Washington Letter on silver issue and politics in 1895
From our regular correspondent in Washington D C Feb 28 1895 Senator Hill tries to mediate between silver and anti silver factions in the Senate while the divide widens on gold bonds and silver coinage The prospect of a vacancy in the Mexico post and the income tax returns clash with House Senate maneuvers and pending arbitration and interstate injury bills shaping a cautious, unsettled congressional mood.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Hill
Senate
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Isaac P. Gray
U.S
Mexico
Cleveland
Ransom
Hill
Miller
Internal Revenue Bureau
Committee On Education and Labor
Perkins
McEttrick
Mass
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Challis mine school bill clears house in Idaho legislature
McCarthy's Challis school of mines bill faced amendments on site location with Challis favored over Osborn and Boise. After vigorous debate the Challis location was adopted by 17 to 12, a $20,000 bond was approved 17 to 11, and the bill progressed. Supporters cite Challis central location, mining region, climate, and resources. McCarthy lauds state aid and land sale proceeds. The measure later passed the house 18 to 11.
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House
McCarthy
Challis
Hughes
Neill
Osborn
Henry
Kootenai
The
State University
Gamble
Latah
Idaho
Custer County
School of Mines
North Carolina Senator Ransom Appointed Minister to Mexico
Senator Ransom of North Carolina has been named minister to Mexico, reflecting a diplomatic reshuffle. The appointment positions a state leader in a key foreign service post amid ongoing relations between the two nations.
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Senator Ransom
North Carolina
Mexico
Oregon selects George W McBride to succeed Dolph
The Oregon natives George W McBride, 41, a former state legislator and eight year secretary of state, is nominated by a Dolph loyalist to succeed Dolph. He remains uncommitted on the silver question and is viewed as a safer choice than the former officeholder. Vilas denounces a treasury secretary style bond push.
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George W. McBride
Oregon
Dolph
Wall Street
Senator Hanrahan Bill Seeks Alturas Custer Split
Local readers urge amending Hanrahan bill to annex part of Alturas to Custer County. They warn the boundary error omits Seafoam and Sheep Mountain mining district in the west end, risking loss of a valuable district if not corrected before voting.
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Hanrahan
Alturas County
Custer County
Seafoam
Sheep Mountain
Idaho Republicans Defeat McCarthy Silver Coinage Resolution
In the Idaho lower house dated February 15, Republicans rejected a McCarthy led free coinage of silver resolution with paper money to restore prices. Populists supported by six Republicans and one Democrat, but majority Republicans defeated it. The column notes leaders oppose silver coinage, linking GOP bankers and gold interests. Murray Ayn writes the piece.
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Idaho
McCarthy
Custer County
Congress
Murray Ayn
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