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Show Washington Letter. (l'romour Kri;iMr Coticopuuilcntl Ono thing nlono is clearly apparent in tlio fogof uudcrtuiiity thalRunounds the revised larlll' bill, which wns nt Inst reported re-ported to the Semite thin wti k. That Is tlio nhaoluto iiupoiubillly ui iU becoming becom-ing n law in its picsent shape.' It hna been revised to nil extent that ban moused mous-ed more opposition than thu concessions made hno plncaled. In fact, nono of Senators who opporcd the bill na it passed the House appear to havo been placated, ns It is known that there is a .number of clause1) in the bill w hlch they propose totry tnhnvonmondod or nt ruck out, on the llonr of tho Somite. Tho In-comotnxis In-comotnxis believed to liodoomed, unlets It enri secure republican vole enough to mnke up for the loss of the eastern democrats dem-ocrats who will support it motion to vtriko it out of tho bill. When the debate opens on tho bill Aprri 3 It will hnvo been two months from the time tho bill passed tho House, nnd conn rvntiv men estimate (hatthodebate will run at lenst three months. F.vcryhour brings out a now story ns to whnt President Cleveland will do with tho Bland bill for the coinage of tho sclgmornge. .While ho hn until tlio 20th of tills mouth U make lipids mind ho may nnnounee his dieisiou any hour. Ilia Indlovcdby tairmindt-d people that the repoits of n bargain u ado by President Cleveland with tlio silver mou Isns unjust to the President ns It is to tho silver men Client influence, both political and business, In being used I'otli for nnd ngnlnst the bill. Both sides claimed to get encouragement from Mr. Cleveland telegram lo tho committee of tho S Y. Chamber of Commcrco which was appointed toooino to Washington to advocate a tto of the bill, advising them not to -.me. Mr. Bland is of the opinion that I he President Is wavering nnd is liable to fro cither way, but inasmuch as the inlluenoe which have heretofore been most potont with Mr. Cleveland are against the bill I look for n veto. Tho nnti-optlon bill Inn Wn considerably con-siderably chnngnl by the ll in (i.iii-inlltco (i.iii-inlltco on Agriculture. It now inij.u-is ntnx upon liolh the bnvei .m. I itn l!r Of Options; Hour 'hits been llmiiml. it from tho schedule m hp. villain, an.. I. nnd tho special ln unlinliH l.;-l. n reduced from 2-l to 12, nnu tin- pi n m for violation of tlio bo i required reduced re-duced to 13,000. |