The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-17
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. G., January II.

ASHINGToN, ID. G., January ID.
Democrats are naturally disposed
to look complacentIy upon the dead
lock which has followed the first attemp
of the republican Senators to make Use
of the power they acquired by taking
possession of Senate committees. through
a deal with the populists. 1t Is re-
publican funeral and the democrats
while willing to he spectators. have no
idea of taking the part OF mourners.
The republicans thought they were
PLAYING it very fine when Il bill for the
free coinage OF silver was reported to
the Senate as substitute for the House
bond bill, which they never wanted sent
to the President. anyway. They found
their mistake when the Finance com
mittee attempted to carry out the eau
Gus decree to report the House tariff
bill without amendment. Senator Tel
Ter of Colorado informed them that the
tariff bill must he amended 50 Is to pro
vide for the free coinage of silver. and
he rubbed it in bv telling his fellow
republicans hat no bill dealing
either with finance OF the tariff should
he reported to the Senate without
amendment providing for the free coin
age of silver. The result was dead
lock. which 80 Disguised Senator Al
drich. of Rhode Island. Il republicans
anti-silver member Of the Finance com
mittee. that he at once lett town. an
nouncing that he would not return for
a week or more The anti->ilver re-
publican Senators now deeply regret
that bargain with the populists which
resulted in the organization ofthe Sen
ate committees and the democrats are
very well satisfied to play a waiting
game, prepared to take all the advan-
tages which come their way.
Secretary Olney poE part III tie sec
ond meeting of the Nenezuelan hound
arv commission As matters pertain
ing to the plans to he followed III the
work of the commission We're discussed
the meeting was not a public one.
Secretary Olnev relation to the com
mission is merely that of al adviser.
The commission will. of course. make
use of the knowledge Secretary olney
has acquired by Il long study OF the
ease. but its action will he entirely in
dcpendent of either Mr.. Glnev or the
President.
Representative Hepburn. Of Iowa, is
a republican. but he does not wear the
collar of Speaker Reed. as do most of
the republican members OF the House
He has spasmodie attacks of indepen-
dence. One OF these caused him to
propose an amendment To the Keel
rules. compelling the Speaker Of the
House to recognize the member who
was the first to attract his attention
While the attack lasted Mr.. Hepburn
charged that Speaker Reed had ahus
ed the right Of recognition by gradual
" evolving from the long established
practice rule OF his own to overlook
all such as he chooses not to recognize
on the floor and to recognize only those
whom he thinks ought to be allowed
to address the House. and very truly
said that business in the House should
he done by the peoples representatives
and not by the Speaker alone, but
after Representative Bell. OF Colo, who
said the Speaker had not recognized 4
single pOpulist up to this time. had
strongly seconded his amendment, Mr..
Hepburn's independence suddenly de-
serted him-he couldn't stand the
pressure-and he showed the white
feather by withdrawing his amendment
thus closing the incident aS the diplo-
mats say.
Senator Jones of Ark. is credited
with having made one of the best
speeches in favor of the free coinage
of silver ever heard in the Senate.
While as strong in his belief i'll silver
as any man in Congress- Mr.. Jones is
free from the radical opinions. the eN-
preston of which 10y some Of the sill
YER men has done the cause for silver
far more harm than good. He spoke
for about two hours. and made Il very
conservative statement. calling especial
attention to the untavOrable attitude
of great Britain. Germany and France
towards silver. and the certainty that
this attitude is not likely to he chang
ed for a long time to come. Nhilca adj
hitting the great responsibility Of the
L. :. in attempting the rcestahlish-
ment of himetalliSm alone. he advocat-
ed it as a duty which should not he
Stunned.
The impression appears t" he crow
inc among intelligent democrats that
the custom of the party i'll power hold
mo the first National Convention will
not he held until after the republican
convention has made its platform and
nominations The national committee
will this week decide both the time
and place for the convention to tie held.
The House and Senate Foreign com
mittee have referred all the resolutions
which have been offered concerning
Cuba to subcommittee. which indicat
es that no hastv action will hc taken,
Notwithstanding the cIamor III and
about Congress for the reporting OF a
resolution for the recognition of Cuban
bclligerencv. The only thing that
would bring about haste action on the
part of Congress would hc the capture
of Havana by the insurgents.
The Monroe doctrine is to he upheld
hv strong resolution. That has been
formally decided upon the Senate com
mittee on Foreign Relations. and Il
subcommittee appointed to draft the
resolution.