The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-08
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Wasarvcros, Men = 1894.
senator Voorhees, oughtto be good
antloritv on what the Senatei'lnance
can, n,iftsc win do with the Bland
bill for tie coinage Of the seignlorage,
which WIS passed by the House last
week. He says that the committee
will not-report Che bill to'the Senate
until after tile tariff bill shall have
been disposed Of. In that case one
of the principal objects of the orls,-
nators Of the bill will be defeated.
That is. to furnish the Treasury with
money that will soon be needed, thus
avoiding an cxcuse for another bona
issue If the bill is not to be even
reported to the Senate until after the
tariff bill is disposed Of there is no
telling when it will get before the
Senate, and no Senator seems wiling
to say when it wiilsbe.
There are lots of rumors about the
intention of the silver Senators to
attach free coinage amendment TO
Che seigniorage bill, but the closest
inquiry among those setlemcn has
failed to discover any substantial
foundation for any OF them. BY the
way. some Of the anti silver men IN
the House ale saying some very silly
things about this bill. For instance,
that on a full vote Of the House would
have been defeated, and that it only
passed by a majority of 80, because
they did not have time to get the
opposing votes here They had
nearly three weeks, which should
have been time enough for any Con
gresham to have COTTON here. The
bill passed before it was favored by a
majority; that's all, and it would
have passed had every member OF the
House voted.
Women are accused Of being more
changcabIe than men. but if there is
woman in existence who can
change faster or oftcncr than the
Senators who are crying TO fix up the
tariff bill so that it can command
votes enough to pass the Senate, she
should be exhibited as the greatest
living curiosity. Six different times
the bill has been printed and each
tine it was supposed 70 have been
complete, but it is rot yet complete,
unless it has been completed within
the last three hours. The trouble
seems to BE tha. when an item Is
changed to meet the demand Of one
I-Senator it Just like as not oliends an
other Senator AMI iecparllzes his
vote. So it goes. OF course, some
sort Of q tariff bill is going TO be
passed. bat lie is a daring or fool
ish man who assumes at THIS time 10
tell its exact nature,
The testimony Of Hon. Josiah
Quincy, ex-Assistant Secretary Of
State, before the Senate committee
on Printing, which is Investigating
Tie gi:nc oct Of he contract for
printing lie Patent Office Gazette,
was Of sensational mature, although
s!r. Quincy did not seem to think 20,
and there was much surprise at that
portion Of it ,ybe:e he told Of having
endorsed note Of the National Zee
uomicaI Economist Publishing Co.,
Tor $3.50. That revived rumors rife
during the last Presidential CAM
paign. Ct The "National Economist: -
being controlled by the Democratic
National Committee, and added adj
tlitional interest to the testimony.
Mr. Quincy admitted that the pres
cnt contractors owed HIM considcla
bic money and that lie had procured
the contract 70. them and aided them
in keeping it when fault was found
with the work, bat denied that there
was anything undetermined or In
proper in what he did. Senator Cor
man seems disposed to act with Sen
a5or Henderson, the Republican
member OF the committee, in getting
at the bottom Of the Whole business.
It may be all right, but things have
quite an ugly look for Mr. Quincy
and some other people at this time.
The investigation will be continued
this week.
Representative Bailey, Of Texas,
has an Internal machine in the shape
of q biil--at least it will be 80 regard
ed By considerable number Of Sen
a:crs and Representatives shoaId 6Lr.
Bailey really push it, as he now says
he viii DO. 'i'!.e bill provides for an
absolute divorce Of the executive and
legislative branches Of the govern
ment, 50 far as patronage is con
carned, and makes it impossible for
any member Of either branch Of con-
gress to have any voice in the distri-
button Of patronage. 1t also provides
that when ihe President needs any
information or suggestions not con-
taincd in the papers Of applications
he must get it from some one Tot
member Of congress. Nj. Bailey i, I'M
questionable right in believing that
such law would make Congress
more Independent than it has ever
been. It would also bring many
new men to Congress, as there are