The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


President Cleveland has again shown his
belief that the Indians are entitled to some
consideration in legislation which affects
their interest This time by veto OF the
bill granting railroads the right of way
through the San Carlo reservation in Arizona
because the consent of the Indians had not
been obtained.
The action of the House Commerce Com
mittee in adopting a resolution that the
Nicaragua Canal bill previously reported
from that committee be adopted by the
House as a substitute for the bill that has
already passed the Senate. has increased the
chances, already numerous, against any ac-
ton on this matter by the present Congress.
There isn't one chance 10 hundred, unless
members vote directly opposite to the way
they talk, that any Nicaragua Canal bill can
get through the House at this session, but
even granting that the House bill could be
passed, it would then have to be returned
to the Senate where its chance for consider
alton would be small, indeed.
Much gossip has been caused by the often
reiterated statement that the Attorney
General forced the resignation of the Soil
citor General, his highest subordinate, be-
cause that official as the representative of
the government joined with counsel for the
other sds in asking tine Supreme Court to
advance the case involving the constitution
atty of the income tax. If true this would
place the Attorney General in an eXtraordi-
nary position. Anyway the court has ad-
vanced the case and decision is expected
before the close of this term, and Judge
Maxwell has returned to his law practice,
having been succeeded as Solicitor General
by Mr.. Holmes Conrad, of Virginia.
Among the more or less biting remarks
made in the House when the Pacific Rail.
road funding bill was being discussed, was
the following reply Of Representative Bryan,
of Nebr., to the numerous suggestion of Mr..
Powers, of VT, that New England send its
surplus wisdom to the West. Judging
from some of the legislation originating in
the East, think you had better pay g
bounty and retain some of your intelligence
at home. New England is the spawning
ground for the cells who have been guilty o.
the great vllanies perpetrated in the
management of these rof d. and who prove
so slippery when the government undertake
to make them answer therefor" The
House recommitted the Funding bill by
vote of III to l06, which makes it reason
ably certain that there will be no Pacii
railroad legislation at this session.
Representative Heard, of Mo-, was called
a Contemplate scoundrel' by Representa-
tive Breckenridge of KY, he retorted b,
calling him 'liar," and the floor of tn
House was in an uproar for few minute
which was both disgusting and disgraceful
Readers who get their news exclusively from
the Congressional Record will never know
anything about this, as both gentlemen.
having apologized and withdrawn the OF
jectionable remarks, the House with it
, usual good nature ordered that all mention
} of the affair be expunged from the record
/ Why shouldn't contempt of Congress
punished as heavily as contempt of court?
The vote on the bill to issue $500, 600, 90
in bonds shows that ninety-two Democrat
and forty-two Republicans voted for the BIZ
and ninety eight Democrats, fifty-six Re
publicans and seven Populists and Silve
men against it. The bill was an administra
ton measure. 1t had the approval c
President Cleveland. 1t was intended t
prevent all legislation in the interest c
silver and increase the national debt half
, billion of dollars, yet notwithstanding tn
disposition of the Republican to oppose ad
, intimidation measures, forty.two of them
+ including Reed of Maine, could not resis
the temptation to permanently establish tn
: gold standard, and voted for the bill
; Their dislike for silver overcame their oppt
:, sition to Cleveland Democracy and the
combined with the "cuck COS" to saddle a
enormous debt on the country rather tina
coin silver and put it in circulation.