West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-01-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
GAR REED ALMOST HASAREyOLr
IN HIS HANDS.
Old John Sherman Making Ready for
Another Rerl Estate Speculation.
WASHISGToN. ID. c..
Jan. 26, 1897. (

me members OF the House Com
mlttee on Pu ole Lands declined to
follow the wishes of Speaker Reed
concerning the Free Homestead
bill. The bill has been reported TO
The House just as it was amended
by the Senate, aud the House will
De gwen an opportunity TO vote OIL
the Senate amendments, just AS il
might have done when the bill first
came back from the Senate had not
Speaker Reed ordered the dill re-
Tered to the OommitLee. The
Committee refused even to accept
an amendment, exempting from
the operation of tho bill the lands
which the government is selling as
trustee for the Indians.
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senator Cameron who has only
lew weeks more of paolic life and
who considers himself entirely out
OF politics and who consequently
doesn't care whose political toes he
treads on. is doing some very plain
talking-liko his father, the late
Simon Cameron. he has an express
slVe neutrality-suspicious. tho hiphop
certain republican Senators have
turned on his Cuban resolut ton.
lie ia especially bitter against John
Sherman. who he says assured him
before he was compelled to accept
the position of Secretary Of State
In McKinley's cabinet that he was
for his resolution and who has since
then used his influence among Sena-
tors who wish to be solid with Nc
Kinley against the resolution so
industriously that if the resolution
was now brought to a vote it would
probably be defeated.
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Gar Reed is nearer to having an
open revolt on his hands than at
any period since he became the au-
tocrat Of the House. A respectful
petition signed by 2O8 mem bers of
the House has been presented to
him asking him to suspend his ar
bitrary rule against public building
bills and to allow time to be set
for the consideration Of % Of those
bills now on the calendar. He in
timated quite plainly to the Com
mlttee which presented the petition
that he didn't wish to grant the re-
quest, although he took it under
advisement. If he grants this re-
quest, there will be plain sailing
for him, and not much show for
the bills to get through the Senate
during the remaining time of this
session; if he refuses il, there may
Dc very lively row. Two hundred
and eight members-almost two.
thirds OF the House. can easily un
crown the Gar, if so disposed.
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Representative Swanson, OF Vir-
ginia, one Of the most prominent
OF the younger Democrats IN the
House has this to say in a public
interview about the future of the
Democratic party; There will be
no reorganization Of the Democratic
party. 1t is to-day stronger aud
more compact, more aggressive and
buoyant than any defeated party
ever was before. Without intlm-
idatlon, coercion, or corruption
vast majority Of the voters of this
country to day are in accord with
1t. Having divorced itself from
the present administration, it IS
building near the affections and
/ the interests Of the masses. The
democratic party will continue it's
aggressive fight for both gold and
silver as legal tender money aud
against special privileges to trusts,
combines and corporations. Those
who failed to act with US in the
last election will most Of them re-
turn to the party. Many have al
ready done so. No concessions in
principles or policies will be made.
though, to gain the support OF
these. Shorn OF their power OF
patronage aud discredited as loyal
democrats those who de not return
will not be potential for evil in the
future. The democracy proposes
to beat no retreat from the advance
grounds it has taken"
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A Washington real estate agent
said, speaking about Jehn Sherman
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