The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-12-21
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WARRINGTON. Dec. Is, 1896.
In Ct least ono respect saeh new
Congress 10 . much like it, prede-
cessors % one white bean is like
another white bean. Before assemb-
ling, its members always talk about
the immense amount Of work that
| 10 to 30 done before the Christmas
recess, and after assembling they
proceed to kill time upon one or
another pretext until the date for
that pretext arrives. The republi-
can caucus committee appears to,
Do having as much trouble in ar
ranging the Senate committees ~
Speaker Reed il having with tho
House committees. although it 10
different kind of trouble. The prin-
cipal trouble in the Senate is I'M
derstood to be the Finance commit
tee. The silver Senators demand .
majority of that committee, and the
caucus committee is in quandary
about it-"between the devil and the
deep sea-" - Senator Mills would
say. If tho silver Senators who
would be members of that commit
tee would promise not to report q
free coinage bill during this session
Of Congress they would be given a
majority in the committee, but they
refuse to make any such promise.
The eastern republicans say the re-
porting Of q free coinage bill by q
committee controlled by republic
cans would make the party respon-
sible and might lose them number
of eastern and middle states at the
Presidential election. The caucus
committee fears that if the silver
Senators are denied a majority of
the Finance committee they may
join the democrats and upset the
whole republican organization slate.
That's to-day's status.
There is considerable rumpus in
the Senate over the proposal made
by the younger Senators to divide
the regular appropriation bills
among the committees, instead of
leaving them all with the Appropri-
alton committee, upon which no
young Senator is ever given chance
to serve. Senator Dubois is leading
the fight which the young Senators
are making for a larger share in the
the shaping of Congressional APP
preparations, and it looks like they
were going to win, at least partial
victory, if they don't get all they
are after.
The populist Senators are report
ed to have decided that when the
question of recognizing the Senate
comes up they will vote once for
their own candidates and then alb
sent Themselves. Whether so intend.
ed or not this will have precisely
the same effect as though they re
manned in their seats and voted
with the republicans, consequently
some criticism has followed the re-
port of that decision.
The following joint resolution.
offered by Senator Plat, of Con-
necticut, is regarded as the most
significant proposal for Indian leg
islation yet submitted to Congress ::
THAT the condition of tho Indian
Territory al regarda population,
occupation of the land, and the alb
sence Of adequate government for
the security of life and property has
so changed since thenmaking Of
treaties with the five civilized tribes
that the United States is no longer
under either legal or moral obliga-
tons to guarantee or permit tribal
Indian government in said Terrific
ry, and should at once take such
steps as may be necessary to pro-
tect the rights and liberties of ali
the inhabitants of said Territory
Although there is only one vacan-
cy in the Senate Election Commit
tee, it decided at q meeting held
this week to postpone consideration
of the case Of Mr.. Dupont, who
claims to have been elected Senator
by the Delaware legislature, until
alter the Christmas recess. The
Congress which gets down to bust.
ness before January is yet to come.
A newspaper man will instinct.
lively try to liven things up when
the dullness begins to get too op.
oppressive, whether he be working
up a good story for his paper or
serving as member of the House.
Representative Barrett, of Massa-
chusetts, 10 q newspaper man, and
it was probably becauee be bad be-
come tired of the stagnation which
accompanies the period of waiting
for Speaker Reed to announce the
committees that he raised = sensa-
ton by offering a resolution fol
the impeachment of Ambassador
Rayard for making un-American
speeches in Great Britain. The SEN
sation was promptly forthcoming.
But the impeachment will not be.
In fact, Mr.. Barrett did not expect