Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-01-23
wAsHIN GToN LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1896

senate the Tree coinage SUBSTITUTE
for the house bond bill has the
right of way as the unfinished
business" and is daily debated for
something like two hours. This
program will be continued until
the bill is voted upon. Just when
that will be has not been decided,
but it is believed that the silver
senators, who are doing most OF
the talking, will continue the de-
bate until the Utah senator's, both
of whom are couuted upon to vote
for the bill, take their seats. 1t
isn't really necessary to get those
two votes to pass the bill; it is
merely making assurance doubly
sure to wait for them. The silver
question is in one respect like the
tariff. 1t is difficult to say any
thing new about it. The speech
that attracted the most attention
in the senate was that of Senator
Mills, of Texas, which although
upon finance was not either for or
against the free coinage bill. Mr..
Mills arraigned the adninlstra-
ton for its entire financial policy
and was especially severe upon
the national banks, and at its
close was compl1n1ented by Sena-
tor Peffer, who said he regarded
it as a justification of the princi-
pies of the populist party. How
Senator Mills will vote on the free
coinage bill seems to be a matter
of doubt. 1t will be remembered
that he made a long statement
last year over his own signature
, against the free coinage of silver.
The house has devoted the
F greater part of the week to the
regular pension appropri a tt o n
;, bill, which carries several import
, ant amendments. AS usual when
this bill is up there has been much
oratory in which members, re-
gardless Of party, who have a
5 large cold soldier" constituency
f expressed their undying love ETC.,
/ for the brave voters who fought
j thirty-odd years ago and who also
t voted to send the orators to con-
S g,ress, and who will have chance
e to do some more voting next
: November. All of which, men
4 and brethern, is human nature.
? If the applause which greeted a
e reference made by Representative
Cummings, of N. Y, to the gov.
: ernment making the Pacific rail.
roads disgorge indicates the senti-
Y rnent of the house some positive
legislation on that subject nay be
{ looked for at this session. Mr..
Cummings was making speech
+ in favor of better treatment for
h applicants for pensions when he
S said that if the government need,
Q ed money it had better make the
= = Pacific railroads disgorge thar
cut off deserving pensioners.
Secretary Hoke Smith has mott
: fed the members of the Dave!
r Indian commission to come tt
IS Washington and defend their re
il port on the condition of India1
i. Territory which is being vigor
If ously attacked by the representa-
II tives of the Indians, who arr
b strongly opposed to the bill fo
Y the establishment of territorial
y government. The fight both TO
d and against that bill is getting
is decidedly warm.
|. Chairman Hepburn of the hous'
o committee on interstate and for
e eign commerce, has appointed ;
o subcommittee of seven to 1ool
/. after Nicaragua canal legislation
g 1t is expected that Presiden
y Cleveland will shortly send t,
|e congress the report made by tn
II commission that investigated tn
n route of the canal and the worl
D done thereon, and that the repor
l. will be accompanied by specia
10 message defining the president
e attitude towards the project.
+ It is nothing new to say tha
"a public opinion is tickle. But