The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-03
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financial phase oi the campaign i1r the
Republican Presidential nomination.
when the Ohio platform Va. put out
they we're alarmed At the prospect Of an-
other straddle by the national c0nycn.
ton. bat the declaration Of the New
York convention for gold, which it Is
understood is 90 be followed by ell the
eastern state.. has caused them 10 be-.
leve that the ~. Louis convention will
take decided stand one way OF the
other. and that 8, what they say they
want TO see. A. the - Louis conveu.
ton will he the fret one held its fnan.
cial plank will be very important 10 the
other conventions. u it isn't siraddle.
There are tricks In parliamentary tao.
tics Ne well q. in other trades, and the
Senator. who have been hlibustering %
prevent vote On the Cuban resolutions
fell into one when they allowed the rcso.
lutions 10 10 sent back 10 conference.
They might Il ~ disposed have STAYED
Oh vote Tor the rest Of the session by
firing the senate out with talk every
time an attempt was made 10 get vote.
But when the resolutions were sent back
20 conference their power was gone. The
conference hal only TO agree 10 the
original senate resolutions and 10 get
taat agreement ratified by the House 10
end the matter ~ iAr a.. Congress. Is con.
cerned.
Senator Plat vas doubtless engaging
IN a little bluff vhcn hc offered that
resolution proviliug for the adjournment
OF Congress. on May 2ni, but Il has been
clear Tor some time that the leaders ON
both the Republican and Democratic
sides had made up their minds that the
appropriation bills would be about all
the legislation accomplished at this scs-
sion and were working TO bring about
adjournment a. early rs possible. The
administration is also anxious for an
early adjournment. That the people
want legislation doesn't count with any
, Of them, it seems.
senator payia Of Minnesota has had TO
o stand considerable joking from his col.
leagues this week. because oi the sudden
a ending 81 his Presidential boom. lie
= has taken It good.nainrcdly lIi- per.
g sonal friends know Of his intention to
d Withdraw several weeks ago.
/. Things in school appear uproarously
e funny which would not even raise u
e smile from the scholars elsewhere.
= Congress IL IN that respect school, the
o only difference being that the scholars
arc an grown up aud that the teacher
r. has 900 power @, punish those whu ave
refractory. Senators pctlcrand Chandler
% had liule controversy over the itsm
3. Ia an appropriation bill which provides
for BARRIERS to- the Senators, WATCH
excited shouts of laughter. senator
u Chandler said Senator Peder va, iude.
y prudcnt Of BARRIERS, hut that most 81 hi.
T. colleagues Wrc not. The barber, were
not stricken out. The hoy. ia the ilouse
end also had their ian. Amo. Cummings
u playus the role di un.makef.in.chiri.
Mr.. Cumming. toos tine bill providing
: apenalty for selling liquor under false
brand asa text lie said he favored the
bill, not as a protection TO the govern.
( men, revenue, bll because VI his ex-
). perience In bnyius ior sick friend" a
, bottle Of Sell known brand Of brandy.
, Instead OF 10 beiug wha, DC had bought
u it ior the compound IN the hottle turned
g out TO hc mixture Of wood alchohol,
u Nhiskey and urychniue. which his sick
irieuds doctor said would kin at forty
. rods, he was opposed 20 selling such
stun au tue House agreed with him
' and PASSED the hi,l
i "Aluch ado abou, nothing" Just dt,
o the debate Ia the House which preceded
n the passage Of the bill. already passed
y, hy the Senate, reapoaling the lpw which
y, i0rh.ds eX-Conicdcutcs holding com.
VI missions In the United State. army.
There was only one opponent % the Dim
Representative Boutelle OF Maine
? bur be can talk lot when he gct-
~ started and IL takes very little 10 start
a hhn.
IA The total amount carried by the naval
j, appropriation bill, which was thi. woef
reported TO the House, reaches the
y goodIy sum OF S3l ,Gll O3l sin there
10 are people who believe that this country
% will never engage in another war
A. subcommittee have been appointed
hy the House and Senate Pacific Rail-
p roads committees, Tor ,he purpose OF try-
~ ing Co agrso upon one bill 90 be- 10.
it ported To both House and senate for tho
,t settlement OF thc debts due the govern.
mout from those roads.
9eucrl Thomas Lincoln Casey, o.. S.
B. 49, re,.od. who died suddenly Wedncs.
~ day afternoon, leit q reputation such as
ieV eusuear-, especially those iu tha
- pu1i, scuicc hsvo attained Among
" Tho notable public works of which Do
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