The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-03-13
Those interested n Reciprocity Treaties
IEyited to Washington.
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
They Are Said tS Have Determined Their
Line Of action at the st. Louis Con-
s.. vsutlOa-seaats Proceedings
Land surveys.

NAOoAuE DAGIFudgl AhEcu Us 70 WHICH
all persons interested in those subjects
are invited to appear. The committee
desires prsctieal information concern
ing the operations Of the reciprocity
treaties that were negotiated by the
last administration and the eff.
feet Of their repeal; also con.
corning the obstacles in the tar
if or customs regulations Of foreign
countries tending to retsrd the extern
sion of our export trade. The inquiry
will be confined to those two points.
Persons desiring to appear before the
committee will address Hon. a. j.
Hopkins, chairman. The committee
has also mailed about 5, 600 circulars to
merchants and manufacturers actually
engaged in the export trade asking a
series Of questions designed to elicit
information that will be valuable ia
considering future legislation. Similar
circulars have been sent to commercial
and industrial organizations through
out the country for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning the public sentiment on these
questions. The information received
in reply to these inquiries will be COM
piled in a report for the use Of con-
gress.
The Silver Republican, Course.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE free
silver republican senators, or that por-
ton of them who left their republican
associates and refused to take up the
tariff bill for consideration, have
reached a decision that it will be the
part of wisdom to send delegates to
the republican convention at st. Louis
although q powerful element of the
party in the mining states advise that
silver men break away from the
republican party and ignore the ST.
Louis convention entirely. It is sug-
gested that delegations, as usual,
be chosen, and that each of
the delegations shall be headed
by the senator who cast his vote on
February l3 against the consideration
of the tariff bill, because it was sepa-
rated from silver Each one Of these
senators, according to the programme,
will be selected by his delegation as a
member Of the committee on platform,
and will make an earnest fight for the
adoption of a sixteen to one free coin
age plank. Such a plank having been
refused by the convention, as it is al
most certain to be, the delegations
from Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana
and Nevada will leave the convention
and refuse to participate in the pro-
eeedings, They will then return to
their constituents and advise the re.
publicans in their states to nominate a
local republican ticket, but to support
either the nominee of the silver party
for president or to name electors who
shall vote for the candidate most IA
vOrable to silver.
Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, March 1L-During the
morning business a joint resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Allen and was
to the committee on for
eigH relations, authorizing and re-
questine the president of the United
States to cause a thorough and rigid
investigation to be made into the man
ner in which the war between Spain
and the belligerents in Cuba is being
The joint resolution ap-
propriated SO. 900 for the expenses Of
the inquiry.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Chandler for an inquiry by the
on civil service into the ex-
penses of the senate for the past year
was reported back favorably and placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. HOsr WIS recognized on his resO-
luton postponing the entire Cuban
question until april and directing the
committee on foreign relations to make
inquiry in the meantime. At two
o'clock Senator Hoar. without finishing
his speech, asked that the resolution
go over without prejudicss. Mr., Platt
and others desiring to debate it. &r.
Morgan objected and under the rule
the resolution went 70 the calendar.
from which it cannot be taken except
by a vote Of the senate.
The consideration Of the unfinished
the Dupont election case,
was then resumed.
Investigation ct Land Surveys.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The belief
that those having charge OF the survey
Of the lands in the Indian territory
were dilatory in their work has pre-
vailed for some time past ia certain
and the complaints which HAYS
arisen have resulted in a proposition
for a senatorial investigation. Senator
Hansbrough introduced a resolution il
the senate yesterday that the secretary
Of the interior be directed 70 report to
the senate at the earliest date possible
the progress and result Of public land
surveys in the Indian territory under
The direction Of sbe geological survey,
together with the acreage and mileage
surveyed and the cost per acre OF per
mile, and other informztion bearing
on the matter
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