The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-05-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.


The administration Is still very much
worked up over the silver question.
In addition to making tho principal
address ct the Memphis sound money
convention, Secretary Carlisle is to
to take tho stump against silver in
Kentucky, the fact being recognized
that victory for silver in: that state
will make the administration campaign
for gold standard almost hopeless
Mr.. Carlisle has a hard task, fer it
was largely owing to his teaching that
silver is so strong in Kentucky, and
he will, Senator, Blackburn's friends
say, be confronted with documentary
evidence is his own handwriting to
prove that he has turned somersault
on the financial question since he be-
came iaembet Of President Cleye-
lands cabinet.
Another statesmen who has appar-
emily turned somersault is Hon. w.
R. Morrison, of ILL.,, who is now
working against silver. When he was
member of The. House he made a
speech in which he said; 81 voted
for the silver bill when presented by
the gentleman from Mo. (Mr. Bland)
under motion to suspend the rules
cutti' g of, as is now proposed. all
amendments, tavoring as / did the
chief purpose of the bill, the rostora-
tion of silver to the place it had held
as money befor" it was dropped from
the list of legal tender coins, to use
mild terms, by the unfriendly legisla-
ton of 1873 and 1884," The silver
men will see that Mr.. Morrison is not
allowed to forget that speech, and 9th
ers Of the same sort.
Senator Hansbrongh o; North Da-
knta, says u large majority of the peo-
pie of his state favor free coinage
without all information agreement. He
thinks that France and Germany are
ready to adopt international bisnetali-
ism, but that England stands in. the
way. In that conn ction he says:
"Any one who cares to examine the
mars ct reports for the pnst two months
will find that the moment it was de-
cided that China should pay Japan
something like $500, 900, 900 in silver
the price of the white metal went up,
and Immediately the price of wheat be-
gan to rise. A few weeks ago the
Rothschilds pulled their gold string
on Russia. and compelled that nation
to object to the terms of the Japan
China treaty, and it is by no means
certain that the indemnity will be
paid in silver. In fact, there is
strong probability that through the
manipulation of England this indem-
will yet be paid in gold, and in view
of this the tendency of silver is down,
and as natural consequence the
price of commodities again began to
decline" :,
The fight over the seat in the U. S. !
Senate, lately occupied by Mr.. Hlg5
gins, which has been the leading feat
ure of the Delaware legislature for'
several months, has been transferred
to the U. S. Senate, by the dispute.
over the election Of Col. Dupont, the.
Republicans claiming his election and !
the Democrats claiming that there wagi
no election, the vote of Gov. Watsons.
making tie in the last ballot taken. i
The whole question will turn upon
Gov. Watson's right to vote. Upon
the death of Gov. Marvil, Mr.. Watson
by reason of his position as Speaker
of the Senate, succeeded him as govern
or. He claimed and exercised tho
right to vote as Senator when the last
ballot was taken, but the claim was
ignored and Col. Dupont declared
elected, by the Speaker of tho House,
who was presiding FL at there win
be contest for the seat is certain, and
that it will be bitter is altogether pro-
bable. Without that seat the Repub-
licans will hardly attempt to reorgan-
ize the Senate. From the expressions
of opinion already made by Senators
1t looks as though partisanship was to
be the dividing line in the contest.
Senators Sherman and Mitchell think
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