The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
No Business Of Importance
Will Be Done
UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY RECESS
Interesting Gossip Concerning Congress.
sononal and Political Matters.

Congress, ike tnt average Wy, nae
got Christmas in is bones. There
is scarcely a quorum of the house in
town today, and long before Thurs
day, when the ad )urnment Is ex
pected TO take place. it Will be i'm
possible 10 tran.act any important
business, because there will be no
quorum If the resolution of the
ways and means committee is carried
out the new tariff bill will be re.
ported to the house tomorrow, but
even if it is reported it Is now GER
tain that the debate will not begin
until January when the internal
revenue bill will also be ready.
1t seems probable that the general
debate upon President Cleveland's
special message on Hawaii, and the
accompanying documents, Will also
90 over until after the recess. The
Republicans have, of course, had
their minds made up from the first,
and are prepared to begin the de
bate, but the Democrats wish to
make careful study of the
y0luminous documents before be-
ginning the defense of the admins
tration policy that they are expected
to make.
The Republicans of the house
have decided not TO assist the Dem
ocrats who are opposed to varlous
sections of the tariff bill, in amend
ing the bill. Their reason is poll
tics pure and simple. They believe
that failure to secure these amend
ments will result in IL aking many
districts now represented by Demo.
Gratis send Republicans to the next
house.
Very few have been the adjourn
ments of congress for the Christmas
recess without providing at public
expense pleasant trip for some of
the senators and representatives.
This session is not TO be one of the
exceptions, unless congress refuses
to pass the resolution reported by
the house committee on commerce,
providing for the appointment OF a
select committee OF three senator's
and six representatives to visit and
make personal inspection of the
work done on the Nicaragua Canal,
and report whether the material and
political affairs of Nicaragua and
Costa Rlca are such as to endanger
the interests of the canal. So far
as practical results are concerned a
congressional committee would do
as well if authorized to visit the
planet Mars and make report upon
its canal system.
Silver, first, last and ali the time,
is the corner stone of the platform
adopted 10y the secret conference OF
the executive committee of the Bi
metallic League just held at the
league headquarters in this city.
The league proposes to 60 into every
congressional district where there is
the remotest chance of electing a
silver man and to support only those
candidates who pledge themselves
not TO enter any party caucus on
financial matters or for the nomina
ton of speaker, if elected TO con
gress. If the league programme bt
carried out there will be silver
man nominated for speaker of the
next house, and if the sentiment OF
the districts has been correctly
represented and the alliance will
the labor organizations shall b'
faithfully carried out, he will stanC
good chance of being elected.
Senator Voorhees, seems to hav,
pleased nobody with his fnancia
bill, which provides for the coinag,
of the seigniorsge now in the
treasury at the rate Of s., 600, 900
no nth and that after it shall hav,
all been coined s., 200, 600 worth o
silver bullion shall be purchases
and coined each month. Ii he haC
confined 1t to aathorizing the coin
age Of the seigniorage now in tn,
treasury, Secretary Carlisle wouI(
have supported it, but he will no
support 1t now because of the silve
purchasing clause. The silver mel