The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-22
READ THE RECORD.
Democrat and republican Voters Notice
What Your Servants in Congress
Have Been Dong.

+ itHl iCoA to 400 Tue AIfttttNtaRS
had Il majority in boil, hcnses OF
congress, and also the executive.
During .hls period the following i'm
portant laws; relating t. finance, were
enacted:
20 issue sixty million demand
notes; which were made Il full legal
tender, and always stood ut three per
cent above gold IN .he foreign
markets, the vote in The house WIS
for it, 1870 republicans for it and no
Democrats: against it, no Republicans
and ) Democrats. In the senate, for
/ it, IS Republicans and 1 Democrats,
against it no Republicans and ! Dem
ocrlts.
To authorize issue Of bonds, anl
putting the cstcption clause in the
grecnbacils, which caused them to
ieprec;,tc $50 called) and gave the
money power an opportunity 10 spccu-
late in gold and bonds. The vote in
the house for it was, So Repub-
lic;n> and : Democrats; against it,
20 Republicans and 30 Democrats
In the senate, Tor it, Is Republicans
and 1 Democrats; against it, ) Re
pubiicans and II Democrats.
To charter the national banks.
The vote il. the house was. for it, IS
Republicans ard Ii Democrats;
against it. - Republicans and ~
! Democrats. In the senate, for it, u
! Republicans and . Democrats; a";t;lIst
. it, 8 Republicans ai%i T. Democrats
! Had no Democrats voted for the
! measure, and ali Of them ay:,ins: it,
i it would a..vc been defeated il lut'.
| hrusc>. The funding AZ, t. take the
! wrccnhacks out Of ere t,!;, ion and
/ .,nnyert them into interest harinr
/ i!ui:!s. T:ic vote in ,lir house, was.
! for it. 30 Republicans Hni IS Demo
craft: against il ::' Republicans, ami
/ d n cr,; Ia the senate. for i.
- Republicans and . Democrats:
against it, R"puhl'cars anl no
/ Democrats Hat the Democrats
! all voted against the i:in,siir, it would
have been overwhelmingly defeated.
The crr,ii. strengthening act, which
c!.anIel ihc original contract and
lm:rit the h,,n.!, payable in coi;,.
! Tie vote in In" lou=.. was, Tor it. 50
E,puilicanS AMI Democrat: against
it. Is E.p;ihiican> lni )! nc:n .rra;,
In the s,..;.ic for it, l.! R'ruh.icans
and no Democrats: against it, I Re
publican, ami g D:ni.N.Tats..
The second funlin. act. cxr'iannr
':c~ bonds with principle ANA interest
payable in gold tor Oh bonds that.
according to the original ronlruc!
wcr. payable in currency. III" vote
was III the house. for it, l::9 R",.uh-
iican> an,l ito Democrats: :lg;;iiis; ii
, Republicans and 81 democrats
In the senate for it 81 Republicans
and > Democrats; aS;sll,t it. , Il pub
Leans and Democrats.
The act dcui,net:z;rg silver THi>
act was passed in both houses without
being read and with it Il DIVISION 4
h!li being frrn l;i!c:itiy substituted
for the oac that had been va | and
discussed: The mcn:!erS thou > II;
in reality they were voting Tor another
Oh this Their: is ununc,..irl;;.ile cri
lc:icc y, record was Mace Of IL,
vote in either tn,isc
The az for tic 80 called Resumption
Of -pcc!" payments, wi,ci, :,tl! ::.rih
;,,'nj;:c.r.! the currency. AMI mad,
~,n;;i tie oni; si;t.iia:, rl"nr> "ns
he ilt.;,sl:rts 0! all :al',2.. The Vol,
"as ia the iinn-c ;u.' it. l:!; IsrnGh.i
can, "il,l nu Democrats: against it, =
!Inti,ilca!.s ~; - !'r'nnr::t,~. il
lie SENATE. fox it, - H,pua!;can, an
70 Democrats: against ii. i, 'pul,il
can an. IL Democrats.
Tie re sumption act was passed
january II, 1870. March 4t!l, Isl :,
, tn" II cs,n-:c>s met n t:.s ron.3i'r>.
LASTING from M,rc;r FL. 1875, L
March b, 1871, TIE Republicans Still
ilci! 81" st.!..ls, int the Damncr:t,
had a majority in tie il~usr, y,
important .;"rnci.t legislation w@s
. unirrtnken The Ash congress h.
-an ,'a1ct -:jh, 1877. and lasted unit
Marci, }, 1919. The Ecpnb;ca:.s Still
held The senate and Iii. Democrats
;ha house. NJ financial Legislation,
OF Importance.
The rs congress extended fr'E
March -lih, 1879, i" March ): 1881
, During this congress the Democrat.
had Il good wor':in1 majority in ho,i
hou>c and senate. NJ financial !,n'>
l:.tiun.
The !Sa congress fr.,aa March "
1881, - March b, l3o:; The Il.
pnb:ic;,ns ha,i Il majority in bod
iouse and .cna C. The h :, ter .f h
national banks were extended +.
1907. The vote was, in the hous..
for il, lHI Republicans aud 10 Dem,
Gratis; a"ain-, it, 8 Republicans an;
II Democrats In the senate, fer i;
- Republicans and 6 Democrats
against it, Republican aaa l. Dem
Gratis.
la the !Sth congress from 1888 tt
400, TIE Repuhi:canS .;au the senate
and the Democrats the house. y.
+ important financial legislation.
, The 49ih and 10Th congress lie Re
puhlicans Il the senate but til'
8 Democrats had the house and ti,'
! president and all the OTHER depart
,ncnts of government. Bonds wcr,
hougnt up ut premium oi - to 3
per cent, anil it is claimed that thi
prem!~m was Eai.l on bonds tina
= we're due since 1870, thus 2;yin:
Il boniLo'.i.fS by cxecuiiv" order som
t ror,y-scycn millions of dollars. Al,
n about sixty m;'''':s Of public none,
) from the national treasury were d
posted III national banks for tie:
free use.