Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-14

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been contributed 20 the starving people
of Russia by warm hearted Americans
bad been psssed by the Senate and al
attempt was made to get unaDimou'
consent to take it up in the House Xii
gore opended himself and shouted -
object. The next day, when the reso
luton came before the House again
KngOre was joined by numerous
members of the peanut wing Of the
democratic party in opposing the reso
luton and in spite of solid republican
vote and the the assistance Of somt
democrats the resolution was defeated,
thus making the charity and humanity
Of America by-word and reproach
among the nations Of the world.
Bills, bills, everywhere. but not law
enacted. Perpaps that viii not exactly
describe the career of the present House
but it will come near enough for all
practical purposes There has been
Just one "biIl'' day. but 50 heavily
loaded were the members with good,
bad and Indifferent bills, mostly the two
latter, that it became necessary TO sus-
pend the call of States when Ohio had
been called. in order to give the clerks
a chance t. get the avalanche of bills
recorded. The duplication of bills,
particularly those aimed at the present
tariff law. were so numerous that wag
suggested the appointment of a tariff
editor by the democratic caucus before
the next "bill'' day. The same might
also be SAID about silver.
Representative Otis, of Kansas. is
evidently a man not easily ratified by
the immensely of an undertaking or he
would not have SO nonchalently intro
duced his bill TO change the monetary
system, to reduce interest, and to pro-
vide for making loans on land. Perhaps
Mr.. Otis thinks the monetary system Of
a country can be changed as easily as a
man 5 coat. He will know better when
he hes lived longer.
Jerry Simpson is more modest. He
introduced bill to prohibit usury,
which would be a mighty good thing if
it could only be put into effect, but alas,
for poor, frail human nature, everprone
to do wrong, all of the efforts of the
lawmakers since there were lawmakers,
have been unayalling and usury has
existed and will continue TO exist. Why
Because when a man is compelled to
get money TO avert commercial ruin he
will not stop to count the cost. nor will
he inform on the usurer. Another bill
offered by Mr.. Simpson. might under
proper restrictions and regulations make
wise and useful law. 1t provides for
establishing a department of finance
and Commerce.
Senator Stewart has given the Senate
Judiciary committee hard nut to
or elk, by introducing a resolution in
structing that committee TO inquire and
report whether there is a law in existence
requiring the officials of the U. S. MINIS
to coin all silver brought to them. Mr..
Stewart says there was such law
enacted in 1887 and that he has no
knowledge of its ever having been re-
pealed
The Presidents nominations for the
vacancies on the board of Interstate
Commerce arc being complimented on
all sides. Hon. j. w. McDil, the
republican commissioner, il widely
known. He has represented Iowa in
both Houses of Congress and has pre-
sided over court with marked ability.
Judge w. NJ. Lindsey. of Kentucky,
the new democratic commissioner, is
very highly spoken of by those who
know him best, while nobody seems to
object to the disappointment of Hon.
W. Il. (Horizontal Bill') Morrison.
who has been on the commission since
it was organized and whose first term
expired Dec. 81.
Abraham T. Seay has been nominated
to be Governor of the Territory Of
Oklahoma.
Senator Morrill, this week delivered q
speech against the free coinage of silver,
in answer to the one recently delivered
in its favor by Senator Stewart.