The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-08
URGING FREE COINAGE.
Silver Men May Force the Money
Question on the House.
Carlisle Bills VIII he Replaced-Pension
Orders Observation-Disclosures For
tune-western Postmaster
Surplus for April.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Republican
house leaders say that within the
last few days movement has been on
foot among the democratic leaders OF
the house to induce the free coinage
majority in the senate to force the
money question upon congress by the
early report from the finance commit
tee of n free coinage bill and its prompt
passage through the senate. Repre-
sentative Richardson, of Tennessee, is
one of those who have been urging
this policy. He said that in his judg-
ment the free silver men of the senate
should not hesitate a moment in push
ing through for transmission to the
house a bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. This plan presup-
poses, of course, the appointment of
committees by the speaker, and has
doubtless been formulated to force his
hand. The only effect it has produced
has been to make Mr.. Reed more firmly
convinced of the lack of wisdom of CIV
ing the house a chance to enter upon
general legislation, and to confirm him
in his determination to appoint none
of the committees, the constitution of
which would be a necessary prerequis-
ite to Legislative action upon number
of subjects for The consideration of
which members are clamorous.
To Replace Carlisle Bills.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Secretary 3. of
the Treasury Gage issued an order Sat
urday that as soon as the 81, So and $5
bills recently issued by the treasury,
and known as the Carlisle certificates,
come in they are to be destroyed. They
will be replaced by bills of new de-
,l0A sor,
have proved far from satisfactory.
The objections urged against them are
numerous. The most serious is that
the 81 and SIS bills are SO much alike
that it is difficult at glance to tell
them apart
Pension Orders Revoked.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Commissioner
of Pensions Evans has revoked orders
900 and 229 issued by Commissioner
Murphy. The first order restricted
congressional calls for information
about pensions to cases within the
senator's state or congressman's dis
trict and provided that data as to the
status of a pension case shall not be
furnished more than once in 90 days.
The pension Office now proposes to an
swer all calls for information, but to
do so in printed circulars.
Melton VIII BE Released.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Advices re-
ceived here from Cuba are very favor
able to Ona Melton, the ex-Kansas
newspaper man. who was captured
aboard the Competitor. One of the
correspondents of large eastern pa
per, who has just returned from Cuba,
says Melton is probably by this time a
free man. The Spanish government
will release Melton, if it has not al
ready released him without a trial.
Nominations by the President.
WAsHINGTON, May 4.-The president
has sent the following nominations to
the senate: George A. Beidler, to be
postmaster at Oklahoma City, Ok;
John f. Vincent postmaster at Hutch
inson, Kan; William ii. Halsinger.
at Cottonwood Falls, Kan;
BENJAMIN NJ. Prentiss, postmaster at
Mo.
Miles VIII Inspect European Armies.
WASHINGTON, May Item. Miles
has received formal permission from
the president for his projected trip to
Turkey and Greece. He will be gone
two or three months, and in addition
to a study of the Greco-Turkish con- |
test also intends oinspect the military
of Germany, France, |
England and probably Russia
A Government Surplus for April.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The compare |
tive statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures for the month
Of April shows that the total receipts |
were ssT ,sl2, 1875 and the expenditures
BS2, ,O72 O97, leaving the surplus for the |
month S5,T4O, OBS, as compared with
deficit for the month of April, 1895, of
s4, 7O4, ,4ss.
Probable Minister to Greece.
WASHINGTON, April so. "A very strong
Is given at the white house
that Rev. Isaac S. Hopkins, of Atlanta,
Ga, has been selected as minister to
Greece and that his nomination prob
ably will go to the senate next week.