The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-02-23
WASHING TON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. 1895.
Senator Hill has been strikingly I'M
fortunate In his attempts to assume the
role OF mediator between the silver and
anti-sllyer men In the senate, but be
stated truth which Is patent to all men
when he said that on general financial
questions congress was further apart
new than 1t was six months ago. and to
prove his assertion cited the proposition
to issue gold bonds, which although
twice defeated In the house is still up
held ia the senate by few men, on the
one hand and the bill for the unlimited
coinage OF silver, favsrably reported
from the senate finance committee, on
the other. No proof was needed. The
division is apparent to all the world.
1t was proposed last week that the
senate should this week pass the bill for
the unlimited coinage OF silver, its oppo-
nents having partially agreed TO allow a
vote to be taken, after day or two OF
speech making, but nothing Is now GER
tain except the speech making, certain
senators with presidential aspirations
being dubious about allowing vote 10
be reached.
There is still great deal OF feeling in
congress against the administration On
account OF the manner in which those
bonds were sold, and there is more OIL
loss mysterious talk about something
that may be done 20 prevent the delivery
Of the bonds, but there Is no reason 20
believe that anything can be done now.
1t is hard bargain, bat 1t is legal.
Longing eyes are being cast towards
the very comfortable vacancy left by the
death of Hon. Isaac +. Gray, U. s. Min
istor TO Mexico. by number Of gentle
men who will retro from the senate and
house after tho fourth of next month. 1t
isn't considered desirable mission, but
the Sl7,500 year attached to II must APP
pear very desirable to those who are
about to have their names erased from
the public payroll. IL the senate were on
better terms with President Cleveland,
Senator Ransom would stand good
Chance to catch the plum as he has been
endorsed by nearly the entire senate.
Senator Hill had an amendment tackled
on to the joint resolution, extending
from Mar. l to April 10 the time for
making returns under the income tax
law, which may defeat the resolution
II the senate insists upon the Hill amend.
ment. According to Commissioner Mil
Ter Of the internal revenue bureau,
some OF the questions which officials are
forbidden by the Hill amendment to ask
are absolutely essential, and he has ap
pealed TO members of the house to either
get the Hill amendment struck out or to
kill the entire resolution.
An interesting fact in connection With
the defeat CT the last gold bond bill In
The house is that it would have been de-
feated Just the same II it had been left
entirely with the members of either of
tho political parties represented in the
house. so democrats voted for the bill
md "a against; 81 republicans for and
70 against, while 10 popuIists voted
against and none Tor the bill.
AS usual in the last weeks OF every
congress, committees are beginning TO
eport bills which their members appear
o be exceedingly anxious to have passed,
When they know that they have not one
nance out Of Il thousand TO get voted
ipon. There are always bills affecting
he labortng interests among those so de-
lyod, and this year Is no exception. The
bill might have been acted
pom long ago by the house, but it hasn't
cen and now 1t is I'm the caldron with
Their delayed legislation, with no pros.
Get Of becoming law. even II it should
y some chance effort get passed by the
ouse, not because of any open oppos-
ION To the bill In the senate. but because
! lack on time. Besldes, The senate has
mother arbitration bill, which has been
,vorably reported from the committee
II education and labor. 1t was intro
uced by Senator Perkins, of California,
nd provides for the creation of an arbi-
ration commission of II persons, to set
Q all disputes between labor and capl.
II. The report accompanying this bill
stimates that the loss by strikes in this
ountry during tho six years Just passed |
as bean sos, $50, $50 A new bill has
ist been introduced by Representative |
IcEttrick, Of Mass. making employers
ngaged IN interstate and foreign com
'erce liable for injuries received by
leir employees while on duty. Ii asked
, guess what would come Of these |