The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


decision, WIN iuii pOuSu oAsSAHSt -
constitutionality of the income tax, and
Justice jackson, who is far from well, will
at once return to his Tennessee home. The
decision although officially madeS:is not yet
known to anybody outside of the member
ship of the court, and that fact is keeping
every newspaper man and woman in WASH
ington on the jump, in search OF leak in
order to give the public the decision before
it is formally handed down by the court
The theory that Justice jackson would vote
against the constitutionality of the law,
which was for time, nobody knows exactly
why, generally accepted, has received
black eve. 1t is known that after the de-
csion was reached by the full court Justice
Jackson had long private consultation with
White, Harlan and Brown, all three OF
whom voted with Fuller for the constitu-
tionality of the income tax when the first
decision was made. 1t is believed that this
long conference was for the purpose OF dis.
cussing the points of the opinion, which is
to be prepared. and it is inferred that Jack
son voted the same way his associates at
this conference did else he would not have
taken part in it. If that inference be
correct the decision will uphold the law.
The administration is very much worked
up over the silver question. In addition to
making the principal address at the Mem.
phis "sound money" convention, Secretary
Carlisle is to take the stump against silver
in Kentucky, the fact being recognized that
victor for silver in that State will make
the administration campaign for gold
standard almost hopeless. Mr.. Carlisle has
hard task, for it was largely owing to his
teaching that silver is SO strong in Ken
lucky and he will, Senator Blackburn's
friends say, be confronted with documentary
evidence in his own handwriting to prove
that he has turned somersault on the
financial question since he became member
of President Cleveland's cabinet.
Another statesman who has apparently
turned financial somersault is Hon.
William R. Morrison, of ILL.,, who is now
working against silver. When he was
member of the House be made a speech in
which he said: 81 voted for the silver bill
when presented by the the gentleman from
Missouri (Mr. Bland) under motion to
suspend the rules cutting off, as is now pro.
posed, all amendments, favoring as l did the
chief purpose of the BILL the restoration of
silver to the place it had held as money
before it was dropped from the list of legal
tender coins, to use mild terms, by the
unfriendly legislation of 1873 and 1884.
The silver men will see that Mr. Morrison is
not allowed to forget that speech, and
others of the same sort.
Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota
says large majority of the people OF his
state favor free coinage without an inter
national agreement. He thinks France ant
Germany are ready to adopt internationa
bimetallism, but that England stands in tn
way. In that connection he says: can.
one who cares to examine the market re
ports for the past two months will find tina
should the moment it was decided that Chin
pay Japan something like $400, 900, ,O0
in silver the price of the white metal wen
up, and Immediately the price of whea
began to rise. A few weeks ago the Roths
chids pulled their gold string on Russia
and compelled that nation to object to tn
terms of the Japan-China treaty, aud it
by no means certain that the indemnity wi
be paid in silver. In fact there is a stron
probability that through the manipulate
Of England this indemnity will yet be pal
in gold, and in view Of this the tendency
silver is down, and as natural consequent
the price Of commodities again begin to d
cline"
The fight over the seat in the U.
Senate, lately occupied by Mr.. Higgin
which has been tho leading feature of Il
Deleware Legislature for several months, h
been transferred to tho U. s. Senate, by Il
dispute over the election of Col. Dupor
the Republics claiming his election and t
Democrats claiming that there was no ele
tion, the vote Of Governor Watson maxi
tie in the last ballot taken. The wh,
question will turn upon Governor Watso
right to vote. Upon the death of Govern
Marvil, Mr.. Watson by reason of his pc
tiop as Speaker of the Senate, succeed
him as Governor He claimed and ex
cised the right to vote as Senator when
last ballot was taken, but the claim was
nored and Col. Dupont declared elected.
the Speaker Of the House, who was pres
ng. That there will be contest for
eat is certain, and that it will be bite
altogether probable. Without that seat
Republicans will hardly attempt to reorg
ize the Senate From the expressions
opinion already made by Senators it 10
as though partisanship was to be the div
ing line in the contest. Senators Shern
and Mitchell think Dupont will be seat
while Senators Morgan and Gray are GO
dent that he will not be.
Y 1t seems pretty hard in these days W
" iu an American city, as Chicago, indust