Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April Sd

/ lloll Will SuDoL SllA1iAst S'NAA -
the Cuban resolutions are not still
lbefore it. Senator Call this week
introduced resolution which
would mean, if it were adopted,
nothing more or less than a dec
laration of war against Spain.
1t provided for the sending of
big naval force to Cuba at once
to protect citizens of the U. S. and
prevent the violation of treaty OBJ
legations, and directs the presi-
dent to inform Spain that the y.
S. will by force intervene if there
be any further occurrence of muir
der and outrage or the putting to
death of prisoners of war. OF
course the adoption of such a res
olut1on was simply out of the
question, but it served to keep the
subject uppermost.
Senator Butler, of n. c., thinks
the making of mortgage and 9th
notes payable in gold is an entire
ly unnecessary hardship forced
upon borrowers by capitalists who
loan money, and in order to put
a stop to it he introduced a bill
requiring the acceptance Of cur
rent legal tender funds in pay
ment of notes, bonds or other prl-
vate obligations. He said tllis
idea had been favored III both re-
publican and democratic plat
forms, and that this was good
time to make party promises into
a law. In answer to Senator
Hills question, Senator Butler
said his bill did not propose to in
terfere with existing contracts,
and added emphatically: 81 do
| not believe in breaking contracts. "
| The bill was sent to the finance
committee.
| The McKinleyites had their in
lnings this week, and if the re-
| publicans in congress had repre-
|sented the nominating convention
| it would have been a comparative
lily easy matter to have sta1npeded
| it in Mc1Sinley's favor. But the
panic was 1oon over, although
the scare remains. 1t is said that
from this time on Speaker Reed, S
candidacy is to be aggresslvely
/, pushed to the front to antagonize
Mckinley.
Mr.. c. p. Huntington returned
} to Washington this week, and it
is reported that he has paid off
i and dismissed the most of his
, lobbying force, because he has be-
come satisfied that no Pacific
, Railroad legislati IN will 81
through congress at the present
; |session. This seems a little
/ |strange, perhaps in view of the
! statement that the Subcommittee
of the house and senate Pacific
railroads committee which has
been discussing the matter, has
| has practically agreed upon the
J main points of bill to be favor
/ ably reported to the senate. Bu'
: nobody knows any better thar
. Mr.. Huntington, with his long
: experience with Legislative bodies
state and national, the difference
S between getting a bill through
and having it reported from {
e committee. 1t is just possible, too
that he may haye been given ;
S tip from some one of his Friends
3 among the congressional leaders
At any rate this report chime
: in with the views of veteran OBJ
l servers who have nothing to d,
: with Huntington, but who bas'
their belief that there will be NJ
o Pacific railroad legislation at thi
n session upon the we'll known anx
u iety of the controlling men il
. congress to secure an early ad
= journment, and their knowledg,
n that the railroad bill would be de
: bated for weeks if it was one
K taken up, especially in the senate
= A bill may be reported and place.
\ on the calendar OF both house an;
senate before adjour1rftent, bu
e even that is dot certain.
,. Some dav or other.s-it NAV b