Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

W MAKE Use VI tIS power tIitl dC-
quired by taking possession OF the
oenate committees, through IL deal
with the populists. 1t is a repub-
lican funeral and the democrats
while willing to be spectators. have
no idea OF taking the part OF
mourners. The republicans thot
they were playing it very fine when
a bill for the free coinage ct silver
wds reported to the Senate as a sub
sti;ute for the House bond bill.
which thew never wanted sent to
he President, anyway: They fonnd
their mistake when. the Finance
committee attempted to carry ont
tie caucus decree to report the
House tariff bill without amend
ment. Senator Teller, Of Colorado.
informed them that the tariff bill
must be amended 80 as to- provide
for the free coinage Of silver, and
he rubbed it in by telling his fell
low republicans that na bill dea'-
ing either with finance or the tar
If should be reported to the Senate
without amendment providing for
the free coinage of silver. The re-
suit was deadlock, which S" dis
gusted Senator Aldrich. Of Rhode
Island a republican anti-slgcr
member Of the Finance committee
that he at once left town. announc-
ING that h: would net return for Il
week or more, The anti-silver re-
publican Senators POW deeply r.
gret that bargain with the popu'
lists which resulted in the reOrgan-
cation of the senate committees
and the democrats are very wei
satisfied to play a waiting game
prepared to take all the advantages
which come their way.
Secretary CIney took part in tin
meeting of the Venezuelan bonn
tarv commission. AS matters per
tanning to the plars to be followed
in the work Of the commisSio,
were discussed the meeting was no
| a pubic one. Secretary Olncy'
relation to the commission is mere
ly that Of An adviser. The com
mission Will, of course, make use o
the knowledge Secretary 0lney ha
acquired by a long study OF tin
case. but it's action will be entirel,
Independent of either Mr.. Olney o
| the President.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa
is republican, but he does no
wear the collar of Speaker Reed, a
do most of the republican mem ber
of the House. He has spasmodl
attacks of independence. One o
these caused him to propose an d
mendment to the Reed rules, com
pelIing the Speaker Of the Hous
to recognize the member who wa
the first to attract his attention
While the attack lasted MIR. Hep
burn charged that Speaker Rec,
had abused the right Of rscogni
ton by gradually evolving frou
\ the long-established practice a rul
of his own to overlook all sach a
he chooses not to recognize on til
floor and to recognize only thoS
whom he thinks ought to be allow
I ed to address the House.; and yer
truly said that business lin TIL
, House should be doue by the pee
pies representatives and not b
the Speaker alone. but after Repre-
4 sentative Bell of Colorado, wh
said the Speaker had not recognll
ed single popullst up to this time
) had strongly seconded his amend
; meut, MIR. Hepburn's independence
suddenly deserted him-he couldn
stand the preSsure-and lie Shove
the white feather by WITHDRAWN
his amendment, TINS closing til
, Incident as the diplomats say.
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas,
credited with haying made one
the best speeches in favor Of Il
free coinage Of silver ever heard
|, The Senate. While as strong in h
J belief III silver us any man in Ccl
} gress, Mr.. Jones is free from t.
radical opinions. the expression
which by some OF the silver me
has done the cause for silver II
more harm than good. He spoil
i. for about two hours, and made
very conse. yative statement, cal
: ing especial attention to the unf
1 vorable attitude of Great Brtai
Germany and France towards 81
yer, and the certainty that this a
] titude is not likely to be change
: for a long time to come. While IL
; hitting the great responsibility
: the United States i'll attemptlr
e the re-establishment Of blmeta
r ism alone, he advocated it as du
S which should not be Stunned.
The impression appears to
growing among intelligent dem
> Gratis that the custom Of the par
). IN power holding the first Nation
|. Convention will not be follow
}. this vn.sr .-lrd that the danncrat