Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-05
COUNTING THEM UP.
POLL OF MEMBERS OFCoNGRESs
ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS.
fariff, Income Tax and the Currency Ques-
tions are Made the Subjects of Inquiry
Among Members of the Next Congress.

New York, June 1.-The World to-
morrow will publish telegraphic poll
of the next congress as far as obtain
able, upon the silver, tariff and income
TAX question.
The World sums up the result as fol-
lows: In a general way it may be said
equivocal answers to the silver ques-
ton fifty-five are in favor of free coin
age. and forty-four favor bimetallism
generally. with the provisio of an in
ternational agreement. Only seven
teen can be classed as favoring asingle
gold standard. and the attitude of some
of these even is not definite. The south
and far western states are almost unani
nous for free coinage, the central
states lean toward silver with interna-
tional bimetallic qualifications. and 1t is
only In New York. New England and
adjacent eastern states that there are
any avowedly gold standard men.
In regard to the tariff. only twenty
eight are against any change, while
ffty-three favor moderate changes and
thirty-eight are pronounced for radical
changes. a few are free traders. The
moderates are chiefly those who think
changes will be necessary in order to
increase revenues.
The income tax question brought out
many sharp and piquant answers. For
ty-nine congressman say they favor the
principle of the tax. Forty-seven op-
pose it. A great many evaded the ques
ton or failed to answer 1T.
A few details by states will be inter-
eSting. Alabama. Arkansas, Califor-
MIA, Colorado. Florida, Idaho, Mississi-
ppi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina.
=
ia, Washington and Wyoming are solid
for free silver so far as heard from.
The bimetallists are chiefly in Della
ware. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa.
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Nebraska. Ohio, Penn
sylvania, and West Virginia.
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvan-
la. Rhode Island, Massachusetts and
Vermont have the gold delegates.
Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, the Caro-
linas. Georgia. Louisiana and most of
the other southern states are solid for
the income tax. New York and the east
generally are opposed TO IL. Else
where the division is nearly even.
The ministers of finance in the empire
of Russia and Germany and the king
dom of Belgium and Holland have sent
cables 10 the World stating the posi-
tion of those countries in regard TO an
international conference. The World S
question to the ministers was: ''The
editor of the New York World begs 20
inquire of your excellency whether you
are in favor of another international
monetary conference. There is, as you
know, most intense excitement through
out the United States to the posi-
bility of a restoration of the bimetalliC
standard by the international agree
ment and as to the sentiment of your
country on the question of silver
The cablegrams from the various
ministers, are I'm full below.
Berlin, June 1.-Germany's position
with regard 10 the treatment of the sill
yer question was set forth in the I'M
perial chancellor's explanation in the
reichstag at the session of February
10, and in the Prussian upper house al
the sitting on May 16 of this year. These
explanations, it will be remembered
were in favor of an international con-
ference.
Madrid, June 1.-The Liberal party
had delegates in the Brussels confer
ence. Many of the Conservative party
however, adhere to gold. Ppain pro-
badly would second the wish of the
United States.
(Signed) GOMEZ.
st. Petersburg. June IL am request.
ed by the minister of finance. NJ. De
Witte; to inform you that at present
there exists here no interest in the
question mentioned in your cablegram
(SignedO POKOTOLOW,
Private Secretary.
The Hague, June 1.-The government
Of the Netherlands has always declared
itself favorable to an international
monetary conference.
]. P. SPRINGER VAN Elk,
Minister of Finance.
Brussels, June IL shall examine
with great interest propositions which
may reach the Berlin government look
ing to the convening of an information
al monetary conference.
(Signed)
p. DE SMET DE MAYER,
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