The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-29
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WASHINGTON LETTER.


AAOuoC - viz VI SiAuutlC PIOpOI-
tions. The debate had scarcely be-
gun before the administration plan
Of having the bill voted on this
week had to be abandoned, because
Of the fear that if vote was had
this week a majority would be
against the bill. The republicans
and the populists of the House are
to man opposed to the bill, and
not enough democrats have declared
in its favor to make its passage Ger.
tain. That is why the debate is to
be extended over the Christmas re.
cess, which will be from Saturday
afternoon to Wednesday, January
I'd, How long tho debate will con-
tinuc In January will depend, III
present plans are adhered to, upon
the action of caucus of the dem
ocrats of the House which is to be
held Immediately after the reas-
sembling Of Congress. The fate of
the bill is considered to be very
doubtful, even by its strongest ad-
vocates while many Of it's opponents
express the opinion that it is al
ready dead.
II does not take long for even
the most unobservant man to dis
cover thnt members Of the Senate
are adopts in the art of looking out
for number one. An instance may
be found in the failure Of the Senate
committee on Interstate Commerce
10 act promptly upon the railroad
pooling bill, recently passed by the
House. It 10 bill about which
there are wide differences Of opinion,
and the prediction is made that it
will not be taken up for action in
the Senate until the several State
legislatures which are to meet in
January ACT upon the candidacy Of
the Senators who are after re-elec.
ton. The pooling bill furnishes a
number Of Senator'S with a club to
hold over the heads Of the railroad
interests. The probabilities all fla.
yor the final passage Of the pooling
bill, but all the same the railroad
influence would be thrown against
the reelection Of any Senator
known to be opposed to it; hence
the Senatorial desire to lot the bill
rest until the Senatorial elections
pre over.
A canvass Of the House is now
being quietly made that will deter
mine whether silver is to cut any
figure in the legislature of this SEES
sion, II a sufficient number will
pledge Themselves to vote for it to
make its passage a certainty it il
proposed at the proper stage in the
debate 10 offer u bill for the free
coinage Of silver as substitute for
the Carlisle currency hill. Should
such bill be passed by the House
there would be no trouble in getting
it through the Senate, as the silver
men are stronger in the latter body
than ever before.
Representative Walker Of Massa-
chusetts, who heads the minority
on the House committee on Bank
ing and Currency and who is the
author Of the financial scheme upon
which the Baltimore plan" which
is said to have been the basis Of the
Carlisle bill, now before the House
was built, is in no danger of suffer
ing from an attack of overmodestv
lie said in the course of a speech in
favor of his bill, which he will
offer as a substitute for the Carlisl,
bill at is my voice that has reused
the country upon this subject, ane
my views had not friend unit
within the past fifteen months. M,
addresses at Chicago, St. Louis ant
other places shook up the countr,
some" The country will doubles
thank Mr.. Walker for SO much in
formation, even if il declines to en-
dorse his bill.
Whether speech is free in Wash
ingtop or not is question that i
being asked since the Commission
ers Of the District Of Columbi,
asked for and received the resigna
ton of public school trustee be
cause at public meeting he uset
the following language referring t
the House committee on Appropri
atoms: II never was so much il
favor of home rules before | ap
peared before the committee. Tn
haphazard and Indifferent way il
which they transact their bushes
and the pomposity and egotism 0
their manner is enough to arous
any mans Indignation" Thi
trustee had only been on the boar,
few months, having been sppoin,
ed because Of the endorsement Q
all the labor organizations. Thi
matter will be heard from again,
IF there should be an awful &C
eident at the Government Printin
office, said gentleman conversan
with the methods which have pre-
vented the purchase Of a site for
rev building, resulting in larg
loss Of life, ! would not exchang
places with ex-senator MahoEe +,
any amount Of money. He woul
feel like murderer, for he has t,
four years prevented the ereciio
of new Government Printing o
flee. because the Government wi
not buy at 81 so some ground
bought for about Is cents foe
and upon which he has not f,