Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-06
Washington Notes.

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ago, was put through the senate last sat
urdav afternoon by a majority OF votes,
twelve senators being absent but paired.
Among those absent was Senator Quay
who was paired with Senator Morgan OF
Alabama. and he would have voted
against the free silver substitute had ne
| been present. Senator Cameron was IN
his seat and voted for the free coinage
substitute.
The nostof7ce committee Of the mouse
has agreed to report with some arhehu-
rnants Representative Sparry's bill TO
Drovide for delivery Of letters IN towns
and other places where no free delivery
| exis+s Whenever not less than twenty
rorsors who receive their mail matter
through the same postofice petition the
postmaster at such Office to do So ne Is 10
appoint carriers. ,,
The senate commit ee on judiciary has
| authorized favorable report on Senator
Hansbrough's bill to prevent the use OF
the American flag for advertising purpose
THE President advises congress to make
an appropriation 10 the families OF three
rt;rians who were lynched in Colorado
last March. A Correspondence with the
Italian minister accompanies the message
as well as a report on the lynching case
faom Secretary Olney. The ltailan
minister makes no call for spec1hc sum,
hrt merely asks for a sum that Wouid
''accord with the spirit Of justice. sec
retarv Olnev suggests 5000 for each one
of the lvnched Italians, that being 'he
SIM exacted in many states tor klilih9 d
man nv negligence One OF the ltalans'
who had completed his naturalization, Is
ha1a M. to be entitled to indemnity
while the others, who had only declared
| their intention to become citizens, are
entitled.
The silver bill that passed the senate
| provides for the coinage OF all silver
offered at the treasury at tne
istinq ratio; second, it provides Tor the
coinage of the seigniorage now IN the
treasury. and for the immediate issue Oh
certificates upon the same in advance OF
coinage; third, it withdraws from clreu-
lation all bank notes of less denomination
than s1o; and fourth, it requires that ue-
| ,,a,d notes shall be redeemed Ill silver
and gold at the option of the treasury
and when so redeemed shall be l1iiiiie-
| diately reissued.
MAY God save the commonwealth
were the words of Senator Morrill, "
Vermont the venerable chairman OF the
Finance committee, Tuesday morning
when he reported the free silver suosu-
tute for the House tariff bill. This latest
free silver outrage was the climax OF the
brnco game that Senator Jones, Popullst'
of Nevada. has been playing upon the
Republicans and the country during the
the past four weeks.
| After virtually promising that ne
would vote with the Republican members
Of the Finance committee to report the
tariff bill without amendment, he turned
fail that morning and joined with the.slx
Democrats in reporting as a SUBSTITUTE
exactly the same measure which pasSeu
the Seuate Saturday and Is now Delole
the House. For the free Democrats VINO
voted with him there is the poor excuse
of nartv advantage for their action, nut
this renegade Republican has nothing u
hide behind but malice and inherent
pettiness of character. Saturday actioh
accomplished all for free silver that
could be hoped for, and this acton
has only hurt the cause he so hypocrin-
callv pretends to hold dear. Even Sena-
tor Wolcott, of Colorado, just as pro-
rounced a free silver man as Mr.. Jones,
voted by proxy againt the free silver sub
stitute. and many Of the other Western
Republicans are outspoken III their oppo
M MsitiYq1pa Y1 al "a democratic move TO defeat the
tariff bill. Senator Pettigrew, OF South
Dakota, said: I am against it. You
might Just as well try to put the 10 COM
mandments on any bill that comes into
the Senate" Senator Pritchard, OF
North Carolina, said: 'T am silver Re-
publican and in favor of tariff as we'll as
silver legislation. ! would feel 1t my
duty to oppose this substitute.
Senators Hansbrough, Of North Dakota
Carter and Mantle, of Montana; Clark
and Warren, of Wyoming; Wilson, OF
Washington, and Perkins, of California,
a II expressed similar views and says they
will not support it.