Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-12
Carlisle Currency Plan Receives
Approval.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Prominent Democratic Leaders Assert
THAT tue R:ii Can Not Pass the
Lower House.

seuting the resolution and vigorously
urged the necessity of its adoption.
The committee on rules was instructed
to bring In rule tomorrow TO close the
debate Efforts to amend crisp's reso-
luton were voted down. one OF the
adverse VOTES showing only Is members
OF the caucus favorable to the issue Of
bonds to retire greenbacks.
The result of the caucus Is accepted
with considerable apprehension by the
friends OF the bill. notwithstanding the
passage OF the resolution of endorse
mept.
The 81 votes which the amendment
commanded In the caucus II far short
OF the number necessary 10 pass II In
the house.
IL IL the belief, however. that many
OF the SO votes recorded against the res
olution will be changed now that the
Carlisle bill has prestige of the caucus
amendment. But there were several
prominent leaders who asserted at the
close of the caucus that the vote showed
conciusively that the hill could not
pass.
The caucus was called together with
Mr. Holman in the chair, All the party
leaders and the democratic members
Of the banking and currency committee
were on hand. The following resolu-
tfon was prepared by MIR. Springer and
introduced by Speaker Crisp:
Resolved, that Il is the sense OF this
caucus that the Carlisle currency bin
should be passed by the house substan-
TALLY as II Is presented I'm the substi-
tute which has been printed In the
Record and which will be offered at the
proper time by the chairman of the
committee on banking and currency.
and that the committee on rules be
requested to report an order tomorrow
| after the reading of the journal which
shall provide for its consideration for
| enc more day for general debate and
thereafter under the five-minute rule
and the final vote thereon at the near
! est time practicable during the week
IN THE SENATE.
Washington. Jan. I'm the absence
OF the vice president and president
pro TEN. Senator Ransom was chosen
| president pro tenn today. The oath OF
office was administered by the vener-
able Senator Morrill, Senator Ransom
| briefly thanked the senate for It's ex-
preston Of confidence. IL was due. to
himself to say that on the return of the
distinguished senator from Tennessee
(Harrisl. who had been elected presi-
| dent pro tenn. he should ask To be re-
| lieved from the position. The presiding
officer then called Senator Manderson
| TO the chair. and the resolution was
adopted authorizing the secretary OF
| the senate to inform the president OF
| the United States and the house of
| representatives. OF It's action regarding
the election Of presiding officer.
Senators George and Butler opposed
| the Lodge resolution calling on the sec
rotary of the navy for Information why
United States warships had been with
/ drawn from Hawaii.
| Senator PETER then made a speech
on the pension bill, after which the SEN
ate proceeded TO consideration OF the
| Nicaraguan canal bill. Senator Nit
chell OF Oregon addressed the senate.
| He said; Since the early history of
the government. In the absence of other
arguments. the constitutionality of n
| measure has been the Shibboleth In
| voked by those who desire its defeat.
So far from the pending bill being a
/ proposition 10 guarantee the payment
Of bonds of private corporations. as
| suggested by Senator Turpie and thus
promote mere private and personal
| ends. IL IN a propositnion To guarantee
the bonds OF the great public corpora
tion intended to advance great national
and International interests. Seventy
per cent. of the stock will be held by the
United States. the balance by Mica
| nagua, Costa Rica and Maritime Canal
| Company.
The constitutional question present
ed is whether the government. In tbs
ample pientitude of its power. has III.
constitutional capacity to do that which
all must concede. tends directly and ir
an unreasonable degree 10 promote
commerce. which IL included I'm tho
power 10 regulate commerce. not onl,
with foreign nations. but among the
several states. and which tends, more
over. as with the construction of thl
Nicaraguan canal. 10 add inoomparab
ly to our national provision for com
mon defense aud promotion of the gen
eral welfare.
"Wili II be said that there Is no con
stitutionai power In congress to d.
this? The distinguished senator. whit
conceding that there Ii no inhibition II
the constitution against H. says yer.
|. properly that the material question
should be; Is there anything In tn
instrument allowing. permitting or au
: thorizing itT and then assuming tha
there Il not. he triumphantly declare
that the silence Of the constitution
! as obligatory as It's utterances.
THE constitution Il not silent upo
the subject OF regulation of commerC
with foreign nations and among N
several states. nor Is II silent upon th
general subject OF a provision for con
mon defense and promotion Of sener'
!, welfare. The constitution was siieI
: on the right of the purchase of Florid
n from spain. Louisiana from Franc
4 and an empire each from Mexico an
y Russia: but Is not silent upon the gre'
e fundamental questions of common d
n Tense, general welfare and regulation
Z commerce in which are included az
! comprehended all those necessary inS
!, dental powers. and In the absence
4 which cur government would be feeb
= hohbIing, dependent upon eonfederac
instead OF a grand. independent, pr