe the spear in scaling are the ma
we AlaSkant who are in the employ
II tie seal ring, so you can imagine
Ahat the prohibition Of fire arms
means to the ring"
ocnator Hill this week introduced
| bill for The repeal Of the Federal
l,ctlon laws. 1t is short and to the
cont, and will in due time be passed.
Speaker Crisp says, and there is
"rtnlmly no better authority, that all
Er talk about this or that important
io'iac committee IS pure guess work.
/" mas not made up his own mind,
"nsrqucntly it would be an impossi-
nifty Tor anybody to say what he in
ends doi"G. AS soon as he gets the s
i"mhcra satisfactorily assigned the t
will be announced. Il
ii las been stated here this week
hat IrcsldcIt Cleveland is unalter-
bly, opposed to any compromise and
rsr|d Congress to either uncondi- (
i"nnily repeal the purchasing clause
! the Sherman law or to let it alone.
our correspondent vainly cndcavor- ;
d to find II democratic Senator or I
representative who had personal ;
'A"WIcdGo that such arc Mr.. Clcve- {
ind# sentiments. That he would
'f,icr unconditional repeal is GER
am; bat that he would veto condi-
lonal repeal do not believe.
"hipaT:"onS are 0ii0uk to Some Ecn
pie.
One OF the blessings CO of a high
arm IS Just now being realized bv
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