Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-03
TARIFF FIRST.
The Silver Bill Shelved in the
House For the Present.
scope OF New Election Blil=TlchenoP
Makes Decision on Mexican Ores
A Proposed Administration
For Oklahoma.

brought up until the Tariff bill Is dis
posed OF. This postponement Is caused
by the failure Of the caucus OF Repub-
lican Senators to agree to the bill
adopted by the Republicans Of the
House. 1t was deemed best in conse-
quence of this to let the bill rest until
the Senate caucus has reached some
agreement
Ralph Beaumont, chairman OF the
Knights OF Labor National legislative
committee, has sent letter to Congress-
man Mckinley, chairman Of the House
silver caucus committee, in which he
criticises the Republicans of the House
for supporting Silver bill which con-
fers legal tender powers on silver GER
tificates for the purposes for which the
National banks use them, while refus-
ing the farmers and business men OF the
country the same privilege.
Being asked IL it was true as reported
that an agreement or understanding had
been arrived at to bring up the Silver
bill as soon as the Customs Administra-
tive bill should have been disposed OF,
Senator Allison. Of the Finance Commit
tee. who is Is also member of the SEN
ate caucus committee, which is consid-
ering the silver question, replied that
no such agreement existed. In re-
ply to further questions he said
the caucus committee had not yet
agreed upon Silver bill. but az bill
known as the Jones bill, reported from
| the Committee of Finance, was on the
calendar it was possible to bring the sill
yer question before the Senate ut any
time, and it was probable that motion
with that purpose would be made ut an
early date.
This seems to settle the fact that the
Senate bill will not await action by the
House upon the Silver bill.
EwART's ELECTION BILL.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Representative
Ewart, of North Carolina. yesterday in
troduced in the House, by request,
bill entitled: IAN act to make and alter
regulation as to the time, places and
manner of holding elections for Repre-
sentatives in Congress and, with the
consent of the States, OF Electors for
President and Vice-President." 1t pro-
vides in brief that Congressional cleo
tons shall be held in the manner pre-
scribed in the body of the bill,
and that upon the direction OF
the State Legislature Presidential
Electors may be chosen at the
same election. The district courts are
required to appoint registrars of cleo
ton in each district and the court may
at any time alter the boundaries OF pre-
cincts or consolidate them. Each ballot
is to be inclosed in an envelope and
marked with a number to correspond
with number on the polls and to be de-
livered to one of board Of poll holders,
who shall receive it and deposit it in
the box after it has been ascertained
that the elector has been duly registered
and his name checkad of. At the con.
clusion of the election the poll list is tG
be delivered to the clerk of the district
court and the ballots are to be counted
and preserved in their original envelopes
by the board Of poll holders and re-
turned furnished in triplicate to the
clerk of the district court, to the regis
ter and for bulletin. During registra"
ton the registrar and poll holders arc
to have police power to arrest without
warrant offenders and disorderly per-
sons On the Monday following election
the returns are to be opened, canvassed
and tabulated in the district court, which
shall issue certificate Of election to the
person receiving plurality of the votes
cast. which certificate shall be prima
facie evidence of right to be entered on
the roll of members elected to the
House. Boundaries of Congressional
districts are to remain as they were on
the first Tuesday in November, 1883.
Notwithstanding any subsequent act of
a State Legislature.
MEXICAN ORES.
WASHINGTON. May Assistant Sec
rotary Tichenor has informed the United
States Consul at Paso del Norte. Mex
leo, that in case of ores composed of sill
yer, gold and lead where the silver and
gold together are of chief value, but
where the lead is more valuable than
either OF the others separately, the ore
would be dutiable under the provisions
of lead ores. the term ''chief value" Of
an article or. substance composed of
three notwithstanding greater than
either of the others and not greater than
their aggregate.
AN OKLAHOMA SLATE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Oklahoma
slate current is as follows: Governor,
George w. Steele, of Iowa (sure); Sec
rotary, Dan Hay, of Illinois, or Horace
Speed of Indiana; marshal, II. d. Baker,
of Kansas. or G. E. Thornton, of Okla
homa, the chances favOring Baker; dis
trict attorney, J. H. Compton of Penn
sylvania, or r. T. Morgan, of Kansas;
Chief Justice, A. j. Sevy, Of Missouri;
Associate Justices, Charles Brown, OF
Oklahoma, and Warren 5. Lurty, OF