The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10
BLOCKING BUSINESS.
me Republican Congress Il Culoah,,
Inactive.

81 The members OF the 5ffh .,onyrcs
= are acting very mech like the inhabi,
- ants OF a kicked ant heap. They mr.
r running around wildly. irving rs ~,
y ont what struck then, out and who ~
hnrt- Appeals 10 Reed have so IA
= n''Tn rnhees!cd. for ii appears that th
: king ant was buried in the shake up
: niid has not yet dug his way out.
beyond tho announcement OF ,hs
7 com -iiitiecs absolutely nothing wa,
done toward acting on the suggestion
I, iiaie IN the Presidents message. The
committee ~ ways anu means Il nm.
oerSiood 10 IL Try ing to arrange sone
plan for raising revenues. but the ~.
tempt seems 70 be OF very pcrf,,nc-
tory character.
~ TIE senate alone. or the house bv
i1SciI, hal u deal with this question u
would bc solved In an hour. int ~ nm.
clce piece of legislation which vim
receive lac assent OF both houses Il !,
saSk beyond Speaker Reed and H. has
..acticaliN admitted ii hy his conduct
mere nave been dozen Suggestions
a@ to what slould tie done ~ arl,.~ .,
ifoFlle revenues for The Government
ranging AL Tie way from. Hits sur.
7 rfS,'on 70 the coinage Of ~; ...c silver
u tAe treasury vaults. These two sur.
srS;-ots, opposite as they are. fairly
AiNSt -ase 'Ae state of a4Tairs in til. TWO
houses. ~
me house OF representatives. win
have nothing q do with any bin thar
proposes tie free coinage Of silver All 1
me senate VIII have nothing 10 dox,i,b I
any bal which does not put The whit, ,
metal in the foremost pia-e. n 49,,
reared Tor a iittle while as If the prop
osi'ion to issue a popular loan In the
snare OF three per cent. bonds of small
oenonlinations. 10 b. sold 10 the peonle
az large. would go through. but when
'his proposition reached the senate 1,
was bitterly opposed. Senator a..er
se"l'or spoke against il. Stewart said
y was Z wron.- policy ard Dubois de-
cared that the senate wouH neve,
! ass any bill that proposed :. bond i.
sue. His statement passed pr.haI.
lerred.
silver is the main point NJ issue i
ne senate Reeds boom and the pla-.. {
S11t combine arc the controlling forces !
y the other end OF the corridor. ar, !
'soposs t;on 20 reenact any part Of the s
AcAinley bill would be bitterly orposed y
y tAe combine because it would at once a
Wy Mckinney prominently before the y
eop.e ard would seriously Interfere v
an the presidential plans u Reed. il
The republicans in the house attom, II
clear their skirts by saying that a:,v a,
al they might propose would be vetoed IL
J me president This is a wrour CON "
usioa- Mr.. Cleveland feels strongly Is
, many subjects and under ordinary
rcumstances would undoubtedly veto III
plli which confiictcd with his personal So
cas-. In the present crisis. however til
y doubted if he would veto any bin
at came TO him Endorsed bv both sen CO
ana house. always provided it was lie
c.ear ana practical method Of raisinr
Oner. We
Although both the president and Sec rel
'ary Carlisle have recommended The tn
-irement OF greenbacLs as a method
retrieving the treasury reserves they VII
IN knew that such a measure womb 10
nj no show either in the house or du'
senate. Both houses have been 4
'sty thoroughly pollcd and an over kn'
Ginning majority l. against the prom the
ton. cas-
eveFtl bills Intended By theirauthors III
and To the revenues or the govern con
NJ have been lately introduced. The left
which has attained the most motto. dur
lhat introduced by Representative tina
o. Cummings. providing for an is rest
81 three per cent. bonds Of small de- 4e
as popular loan. For jour
reasons given in the foregoing this for
has no chance OF passing. Hin
r. Hill. of Connecticut. thinks m IN. PROF
Sc in the duties on tobacco viii char
n several millions into the treasury long
gg. OF New York. is down on i'm inids
cd precious stones, and has intro emir
ed bill providing for an increase he d
he duties. Bowers, of California. the
Is high duty puf upon tho ;,,,,or- tions
ms OF fruits and nuts. There have of to
several other bills introduced look iorw
70 an increase in the tax on beer natu
IN other internal revenue matters. a..
OF these might pass the house. thro'
they VIII infaliibly be blocked IN know
senate into
e house IS willing to legisla.e for ton
-leveland II il can keep clear OF sill His
The senate viii sit on every bin playc
Is not silver plate. That is the -.
tion.-Cbicaco Chronicle. Mary
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