The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-22
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Mr. Mckinley, the
man who once blacSguarded Mr.. Cleveland
for worshipptng the golden calf and being tn,
enemy of silver, com pleted the job OF jamminp
the gold-standard bill through the House, TO,
day. The programme was carried out accord
ing to the advance announcement, in every
particular, except that there were fewer DEM
| cratic votes for the bill than had been claimed
| by the Republicans The bill has now gone
to the Senate. where Mr.. Mckinley can do nc
! i!mming, ard where this particular bill will be
allowed To slumber in Committee. But the
Finance Committee will report as u substitute,
Il gold standard bill that is even more objection
able than the House bill. 1t is whispered in
inside Republican circles that the party lead
ers would not be sorry if this session of Con-
gress adjourn without final action on gold
standard legislation, because it would be easier
to raise y big campaign fund from the money
kings, if the matter is left hanging, by prornis-
! ing to complete tine Job Mt next winters session
| than it will ne ii the bill goes on tine statute
book before The Presidential cnEI paign.
| Congress viii adjourn on Wednesday until
January 8. The Senate Committees have been
| re-arrauged, under tire Republican grab. and
three new commttees-on Pacific Islands and
I
| have been formed. and Mr.. Henderson will
announce the House Committees before ad-
| jourument.
| The Roberts committee will this week hear
| witnesses that have been summoned from
Utah and will then decide whether IL will he
| necessary for the committee to go to Utah to
take further testimony. 1t is now certain
that the committee will not take its report
off ha Of i,,
January.
There was lots of behind the door political
work done by the Committee which succeeded
in getting Philadelphia chosen by the Repubi-
can National Committee. for next years
national Convention, June 10. Before the
Committee met, it seemed practically certain
that Chicago would be chosen, and so it would
have been had not the Philadelphians made n
combination by which the Southern members
of the committee were promised help to knock
out the scheme to reduce the representation of
the South in the National Convention, in re-
turn for votes for Philadelphia. The combina-
ton won at both ends. Philadelphia got the
convention by one vote, and Committeeman
Payne abandonded the scheme to cut down
lie number of "nigser" delegates to the Con-
vention, because of opposition to it.
representative GllliS. vi 1CLLG5sCe, WuO 10
just beginning his second term in Congress.
fired nuDbe of questions ut tn Republican
Speakers, during the debate On the gold
standard bill, in his efforts to gain information
as to what the individual Republicans believed
would be the result of the operation on the
bill, if it became law. and their reasons fer
supporting the bill. AS a result of those
questions and the answers, Mr.. Sims expresses
Of int ,hnfx fax Ear
for the bill. because they really favored it as a
whole. He thinks they voted for it, simply
because it was a party measure, and that the
party unanimity should be lesson to the
Democrats to stand together upon all matters
relating to party precepts.
The attempt of Nebraska Republicans to
prevent the seating of Senator Allen, appoint
eddy the Governor to succeed the late Senator
elect Hayward, on the ground that as Mr..
Hayward never qualified as Senator. his death
caused no vacancy that could be legally filled
by the governor, aroused nothing but amuse-
ment In Washington. There will be no OPP
position to the seating of Senator Allen, be-
cause there is nothing whatever upon ~ hich it
could be based. The gold standard Republi-
cans would like very much to find some way to
keep sush a stalwart friend of silver out of the
Until long HHHDClai ueDuIe, WHICH
viii begin as soon after Christmas recess as
the Finance Committee reports its gold stand
ard bill, is over, but they know too much to
butt their heads against brick walls. Il is IN
necessary TO say that Senator Allen will be
most cordially welcomed by the silver Sena-
tors who know his fine fighting qualities from
experience.
The Senate Committee on Elections is cor
sidering the Quay case, which is being present
ed by able counsel on both sides, ex-senator
Edmunds, heading the array against Quay,
and the Attorney General of Pennsylvania
appearing for him. Senator Penrose didn't
appear as counsel, ana when he attempted to
participate in the proceeding by asking one of
the lawyers if he was not employed and paid
by John Wanamaker, he was promptly called
down by Senator Pettus, one of Democratic
members of the Committee, who said that the
privilege of rudely interrupting counsel was
one that should not be extended outside the
Committee, even to Il member of the senate.