Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-13

who believe that it is absolutely
necessary to take some steps at the
present session OF congress to largely
| Increase the amount OF money in cir
culat ton is constantly growing. Some
propose accomplishing this result in
| one way, come in another More bills
for the free coinage OF silver have al
ready been introduced in one week
than Were ever before known to be
introduced in Il whole session upon
one subject; and there are other bills
| introduced for the purpose OF afford
ing the people the financial eiief they
are asking for.
Senator Stanford has by no means
abandoned his idea OF having the
Government loan money to farmers
atlOW interest. taking mortgages up
on their farms as security, nOtWlth-
standing the uncerem OniOus manner
in which the Senate Finance Commit
tee tried to sQuelch it at the last SEES
sion, and he has again introduced it.
and and in order to get n chance to
sp> ak upon it has requested that it
lie upon the table until called up by
him. He informs me that he intends,
ii it be possible. to bring the bill to Il
vote at this ses sion. No one can Galk
with him without becoming cOnVin-
ced that he is very much In earnest.
and that he believes I'm both the con-
stitntiOnality and The Dracticpbility
of the bill.
A unique financial idea is embodied
in q Bill introduced by Representative
Carleton, OF Georgia, " no thinks that
every individual should enjoy the
privileges now exclusively granted to
the National banks. His bill pro
yides that any man holding Il United
States bond may deposit it in TIE
Treasury as national banks DO, ana
receive for it 'HatiOnal bond certif1-
Gates to it's full par value, such ctr-
tificates to be full legal tender for all
obligations.
The question naturally arises. what
is to be the outcome OF all OF this? II
is not an easy question to answer. II
the two houses OF Congress could get
Il chance to vote squarely on ii, the
passage Of a free coinage bill would
be certainty; but there's the rub. Ii
is perfectly easy to pass such a Dill
through the S5enute-a ma jOrity Gifts
members placed themselves on record
at the last session; but to get such
bill before the House it is necessary
| to get the consent OF q majority OF
~
committe on Rules. There is yacan-
cy at i h, head OF the Coinage com
mittee and it is feared that Speaker
Reed will select man who holds the
same anti-Silyer sentiments Which he
does to fill it. In that case, gO8dbye
to getting any free co nagei IlbefOr&
! the House, unless the republican Sen
atOrS who favor free silver coinage
can succeed in playing the Federal
Election Bill against Speaker Reeds
prejudice against free coinage. An
| attempt is now being made to do nat
| very thing. 1t is proposed to either
compel Mr.. Reed to promise that the
| House shall he allowed to vote un
free cNinHGe bill CT to defeat the Elec-
| tiNn bill in Whi1h he is deeply lntereS-
| t "a
All Of the correspondence relating
| to the killing Of General Harruntiia
and the consequent recall OF our MIN
lister to the Central American repub-
li>.ans, has been submitted 70 Con-
gress and the opinion seems to lie gen
eral that the action Of the State be-
| partnent was enilnntiy proper all
the way through. Ex-Governor Pa
chezo. rf California. has been nNni-
mated 10y the President as the success
sor Of the recalled minister.
A bill has been introduced in the
House ut the request OF Secretary
! Noble, reducing the attorneys fee for
obtaining an increase Of pension from
$40 - 1T, and. the army OF pension
attorneys ere III arms to defeat the
bill
Secretary prOctOr'S answer to Il
Senate resolution ENDURING what
steps had been taken toward ;iisaIrn-
ing the Indians is II little ambiguous
After telling OF the military prepara-
tons to suppress an outbreak should
one occur, he says: 1t was plainly
the better policy to take steps that
would make it possible to disarm the
Indians at the proper time, than to
attempt this prematUrely, when it
could be only partially successful and
would doubtless presipitate serious
outbreak. Congress has passed q
Joint resolution for tie issue of arms
to the states OF North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming, nebraska and
Montana.
The results OF the first week OF Con-
gress are: In the House, the passage
OF the International cop! right bill.
| the Pension appropriation bill, and a
! lot of preliminary committee work
In the Senate sixsdays of Ginning on
| the Federal Election bill.
Senator Paddock is evidently in
touch with the Farmers Alliance
On Saturday he presented the pro-
test OF the Ocala convention against
the Conger lard bill. 1t had already