The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary Of the Most Important MeasuI
Presented in Both Houses.
sryENTTlNTH DAY.

Chairman Dingicy. Of the WAYS and Means
Committee. today reported 90 the House the
tariff and bond bills agreed on by the major
fly of the committee. They were nccomp-
anied by reports. IN which the committee ex-
presses it, appreciation Of the seriousness of
tho.situation and the importance OF prompt
remedies SO far ~ Congress can give them.
Bill No. ], submitted to the fun committee
f. the bond bill. and authorizes the secretary
81 the treasury nj his discretion. TO issue 3
per cent iiyr-year coin bonds "for the re-
dcmption of United states legal tender notes
AMI for no other purpose. the bonds To be
iloatcd 10y public subscription. It also
authorizes the issue of not over $50, ,000. 900
Of per cent threc-year certificates Of iu-
dcbteducss In denominations of 800 and
mutiplirs thereof lawful money of the Unit
ed States 10 be taken In payment therefor.
The proceeds OF these certificates shall be
used only to supply temporary deficiencies.
The tariff hil imposes duty Of GO per cent
Of the Mckinley rates on lumber and wool
and WOOlens, except thut carpets get higher
duty. The duties on articles included In
schedules \, y. G, ID. L. G.. II. /. !. l.. VI and
y OF the present tariff law are raised 10 per
cent all around. save that no duty shall eX-
ceed the Mckinley rate. nor any increase
take effect II the present rate t. higher than
the Mckinley rate. The tariff bill passed
20j to 81
riGHtrEru DAY.
The financial question came 90 the front in
the Senate today Ia the form ot q Joint rcso-
luton introduced hy Mr. Hill. Democrat, Of
New York. to the effect that all bonds 20 be
hereafter issued shall bee mHdc PAYABLE In
gold coin or IN standard silver dollars at the
option Of the holders: and that no bond con-
timing such option shall bear a higher rate
of interest than three per cent.
The House did not pass the bond hill today
according o. the arrangement made upon
Christmas day The Republicans found they
would have 60 make some concessions to
members pf their own party and give longer
tim" Tor debate, or the bill might not pass
ut all.
NINETEENTH DAY.
The House to-day passed the bond lill
by vote ot 10 to 1876 and thus, having dis
charged the task for which Il has been sit
ting during the holiday rcrrss. effected nn
agreement 10y which the Uuu-s should rd-
journ next week three days at a time In
order TO give members an Opuortuuit, to
spend New Years Day at their homes.
The absence ct uerye-rackine noises is n
feature of Washington, 4 New Yorker
naturally feels when hC comes % Washington
~ IL hr had arrived ut some peaceful lu,ulrt.
He i- also surprised Co. ind d. far hia
money goes. ono gruVllilg .mpgrinl
creature declared that hrup,rrv .irh but
once iu his life. aud that was hr was
lhdnlug rl-5 70 month lu Wash .tDu. lio
had everything hc wanted. lc lplDugrd to n
swell club, dressed like lord. hat "a Man
haitian cocktail every morning uud smoked
Regina Reg'ntc cigars. In am evil hour no
accepted place In New York nj $1,000 "A
year, and says he has been On the ragged
edge Of paupcrism ever since.
Marion Butler. who represents North car.
olina in the senate, Is about Hs youui: "a man
~ the law allows. H. was only 81 when his
term began. lie was born In the Tar-hccl
state. graduated lrrm it, State University.
and read law there. While tcnching AN
academy he got into politics and Joined the
Farmers Alianc" He also edited "A pHpcr
and became a Popuist. He displayed grca
ability a. an organizer and set things up at
such lively pace tuat the old mossbdck
polititons of the ST. lore left two-uuartcrs
behind.