The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-12-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
. onr regular correspondcntl.

fell very flat on congress. Something new was expected from the advance talk, but there is nothing new in the plan presented. The portion which refers to the enlargement of the circu- lation of national bank currency is practically the same as that which may be found iu bill introduced in the house several years ago by Representa- tive Walker, q republican from Massa- clusetts, and which was favorably con sidered by the committee on banking and currency, but was never acted upon by the house. The same idea was presented to convention of bank CTS which met at Baltimore during the present year, and was endorsed by that conventions; hence its designation as the Baltimore plan" That DOT tion which recommends an exemption from taxation of the currency of such state banks as may choose to comply with certain regulations, is believed to have been intended to weaken the sil- yer men by drawing the southern men away from them, and if there were any propability of its becoming a law it might succeed.
 The silver men in congress were not pleased by the neglect of President Cleveland to even mention silver in his message, except to sheer at it, in connection with the declaration at- tached to the act which repealed the purchasing clause of the Sherman sil- yer law-that it is the policy of this government to maintain the parity be- tween gold aud silver. They propose. if possible, 10 give him Roland for his Oliver, by passing a free coinage bill. Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the senate finance committee, says that committee will report a free coinage bill very shortly.
 The trouble about the bond issue has begun. In the senate Mir Peffer at tackled it in speech, and Representa- tive Baily, of Texas, says his resolu- tion, stating it to be the sense of con gress that bonds cannot be legally is- sued. except to maintain specie pay nIents, will be taken up and passed at once.
 There will be lively fight over the Nicaragua canal bill in the house, if its friends succeed, as now seems likely, iu getting it up for consideration. Speaker Crisp's opposition prevented it's being taken up at the last session but the friends of the bill now say that he has expressed willingness for the committee on rules Co name date for its consideration. The democratic op- pOnents of the bill have announced their determination to iillibuster should an attempt be made to force it to vote. It is claimed that the bill will pass the house if a vote can be had, and vote can be had if the committee on rules so wills, and the majority of the house will support an order limit ing debate.
 "Silver Dick" Bland, chairman of the house committee on coinage, says it will be no fault of his if his bill for the free coinage of silver is not passed at this session, as it is his purpose to endeavor to persuade the committee to favorably report the bill, and he says, if he succeeds that the bill will be passed by Il substantial majority. His success with the committee is regarded as doubtful, for the same reason that prevented the bill being reported at the last scssiOn-the belief of some of the members that nothing can be ac- complished by reporting a bill that cannot become law.
 The house committee on public lands has favorably reported q bill for open ing 10 settlement and entry all lands in- cludcd within the limits of any Indian reservation, or in the Indial territory. the disposal of which has been hereto fore, or may. hereafter, be authorized by agreement or treaty. The report on the bill says it will provide geuer- al law applicable to Indian lands that could be used as fast as the Indian ti- tie is eNtinguished, taking the place of the slow process of special legislation for each reservation, and that it will in great measure prevent repetition of the scandalous frauds which have accompanied the method now in use.