Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-12
Washington Letter.
(From our @egular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. April Q. 1894

| VINO Intentionally or unintentionally.
aided the republicans in their efforts
to delay the debate. have been sharply
criticised by democrats. Senator Hilps
/ speech to-day has also brought ad6i-
tionat democratic criticism upon his
head. 1t was, of course, expected that
the republicans would resort to fill
clustering when the democrats began
to take steps to bring the debate to a
close, but to the surprise of everybody
| they began 6llibusteriug for delav
almost at the very beginning OF the
debate, aud 1t is clear that they intend
to keep it up to the end. Senator Har-
rls. who has charge of the bill. propo-
ses to force a show OF hands this week.
by asking that the sittings OF the Sem
ate be prolonged two hours a day and
that the tariff bill be taken up earlier
each day He Intends to put the Sem
atcrs on record in order that the coun-
try may see who are in favor of push
Ing the debate to conclusion and
| who are the Instructors, and he does
not believe that when the issue is
squarely raised any democrats will be
found in the latter class.
| Hon. Patrick Walsh, the new Sena-
tor from Georgia. met with a cordial
reception from his future colleagues.
most of whom have long been his per-
sonal friends
Senator McLaurin doesn't fancy the
idea Of being COMPOUNDED with Repre-
| sentative McLaurin, of South Carroll
ma. who has been talking of leaving
| the democratic party to form a silver
party in the south and west. The SEN
ator Is opposed to any such movement.
10 use his own words: II am silver
man, but believe in the mission and
the success of the democratic party,
and | think that we can settle these
| disputed questions within our party
organization" That's about the way
most of the silver democrats feel about
it. too.
The largest number of dem ocratic
signatures ever attached to a request
for call to be issued for a caucus
were on that addressed to Mr.. Holman,
chairman of the caucus, asking that a
caucns be held Tuesday Of this week
to decide what should be the policy of
the patty in the House towards that
plank OF the National platform which
declared that the tax on state bank
currency should be repealed. Repre-
sentative Swanson, OF Virginia, circu-
lated the request fer a caucus, as a
result OF his making personal poll of
/ the democrats in the House on the
question OF the repeal of the tax. He
found that nine-te aths of the demo-
Gratis favored repeal, but all exce)
~ OF them insist that it shall be ac-
companied with more or less Federal
control over the currency TO be issued
by the state banks. The House COM
mittee on Banking and Curreacy
pigeon-holed the question some time
ago because of failure to agree on a
bill. The whole matter will be talked
over at the caucus and will. it is
hoped, be definitely settled one way or
the other. although the present under
standing Is that the caucus is not TO
take action that will be considered
binding upon those who attend it.
Somebody, probably. from pure
yiclousness, started a story few days
ago that Senators Hill and Murphy.
would antagonize the nomination of
Mr.. Benedict to be Public Printer.
They will do nothing of the sort SEN
ator Hill said week ago that he was
: glad so good democrat as Mr.. Bene-
dict has been selected for the place
and that he expected him to be con-
/ firmed without opposition. Senator
Murphy has also expressed himself as
pleased with the nomination. M.
Benedict arrived in Washington today
and he expects to be confirmed, submit
his bond and be sworn in as Public
Printer before the 10Th of The month.
| Ex-Speaker Reed capped the climax
for absurd and needless tillibustering
Saturday, when he prevented the car
rylng out OF a special order setting
APP rt that day for eulogies on the late
Senator Gibson, of louisiana by for.
cling an adjournment by raising the
point OF no quorum on motion to dis
charge the warrant issued by the Sar-
gsant at Arms to arrest absentees du-
ring the time the contested election
cases, settled last week, were pending.
All of the blame for this state OF affairs
dnas not HAWAIIAN holn... A.. PA