The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-02-15
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Y TASHINGTON, D. c., Feb.
\A/ sth,-Senators paid very
" little atteD ton to the talk

ing and voting OIL the administration
gold bond bi1l and the numerous amend
ments and substitutes proposed, which
came to close yesterday. They, and
many intelligent outsiders, have settled
down to the opinion that if anything is
done it must first pass the Senate;
consequently they were not interested
| in the House proceedings. Besides, it
was we'll understood beforehand what
the marching and counter-marehing
in the House would end in.
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| There is a difference of opinion
among the silver senators as to the
advisability of reporting bill for the
free coinage of silver from the Finance
committee. The silver men control
the committee aud can easily get bill
reported, but some of them think it
would simply be a waste of time to do
so, as under the present rules of the
Senate the anti-silter senators could
easily prevent its being voted upon at
this session. There is so much work
yet to be done on the regular appropri-
alton bills by the Senate that there
will be little time left for other legis-
lation that is strongly opposed.
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Senator Allen, of Nebraska, raised
smile when he cOmpllmented repub-
lican and democratic senators for sup
porting the amendment to the iipli-
matte and consulOr appropriation bill
| providing for the laying Of cable by
the United States government for this
country to Hawaii and thanked them
for 'embracing this controverted doc
trine Of pOpulism,'' as to government
ownership of foreign cable or of "a
railroad Senator Butler having cited
the survey made by the United States
for the intercontlnantal railroad to
South America) which was an adjunct
to foreign commerce. Mr.. Allen
favored the amendment but declared
that lie could see NJ difference between
the government owning and operating
cable and its owning and operating
railroad.
The bill for the repeal of Il e differ
entail duty in sugar, already passed by
the House, was touched upon at this
weeks meeting of the Senate Finance
committee, but it went over until the
next meeting because Senator Aldrich
and other members OF the committee
insisted it could not be intell1gently
considered until the Secretary of State
sends the Senate all the correspondence
With Germany and other countries
affected, as he has been directed to do.
This bill is in danger of being amended
to death when 1T gets before the Sem
ate, if it ever does.
Representative Caminetti, Of Cali
fOrnia, has introduced bill for. the
foreclosure of all lands granted the
Pacific railroads by the acts of 1852 ga
and the resumption of the title by the
United States. The recent killing oil
, the funding bill by the House makes il
almost certain that 10 Legislation
either favorable or unfayorable to the
Pacific roads will get through this Con
gress, although the railroad lobby ha,
not abandoned hope.
There must be something in tn,
. atmosphere of Washington which oper
ates rs scatterer of mems opinions
! Congress isn't monopolizing the con
n trary opinion business. 1t is notes
! that there have been more dissent
from the opinion and judgment of tn
e majority of the United States suprem
e court during the present term thai
ever before Ill a single term of tha
a court. If this state of things indicate
. that men are beginning to do thei
9 own thinking, instead of acceptin
d without question the opinion of others
Good will come out of it III the end.
lee Qneer things happen in politics
IF For instance, Representative Lat
~ Pence, of Colorado, was elected [
Congress rs AL opponent of the gree
of railway corporations. AT the la.
election Mr.. Pence wasn't elected. an
it is now said that he is to become
railway man himself. In fact. he h;
already been elected vice-president
a New York railroad company, al
expects to be elected to similar pos
ton by two Southern railroads. |
will remove to New York, it is Sal