Middletown transcript., 1896-06-13

1 the next l,fcSi0ontOI me Onlteu SLaCcs
is named, and just as soon as the gave
falls for adjournment, which will he in
very few hours : not later that Wed.
nesday they will pack their grips and
start. The meeting Of the National
Committee, in st. Louis this week, Il
make up the temporary roll of the con.
vention, will be second in importance
only to the meeting of The convention
itself, and many Congressman, besides
those who are members Of the commit
tee, will start from Washington in time
to be there at its opening on Wednes.
day.
No surprise was caused by the veto
Of the general deficiency appropriation
bill on account of the itemsmaking an
appropriation of the French spnliation
claims, which have been before Con.
gress in one or another shape for nearly
one hundred years, and another appro-
priation for private claim. The
House promptly sust aimed the veto and
passed an other deficiency bill with those
and severel other items left out. The
objec ionable items we're placed in the
bill by the Senate and were virtually
forced on the House by the iusistence
of the Senate conferees.
The report of Chairman Dingley, of
| the House Ways and Means committee,
against the Senate Bill prohibiting the
issue of bonds without special author
ity of Congress, which was signed by
all of the Republican members of the
Committee and by two Democrats,
Turner. of Ga, and Cobb, of Mo-, is
considered to be All able and compre-
hensive document. The following ex-
tract from the report shows the com-
mittee to be in line with the Republic
Can policy of preserving the credit of
the country at all hazards: "One ex
cuse which has been given for the pas
sage of the Senate bill is that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has sold bonds to
syndicates instead Of offering them
first as popular loans. While we smy-
pathize with this criticism, yet this af-
fords substantial ground for amending
the Act of 1875 so as to require bonds
issued under it to be first offered to the
meriean people. and not ground for
the absolute repeal of all avthority to
borrow In an exigency. Another ex-
cuse is that the Secretary of the Treas
ury has indirectly issued and sold bonds
to meet the deficiency of revenues, by
using the redeemed U. S. Legal Tender
notes for current expenses, and thus
placing them in position for second
redemption. This affords ground for
such legislation as will makeit practi-
cally impossible TO continue this pract-
ice, but not satisfactory ground for
taking from the Secretary all power to
borrow for the purpose Of maintaining
the redemption fund.- The report
raps the administration hard for refus-
ing to officially recognize the deficit in
the revenues, aud the senate for its re-
fusual to pass the emergency tariff bill
and other relief measures passed by |
the House early in the Session.
Hon. c. M. Barnett, Chairman Of |
the State Republican Committee, of |
KY, who has been visiting Washing
ton, says of the outlook in that state:
Kentucky will give majority for the
ticket in November of from
81, GOO to 10000 votes. expect to see
Republican elected in every Congress
sional district save one the fist, and
It is doubtful whether the Democrats
will carry that"
In summing up the work done at
,his session of Congress Republicans
ind nothing 10 reproach themselves
With, although they may regret that the
Senate did not pass several important
bills which the House passed. The
of the House, the only
,ranch of Congress controlled by the
,arty, can return 10 their constituents
With the proud boast, if it be boasting
o state the literal truth, that so far as
heir votes are concerned they have
He'd every pledge made by the party 1
latfOrms upon which theywere elected.
Needed appropriations have been made :
or internal improvements. although
involved the velthr0w of the Presi-
enial veto to do iii; Harbor defenses
nd the continued streng' hening of our
lazy have been provided for; the PEN =
ion laws have been amended in
ne interest of justice to tile old
oldiers, and other desirable legis-
Ition such as the bill providing an
1ucational test for immigrants, the
kr uptcy bill, the labor commission
III, and the revenue bill, which would
ave wiped out the deacit had it be-
'me law, have been passed by the
epublicans Of the House. Mr.. Ding
y truly said: "The House has been
orking steadily since the session be-
IN, and has done more work than
any sessions which have lasted three
onths longer. II the Republicans
ID controlled both branches of Con-
ess the fear that there will be an
her issue Of bonds before Congress
eets again would not exist, because :.
ere would have been legislation to wi WI
AXE it unnecessary.