The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-02

partisan battle In the lower branch :. al
congress-. Even the preliminary skin
mish Over the adoption of the rnla III
which ordinarily precipitates the fere Il
est wrangling, passed off quietly. Tn. IA
debate itself was participated in h. M
the leaders of both sides. The Remh IN
leans contended that the first neces-
sity of the treasury was revenue II II
supply the continued deficiency. Ev,
cry speaker denied that the PROPOSED
measure was a Republican protection
bill. 1t was, they claimed.
An Emergency Revenue Dill
on protective lines. 1t was signiican,
that several, notably Mr.. Dalzell. Mr.
Payne. Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Grosveu.
or, predicted he passage of n genuine
protective measure as soon as the Ra y
publicanS gained control Of the Whit
House. The Democrats took the prsi.
zion that there was no lack of revenpa
IN the treasury. and that the pasSage
Of a bill to Increase taxation would In
no wise help the situation nor furnish
the relief desired by the president ana
secretary OF the treasury. All who
took part in the debate ACQUITTED
themselves well. Mr.. Dingley and Mr.
nOliiver. Of the Republicans. and Mr..
crisp and Mr.. Turner, of the Demo.
rats carried off the honors. The bin
passed repeats the present tariff law
until Aug. /. 1898. 1t restores 90 per
Int of the Mckinley rates on wool
and woolenS. lumber ana carpets. and
makes Il horizontal increase of the
present rates in all other schedules ex.
Ccpt sugar of II per cent.
When the bill was pat upon its pas.
sage il was p~aSSCd-9OJ to 81. The
vote was taken by ayes ana nays.
There was no demonstration of any
sind at the announcement of the vote.
Mr.. Cannon. the delegate from Utah.
asked for immediate consideration Of
Il joint resolution directing The Score.
tary Of the Territory of Utah to turn
over 10 the governor OF Utah, upon the
issuance of the executive proclamation
admitting the territory rs Il state. all
United states property in the hands Of
the secretary.
Washington. Dee. 29.-It is stated
here that the president will send 10
the house of representatives Il mes.
sag stating that the proposed action
on the bond question in not SatiSfac-
tory. and will he Of small benefit to
the treasury. He is said T. be con-
tempiating another financial message.
I'll" reasons why the president and
advisers strongly oppose the house
bond bill, aside from the objection
that the bonds are ia be redeemed in
coin instead Of gold. is understood to
be- the requirement that they he sold
Ivy subscription. The experience of the
government. il is said. with sale by
alNpgtiGniDnn ShnNrs thn 'nnfTnrtu1l
character of this g of protection
TO the gold reserve. On former &C.
caSi0rS II has resulted in heavy with
draWaiS Of gold in excess of import.
whereas. under the sale 40 the Syndi,
cate last February there were very
few Withdrawals for export during the
life of the contract. Again. in these
advertised sales, individual subScrip-
tionS amounted to only Il small per
Centage of the amounts taken. the re-
maindcr going To banks and institu-
tiCns. The ability Of the government
To fiOat any considerable loan under
the terms of the pending bill is also
questioned. United States { per cents
Of 1870 We're quoted yesterday 1T 1l6
bid. producing To the purchaser over
3 per cent. The administration there
fore does not believe short term 3
per cent bonds can be sold nj par. The
question is also asked whether the
bill would compel the secretary to ac-
cept silver as well as gold in payment
for bonds.
Letter From Carlisle.
Chairman Dinglcy, Of the ways and
m"&rS committees. has received n let
ter from Secretary Carlisle. which is
private, but furnishes some infOrma-
ti0n concerning the condition Of the
treasury. Mr.. NinGley viii not make
the letter public, but says the secre-
tary offers to furnish the house with
all data that may be needed. The cor
dition Of the treasury is represented
as very serious, ard Mr.. Carlisle urges
Legislation for a gold bond. Mr.. Ding
ley has informed the secretary that a
gold bend was out Of the question,
aud could not be considered. siccre-
tary Carlisle did not say to Mr.. Ding
ley that Il . per cent bond cannot be
fioatcd. and did not discuss this feat
urc of the case. This latter denial was
made because reports To this effect
concerning the letter was in cirCula-
ton.
4 conference was held between
Speaker Reed and the house man
ayers. Before reporting the bill a
clause was inserted showing that ii
Is not the purpose to retire the green
backs. 1t was also arranged that
there shall be separate yOtcS-one on
the proposition for a SjO,00O,Oo0 bond
issue, and another on The unlimited
issue. The conference was Satisfac-
tnUtv 10 oil No ,,l Tho nnlAc