The Progress., 1894-04-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Notes Of Interest Gathered from About
The National CAPITAL.

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WasHNGroN, D. G., March u Is?l
special Correspondence to Tie Progress
The excitement in Congress over
the veto Of the Bland Coinage bill Is
not 50 evident to the casual observer
rs II was a day or two ago, but it is
there all the same, The silver men
are dong more thinking than talking:
that's why the excitement is not So
apparent. To say what they will do
IS mere guess work. they have not
decided themselves yet. The talk Of
putting 4 free coinage amendment
on tie tariff bill is premature 1t
VIII be some weeks before the tariff
bill reaches the Legislative stage
where amendments will be in order
ana careful inquiry among the silver
Senators failed to find anybody who
would say that be had determined to
offer such an amendment. The
tariff bill is already too complicated
to suit many Senators and any at
tempt to further complicate it by the
addition Of the silver question would
almost certainly be antagonized by
some Of the Senators who would
otherwise gladly vote for free coinage.
Representative Bland, speaking for
the sllver men in the House, has
already condemned the idea.
Representative McLaurin, of South
Carolina, is at the head of movement,
IN Congress that is attracting the at
tention of politicians, although it has
not yet passed the formative period.
1t is for nothing more nor less than
the formation of the new political
party in the south and west. Mr..
McLaurin claims that he has received
information which causes him to be-
lieve that the new movement would
be very popular; if properly launched.
Another movement talked about
here is a proposed combination of
the silver Democrats and populists in
the Congressional election in the
south and west.
Senator Voorhees, opened the tariff
debate in the Senate today. His
remarks differed from the ordinary
set speech, in that they were almost
wholly devoted to an explanation of
the bill. Everybody expects tins dc.
bate to develop into long and
weary siege with the final result very
much in doubt.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada has SET
led all doubts as to where be stands
politically, by the publication Of a
etter over his own signature. closing
With these words: Il an a populist
md belong to the only party that is
'nequivocally opposed TO the sub
ectlon Of the people of the United
states to the rules of banks and bond
lolders." I
Representative Warner, OF New {
0ork, is the author of little pam I
hlet now being extensively circulat.
d in Congressional circles IT,
straight-from -the-shoulder attack p
n the protection given the sugar
'nst by the revised tariff bill. The
atnre of the attack may be readily
nderstood from the following head j.,
gs taken from the pamphlet: - =,
'roflts and Greed" Pacific Coast 1
xtortlons," Cholera Exploitation."
Misrepresentation" and Suppress y.
on OF information" MIR. Warner 81
US the figures in his N
'mphlet are the result Of IL
reful and unbiased inyes- "a
cations of sugar refining at home Va
d abroad. Z
There is much gossip here concern
Secretary CarlisIe's visit to New Ia
TX, which followed close upop te'
esldent Cleveland's veto of the tal
aud coinage bill. Mr. Carlisle SAWS
visit was entirely a personal one, Vel
1t is positively stated that while
re he had conference with wall ff
set bankers That is what started
gossip.