The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-08
DIR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, July 81, 1895.

liver question, either for or against the
3, ,bte metal just now than at any time for
months past. This is not due to the alb
.snce of politicians either. That Is, not OF
h.mocrats and Republicans. The Republi-
ans aside from few from the silver states,
ava discouraged agitation of the subject
iobt along and now prominent Democrats
have seemingly adopted the same policy
sTbe Populists and straight out Silver men
~ this indicates that both of the old parties
z;ntepd to try to dodge the question in their
National platforms, while the gold men,
& both Democrats ond Republicans, say that
4 is because increased prosperity is causing
tbe people to lose interest in the silver ques-
Ation. The administration Democrats who
& are working against silver in the Southern
States are not expecting to secure declara-
Mons in favor of the gold standard, but
& merely to prevent declarations in favor of
the free coinage of silver
Even Senator Gallery, of Louisiana, who
8bas been here a week with other members
Xof the State Congressional Delegation,
\ working in the interests of the sugar plant
: ers has been compelled to admit the legal
&ity of the authority claimed by Controller
Bowler great as it is. He says: "The
most serious part of this whole matter is
that Mr.. Bowler really has the power to do
4 what he is doing 1t is provided by law
that the Controller shall have authority to
X pass upon any and all accounts, and from
his decision there is no appeal" The gene
a raj impression is that the Controller will de-
h eide against the constitutionality of the
sugar bounty, after hearing the arguments
n in its favor; and that he will later DO the
a same with several other appropriations, in
a Guiding that for ocean mail subsidies and
possibly that for the Atlanta Exposition.
a Unless the members of the next Congress
Il shall differ materially from all their prede-
Il cessors, Secretary Morton will find that he
has walked upon numerous pet corns by
a stopping the free distribution of seeds, He
n must anticipate some trouble with Congress
H about this matter and, probably to fortify
a his position, he has abolished the seed divi-
a sion of the agricultural department. II
81 may be that Secretary Morton is right in his
ID opinion, that the cost of the free distribu'
ton of seeds by the government has been
4 out of all proportion to the benefit received
.ssby the people therefrom, but it is certain
that Congress has never taken that view o
n it. Secretary Morton recommended to the
last Congress that no appropriation be made
4 for this purpose, but Congress made the
8 appropriation all the same. This money
Il was not used, Mr. Morton having found a
q legal way to get around spending it, and i
n was part of the unexpended money covered
q into the treasury at the close of the las
8 fiscal year by the agricultural department
Il Ir addition to not being able to send ire
seeds to their constituents, there is anothe
4 reason why some Congressman will no
4 like the abolition of the seed division of tn
agricultural department. The employees
that division were nearly all women and
times-mostly while Congress was in sesslo
the number was large. These place
were filed by Congressman, and, althoug
4 not specially desirable to those who hel
them, were useful to quiet if they did NJ
entirely satisfy, the opportunities OF sue
4 women as had "pull'' upon them, throug
n their constituents or otherwise. No one
la / 40,
appropriation bill for the agricultural de
II partment provides for renewal OF the ir'
distribution of seed in such manner that
cannot be evaded by Secretary Morton.
General Schofeld, who has returned fro
his extended inspection tour OF army pos
d in the west and northwest, says he foul
army affairs in very satisfactory conditio
n When asked how he found the Schofe
Presidential boom, the General laughed al
& said he had never found it at all, and tn
4 he had no doubt the newspaper man W
II thought ho found it had long ago becor
n convinced that it was a case of mistak
n identity.
Colonel Ludlow, U. S. A, who was
II the head of the Government Engineer 20
mission that inspected the proposed ro'
of the Nicaragua Canal and so much OF
E canal, as has been constructed, is in Was
II ngton. He will talk about his trip aud
n unexpectedly pleasant weather experlenc
N but you can't get single word from him
dicatng what he and his colleagues think
y the canal or what the nature of their
port will be. This report will be made
the Secretary Of War, but it is not kno
I# whether he will make it public before
annual report is submitted to Congress II
# December.
The Arizona Republican is like the lr
mans turtle, it is trying to swallow its
We are sorry to see that poor paper in
deplorabe condition and only hope
some of its friends will administer eth
# seditive or an emetic to save its life. -
A "Boomer ball' was given at Jacl
A Park Pavilion in Chicago recently
which all the dancers, male and fen