The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-14

on silver and heightened by the prolonged
delay on the contested election cases has
had time to abate and the acrimony which
is to rise over the new silver bin, the ag-
ricultural bills and the measures reported
by the committee on foreign affairs has
not yet begun. So the house may be said
to be taking kind of moral rest and in
dulging somewhat in the amenities of pol
itics. The remaining appropriation bills
are not of q nature to excite heated dis
cussion, and of course the river and harbor
bill is the great enOllient 1t is the one
great measure on which Democrat and Re
publican, gOldDug, free Silverite and Pop
ulist are indeed as brothers, and it is al
most the only one this year If there be
another, it is the general Indian policy, as
there is probably less division of sentiment
now on that matter than at any time since
the war.
1t is freely admitted by men of all par
ties that the relations of the government
and the Indians now nearly salts
factory as in the nature of things they can
ever become; that the true policy has been
adopted, if there is a true policy, and that
while the management of Indian affairs is
as free from fraud and scandal at any
time in our history the results in the gen
eral peace, in the progress and satisfaction
of the Indians are first rate Indeed it is
a subject of frequent conversation among
congressman of a philosophical turn that
the era of worldwide financial depression
is also an area of universal peace except,
of course, as it is broken by local strikes
and riots
Work Fer the House.
This congress has now sat for six months
and the veteran Holman thinks it has
done (at any rate, the house has) about
much work as any in which he has acted
1t has thoroughly discussed and passed
the Sherman law repeal bill, the Wilson
tariff bill, most of the appropriation bills
and a large number of minor measures,
has passed one bill for coming the silver
seigniorage and viii have abundant time
to pass another as soon as Mr.. Bland and
his cOlabOrers can get it into shape, and
yet adjourn early in June All this the
house could do, but as to the senate-Well,
the duration of debate there can now be
calculated the basis of the hen and a
half and the egg and a half in a day and
half. Down to date the average has been
nearly day and a half to a speech, or
about Al speeches per week The Demo
Gratis think there viii not be more than 10
set speeches on their side of the chamber,
and the Republicans hesitatingly admit
that 10 of their number will not speak at
length. So, giving the Populists day
each and Senator Stewart u week, there is
a lively hope of their getting through by
the time the county fairs and autumn races
begin.
The Silver Question.
The silver measure introduced by Mr..
Meyer of Louisiana provides for the issue
of $50 bonds at per cent, redeenable at
the end of five years, but even this much
of d concession to the presidents views is
not favored by the free silver members I'M
less it be to redeem the bonds already is
sued by Secretary Carlisle, and not only
are the silver members more strenuous
than ever, but they declare that all their
adviceS from home report their cOnStitu-
entS as more eager for more silver than
ever before. They have much to say about
private advices of all sorts from the Latin
American nations and assert that the &C
ton of Guatemala was only feeler. The
message of President Diaz of Mexico in
which he gave England a pretty strOn g
hint that she must take cheaper money or
a great deal less of it in payment of the
interest due her, was followed by an arti-
Gle in The Two Republics of Mexico city
| to the effect that that nation will endeavor
to convene a conference Of all the Ameri-
can nations, together with China and In
| dia, to re-establish the free coinage of both
metals. By some of the foreign affairs
| committee here this article is regarded as
| at least senliofficial, and it is taken for
| granted that this congress would vote for
sending delegates to such congress by a
| large majority in both houses.
CuIberson the Breckenridge Case.
The Pollard Breckenridge case had fair
| ly worn out the interest of congressman be-
| fore it ended, and even the lawyers paid
| little attention to the legal points in
/
! selves, however, they thought the inStruc-
| tions asked for by the defendants attOr-
neys included some pretty bad law Major
! ButterWOrth has repeatedly declared that
| if he had come into the case three days
sooner the defense would never have al
! lowed it to come into court, as a default
would have been very much better, to
| which wearied Washington public adds
its regrets that he did not get there in
| time On the rare occasions when the de
| PENDANT has appeared in the capitol since
| he testified he has maintained an unusual
| quiet, but his appearance and bearing are
/ quite unchanged Some fancy that they
| can note heavier droop in his eyelids, and
| that his lock is even more sleepy than
| usual, but his countenance is certainly as
| ruddy and his shoulders not more bowed
1t is remarked a singular fact that in
| the entire house there is but one member
| who is confident of Mr.. Breckinridge'S re-
| election, and he, strange to relate, is Judge
| Culberson, chairman of the Judiciary com
| on the colonel will be followed by reac-
| ton. They viii show that the money to
| run this girls case was subscribed in New
| England Il am told by man who ought
| TO know that a rich Yankee woman sent
IS, 600 and telegraphed that if that was not
enough to draw on Der for more), and they
| will make a hurrzfh all over that district
that q conspiracy was got up to ruin a
| gallant gentleman and soldier. a Ken
| lucky orator who had been guilty of a
| grave offense, it is true, but who had tried
| every honorable means to atone for ii
| without a public scandal 1t is a plain
case that that girl has had powerful
backing, and they win make it out regu-
lar Yankee persecution
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