The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-02-22
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
\ /AsHINGToN, D. c., Feb.
\A/ 15th,-The silver flag waves
NJ over the senate. the Finance

committee having favorably reported
bill for the unlimited coinage of sill
yer as proposed by Senator Jones, Of
Arkansas-a silver dollar to be coined
for each dollars worth of bullion
deposited at the mirts and the differ.
eDce to be retained by the government
as seignorage. The silver senators dc
not expect to get this bill to vote
with the end Of the session only lit
tie more than two weeks off, but the
flag was hOisted as a notice to the
administration and to those members
OF the house who have succeeded in
getting a resolution for the issue of
gold bonds reported to the house from
the ways and means committee that it
is needless to apply to the senate fol
for authority TO issue gold bonds.
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There is much excitement III cong
ress on account of the method by
which the contemplated issue of bonds
We're sold, and Mr.. Cleveland is catch
ing it all around, particularly since
Secretary Carlisle pledged the men,
bers of the house committee on WAYS
and means to secrecy before acquain-
ing them with the nature of the coli
tract made with the European syndi-
cate which purchased the bonds, and
then only gave them a verbel state
ment OF the contract, instead of sub
mittlng the original signed document
as the members expected. This con-
tract, which the senate forced the pub
lication of, is an extraordinary docu-
ment. 1t is known that the price paid
for the bonds will enable the syndicate
to make a profit of 8 per cent, which
is exhorbitant, and the terms of the
contract gives them the right to take
all the other bonds that may be issued
between this time and the first of next
October. There is much feeling on
this subject and many unpleasant
things are being said.
No one was surprised when the com
mlttee on privileges and elections
made an adverse report on the joint
resolution providing for constitutions
al amendment for the election of SEN
ators by direct vote of the people
as the sentiments of the members of
the committee on this subject were
fairly we'll known. There were two
minority reports, one in favor of the
resolution, signed by senators Turpie.
Palmer and Mitchell, of Oregon, and
one favoring leaving the matter to be
settled by each state, signed by Senator
Daniel.
There are many rumors connecting
the Huntington lobby with the action
of the house Pacific railroads commit
tee i'll deciding to again report the
Reilly Pacific railroads funding, which
the house once repudiated by sending
it back to the committee, to the house.
Accompanying the bill is the PROPOSE
ton from the reorganization committee
of capitalists, that the government
accept cash payment equal to tie
principal of the Indebtedness of the
railroads Ill full for all its claims
against them. 1t may be a vile SIAN
der Oh congress to say that some of its
members are working, Oh trying tc
work the lobby on this question, but
all the same it is being said quite fire.
quently.
The senate always carries more of
its amendments In conference than the
house does. For that reason it is
believed that the senate Hawaiian
cable amendment to the consular and
diplomotic bill, which has been rejec
ted by the house and is now in confer
ence, will pull through, although Z
majority of the conference COMMITTEE
are known to be personally opposed tc
it.
Congress is opposed to anythin,
that implies speed. The house judi
ciarg committee has turned down th,
bill for the incorporation of the
National Rapid Transit Railway Co.
which proposed to carry passengers ant
mails over an electric railway betweei
Washington and New York at a spec,
of not less than 100 miles ALI hour.
| Senator Hill gave the gosslps some
| thing new to talk about this week b,
attending a dancing party given b,
Senator and Mrs. Murphy, and by dan
cling after he got there. But he doesn'
care. In fact he likes TO be talked