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Show I Washington Letter. I A Suit ,in Equity Against the I Press Claims Bureau. ' IFrom Our Kfgulnr CorrcBei(lonl.J ' - Wnnhlncton, Dtc. 7, IRlU Tim eo-ciillcd Cm lisle currency plan fell very lint on Congress Something new wns expected from tilt iiiIvbiicc talk, but tliero la nothing new In the plan presented. Tlio port Ion which f refers to tlio cnlnrgcincnl otlho clrcii- liitlon o( nntUnil Ifcink currency It ( practically tlio .tmo as thnfnliicli may be fomul In n bill lntriKluci.il In the Ileum- several 'cam ago by llcprcs'nlft-' llcprcs'nlft-' tlvo Walker, n republican from 51ns-I 51ns-I Bnclnucttf, nml whlc'li van fmornbl considered by tlio coinmltteo en UanUiiji and Currency, but was never wclod upon 1 -'' by tlio Ho The same Idea was pre sented to v veotloii of Hankers which met nt Ilaltlinoro during tho iiicucut year, and was endowed bytliotcou--volition ; licncu Its designation as the 'Bnltluioro jlan " Tint iioiiion vvMch recommends nn exemption fioui taxation of tlio cnricncy of such Btato banks na may eliooso to comply wl'li curtain regulations, is beleled to have been intended in-tended to weaken the silver men liv drawing the Southern men away from thein, mid ii tlicio was any probability of its bccoiniug u law It might siucccd Tliuellvor men in Congress wero not pleased by tlio neglect of l'lesldent Cleveland to even moution silver in his incssago except to imccr nt it, in connection con-nection with tlio declaration nttached to tlio act of which repealed the purchasing purchas-ing claueo of tho Bhcrman eilver 1av that it ialho policy of this government to maintain the parity between gold ami silver. They propoic, if possible, to giv him a Iiotind for Ua Ollvci, by pinslng a froo coinage, bill. Senator Voorhecs, cliairmnn of the Senate I'inanto commit-tea, commit-tea, eajs thnt committee will icportn free coinage hill eiy shortly "Silver dollar" lllcuil, ehalrmnn ol tho Ifouso committee on Coinage, eas it will bono fault of Ills ifhli bill for the frcocolnago of silver is not papscd at this session, na It U his imrpopo to en r dcavor to persuado t'to coinmltteo to favorably report tho bill, and ho rays, if ho mio ds tlinLt'.Uta lit l.n .i..,,.!. by a substantial majority Ills success with the committee Is regarded as doubt ful, for tlio lint ec on tl:i belief ol somo of Iho mcml u- khat nothing fan bo accomplished by lcportfuu n bill that cannot becomo u law. Tho Houaocommlltoc"' Vublic Land haa favorably l cported . 1 for opening to settlement nnd i ntry all l.uids Inuiud-cd Inuiud-cd within the limits r' uy Indian reservation, reser-vation, or in tho Indian Territory, tin 151 disposal ot which bus heietoforc or -mi) .1 horenftcr bo authorized by iigrtcnient, ' or treaty The refon tho bill save M it w ill proldo a genet al law npplicn blc ii to Indian lands that could bo used ac ii fast aa the Indian title la cxIIiijjuIbIichI, J? taking tho place of tho blow process ol tV Bpeclul legislation for ctuh ritervatlon, jl and that it will In a grift mcaiurc fl provent a repetition of tho -raiidalout M frauds which aciuuipnnU I le method ' now in mre. M A suit in cqultv win entered in tlit m Buprcmo court of the IMntrict ol 1 Columbia this week that should Interest IM nil publishers who nio ilolti' bu-iues' m with tha 'Tress Claims Co." cf Wiuh m ington. It la brought by J. L. I'restoii, rt publishcrof a KansniCitypper,ngalii8t Sf John Wcddeiburn, manager of the 1 "I'resa Chilins Co."nnd Win. II. Htaist, of thu "llxtunincr CUiIiiib Buieau", for I- tho cAiicolliition of a contract, alleged to fi bnvo bcou tccutcd by mian-present 1 tiona, in which rrCstnn agiccd to I purchase forty share of stock in the I "1'ieej Claims Co." to tw paid for with ' ndver Using in liia piur l'reston nakt lu addition to tlio cancellation the contract that ho bo paid 8U ft-r ndvjr- tiling done Senator llerry, ol Ark., Introduced a bill providing fur a territorial povcrn- inent fortliat portion oi Indtar Ttnitor) occupied by tho livo civilized tilbes. It i abrogates all treaties imido with thof tribes, except tlioto portions relating to i land ttllea nnd nliots 100 acres ot land to each member of thoso tribes uiU jiro 1 vidca that tho remainder shall bu sold, H and tho proceeds turned over to the Indians, wliosu homoitends i hall bo free H from taxation |