Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
WAITING ON CUBA.
Presidents Message Only Want.
ing the Cuban Touches.
CANNON AGAINST The DIyGLEY BILL
Tho Money In CIrcuia tion-Pcfler on the
Money Question--Hale tRvors the
DinKley Bill-The Money
Made In November.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-As there viii
be only one more regular meeting O
the cabinet before the asst milling O
congress, all the members were present
at yesterdays meeting to discuss thost
portions Of the forthcoming messag.
OF the president that relate to the
business Of their respect We depart
ments. With one exception, the mes
sage Is practical complete and await
ing only few finishing touches. This
exception is most important, for it con
Germs he treatinentof the Cuban ques.
ton. In the natural order OF things
this subject, coming under the head Of
foreign relations, would occupy most
prominent place in the very beginning
OF the message, and SO might be ex'
pected 10 receive early treatment at
the hands OF the president There
is still gap in that part of the mes
sage, however, notwithstanding sew
eral efforts hEe been made to close IT
up, for the varying phases Of the cam
paign now in progress in Cuba have
made it necessary to change consider
ably the views the president and Secre-
tary Olney desire to lay before con-
gress in that connection, and probably
it will not be until the end OF this
week and at the very last moment that
the missing paragraphs will be sup
piled. OF course any expression of
opinion as to the nature If the presi-
dents views respecting Cuba are only
speculative at present, but SO far there
can be found no warrant for the as
sumption that he has determined upon
any decided change in the policy to be
pursued by the administration in this
matter.
CANNON AGAINST THE DINGLEY BILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Senator Can
non, of Utah, who has reached Wash.
ington, and whowas one Of therepubic-
an silver senators who joined the demo-
Gratis last session in defeating the con-
sideration Of the Dingley tariff bill,
and who subsequently, lolted the st.
Louis convention, says that the reasons
which induced him 10 vote against that
measure at the last session are accen-
tuated now by the discovery that some
Of the interests which last session IA
vorci its immediate enactment are now
opposed to II. This, he says, is es-
pecially true Of the wool industry, on
the ground that the present enact
ment Of the Dingley bill would delay
the enactment of satisfactory tariff
measure containing adequate protec-
ton for the wool growers, and in the
end might defeat complete tariff re-
vision on protective lines. He is not
inclined to believe that a serious effort
will be made to pass the Dingley bill
at this session
THE MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 The monthly
statement Of the comptroller of the
currency shows that on November 30
the amount of national bank notes in
circulation was Ss35, 3l2, lO3 an increase
for the month of $414, 446, and for the
last IL months Of $2l, 440,9O The
amount OF circulation based on United
States bonds was Sol6. 1854, an in.
crease for the month of $780, 40 and for
the last l9 months of Ss6, l4O, 1873 The
amount OF circulation secured by law
full money was SlS, Ta2,419, an increase
for the month ot $3l4,776. and II &C.
crease for the pasi 10 months Of r..
500, 35l. The amount OF United States
registered bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes was $24l ,272, $50, and
to secure public deposits, Sl59O3 OOO
PETER ON THE MONEY QUESTION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Senator PEI.
fer, of Kansas, the only populist sena-
tor in the city said Yesterday that the
populists would not put anything in
the way Of the passage Of Senator
Chandeliers plan for an international
monetary commission save statement
Of their views as to It's utter useless.
ness. They might avail themselves Of
the opportunity Of discussing the
money question generally. 1.-The pop
ulists,' said the senator, ''do not re.
gard money as subject for interna-
tional consideration at all. We believe
that it is purely local matter for the
people of the different nations. There
never has been any international
and from our standpoint there
never will be any. except obligations
on paper for the settlement Of interna-
tional balances"
HALE FAvoRs THE DINGLEY BILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. l-Senator Hale
yesterday expressed the opinion that
the senate would take up, and, he hoped,
pass the Dingley bill at the session to
begin next Monday. "We ought to
have it" said he, 'for the reports show
the great need of more revenue. am
that some of the silver repub-
leans will give their assistance to the
passage of the bill, and l cannot be.
lieve that the democrats will put any
unusual distractions in the way of the
success OF the measure. Furthermore,
| am quite persuaded that Mr. Cleve-
land would not veto the bill If 1t shonld
be presented to him."
THE MONEY MADE IN NOVEMBER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The statement
Of the director of the mint shows that
during the month of November, 1896,
the total coinage at the miuts of the
United States was Sass, 7a2, of which
n, 064, 700 was gold, 50. 305, 0s2 silver