The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-11
CURA AND THE ACTIONS OF SEN
ATOR SHERMAN.
The House Adopted the Metric Sys-
tenn bill and Then RECON-
sidercd It's Vote.

senate that he would take up the immi-
grafton bill on the 10th inst.
bin was passed granting pension |
of $50 monthly to the widow OF Major |
General Charles III. Hamilton.
Senator Teller requested that the bill |
requiring national banks to keep their |
reserves in their own vaults be referred
to the committee on finance. Senator
Teller said there was congestion OF
money in large eastern cities growing
out Of the fact that the law permits
bankers to keep their reserves in New
York city, drawing interest, thus taking
the funds from local use. He regarded
this as very detrimental. He was in
formed that rs per cent of these funds
were used in stock speculation, not in
legitimate business. He urged that the
finance committee devise some method
of reform.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts agreed
with Senator Teller that reform
was necessary. In his opinion the bank
ing law should be amended SO as to
prevent the payment Of interest on re-
serve deposits in all cases.
Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the
finance committee, said both senators
We're mistaken, as banks OF standing
did not pay interest on reserve depos-
it's
Senator Hoar insisted that they did.
Boston banks, he said. paid per cent
on outside deposits The bill went to
the finance committee.
Senator Turpie OF Indiana was recog
nized in support of the, joint resolution
of Senator Call for sending a United
States fleet to Cuban waters to protect
Americans and prevent Spanish bar
barities. The resolution was the natural
outgrowth he said, of the inertia and
obstruction Of the chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations (Sherman)
since he took refuge in the cry of the
| conference committee. Senator T,lr-
| pie severely criticised Senator Sher-
mans abnormal proceedings The res
| OlutionS offered by Senator Sherman
proposed intervention" but it Was nor
! disclosed by this re,narka BILE document
| whether TO intervene was to restore the
| grasp of Spain in Cuba, or in behalf OF
Cuba to throw off that grasp. when
! the time comes for intervention, ex-
| claimed Senator Turpie, II am for in
! PREVENTION on the side OF Cuba to stake
off freedom and independence, and for
no other reason"
! Here was q war raging for a year,
and yet, in the 20 or 80 speeches by Sen
ator Lodge, and like number by Sena-
! tor Sherman before he retired to the
4; cave of Abdallah, all that could be
| learned was the calculations: sThe,e
is war in Cuba" and Great is the
Cuban question
Senator Sherman sat across the aisle,
smiling at times, while Senator Turpie
proceeded with His vigorous arraissn-
ment Of what he considered the mis-
management of the Cuban resolutions.
Senator Turpie then proceeded to de-
scribe the condition Of Cuba today.
Two thirds of the island was within the
embrace OF the revolution, the other
third was debatable ground, where
skirmishes and fighting was going en-.
This, he said, had not even been
touched upon by Senator Sherman. al
though a vital consideration.
'That senator has appeared AS afraid
as General Weyler to look into this
question; to go over the. territory. He
has not even looked over the fence
CONDITION OF WAR.
Senator Turpie took up in detail the
conditions existing in Cuba. He con.
coded that exact official information
was meager. Yet the minute men Of
the press" and the mass of general corr
respondence on the subject established
certain general and essential princi-
pies showing a fragrant condition of
war existing. The senator said he had
| personally collected data. He had kept
tally of the raids by the Spaniards on
country stores until they ran into
scores. He had noted the raid involy-