West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-26
WEEKLY WASHINGTON WALLET.
Interesting Items From the Plum
Padding City.
tom our regular correspondent.

Padding City.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Nov. -, 1896.
The Jackson Democratic Asso.
catien has invited Mr.. Bryan to
deliver the address at ITS celebra.
ton of Jackson day, January sth,
1897, and arc hopeful that he will
accept.
The question of who the few gold
Democrats in Congress will caucus
with at the coming session is being
much talked about, Having bolted
the regular Democratic nomination.
unless specially invited to do so. il
is claimed they cannot attend n
Democratic caucus, aud nobody
seems 10 know whether such invita-.
ton will be extended To them.
ttt
Senator Vest. of Missouri. isn't
one of those who thinks there is
the slightest chance for the Ding.
ley tariff bill to be passed by the
Senate at this session. lIe said:
81 have NO doubt that the Repub.
lican Senators who voted with the
Democrats at the last session
against the consideration OF the
Dingley bill, with the possible ex-
ception Of Garter, will stand with
us again, and If they do, there is
no possibility Of passing the BILL"
TIT
Senator. elect Pettus, who will on
the 4th Of next March succeed
Senator Pugh, of Alabama, was a
law partner OF Senator Morgan
about thirty years ago and nigh,
have been in the Senate twenty
years ago had he not declined the
nomination. When he takes his
scat Alabama will have what no
other State has or has ever had
two Senators who are residents of
the same town. Gen. Pettus. for
he WAS Confederate Brigadier,
will bring TO the Sunato u ripe ex-
perience. Ho is as strong an ad-
vocate of the free coinage Of sily6r
as could be found anywhere.
TIT
Senator Mills, of Texas, is among
the early Congressional arrivals.
Tie says he doesn't care to guess
what will be done at the coming
session of Congress, but his talk
indicates that he doesn't expect any
tariff legislation. lie had few
words to say that are commended
TO the gentlemen who inclined to
follow the advice of Senator PETER
and favor the organization OF new
party to com bIne all the elements
opposed to McKinleyism and the
gold standard. Said Mr. Mills:
"The Democratic party will live as
long as the government lives. No
amount of whipping can kill it,"
TIT
The larger the NUM- Der Of Re
publican Senators and Representa-
tives in Washington grows, the
more probable it becomes that no
real effert is gong to be made by
them TO pass the DIngIcy tariff bill
in the Senate. While there are a
few conservatives among them who
favor passing the Dingley bill or
some other bill slightly amending
the present tariff law at this session
Of Congress and sparing the coun-
try the worry Of an extra session,
the great majority Of them are de-
tormined to have an extra session
and to pass high tariff bill in the
House and TO try to pass 1t ia the
Senate, and will probably have
their way.
TIT
Some Of the friends OF the Bic
kinley administration ure not
taking as wisely as they might
about the possible relations Of the
silver Republican Senator'S to the
proposed protection tariff bill which
is TO be put through tho House and
attempted TO be put through tho
Senate ut the extra session Of Con.
gress expected TO be called as soon
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