Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-03-01

Mills amendment to the Smdry
Civil Appropriation bill, repeal
ing all laws for the issue of bonds.
or any other financial amendment
Objectionable to him was put up
ar chat or any other bill he would
veto it, and that he had almost
made up his mind TO call an extra
session anyway. Instead of being
frightened at the prospect, Senator
Chandler, speaking for his repub-
lican colleagues, said that an extra
session ought to be called anyway,
so that Congress might have an
opportunity to investigate that re-
markahle bond contract, negotiat-
ed by Nr. Cieveland's former law
partner, which gave q European
syndicate an immediate profit Of
50, 100000 on an investment Of
about $4,000. 600, not 10 mention
interest $l6,000,000 in excess Of
what is paid by bonds issued by
even such insignificant countries
IS Egypt, and that nothing would
please the republicans more than
to have it called early.
1t is more than doubtful wheth-
er Sir. Cleveland ever really wished
that Congress would do or leave
something undone to make an ex-
t Il session necessary, and it is GER
tain that his wishes have been
directly contrary since Senator
Chandler plain speech. lie realiz-
as that with the present state OF
feeling against him an early extra
session, with the House over
wheImingly republican and the
( Senate anti-Cleveiand, might re-
suit in his impeachment, and if an
extra session viii have to be ca led
he would like to put it off as long
as possible, to give the people a
chance to forget that disgracefu]
bona contract.
WI5h only one week of life left
there is little probability of any
legislation by Congress except that
which may be put through as
amendments toappropriation bills.
Although the house has, under or
lers from the White House, by a
party vote, refused to accept The
Senate Hawaiian cable amendment
it may have to do so, as Senators
stand firmly by that amendment
and insist that if it isn't accepted
5he bill VIII fail.
There viii be some very inter
esting debates in the Senate this
| week upon the numerous financial
amendments to the Civil Appro
priation bin, among which are tn,
| Gorman amendment authorizin!
/ The Secretary of the Treasury t,
/ issue , per cent loan certificates t
meet the deficit, which Secretar,
/ Carlisle insists Will not exist: tn,
Ills amendmentrepealing all law:
the issue of forbonds: the Wolcot-
amendment authorizing the Presi
dent upon the request of one o.
| more European nations to appoint
/ three commissioners to an interna
tional monetary conference, tn,
4 House and Senate each to desig
nate like number and the amend
ment providing for the payment o
the unoaid sugar bounty on tht
crop OF 1898 and for the paymen
OF eight-tenths of one cent pounl
/ the crop of 1854. If the Mill.
amendment isn't adopted it will bs
because the Republicans will not
allow it to be, Notwithstanding th,
betrayal of the trust which inspir
ed the Offering of the amendment
The one Democratic Congress.
man who can look back upon hi.
record in the present House with
4 pride is Gen. Daniel E. Siclles o.
New York He has by his voice
and his vote proven that man
may call himself a Democrat and
sc.li be a patriotic American in
4 |oyelT sense of the word. He has
been 100 good a patriot to follow
his party leaders in their i'll treat
Imeut Of American industries and
OF his old comrades in arms or ii
ltae endorsement Of the shameful,