| Show JAM s in bialis of teress adm IS ALL eight the white metal will come out on top this session appropriation work washington D 0 dec 17 special questions aal cotins the financial condition of the country are at present absorbing almost the entire attention of congressi Congre sri and the administration lias at last become convinced that something must be done opinions dafler as to what convinced mr burrison Hur rison and hid cabinet but it is more than pio habie mat me action ot plumb who in introducing a bill to replace the retired circulation of national banks and providing for alie free coinage ot silver stated that it way his intention if the federal election bill was not speedily of to move aliat it be laid aside and his bill and others relating to nuan bial matters be considered in order thai something liht lie doue to meet the just of alie people had a at deal to do it is an open beardt herd that ane who believe with ise plumb there are lots ot em leave become greatly d is at hat alie v i the waste ot valuable time which alie abate on the lih lias taken up and there have been finla about their with the daw crata lor the purpose ol 01 passing a iree coinage bill all this haa had an alarming effect upon mr harnoon and those republicans who have appeared to consider the election bill more important than financial legislation the fact of the matter is thai at least three of congress irrespective of party have become converted to the ideas of the farmers alliance as far as linane ial matters are con berned there is an evident desire on the part of the administration to prevent the adoption ot a tree coinage bill by congress kiy fuerini ou erini something in the place af it in fact several some things OLO of which is the immediate purchase by i lu government of tha million of silver bullion ilow stored in vi buus of the united state it congress gets an opportunity it wi 1 certainly authorize this purchase as the money thus put in would greatly kielp alie money market but this measure will not be accepted asa substitute for free coinage by the silver men alio are fully amaie af meir strength in congress ane apportionment bill which the census of ne house has re burled purled places the membership of the house is generally regarded as lair measure and owing to the fact under it no looses any members it will be extremely dilli cult for alie democratic leaders to unite their arty in opposition to it even if they are BO disposed at present their only ground as stated by themselves fur opposing it is that it boea not provide lur the increase that new york might be enticed to by a poa recount of the population of new boik city an l brooklyn ahe 1 louse committees have so far dune an enormous amount of hard work and one of the regular appropriation fills pensions idaa been passed and aliree bulhe others reported to the bouso ania id something anui ual at thia plage af alie session and yet those who ought 10 behest informed are predicting that an exira se the fitly second congress will be absolutely necessary and the democrats are beginning to make tiling very interesting in tho campaign lur alb of the next hone the lias refused to adopt the resolution for the removal of the remains of gen grant to arlington cemetery it has been practically agreed by the pension committees of the houam that no special reubio u legislation shall passed this session the idea of revising the present pension rolls is making headway although nothing may cone co ne aut of u at this session it is by A ho to know that many named are fraudulently on those rolls air wanamaker most positively denies alo rumor which was given afresh abart this week that he is about to fail senator germans statement id a speech that the country waa standing over a financial volcano may be true but it is considered by many that such a statement should not have been made by a united stales senator the aim ul evey eve y man of prominence be t inspire not destroy confidence in business circles mr plumb wants the senate to meet daily at 10 and to take recess bui to 8 p m each day and has offered a resolution to that effect mr J V ll athaway of montana has tt eu elected postmaster 0 the house 01 representatives the conner lard hill which was condemned by thu recent farmers alliance convention has been reported to die cenate by the agricultural committee without recommendations the paddock pure food bill will be offered as a for it and it is khount abut the ia enite will adopt it the republicans of the senate finance committee are working on a anan clil measure which is to bo reported to a republican caucus monday |
