The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-06

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WAsHuse1o2, Nay 50, 1896.
For : tims this wsek il looked -
though tho silver Senators would
succeed in putting tho Senate on
record Ia favor Of giving the Treas
Dry rs 00, 600 : year additional
reveoue, by putting m additional
tax of rs cents 4 barrel on beer
aad il they had Ill been in theil
seats tho end of tho attempt might
have been different. When Senate,
Dubois offered the beer tax amend.
ment 70 tho filled cheese bill Sena.
ator Sherman moved to lay it on
the table, and the motion was de.
tested by vote Of 50 to as. The
expiration Of tho morning hour
prevented Senator Dubois following
up his advantage, and the next day
the Senate voted down the amend.
ment "a to az. There was some
odd voting in this business. Fo,
instance. Senator Hansbrough voted
against tabiing the amendment one
day, aud the next day voted agains,
the amendment itself; Senator Yes,
stated after he had voted for the
amendment that If it had passed
be would have voted against the
amended bill as q whole, aud Sen
ator Faulkner voted against tabling
the amendment and then against
the amendment. This indicates to
certainty that this session OF
Congress will not provide any ad-
ditionas revenue for the government.
The Senate will pass Mr.. Buffers
bill prohibiting the further issue Of
bonds without the consent of Con-
gress, but it will not be allowed to
come up in the House at this ses-
sion. tits only because it is known
that it has no show in the House
that its opponents have not tried
to talk it to death in the Senate.
There may he a very lively time
in Congress when President Cleve.
land sends in the veto message he
is now preparing on the River and
Harbor bill, if it be the sort of doc
ument expected, and fight may be
started which may delay adjourn
ment. According to the opinion
Of nearly all the prominent men,
bers of both branches of Congress,
the River and Harbor bill will be
passed over the veto.
Party lines were not drawn in the
vote by which the House passed q
bill repeating that clause of the
present tariff law which provides for
the admission free of duty of foreign
alcohol which is to be used in the
arts or manufactures; 1O4 republi.
cans, Sc democrats and 5 populists
voted for the repeal bill, and so re-
publicans and 8 democrats against
it. Owing to defects in the clause
it had never been enforced and
claims were simply being piled up
against the Treasury for rebate Of
duty paid on alcohol. Secretary
Carlisle asked for repeal and his
request was endorsed by the House
Ways and Means committee. 1t is
yet a question whether the bill will
get through the Senate, although it
has been given a place on the pro-
gramme prepared by the steering
committees.
The silver democrats are fully de.
they say, that they shall
not be kept out of the control of
the Chicago convention by any ma
nipulation by the National commit
tee of the contested delegations, and
notice to that effect has, been served
upon Chairman Harrity of that
committee, who is now in Washing
ton. Mr.. Harrity denies that his
committee has any intention of try
ing to use its authority in making
up the temporary roll of the con-
vention to keep silver delegates out
Of their seats, but the silver men
DO not entirely accept his denial,
and say that they are going to take
steps which will stop any such
scheme as that, even if every silver
delegate has to stay out of the con-
vention to do it. This question is
arousing the greatest interest among
The politicians of all parties, in
W Washington, and doubtless as much
elsewhere. It is generally believed
that the silver men will have ma.
ority Of that convention, but there
is much doubt as to whether that
majority will exercise its power by
The adoption of an out and out free
coinage platform, and more that a
silver man will head the ticket nom-
mated. A majority can make the
but unless the old rule is
changed it will require two-thirds
20 nominate.
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