The record-union., 1895-02-04
AFFAIRS OF THE NATION.
Programme of Congress for the
Present Week.
FINANCE WILL BE ONE OF THE
MAIN TOPICS DISCUSSED
The Recommendations of President
Cleveland in His Last Message to
Congress on the Currency Question
Indorsed by Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce of the
Leading Cities.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

| Special to the RECORD UNION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Senate will
probably devote the week largely to the
discussion of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, and the greater num-
! ber of speeches will be based upon the
i financial situation and the Senate amend
! ment for the construction of a cable to the
! Hawaiian Islands, which will in all prob
ability reopen the entire Hawaiian ques-
! ton. The District OF Columbia bill will
be disposed of Monday by agreement.
| Senator Allen expects to address the
Senate on Tuesday on his resolution for
| the investigation OF the Alabama eiec-
! tions, and it is possible the resolution
may call out other speeches. They are
! liable 10 be cut short, however, by the
calling up of the diplomatic bill, with its
Hawaiian amendment, and the possibili-
! ties of many speeches on the subject.
a contest is likely between the friends
| OF the bankruptcy, pooling and terri
/ torlal bills for the time which may be
available when the appropriation bills
/ and the Allen resolutions are not under
| consideration, but this will probably de-
pend upon whether the Democratic
steering committee shall find itself
able to agree upon a recommends
| ton. The supporters of the bank
ruptcy bill are still determined that
| 1t shall hold its place, If possible, while
! the supporters Of the pooling bill are Just
as eager to displace it if they find an OPP
! portunity. The probabilities are now,
however, that but little if any time will
! be given to either of these bills during
! the week.
1t is possible the Finance Committee
may bring IN report on some of the
| financial currency bills before it on
! Tuesday, and ii it should do SO the re-
port may have the effect of adding zest to
the debate on this question.
The latter half OF the Saturday session
I will be devoted to eulogies on the late
Senator Stock bridge.
HOUSE PROGRAMME.
| WAsHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The question
| of legislation for the relief of the Treas
ury Will be again debated in the House
| this week. The Administration financial
bill introduced III connection with the
! Presluenps special measure, as amended
| by the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, will be called up on Tuesday, and
according 10 the present programme will
! be debated Tuesday, Wednesday and
| Thursday. 1t Is not the present intention
/ to bring in special order to close the
! debate and bring the measure to vote
when the bill Is brought up, but to allow
| the debate TO run tor a day or two before
| bringing in the order.
Tomorrow viii be given to the Com
mittee on Claims, which has been shut
out by the press OF business for some
time. The remainder OF the week will
be devoted to appropriation bills. OF
! which the Legislative, naval and general
| deficiency are yet lndisposed OF.
! CLEVELAND'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN
DoRsED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Upon inquiry
! of Private Secretary Thurber at the
| White House 1t is learned that the Presi-
dent has received very large numbe of
letters and teiegrams from prominent
! citizens, Chambers OF Commerce and
! other trade organizations in all parts of
/ the country indorsing the recomnenda-
tiOns in his message, and urging upon
/ Congress Immediate action for the pres
ervation OF the national credit and public
faith.
in series ofresolutions adopted on the
3lst ult., the Committee on Trade of the
/ Norfolk and Portsmouth tNirginia) Cot
Z ton Exchange say: "In the opinion of
our merchants 1t is eminently desirable,
( in the close relations we bear toward for
| eign countries, that our standard of
value should be the same as other nations
OF the firSt class, both for the extension of
/ commerce anu Tor obtaining credit from
older nations on easy terms when de-
sired, and we heartily indorse tie plans
OF the President contained in his message,
and express the earnest hope that Con-
gress will reduce them 10 legal shape at
the earliest possible moment"
From Louisville. NY, COMES a not less
emphatic expression voiced through
public meeting held by the Board of
Trade of tnat city. 1t was there resolved
that with an abiding faith in the ability
OF the Government 10 meet all demands
upon it, we call upon the representatives
in Congress to sustain the President in
his efforts to re-establish the public
credit, TO restore confidence TO CONNER
ciai circles and TO fix our currency on a
stable foundation; that however varied
the forms OF our currr ncy there can be
but one standard OF value, and that by
common consent OF nations, is gold; that
thirty years after the close of the war the
Government should begin the redemp-
ton OF lis promises To pay, commonly
called greenbacks, issued 10 carry on the
war: that the prevailing paralysis of
trade is due not To a lack OF currency,
but TO lack OF confidence, and that con-
hCence cannot be restored until it is
formally declared by Congress that our
willingness to meet all obligations is as
great as our aDIllty, and that this is in
exhaust ble."
The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
urges the immediate adoption OF law
substantially embodying the recon-
mendatons made by the President in his
special message.
Boards of Trade and Cham bers of Com
merce in Baltimore, Cleveland. Boston
and many other cities join in substan-
TALLY tue same sentiments.
veteran memb Der of the Union League
Club of New 1orll feels no hesitation in
asserting that he voices the sentiments of
that organization when he says the Presi-
dents message is strongly and heartily
approved.
Numerous letters and kilograms were
received al the " hIte House. literally by
hundreds, and they seem to Indicate the
feeling OF the popular pulse in every Sec
ton OF the land.
JAPANESE TREATY.