The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27


SENATE-Fifteenth day-rhe session was
notable in bringing out a very pointed state
mcnt from Mr.. Dubois. Rep Idaho. who was
understood 10 voice the views OF the silver
clement IN the Senate thai no financial leg. sla-
tiOn was possible along tho lines desired by
president Cleveland ana strcnuousy urged IN
the message. 81 Was patent 10 every senator.
Mr. Dubois said and should be understood by
the country, that the President desires for the
retirement OF the gFeenDacks. or the
authorization of q bOnd issue We're
utterly Impossible OF accomplishment.
The trst response 10 the Presidents message,
urging financial relief came in the form OF y
resolution offered by Mr.. Vest Dem Mo, as
follows: Resolved. That the secretary OF the
treasury Is hereby directed in pursuance OF
the existing law. yestng IN him fuil power 10
DO so, 10 coin as rapidly as DOssibl the silver
bullion In the treasury, purchased under act OF
July H. 1881. into standard silver dollars and
with such dollars 10 redeem cancel ana retire
the treasury notes OF the United States OF July
H. 1871 issued IN the purchase OF such bullion
ana also 10 redeem the United States notes
commonly called grcenbacks in standard silver
dollars. as we'll as in gold, using whichever
may De most abundant ana convenient Mr..
Vest asked immediate consldc Tati0n of the
resolution but Mr.. Plat, Rep, Conn. o 1lected
and the subject went over. Mr. Butler, Pop,
y. c., soon brought forward the subject In an
other form by asking immediate considerations
for resolution directing TIC secretary OF the
tire lsury TO pay government obligations ia gold
when the parity OF the metsls stood "a. % $40
grains OF gold for AZ I3 grains OF silver and 10
pay in silver when this parity was disturbed
by the advance ia the value OF gold. Mr. Plat
again objected. The Senate then won't into
executive session. When the doors were re-
opeued Mr. Stewart took the floor for q sharp
criticism OF the Presidents financial message.
He said the Presidents upho!ding OF the Mon
roe doctrine had placed him on high level.
but the message on the financial situation had
suddenly reduced him 10 very low level
The United states had the resources 10 create
money for any emergency. Wars were not
fought on gold basis. II was the inherent
strength OF nation that won victories. Eng
Napoleonic wars by placing "a hat on the bills
OF the Bank or England. Let the president
once announce that United States obligations
would be paid In silver ana there would be no
further raids on the treasury. II London
wanted n hnancal war we could meet IT,
HOtSE--l here was a feVcrishly exciting feel
ing ia the House when the members assem-
bled Hope of the holiday recess had disaD-
peared. and the members were preparing ic
address themselves earnestly to tho serious
task before them. speaker Reed laid before
the House the president special message and
Notwithstanding ali the members had read the
document in the newspapers II was listened 10
with attention. There was no demonstration
OF any kind. Speaker Reed Immediately re-
ferred the message To the committee on ways
and means and then announced the member
ship OF the committees OF the House. The
holiday adjournment resolution was pigeon
holed ana preparations made for an immediate
plunge INTO the business OF the session. The
chairmen OF the committees. as appointed are
as follows: Foreign affairs, Hit. of Illinois:
ways and means, Dingley. OF Maine. rules,
speaker Reed; appropriations. Cannon, OF
Illinois, banking and currency, Waller. OF
MASSACHUSETTS,; coinage weights aud meas
ures, {. w. Stone OF pennsylvania; rivers and
harbors. Hooker. OF New YORK: railways and
canals. ChicEering. OF New York: Immigration
and Naturalization, Barthold. OF Missouri; In
dian AFFAIRS. sherman, OF New York; public
buildings and grounds Milltken, OF Maine
Pacific railroads, Powers, OF Vermont naval
affairs, Boutelle, OF Maine: military affairs.
Hull. OF Iowa: interstate and foreign commerce.
Hepburn. OF Iowa. Judiciary. Henderson OF
Iowa; committee on elections. No. !, Daniel, OF
New York: No. ,, Johnson, OF Indiana;
No. 3, Mccall, of Massachusetts: postofice
and postroads. Loud. OF California:
territories scranton. OF Pennsylvania; public
lands. Lacey. OF Iowa: invalid pensions Pick
Ter. OF South Dakota; labor, Phillips, OF Penn
sylyania: agriculture. Wadsworth. OF New
YORK: Mississippi river levees, Ray, OF New
York: mines and mining, Aitken. OF Michigan
irrigation OF arid lands, Hermann, OF Oregon;
merchant marine and tshcreries. Payne. New
York: militia. Marsh. OF Illinois; patents,
Draper, OF Massachusetts; reform in the civil
service. Broslus. OF Pennsylvania; inanufac-
lures, Apsley, OF Massachusetts; education
Grow Of Pennsylvania: claims, Brumm. OF
Pennsylvania; library. Harmer, OF Pennsyl-
wanna; printing, Perkins, OF Iowa; perJions.
Louderstager, OF New Jersey; alcoholic liquor
traffic. Morse. OF Massachusetts; revision OF
laws. Bowers. of California; war claims, Mahon,
OF Pennsylvania election OF president and
vice. president. Curtis. OF New York. private
land claims, smith. OF Illinois, enrolled bills,
Hager OF Iowa: ventilation and acoustics,
Linton OF Michigan: District or Col
umbia, Babcock OF wisconsin; ex-
Michigan expenditures in postofice depart
ment, Bingham OF Pennsylvania: expenditures
In department OF state, Quigg. OF New York;
expenditures in treasury department Groves
nor. OF Ohio; expenditures in war department,
Grout, OF Virginia: expenditures in department
OF interior. Curtis, of kansas; expenditures IN
agricultural department. Gillett, OF New York:
expenditures in department of justice. Ellis, or
Oregon: expenditures III public buildings, Set
tie OF North Carolina