The times., 1897-12-21
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Mr. II ii. Hanna, OF Indianapolis, none
tary Commission fame. has prepared bill
to be submitted to Congress. That is Co
say, Mr.. llama and the other memeers
OF rhis psnch-ad advertised Committee OF men,
who are lot Influenced by politics. and
whose onI y desire in life Is TO benefit man .
kind in general and the gold standard
advocates in particular, have combined their
inteliects, effected an understanding, and
reduced this effort TO wiring in the form
of a bill, which, ubtedIy, il this CON
mission is TO be believed, will remove
from the country all past, present and
future difficulties relative to the currency
question.
Like ever ything else that This commits
sions has done. the contents of the bill
remain secret, but s,the bill exists. OF
this there is nc doubt, for Mr.. Hanna
says Sc. and Mr. Hanna would not say
so il he were not, certain of his facts.
Mr.. Hanna alwa yststates facts. He has
a love for facts. Sometimes his friends
fail to appreciate Them, but that makes
no difference TO Hanna; he delivers them
as seriously as il they were ordered.
This was the case. .,iast summer, when
Mr.. Mckinley causedtit to be denied that
extraordinary session. Of Congress. "A 5
soon az MI. llama beard OF this decision
he camc out with bis facts, and declared
that the President woAld send the IN ,ssage.
The President head tt. published int view
and sem from the White House contra
diction, reitcrating that he would not send
the mess, ge. II
Mr.. Hanna, & day later in another inter
view, denied this, and recited some more
facts concluding that the President vo nd
send to. Congress the currency :neasnr..
Mr.. II anna S facts We're all right, n Itho',=h
the Presidents inrliliations failed 10 ap-
prove them. Mr.. Hanna came To Wash
ington a few days before Congress ad-
journed. had d conference with Mfr. Nc
Kinley, left the city and the message went
TO Congress. Mr.. Hanna's facts were al
right. 5u
The last edition of facts presented by
| Mr.. Hanna is a letter sent to the House
Committee on Banking and Currency to
| the effect that as soon as the holiday re-
| Cess is over and tile committee is prepared
| TO Resume it's labors, he will present to it
| the bill which. viii embody the united ef
| forts OF the indianapolis monetary commits
| sion, and will ask the committee TO struggle
with 1t and all It's alleged facts
Early next month Congress will honor
the memory of three MEN who were
| ilustricus In their day and whose CON
| tributions to the history of this country
| will endure long az it's history la sts.
| These ben were Thomas II Benun and
Francis p Blair, of Missouri, aud john
| +, Kenna- of West Virginia. Who and
what tfsse famous men. were every school
boy know s, and their utterances in the
| halls OF Congress have become portions IF
| the literature OF the age. Missouri has
| sentto Stetuary Hall In Che Capitol sta tues
of Benton and Blair and West Virginia has
paid the same tribute to the memory OF
kenna- Early IT January, with appro-
PIRATE ceremonies, these statues viii be
unveiled by the Senators and Representa-
tiyes, and they will be accorded POSITIONS
IN the galaxy of srtIlnf ZIP p1 sJ3rpsmpu that