The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-04

rscy. You can depend upen IL we are going
| right ahead with no feeling of encouragement,
and the real cyclone in Alabama is yet to
come"
Secretary Carlisle is much pleased with the
financial outlook in Kentucky. He said last
week: The victory of sound money is CON-
! plete in Kentucky. We have carried every
Congressional District in the State. 1 have
would take the right view of this question.
All that was necessary was to induce them to
stop and think"
The reports of changes of opinion the
silver question come from other States. E1-
Gov. John b. Denton, of North Dakota, who
was in the city last week, and who came within
one vote of being elected United States Seoa-
tor when Roach was chosen, declared that his
State was for sound money. lie said: We
have had miraculous change in public sopti-
ment ia North Dakota. Three months ago 1T
was almost impossible 10 find a man who was
not in favor of free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to l. Now would be willing to wager
something handsome North Dakota would 60
against free silver on popular vote"
\
Here's the latest on Senator Stewart, Of Ne
vada. He has been talking free silver TO large
audiences, along with Senator Blackburn. In
one place, after two hours effort. he closed by
denouncing everybody and everything opposed
TO his pet theory. An old darby who had sat
through the long speech remarked as he was
leaving the Opera House: Oats de tslkintost
i ebber heered. But, bless my soul, i
doan' know what he wuz talkin' about"
4
Last Monday began the new fiscal year.~The
history of our fiscal system is the most utter
esting, perhaps. of any feature in the early for
nation of this Government. Alexander Ham,
ilton. the first Secretary of the Treasury,
Laid the foundation. The conflict over
his financial policy preeipitated the discussion
between Hamilton. Jefferson and Madison. and
even George Washington himself took hand
IN the controversy peacemaker during his
first term. The discussion provoked over our
financial system from 1870 TO 1900 gave US the
Federalist. and really formed the nucleus of
the two great political parties which make the
billion dollar appropriations of to-day.
\
In answer to q resolution of the Senate of
the Both of December, 1899, calling for infor-
nation relative to the fiscal regulations of for
eign countries, Senator Silks Wright, from the
Senate Finance Committee. submitted a re.
port in which was contained the report Of Sec
reiary Levi Woodbury., Of the Treasury De
partment, giving the replies Of 50 Consuls of
foreign countries and of Secretaries of LegR-
1ion of five of our foreign missions, on the sys-
TEN Of collection, keeping and disbursing pub
lie money in foreign countries, and the cnrren-
cy in which the revenues Of those countries
are collected. The opinions of a majority of
their number upon the whole subject were
then embodied in the shape OF bill and pre-
scented to the Senate for its action. by order
of Congress in 1910. 10000 copies of Senator
Wrigit's report were ordered printed. 1t is
marked Senate Document No. 121, 18th Con-
gress While the main questions have long
since been settled as far as our financial system
is concerned, the rapid growth of our Govern
ment necessarily enhances the complications of
each fiscal year of our National life.
4
The constant jingling of electric bells will
be heart hereafter in the House of Represent
atiyes chamber, instead Of hand-claps, when
member wants page. Electric wires have
been run from each desk to the waiting rooms
and push buttons and indicators will do the
rest. The habit of claPping hands for pages
will, through this method, be RELOCATED to the
past. although it VIII still be pursued in the
Senate. 1t is thought that the system Will
give much greater convenience than did the
old method, which resulted in having couple |
OF dozen pages crowded about the Speakers |
desk. The House Of Representatives being of |
such large dimensions. it was frequently very |
difficult on occasions of excitement for NOM
Der TO secure page promptly. The new sys- |
tenn will place the boys in far less interest |
ing position in the House. as they will be ez-
pected TO remain in the waiting-room about as |
District messenger boys DO at the central Office
going into the Honse only in response TO a CALL |
The Repu blcan and Democratic sides of the
House viii have separate indicators At the |
last session of Congress 81 600 was appropriated
10 put into operation this new system
4
Another plan is one to facilitate business |
in the matter Of voting. 1t contcmplates hay |
ing electric wires from the members desks I
TO large indicator-board, and the vote taken 1
by pressing buttons. In this way members |
may show whether they arc paired, or whether |
they vote in the aft rmative or negative This /
would do away with the necessity of a roll /
call, aud would accomplish in few seconds /
what it now takes from twenty minutes to |
half an hour TO effect There were quite |
number OF members in the last Congress who |
would have voted favorably on proposition |
TO introduce this new method of determining |
the sentiment of The House on pending ques- |
lions.
y
Preparation of the records of the Union and /
the Confederate nayies ia the late war is pro-
crossing as rapidly as the magnitude and i'm |
portance OF the work will permit aud within |
week the second volume OF the series will be
ready for distribution. Commander Rush. in
charge Of the publications. estimates that be-
fore all the records complied that at least
"a volumes of nearly 1000 pages each will have
been printed, and with the pictures of the i'm.