Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-13
WASHINGTON LErrFp
FROM our regular corresnon,.
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''Vth our regular Correspond.
MAsHiN0ToN. D. O.. Dec N !.
IL Is the same democratic -.
agreeing In nothing, excenf !, ~.
gree. Two caucuses of dam y
senator's We're held last week e.
purpose of deciding what. If arr
lsiation outside Of the regular as.l
priation bills shall be acted
ana the result is 0. 1t is as neesI
to expect the Chinese and LAM,
to love each other after naaas
been proclaimed, as to expect H..
cratic senators to act as a unit s
anything, or to do anything thai
be useful to the country d
their energies have been exnena,s
fighting each either, but iT9lics,;
are numerous that Mr.. C1eyel.,
turn will soon come. 1t is nnal
stood that he was given few
liminary and indirect whacks IN
caucuses. and that the nu,nhs,
cuckoos in the senate has been
duced to two--Miils, of Texas II
Villas of Wisconsin.
In the house the actual eondi,l
of the democrats is but little if
better than in the senate. The N,
democrats will caucus this weel
it is hardly necessary, as the Nj
democratic members of the CONN
tee on rules settle everything for
majority i'll the house and deI
mines just what shall and shall |
be done.
Those who expected somethi|
new in the financial scheme sem
congress over the signature Of sec
tary Carlisle and so strongly END,
ed by Mr.. Cleveland, have not \
recovered from their disappointma
Taken as q whole congress appa
to be perfectly indifferent "a H
scheme, although many of the
members expressed themseI
strongly in favor Of that portion a
which recommends an extension
the currency of national banks vii
| it was first brought to the attent
of congress in a bill introduced
Representative Walker, of Mas
chusetts, several years ago. I
original part of the Carlisle schen
that which provides for the exen
tion of state bank currency front
alton, when certain conditions
complied with, meets with no ii
anywhere, except from the infat
lists from the south. The silyefnl
say that the only object of the
ministration in bringing forward
scheme at this time was to wean
southern members from the supp
of the free coinage of silver, and Il
declare that they intend TO meet
move by passing free coinage
and ignoring the administrat
scheme of finance.
Senator Lodges resolution call
for the much talked about report
Hawaiian matters, which Mr.. Gle
land was charged with having
eon-holed because ii favored the
public, was adopted by the sen
with a whirl, and the report will
made public IN a few days.
same resolution also asked for
correspondence relating to the Bl
fields affair. Senator Lodge ~
II expect some interesting disc
ures. Admiral Walkers report
Hawaii is said to be mighty intera
ing reading, and there are ma
things connected with the Bluefiel
affair which have not vet come
One of them, the murder OF a elIH
of this county, was referred to IN
presidents message, and ! have r.
given to understand that ma
Americans have been lugged on
maltreated. 1t will be a good thl
to have al the facts come out
The press Claims Co.. q
city, has again got into the Washli
ton courts through its peculiar gu
ness methods. This time sun
been entered against John Weda
burn manager Of the Press liai
Co." and William r. Hearst, o.
Examiner Bureau Of Claims, by
H. Preston, publisher Of a hah1
City paper, to cancel a eontfac'
which lie agreed to take forty sha
Of stock in the Press Claims eor
payment for advertising, ana 70
cover $40 for advertising done.
Preston claims thai the contract
obtained through misrepresetltatl9
Milwaukee Sentinel. Charley
Of Oconto. who was pelneei
the assembly in 1887 and ISL
ln,,...rs nrn,,..,r. ,..n,1ld mt IL MI