The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-18

much concerned a To W hat action they
should take with reference to the But
Ter bond bill. which was passed by the
senate last week and sent To the
House for action before adjournment.
The decision % the House managers
was not reached until last wednes-
day, when they decided not TO take IL
ap but TO let il die IN the proyerbial
legislative pigeon hole. Probably no
better explanation can be found or
produced Of their reason for This course
than appeared on last Thursday morn
ing in the Washington Post It is rs
follows:
1.-The "Ghost Dance" rs senator
Brice calls the silver agitation, has
frightened the Republican leaders OF
the House Of Representatives., and
| they did not consider it "expedient" TO
take vote upon the bill, which passed
the Senate last week, prohibiting the
further issue of bonds. The question
of expediency was, however, deter
mined entirely from one point OF view,
and that Is the effect division OF the
Republicans on this issue might have
upon the ~. Louis convention. Quite
number OF Republicans from the
southern States and from the North
west informed Mr.. H;ngley that they
dare not vote against the bill. Quite a
number more Informed him that they
would be compelled to vote for
il if it were taken up for
consideration. They explained that
their constituents are decidedly
of the opinion that the Presi-
dent should be deprived of the
authority to issue bonds at his pleas
ure, and do not think the government
ought to borrow money TO pay its
running expenses, when it has the
means and the power of producing a
sufficient amount of revenue without
increasing the interest bearing debt.
They think it would be wise to de-
prive the Pres.de of the power to
borrow money without the co-Opera
ton of Congress, and believe that he
might in that way be convinced of the
ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the reye-
nues. Other Republicans whose con-
stituents are engaged in the "GhOst
Dance" did not wish to antagoniZe To-
cal sentiment, and from these two
classes there would have been a con-
siderable Republican vote in favor of
the passage of the bill. The effect of
such division would stimulate the
free silver element in the st. Louis
convention and therefore, Mr.. Ding
| ley, after consultation with the Speaker
and other leaders of the Republican
side, decided to allow the bill to remain
on the calendar"
Senator Butler had the above ex-
tract from the Post read in the Senate
on last Thursday, and declared that it
was shame on the American Con-
gress, if not on the American Repub-
lie, that such an. important measure
should be pigeon holed and allowed tC
die for snch cowardly and contemplate
reasons as given above in eXpla nation
of the failure on the part of the House
managers to act upon it. He said
that the Senate ought to refuse to ad
jOurn and force the House of Repre-
sentatives to take action on this bill
after the Republican national conven-
ton had adjourned, if they would moi
before.
SENATOR STEWART REVIEWS THE STU
| ALTON.
On Wednesday evening, just befor,
the Senate passed the resolution to ad
journ on Thursday, Senator Stewart
took the floor, and in short, but very
vigorous and telling speech, reviewed
the record of the present edo nOthin}
to with close attention, even by thOs'
whose record he was so numerically
arranging. His speech, though one O
the shortest he ever made, would il
itself, be splendid campaign docu
ment to be circulated broadcast durin,
the present summer.
SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
What is known as the Loud" bill
which proposed to restrict certain
kinds of second class mail matte
, from passing through the mails, ha
: been before both Houses of Congress
this session, but has failed to come t
vote. This is most vicious measure
! and its purpose seems to be to Civ
the Postmaster-General the pOWe
= and discretion to exclude frOI
the mails as second class matte
such books as "Coin's Finan
cial School,, and weekly news
The power which the bill would plac
. in the hands of the postotfice depart
= ment would be not only dangerou:
but could be exercised so as to discrim
mate ia favor of certain .iteratur
and against other literature. Will
this measure has not been pressed to
| vote on account of the determined or
v position that developed to it in, bot
f the House and Senate Committees O
a Post Offices and Post Roads, yet it ha
i been reported that the postOffice d.
n partment had made a ruling pract
!, cally on the same line of the bill, an
: had temporarily suspended said ru
n ing, presumably until after Congre:
n adjourned. Upon hearing this, Sens
t tor Butler promptly introduced re-
y olution and passed it through til
! Senate calling upon the Postmaster
r General to inform the Senate whethe
: or not he had made such ruling {
2, considered it advisable to make sue
d ruling, etc, and the reasons thereto
n Up to the adjournment of Congre
p the POstmaster-Generel had failed
r furnish this information to the Sci
d ate. 1t will be well for the refOr
Is press of the country to keep shar
j. lookout for any such rulings or ar
t, change in the regulations of the Pc
: Office Department with reference
e second class matter.
Il, MAGNIFICENT RECORD.
- While this has been essentially &c
nothing Congress-, yet it is entire
safe aud proper to say that no par
LAS CFCI SCU luouc uucT IeCOTO
n any Legislative assembly than tt
W Peoples Party Senators and Congress
p men have made since last Decembe
" To begin with, the Peoples Par
~ Senators invited every silver man
ne both of the old parties to join wi
It. them last December in organizing t
a Senate against the gold men and #
IL financial reform. This was eminent
to proper and timely inasmuch as
is party controlled the Senate. The S
We yer men in both parties were put
OF the test, but nearly all of them prov
lie. to be party bugs first and patrit
ic, second, if patriots at all. The six Pr
re piles Party Senators have almost eve
is day informed both of the old part
n that they were ready to give six vot
ng to either side, which would be to 81
Ia a majority to either party that wOt
ne offer and SnpnOrt Qnv m Snro in +