Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


cusSiOn of the question by the committee
after the suggestion for such a report was
there was an understanding among mem
bers of the majority of the committee as tC
afterward stated that they had held a con
ference and agreed upon their course. The
Republican members of the committee of
fered no substitute. and put no obstruction
in the way of securing vote.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 13.-The Senate
began its session today with a spirited dis
cuSSiOn of the financial question, but soon
tg.ned its attention to the pOstOffice appro
piIation bill and spent the rest of the day
own railway postal cars. Mr.. Villas Dem,
Wis., brought on the financial discussion by
offering bill granting to the President the
authority he had requested in his recent
message for issuing per cent. bonds, pay
able in gold. Mr.. Sherman offered su6sti.
tute to the silver bill reported yesterday pro,
certificates The two Colorado senator's,
Mr. Teller and Mr. Wolcott called atten-
ton to the fact that the syndicate of bank
ers who had secured control of these bonds
were now marketing them in London at
1922, making net profit of per cent. at
the outset. The debate brought ont fire.
the treasury department and the bankers,
and as result Mr.. Aldrlch Of Rhode Island
offered resolution calling on the President
for copy of the contract.
Was ingt - g.. Feb. 14.-The Senate
voted today to make no changes in the
present railway mail system. The subject
the postohice appropriation bill. The bill
as reported gave to the postmaster-general
complete discretion in expanding $3,200OOO
Tor postal cars, and cut off the present fast
mail line from north to south. Proposed
changes have caused a Lively discussion last
ing several days, as they embraced a com
plete revolution in the present system. All
of the amendments were defeated, how
ever, by decisive votes. By similar votes
the Senate sustained the present fast mail
line from New England to the South. After
a sharp debate the Senate declined to eX-
tend the policy for substituting fast mail
tho , During the day the Senate received
conveying the information as to the cond-
ton of the treasury, in response to Senate
resolution.
Washington. D. c.. Feb. 15.-The Senate
confined itself strictly to business today, and
as result passed the postoffice appropriation
bill and considered half of the agricultural
appropriation bill Efforts were Resumed to
cut down rentals for postal cars and for the
Eastern fast mail service north and south
by decisive majorities. Secretary Morton
was present during the debate on the agri-
cultural bill. 1t brought out animated dis
cuSSion OF the proposition to amend the
meat inspection system in order to get Amer
lean meats into foreign countries. During
the day the pooling bill was taken up long
enough to permit a speech in its support by
Mr.. Butler Is. c.. in charge of the bill
The finance committee reported favoraby
the bill repeating the One-tenth discrimnat-
ing duty on sugar from countries paying a
sugar bounty. and Mr. Aldrich submitted
motion to recOmmt the bill to the commit
tee. with instructions to add provisions for
reciprocity. bounty on domestic sugar and
for meeting treasury deficiencies. Mr.. AL
drlch's resolution provides for the re-enact-
ment of the reciprocity feature of the tariff
act of 1890, providing for a bounty on do
nestle sugar and providing for deficiencies in
revenue da'tt f resulting from the removal of the
the res0Iuton Wen mo4 TO- f fbe report and
Washington. ID. c., Feb. 16-A storm Of
financial debate. swept over the Senate to-
the upper branch of Congress has had in
many days. 1t was brought on by Mr.. Hills
advocacy Of his resolution defining the pol
icy of the government for bimetalism ard
for paying its blgationS in the best money
IN use. The New York senator spoke with
his usual vjgOr, and was closely followed in
his plea for sustaining the national credit
by declaration of policy to the world But
Mr.. Hills speech was merely the warning
Wolcott of Colorado, Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chusettS, and later by Mr.. Teller Of Colorado,
in the most Scathing denunciation and ar
raignment of the administration for its re-
cent bond contract with the RothschiIds and
other foreign bankers. Mr.. Wolcott made
direct and personal criticism of the President.
as severe in his personal arraignment of the
President, declaring that the recent bond
contract was the BLACKLIST act in the history
of American finance. Mr.. Teller added to
the flood of criticism on the recent acts of
the administration. Mr.. Hill replied briefly
and with spirit. He declared that a futile
ent administration for its appeal to the
RothschlldS, while as a matter of fact for
mer Republican administrations had sold
bond to these same foreign bankers Mr.
Hill declared that the President and the
secretary of the treasury had secured the
best terms possible
House.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 12.-Members
crowded before the Speakers desk in the
House today to secure consideration of the
many local measures, which are being en-
dangered by the near approach of the close
of the session. Among the bills and reso-
lut1ons passed were those returning war
flags to certain Michigan regiments; do
mating condemned cannon to Des Moines.
Ia; Incorporating the National Association
of Florists
The House then resumed the considera-
ton of the leg slative, judicial and eXecG-
tive appropriation bill. Mr.. Flicker dep. s.
d. offered substitute for the pro; isi0n of
the bill relating to the working force of the
Same force Of Officers an" cisrks as at pres afe
ent instead of the reduced force reported by
the appropriation. Mr.. Picker said the ex-
ecutive authorities were afraid to assume
the responsibility for discharg1ng old sol
der clerks and We're trying to unload the
responsibility on to Congress.
Washington d. c.. Feb. 13.-The House
devoted the day to business relating to the
District of Columbia. and with but one ex-
Mr Van Voorhss of New York nt tre ueed'
resolution calling upon the committee on
ways and means to furnish to the House the
such other Information as the secretary of
the treasury had communicated to the cep-
nittee. Mr.. Wilson i'm I'M ediately informed
the House that the majority report upon
TIE Joint resolution providing for 3 per
cent. gold bonds, which had been favorably
acted upon by the committee, would con-
tain a copy Of the much-desired contract
Tie resolution recites the contract for the
sale of per cent. thirty-year bonds
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE third at
tempt of the administration at this session
to secure legislation looking to the relief of
the treasury failed in the House today. First
the Carlisle bill for the reform of the cur
rency system went down: next the bill for
the issue Of $500 600, 600 Of gold bonds and
the retirement of the legal tenders recon-
mended in the Presidents special message
was defeated last Thursday by majority of
q and today the House by majority even
larger 47)-refused to order to third
reading the resolution by which it was pro-
posed to authorize the issue Of $50 600, 900 Of
per cent. gold bonds to substitute for the
4 per cent thirty-year coin bonds sold by
Secretary Carlisle under the contract with
the Rethschild-Morgan syndicate. The ac-
ton of the House today was the culmina-
ton of the exciting events which have oc-
CURED since the President sent his special
message to Congress, which resulted in the
report from the ways and means committee
on the resolution to authorize the issue of
gold bonds. special order was brought In
as soon as the House met this morning to