Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-21

pat stop TO the periodical Issuing
of bonds. alleged to be for the
maintenance of the gold reserve OF
the Treasury. No matter what
prompted Mr.. Reed nobody is do
ipg any hooting at the prophecy
now, and things will have to un-
dergo a radical change to prevent
its turning out to be correct.
SO far as financial legislation is
csncerned, the House and the
Senate are in a deadlock, the lat
ter for free coinage and the former
against it, to tie tune of 2l5 to 80.
1t looks like it would he the same
with the tariff bill, since four OF
the silver republican Senators
bolted the caucus decree and voted
against taking up the tariff bill.
AS that measure now stands 1t
has been passed by the House
and a tree coinage substitute for
it has been reported 10 the Senate.
The action of the House on the
free substitute for the bond bill
has shown that 1t will be a mere
waste of time for the Senate to
pass the free coinage substitute
for the tariff bill, and unless the
republican Senators can get to-
gether. and get some popullst
support, the tariff bill cannot be
passed without tie free coinage
substitute. So there yOu are.
Tied up as tight as you please.
AS representative Dingley, re-
publican leader Of the House, put
it, when discussing the probability
of an agreement IN conference on
the bond bill and tree coinage
substitute, the difference between
the House and Senate is so radl-
cal that there IS no middle course
to lead to a compromise.
One of the strongest speeches
made in the House in favor of free
coinage was that of Ex.Speaker
Crisp, but 1t received little praise
from the older silver men, who
have never forgiven Mr. Crisp tor
the non-sction of the House on
the silver question in the fifty
third Congress. They charge MIR,
Crisp with having used his au.
thorlty and influence as Speaker to
prevent the House getting the
chance to vote on a free cOluage
bill and to have done so in defer
eDce to the wishes of President
Cleveland, when majority OF the
House was believed to be in favor
of free coinage. They point to
the vote of 2lj against to 90 for
concurrence in the S,nate free
coinage substitute for the House
bond bill, as showing that man
may vote and talk for free coinage
TO please bis constituents with the
certain knowledge that it cannot
become law.
Capt. KOlb, who became widely
known as the populist candidate
for Gov. of Ala. is in Washington.
He says of the political situation
IN his state: 1T il safe to say tha I
the fuslonlonistS (popullsts aud
reDnbliclus) will elect a majority
il both branches eff the Legislature,
and that means that neither Mr..
Pugh nor any other democrat will
come 10 the L. s. Senate. We
have got the democracy beaten
10 Ala. beyond hope Of redemp'
ton, even If they were united and
harmonious, instead of being split
and torn over the silver question.
" neither they nominate free
silver man or gold champion isut
of the slightest Consequence the
result will be the same"
An at,ompt is being made TO do
away with the impression that the
vote taken in the House Com ittee
on Territories, a few days aso
meant the death kncll OF all the
bills for the admlsssn of new
states, but after all Is said and
done that Is exactly the correct
Impression. For some reason the
mel who have been making the
fight against the admission OF any
more states, because they do not
wish the silver majority of the
Senate to grow larger, instead Of
shouting over their victory 10 the
Committee are denying that 1t was
q victory and saying that the vote
taken In committee merely indicat-
ed a desire to postpone action upon
the bills for new states, and that
the hual action OF the committee
ls still q matter of doubt. The
committee will have to actually
report one oflhese bills to convince
the average person around the
CapitOl that the matter has not