The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-23

Washington, ID. G., News.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Dec. Is, l69

Washington, Dec. Is, 1899.
Mr.. Mckinley, the man whe
snce blackguarded Mr.. Cleveland
for worshiping the golden calf
and being the enemy of silver,
completed the job of jamming the
gold standard bill through the
House, to-day. The programme
was carried cut according to the
advance announcement, in every
particular, except that there were
fewer Democratic votes for the
bill than had been claimed by the
Republicans. The bill has gone
to the Senate, where MIR. Mckin-
ley can do no jamming, and where
the particular bill will be allowed
to slunlber in Committee. But
the Finance Committee will re-
port as substitute, Il Geld Stanc-
ard bill that is even more ebjee-
tionable than the House bill. 1t
is whispered inside Republican
circles that the party leaders
would not be sorry if this session
Of Congress adjourn without final
action on gold standard iegisla-
tien because it would be easier to
raise big campaign fund from
the money kings, if the matter
is left hanging, by promising to
complete the job at next winters
session, than it will be if the bill
gees en- the statute book before
the Presidential campai gn.
Congress will adjourn gu We'd
nesday until Jan. ). The Senate
Committees have been REAR
ranged, under the Republican
grab, and three new committees
on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico,
On the Philippines and on Cuba
have been formed and Mr.. Hen
dsrson will announce the House
Committees before adjournment.
The Roberts committee will
this week hear witnesses that have
hesn summoned from Utah and
will then decide whether it will
be necessary for the Committee
to 90 to Utah to take further
testimony. It is now certain
that the Committee will net make
its report until after the reas-
sembling of Congress in January.
There was lots Of behind the
door neliticaI work. done bv the
Committee which succeeded in
getting Philadelphia chosen by
the Republican, National Commit
tee, for next years national Con-
ventisn-June 10th. Before the
Committee met, it seemed practi-
cally certain that Chicago would
be chosen, and so it would have
been had not the Philadelphians
made combination by which the
Southern members of the Com
miltee were promised help to
knock cut the scheme to reduce
the representation Of the South
in the National Convention, in
return fer the votes of Philade!-
phia. The combination won at
both ends. Philadelphia got the
convention by one vote, and
Committeeman Payne abandoned
the scheme to cut down the num-
Der of ''nigger> delegates to the
Convention. because of opposi-
tion to it.
Representatives Sims, of Tenn,
who is just. beginning his second
term in Congress, fired a number
Of questions at the Republican
speakers during the debate on the
geld standard bill, in his efforts
to gain information as to what
the individual Republicans be-
lieved would be the result Of the
operation of the bill, if it became
a law, and their reasons for sup
porting the bill. AS a result of
those questions and the answers,
Mr.. Sims expresses the opinion
that very few Republicans voted
for the bill, because they really
favored it rs whole. He thinks
h.ey voted for it simply because
it 49, party measure, and that
the partyeaanimity should be a
lessen to the Democrats to stand
together upon all matters re-
lating to party precepts.
The attempt of Nebraska Re-
publicans to prevent the seating
of Senator Allen, appointed by
the Governor to succeed the late
| Senator-elect Hayward, on the
ground that as Mr.. Hayward new
or qualified as Senator, his death
caused no vacancy that could be
legally filled by the Governor,
aroused nothing but amusement
N Washington. There will be nc
opposition to the seating OF Sen
ator Allen, because there is moth
ing whatever upon which it >couls
| be based. The gold standard
Republicans would like very mucf
to find some way to keep such {
starlwart friend of silver out O
the Senate, until the leng tinan