The Butler weekly times., 1896-03-19
A CARLISLE BOOM.
The Secretary OF the Treasury q
Presidential Candidate.
OKLAHOMA HOMESTEAD BILL PASSED
A Cuban Debate In the senate-The Kansas
Redemption Law Case-Herman's
Arid Lands Bill to he Favor
ably Reported.

WASHINGTON, March 1T.-Secretary
Carlisle is q candidate for the presl-
dental nomination at Chicago, and
public announcement to that effect
will soon be made by one of the secre-
tary's close friends in the senate. This
announcement, however, will not be
made until President Cleveland has
formally stated his purpose not to per-
init his name to be used in the conven-
tion in connection with third term.
1t is learned on excellent authority
that the president has fully decided
upon this course. and it is expected
that he will make known his deter
mination within a short time. AL
though Secretary Olney's name has
been considered with favor by the
democratic leaders, it is known that
he does not desire the nomination. 1t
is undoubtedly true that Mr.. Carlisle's
candidacy will have the support OF Mr..
Cleveland and the members of the c.b-
met He will go before the con-
vention as their representative OF
the sound money views of the admin
istration. His friends, in conducting
the canvass for Mr.. Carlisle's nomina-
tion, will urge that it be laid upon a
sound money platform, and, If he be
successful at Chicago, will then make
this issue prominent in the campaign
leading up to the November elections.
Representative Patterson, of Ten
nessee, has received from Secretary
Carlisle a letter in response to ex-
Speaker Crisp's declaration that silver
had received unfriendly treatment at
the secretary's hands, in the course of
which the secretary says that in all
the operations of the treasury depart
ment during his administration of its
affairs, the legal tender gold and silver
coins Of the United States have been
treated precisely alike, except that
greater efforts have been made to keep
silver coin in circulation than have
been made to keep gold coin in circu-
lation, and that it has always been the
policy of the treasury department to
encourage the use of silver to the
largest possible extent.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The senate
had an hour of spirited Cuban debate
late yesterday, after the early part OF
the day had been given to set speeches
by Mr.. Lodge on immigration and Mr..
Pugh on silver. The Cuban discussion
was mainly important in bringing out
the full reading Of the statement OF
the Spanish side of the case by Senior
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister.
1t claimed to detail the insurgent
methods of guerrilla warfare, the
burning of cane fields and the disor'
ganized character of the insurgent
bands Mr.. Elkins offered resolution
directing the committee on foreign at
fairs to report as to the status of wal
in Cuba before q vote was taken in the
senate. The resolution went over.
Yesterday was suspension day in the
house and several bills were passed
The most important was'the Oklahoma
homestead bill, which relieves home
steaders in Oklahoma of the payment
of the purchase price of their home
steada The house also decided at the
request of Mr.. Hit. chairman Of tn.
committee on foreign affairs, to con
slider the resolutions censuring Am
bassador Bayard on Wednesday. 4
bill was passed to provide for the dis
posal of abandoned townsites in Ok
lahoma.
NEW ARID LANDS BILL
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE hous
committee on irrigation of arid land
yesterday decided to report favorabl,
the bill introduced by Mr.. Herman
chairman of the committee, providing
for the conveyance of arid lands to tn
states and territories. The land is t.
be disposed of to settlers in small
holdings and the money thus obtaine
to be used in the reclamation of tn
remainder of the lands.
KANSAS REDEMPTION LAW CASE.
WASHINGTON, March Il. - The su
preme court denied the motion of Al
torney Scott, of Kansas City, askin
that an oral argument be allowed il
the Kansas mortgage redemption case
The disposition Of the court appears t
be to carry out the original programm
to have the case submitted by briei
on or before April l3.