The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-13
Federal Election Laws will
be Introduced.
A FAMOUS TRADE MARK SUIT
Interesting Matters From the
National Capital.


BY Associated Press to The News
WAsnlNGroN, Sept l3.-The
Russian government has ordered
that its mint shall no longer receive
from individuals silver bars or worn
silver pieces brought to be convert
ed into coin, and that the importa
ton into Russia of foreign silver
coin is prohibited. No great signi-
canoe Is attached TO this order by
the treasury department, as most of
the money of Russi. is in paper,
and silver coins are few and far be-
tween.
Though bill to repeal the Fed
eral election law is to be presented
tomorrow in the house, it liz not a,
all probable that debate on the
meas ire will begin before Friday.
How long the discussion VII last is
an unsettled question Tucker, of
Virginia, who has the bill in
charge, says that there will be no
limit placed on speeches which are
IN the line Of legitimate discussion,
but as soon as it is apparent the
minority is fillbusteiing, the
committee on rules will be invoked
TOO an order which shall compel
vote on The bill The programme
of the Republicans is not known
All that they will say is to repeat
their determination to fight until
they can no longer hold out. The
debate as already indicated prom.
ises to he very bitter. There is
good deal Of opposition mani,
tested on the Democratic side
to the present consideTa ion of rhe
proposition to repeal the federal
election laws. Ii is claimed that it
will detract attention from the sen.
ate and in this way az well as by
angering the Republicans will 81.
danger the cause of repeal. The
answer of southern Democrats is
that they have already sacrificed
their opinion on the silver question
to the position ofthe administration
aud they cannot go back to their
constituents unless something is
done that il directly desired by
their section.
They point out that the Dsmo-
cratic party is not unit upon sill
YER or the state bank tax or the in.
come tax, and there are differences
of ooinion as to the extent to which
tariff revisions should 60. On the
question of the abolition of federal
force at the polls there is no dlvl-
zion of sentiment. Leading Demo.
crats are unanimous in the hope
that there will be a very livery
political fight on the repeal of the
election laws.
Patent Commissioner S. ymour
has been served with a summons TO
appear before the district supreme
court next Tuesday and show cause
why writ of mandamus should not
ssue to the state of South Carolina
TO compel the registration of the
trade mark "Palmetto." The sui,
is brought by States Attorney
Townsend. Application for regis
tration was refused by an examiner.
An appeal was subsequently filed.
The refusal to register was on the
grounds that the state has no right
to cal in matters outside of its own
limits. Tue decision in the case
will establish and test an interest.
ing precedent.
1t is expected that some 800 600
DAD Fellows will go from here to
Chicago September 81 to take part
in the grand demonstration there
September oath. An effort is be.
ing made to have the event the
greatest ever known in the history
of the organiza ion.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-The
States Washington special says:
benson of Alabama, offered reso.
luton declaring, whereas the house
was adjoining from day to day
while the people we're demanding
action, the house should authorize