The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-27
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representatives in congress, is neck and
neck with the old parties, as far as un-
certainty about who will head Its presi-
dential ticket is concerned. Jerry Simp-
son thinks the nominations made by
the republicans and democrats will have,
to a certain extent, influence in deter
mining the peoples candidate.
Senator Higgins, OF Delaware, made a
pugnacious speech on the naval bill, in
which he said that he favored increasing
the navy even fit involved an increase
OF the national debt. There are many
men in congress of the same opinion,
and they are not all in the same politi-
cal party either; but there are few who
care to be as frank as Senator Higgins.
Sooner or later the question has got to
come down to that, ii the programe
mapped out by those who favor the
building and maintenance OF navy
powerful enough to cope with Great
Bntian be carried gut. IT. IS only q
question OF time wien Congress will be
called upon to choose between increas-
ing the revenue by some new form Of
taxation or authorizing an increase IN
the bonded indebtedness OF the country.
Senator Allison, who can he ut times
partizanship to influence him when he
makes official statements as chairman
OF the committe on appropriations OF
the senate; therefore his statement that
at the end OF the present fiscal year,
June 80, next the treasury would have Il
surplus OF $50, 900, 600 after making all
payments that can be legally demanded,
is generally accepted, and while many
gru,nb:e because the surplus will not be
larger, others, particularly republicans.
uhink S25, 100000 is not to be sneezad
at.
The alliance congressman are succeed
ing SO well in blocking the passage Of
bills by Unanimous consent" out OF
their regular order on the house calen-
dar, that q democrat, representative
Tlllmun, OF South Carolina, has offered
IL resolution directing the committee on
rules to report q rule making the OBJ
jectionS OF ten or more members ncc-
essary to prevent the consideration OF
any bill by "unaniinous consent" The
proposed new rule has been referred to
by an alliance man as can attempt to
authorize the committee on rules to
change the meaning OF the word unani-
nous. The alliance members say they
propose keeping up the fight until they
are recognized Us a party in all divisions
Of tune and other privileges enjoyed by
democrats or republicans.
1t seems that the announcements which
have been made OF the acceptance OF in
vitations to attend the International
monetary conference by Great Britain.
Germany, Italy and Austria a-Hungary
were either premature or unauthorized.
AT any rate the department os state
has officially informed Secretary Foster
that no country has yet forwarded an
acceptance of our inyltstion.
The house committee on lpproprIa-
tions reported adversely on the joint reso-
luton a!'propriatln2 S3O,0OO for the
homeless Mississippi flood Sufferers, on
the ground that such AN appropriation
is unauthorized by law.
The sudden Change oi front III the
senate commerce committee, winch this;
week cut down the river and iarhor bill
Il couple OF millions is said 10 nave been
caused bv IL hint from the White House.