Morris tribune., 1896-12-16
CAPITAL ITEMS.
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
In die Important Doings of
Great Men During Va
cation.

-party and of the country for his
pramptness in exposing the motive
NJ Senator Allen in moving that
The Dingley bill be taken up by
Ehe senate, motion that was ad-
apted. Mr.. Aldrich compelled the
Popnlist senator from Nebraska to
miRx.ait that he would not vote for
the Dingley bill as it passed the
honse, an admission which he tried
10 qualify by adding that the bill
e~a1d be amended so that it would
receive his vote and that of other
senator's who are not Republicans.
Mr.. Aliens motive was to make
anischief, by making it appear to
Tase country that tariff legislation
esa1h be had at this session if the
Repnbqican senators desired it; and
aseaznew when he made the motion
that the Dingley bill as it now
stands does not contain a line re-
isaing to the tariff, an amendment
having been at the last session ad-
sptea providing for the free coin
aye of silver and striking out the
sEhoIe bill, excepting the enacting
clause, that was passed by the
ss1se. This is probably just a
taste of what the Republican sena-
tsrs, helpless because of lack of a
majority, will have to contend with
aRring this session of congress.
The wisdom of the caucus of
Republican senators in deciding
not to attempt to make a program
fer the session and in leaving every
thing to the discretion of the steer
1Bg committee, is already apparent.
There is no use of having pro-
ram unless y GU also have the pow
-er to carry it out. The steering
eommittee composed of Senators
A3drieh, Allison, Hale, Mcmillan,
enllem, Perkins, Quay, Davis,
Hansbrough and Shoup, has the
confidence of the party and may be
depended upon TO accomplish all
4bst can be accomplished under
The circumstances, which at best is
set likely to be much.
Although the six boiling Repub-
Iicsn senators-Teller, Pettigrew,
Eubois, Cannon, Squire and Man
at3e-declined to avail to themselves
.p3Ffe invitation to attend the eau
sess of Republican senators, four
gaHE oil FIVE who are in Washington
MIR. Teller hasn't arrived-have
declared themselves to still be Re-
g,Hblleans upon everything except
line silver question. Senator Du-
aEsols Says he Is out of the Republi-
arsn party for good and all and an
zBDunees IN advance that he would
zvsfe against the Dingley bill if it
were brought to a vote and init
males rather str ongly that he would
7TDfe against anything that origin
ssses OLA the Republican side of the
senate tits believed that Mr.. Du-
J5ois is playing to the prejudice of
ahe snti-RepubIican members of
the idaho Legislature, in order to
save himself from being retired to
private life.
The Republican house is keeping
mp the record it made at the last
session as business body. It has
already passed the pension
appropriation bill, a bill
allowing the use OF private postal
cards with one cent stamps used on
Elae1n, a bill providing for a limited
indemnity of SO for the loss of
nsgIstered mail matter, bill auth
sarIzing private letter carriers in
B1llages where there is no free de-
3i@ery and number of minor bills
aErluaing some private pensions.
Speaker Reed and Chairman
Hanna met for the first time, in
ahe speakers private office at the
capitol last week and very cordial
messing 1t was on both sides, ac-
rording to the six or eight promin-
emit Republicans who were present.
Mr.. Hanna has made many new
f5ends during his short stay in
Washington, and some of those
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