Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-10
ANSW Frs BACK.
Senator Vest Speaks on the sher-
man Resolution.
Substitute Silver Bill Presented in
= Senate-Senator Chandler Offers
a Popular Loan Bill.


: Senate-Senator Chandler Offers
Popular Loan Bill.
Washington, Jan. Tin the senate
Tuesday Senator Lindsay (dem., KY
took the oath Of Office for his new term.
In presenting petition from the
common council of Worcester, Mass.
In favor of the Armenians, Senator
Noar (rcp., Mass.) inquired whether
Abe committee on foreign relations had
taken any action on the numerous petit
fions referred to it of the same char
ncter. He was informed by Senator
Sherman (rep., o., it's chairman, that
che committee OH foreign relations was
animated by most earnest desire to
relieve the Armenians if possible; but
had not yet taken the subject into con-
eideration. The committee had only
recently been appointed and the matter
had not yet been reached.
Senator Voorhees, (dem., Ind.) pre-
eented a memorial of the yearly meet
bng OF the Friends in Indiana depre-
eating war between the United States
and Great Britain Us IAN unparalleled
calamity" and urging an international
agreement to refer controversies be-
tween these two nations to court Of
rrbitration. Referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
Silver Bill Reported.
Senator Jones (dem., Ark.) reported
from the committee on finance the
house bond bill with substitute, and
gave notice that Wednesday imme-
lin*efy after the morning business he
ss&ould ask the senate to take it up for
consideration. He hoped that it would
be disposed of at the earliest possible
day.
Senator Morrill, (rep., yt.), chairman
Of the committee on finance, stated that
the substitute was approved by ma
sority of the committee, but not by
The republican members of it. The bill
was read in full and was placed on the
calendar.
A bill relating to final proof in tim
Der culture entries, allowing proof to
be taken before United States court
commissioner, or clerk of any court
pf record, was reported by Senator
pcttigrew (rep., S. d., from the COM
mittee on public lands, and was passed.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Eenator Voorhees, (dem., indy and
passed authorizing Gen. Casey, in
charge of the new library building, to
contract for work yet to be done, so as
to have the work completed within a
of,1 hi %Eo
preparation made for the purpose.
A. resolution was also offered by Sen
ntor Voorhees, and referred to the
library committee for the purchase, at
$3.50, of a portrait of the late Allen G.
Thurman, now hanging in the room of
the senate judiciary committee.
At the request of Senator Elllins
{rep., Va.) his resolution requiring
United States bonds to be issued after
the finance committee.
a Senator Turpie dem, indy intro
duced q bill increasing pensions for
total deafness from $40 to $50 per
month; and made an appeal in favor
OF the proposition. Referred.
The house joint resolution to fill the
vacancy on the board of regents of the
s;mithsoniau institution by the appoint
unent Of William L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, was passed.
Popular Loan Bill.
Senator Chandler (rep., N. H. intro
duced popular loan bill and proceed
ed to explain 1t. He read the first para
graph of his bill, which provides for
postal savings notes, to bear interest
for five years and to be repaid in the
sort of money deposited, whether gold,
silver or paper. He said he did not re-
gard the recent treasury notice, an
nouncing a popular loan, in satisfac-
tory form. He was grateful to the sec
retary for needing he voice of the peo-
pie, as offered in the senate the other
day, of the senator from Nebraska
fSenator. Allen) and other tribunes of
the people Qaughtcr), but he did not
Regard it as wise method of testing
the willingness of the people to supply
money to the government.
Provisions of the Bill.
eenator Chandler's bill provides for
the issue of postal savings notes of the
face value of 500, with interest there
on at the rate of So u year, with total
interest of SIG If the notes are not pre-
scented at the expiration of five years.
After five years, in addition tot he sum
of SIG, the government is to pay 81 for
zach years interest. These notes may
lie issued i'll sums of $50, and are re-
deemable at the pleasure of the govern
inent after five years.
Heelaborated the provisions of the bill
snnd had it referred to the post office
s5fy,sl,znittee, but gave notice that he
Would offer it as an amendment to the
hill reported Tuesday from the finance
committee
Senator Lodge, referring to Senator
Chandler's statement as to the Roths-
child's dispatch, read statute making
1t illegal for citizens of the United
States to correspond with foreign gov
ernments or officials in regard to the
public measures in the United States.
and he asked Senator Chandler if he
did not think that the kilograms from
Abe New York World were an ille-
gal interference and an attempt to
throw doubt on the credit of the gov
eminent.
Ought to Arrest Pulitzer.
Senator Chandler agreed with Sen
ator Lodge in these views. The law