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Show Washington Cotter. ; -: 6 The Usual Budget of News from the Nation's Capital. From Our llrgulnr Correspondent.) AVaeliluKton, Dec. 21, 1801. , The '"I'lilnisttiitloii I finding tliat tlio task of forclfig tliu bo called O.irllslo cur- roncy UlllhroUHh tlio Houm lamioof Klgantlu proportions, Tlio delate find senrcely begun licfocollio administration, plan of linvjng tjic lillhotcdon (Ida cc& ,lind to lo abandoned, becnucoottho Tear !tlint If it? ti.a was Imd this week a majority-wot'ild bo apalnst tlio bill. The reirtiMicitttrf find tlio poptillsta of tlio II on so nro ton man opposed to tlie bill, and not enough democrats Imvo declared In ita fnvor to innltc Ha passago ccitaln. That Is why tlio debate la to bo extended over the Christmas recess, which will bo from Saturday nttcrnoon to Wednesday, Jnnunry 3. How long tho debato will cnntlntio In January will depend, If tho MpVtMkiUHc, ndhcrcd to, upon the F presentpT'i4ij()I,'tlio democrats of action of ft callcy?-. jlioM jm tho Houko, which '9 lo --Sfc mediately aftertho rcassombl Ingot tm-orces. tm-orces. Tho fate of the bill Ii considered to bo very doubtful, even by Its strongest advocates, whilo many of Ita opponents express tho opinion that It Is lrcady dead. t It does iiot'tftSf long for even tho mi-et nnobicrva'nUviu ldljcojcr that members mem-bers of thtf tfijiWaro riders I" ho art of looking iutHornumber one An instance may bo found In tho fulluro of tho Benato' committee on Intorstato Commcrco to net promptly uHnthe railroad pooling bill, recently pasted by tho lrouso. H Is ii bill nbont which there nro wide differences of opinion, nnd tho prediction is mado lhat It Trill ,.i lvn tnfcen tin for r.ctton In tho Scnnto until thosoveral Statu legislatures whicli nroto meet in January act upon tho candldncy of tho Senators who nro after reelection. Tho pooling bill furnishes n number ufScnalois villi nr-lub lo hold over tholicrtdfl of ilio railroad Interests Tho probabilities all fiuor tho final pas-sago pas-sago of tho pooling bill, but all tlio oanie tho railroad Influence would bo thrown Against otlui -reelection of mid Senator y known to bo opposed to it; henco tho 1, . Senatorial .IchIwIo let tliw.lflll'rCRWTri' "' til tho Renalorlnl elections moocr A canvass of tho JIoiiso h now being quietly made llMf -villi determine whethor silver IJJctaiUtiy, fl;;tiro in the legislation nUliUfcttSoV- If nBiifnclcnt number wlllj'1cilj;B(llicinsclvc8 to vote for It to mako its iaf enga a dcrtainty it is yroponcd at tho pi'opor stago In thodo-batn thodo-batn to ofTer a bill for tlio frco colnngo of flilvorusa Kiibstituto for tho Carlisle onrronpv bill. Should such n bill be passed by tlio House thcra would bo no troublo In getting it through tho Senate, as tho silver men nro stronger in Ihr latter body than ever before ' KuprcBuntntivo Walker, of Mans., who heads the minority on tlio House com mltteo on Hanking and Currency nnd who is tho author of tho financial echemf upon which the 'Baltimore plan," which ii aald to havo been tho basis of tho Caillalo bill, now befirro tho House, wns built, it Is no danger of sudoring from an attack of ovcMirodetty. Ho said in tho course of a speech In Savor of hi" bill, which ho proposes to oiler ns n sub ntituto for tlio Carlisle bill ; "It it my vote that has roused tho cou.il ry upon this subject, and my views had not friend until within tho patt fifteen months. My addresses In Chicago, SI. . .- -Louis ard other plains shook up the country some." riw country - wll doubtless thank MivWiilkerfor so'umeh. information, oven if 11 declines to cn-tlorso cn-tlorso his bill. Whether tpcech is frco in Washington or nor is a qut stion that U being asked HlncetlieCominlMaloticrs of tho Duttlol of ColumbU asked for and received I hi resignation gf$ pnblic scht.ol trustee bo-cause bo-cause nl n publiol,liectiiili'ho . ysid thi f,,ilnwhvr lamjuano referring tu t In- House cuiiiiulllCe on AiipropiUtlun "I novcr was so much in favor 'of lioim tulo before 1 appeared Iwforo tho com-mltlco. com-mltlco. Tlioh.ipliazardand iudiirfrent way 1 1 which Ihuy transact Jjjelr business busi-ness and tho pomposity and i-golfim ol their inniiner is enough .to arouso miy I man'H Indlgniitluii " .Tlos trusleo had B only boon on tho lioard a few months, I having been appointed because of the 1 endorsement of tdl tho lalmr oigani- 1 nations. This matter, will bo hcnrd I from again. .V "If thoro should bo nifnwful accident 1 ... n, r.nvnrniiuint l'rliitlmr olllco." (aid , 1 n gentleman conversant with the ' methods which havo prevented ihf I purchaso of a silo for a new hulldlnif, 1 "rosuHlug In a largo loss of llfo, I would I nol oxchnugo pi tecs wl'h ex-Sonatoi I Mahono for any amount of moneys He 1 wnuhl feel like n nuirdcrer.for he has f'r 1 four years pievculid tho- croitlon of 1 0w(jovernnientrrlutliigOmce,lK.viiMi m tho government will ;iot buy nl $1.60 1 nom ground lie bought fur titiout IB cents nfout, and upon which ho hun ml I foryeais paid any taxes. He has Hull Hu-ll support of the t-oterlo Beiuriom kiitmii as the 'John Cluimborlnln biuI-"iiu m houno I'lovtd,' nud Is more liuiu m i .1, m this matter at least, than v I n I ' i'i the balance of power intU-Mt ,. K The Senate and House coinn.iaeiH an- 1 inaklngahiflt atlciipt too mu.iv. n. Jlahono Inllik-nee nnd agree upuii ' to bo purchased, and the nssult Is in I doubt. |