The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-12-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTnN. ID. c.. December l..
Once more the democrats of the House
are given the democratic Senators a les
son in how To legislate. While the ma or
itv in the Senate has allowed itself to he
practically tied up by the minority. the
majority in the House has been doing what
they were sent to Washington to do-at
tending to business Having heard about
everything that could be said for and
against the plan of currency reform sub
mittcd by Secretary Carlisle, the House
committee on Banking and Currency de-
cidcd that while the plan was not entirely
satisfactory to financial extremists, either
gold or silver men, it was better as Il whole
than any other plan vet brought forward.
and more likely to be supported by con-
sentative men as sort of compromise.
Having arrived at that conclusion, the
committee determined to report the bill
prepared by Secretary Carlisle without
recommendation, leaving the House free
to amend the bill if it sees fit.
The committee on Rules has mapped
out plan for the consideration of the bill,
which will be taken up at once and push
ed to vote. 1t is already announced
that the republicans will offer two amend
ments for the purpose of trying to defeat
the bill. The first will be to strike out
the State bank feature which is the fea
turc that is most liked by Southern demo-
Gratis The next amendment offered will
of bonds large enough to redeem all the
greenbacks and Treasury notes of 1890.
which may now be used to take gold iron.
the Treasury. Present indications are.
however, that the democrats will vote to-
"ether to defeat any and all amendments,
and that the bill will pass the House as
reported from the committee.
The Dockerv Commission, which re-
commended numerous changes in the GOV
ernment departments in Washington, all
tending to Il reduction Of expense and
the cxpediting of business. is now looking
into the land offices throughout the coun-
try. Among the proposed changes in that
branch of the public service may be men
toned the substitution of IA law clerk for
Il receiver in every land office the aboli-
ton of nearly the whole law branch of the
land Office and making the decision of the
Land Commissioner final SO far as the de-
partment of the Interior is concerned. At
present cases may he appealed from the
Commissioner to the Secretary of the In
terror. 1t is claimed that the proposed
changes will if adopted, be of great benc-
fit to those having business with the Land
Office, besides saving about 5000. 900 a
year
Immediately after the late elections Il
correspondent. more asa joke than for any
other reason. sent story out of Washing
ton TO the effect that the negroes intended
to demand that one of their preachers be
elected Chaplain of the next House. The
story was widely commented on and has
resulted i'll the production of IA nero can
didate, for Chaplain of the House. al
though there is no reason to suppose that
SUE IL al lHihS l'i tNtl 'ftil tilou8It I'll ne
fore that little story was written. There
are numcrour reasons why the republicans
in the next House NAV hesitate about turn
iny that negro candidate down
Although the Senate has voted against
a cloturc rule the idea of obtaining one |
has not been abandoned hv those demo |
cratic Senators who are anxious for the |
Senate to do something more than pass !
The appropriation bills at this session.
Vest is dcvotinw all the zeal of Il
convert to the idea. and Senator Hill who !
has ALWAYS favored clOturr is doing some =
hin" on the subject that may result in a
new assault on the rules If anything is
lone il must he done quickly, a. the con
rol of the Senate will no longer he in the
iandS of the democrats after the vacancies
rom the three northwestern states have
,ccn filled by the republican legislatures of
hose States and the mixed legislature of
North Carolina has elected successor to
senator Jarvis who holds his seat by "u-