The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-25
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON,
No Currency Legislation at This
Session.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill viii Not
Be Passed.
Gossip About the New s"naeers-oaIifor-
alas Part in the Coming
Congress-.
Bpeoial Correspondence to THE HxxA,n.

Special Correspondence to THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON. d. O., Jan. I5.-Ths
Fifty-third congress winds up in Eve
weeks and IL 10 very clear to those who
are watching the course OF events that
there will be little done outside of pas.
Sing the necessary appropriation billie 20
run the government. There is no doubt
lot more work should be done, but
somehow congress Is hampered in GO
many ways that progress cannot bs
made. 1t lie certain that the admins
tration wants to have legislation OF som q
kind passed on the currency question,
and that il has taken every opportunity
TO say go. 1t is also equally certain tn at
there ia such division Of opinions that
there will be no currency legislation
passed. This brings us to the question
Of an extra session OF congress in the
spring Or summer. Looking it over
from all points of view it is safe to say
that there are as many chances for an
extra session 40 there arc sgainat one.
It lie a question. in other worda, OF quien
sabe? A good deal depsDds, however.
upon the financial debate now going on
in the senate. When that is ended there
will be less complications about the
question of an extra session. Should en
extra session be called il il almost csr-
tain that no financial Legislation would
result. for the reason that ths next esu-
ate will bs even more strongly in favor
Of silver.
THE CANAL BILL BLOCKED.
It seems to be alresdy settled, how
ever, that the Nicaragua canal bill will
not be passed this session, though tina
advocates of the measure have by no
means given up hopes oil passing il in
some shape. The senate may pasa it,
but there it will stop.
THE NEW SENATORS.
People hereabouts have been more in.
terested in the last couple of weeks in
the selection of United States senators
by the various state Legislatures than
any thing else. 1t was somewhat OF
surprise that Mr.. Patton was defeated
by Burrows in Michigan. Burrows has
WOE his spurs by long and distin-
guished career in the house, while on
the other hand Senator Patton was an
entirely new hand in legislative and
political matters. Equally surprising
was the defeat of Senator Powers in
Montana by the famous Tom Garter.
Carter has served in the house and it
seems. when pressed, had no trouble in
turning down Powers who, strange as it
may appear, was confident of re-elec-
tion. The defeat OF Senator Carey in
Wyoming by ex-senator Warren, though
expected there, was not looked for here.
Everyone knew that Carey had suffered
for soma years with the disease known
40 the ahis head" bpt it was Thought
that his money would save him. He
has persietently misfepresensed this
people OF his state on the money ques-
tion, and as a result he received no vote
mot one. Whether right or wrong. the
people of Wyoming as vol as number
OF the other western states, have been
friendly to silver and not exactly for
silver's sake, but cause they wanted sn
increase of circulation. Mr.. Carey, on
the other hand, was devoted worshiper
Of the gold bug, and sang the tunes
lined out by Wall street IS fervently as
If he lived in New York, where they loan
all the money, instead OF Wyoming,
where ninety-nine per cent OF the peo-
sion, and where many cash box con-
tains naught save the festive mortgage.
He never recovered from the tongue
flashing that Senator Wolcott OF Colo
RADIO gave him in 1898, when be said, in
venting Spanish proverb for the occa-
sion, ut is waste OF latter to shave
an ass" Carey will never recover from
it.
The California senatorial contest has
also attracted attention. though from
the start everyone predicted and hoped
for the return of Senator Perkins. His
friends here will banquet him in fine
style on his return.
THE KANSAS FIGHT.
The Kansas fight is carefully watched
here. and as the chances of Ingalls, rise
and fall the interest increases. There is
no doubt that in his peculiar way Mr..
Ingalls, is q remarkable man. As a word
tosser and a maker of sensational SEN
fences he stands unequalled. With In-
CALLS word tossing and Senator Peffer's
whiskers Kansas would have more than
usual attractions in the SENATE. 1t is by
no means sure. however. that Mr.. In
gals will be brought into pos
litical life again. at least. into
the senatorial part of it. He had
many admirers in the senate galleries,
because ne is man of genius, and be-
cause when he tried he could get the at
tention OF the entire country to his utter
Rnces. 1t was not because they were
grand aud forceful, that they we're bsau'
tifully arranged and brilliant, logical or
far-resching. but because they were put
together in such an odd manner and so
sensationally delivered.
Mr.. Ingalls, had but few friends in the
chamber and hardly any among his Re-
publican associates. The truth was
they all feared him. for just as his liver
was in good working order or congested
he said nice or ugly things, and there
was no certainty whom he would cut or
praise. EIe said 30 many cutting and
severe things about the New England
senators, who hated him az earnestly as
some of the western senators hated and
despised Edmunds, and who by resign.
ing and leaving the senate pleased
everyone. Mr.. Ingalls, was president
pro tenn. OF the senate, as was Mr.. Ed
munds.
Both got the position by circum-
stances, Edmunds by the assssspa-
ton OF Garfield which took Vice Presi-
dent Arthur from the senate, and In-
gals by the death of Vice President
Hendricks. The elevations in both
cases were regretted and neither of
these two lost an opportunity to boss
the senators who elevated them. Mr..