Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-20
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-It was expected tina
the tariff bill would come up in the senate
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance commit
tee, having given notice of motion to tina
effect But the subject was not mentioned
during the day and the entire session wa
given to routine business. Considerable prog
ress was made on the deficiency bill and thu
item of federal court expenses brought ou
strong criticisms from Mr., Chandler, Mr. Till
man and Mr.. Vest against the fee system.
-resnlution introduced hy Mr.. Peffer calls
for an investigation of recent bond sales, al
dealings with syndicates and individuals. The
resolution is so comprehensive as to cover
every phase of negotiation in the bond issues
of the last three years
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, - The Pacific roads
came in for unexpected discussion in the sen
ate. Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb.) sought to secure
the adoption of resolution calling on the sec
retary of the interior for full information as
to the status of the Union Pacific Kansas Pa
cific and Sioux City and Pacific roads.
Mr.. Brice (Dem., o. suggested that the sen
ate committee on Pacific railroads could bet
ter conduct an inquiry. He suggested that the
committee make the investigation, with power
to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Allen accepted the situation, saying he
did not doubt that the committee would pros
ecute the inquiry in good faith. Mr.. Wolcott
member of the committee, gave assurance
that there would be the fullest inquiry.
The resolution was adopted directing the
committee to make inquiries and empowering
the administration of oaths to witnesses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The friends of the
tariff bill met an unexpected repulse when, by
the decisive vote of q yeas to 20 nays, the sen
ate defeated the motion of Mr.. Morrill,, chair.
man of the finance committee, to take up the
tariff bill. The negative vote which defeated
the motion was given by Democrats, Populists
and four Republican senator's, viz: Teller
Mantle, Dubois and Carter. The affirmative
vote was entirely Republican, but it's total OF
p is less than half Of the aggregate Republican
strength.
The result of the vote left the Cuban resolu
tions as unfinished business, although this has
yielded temporarily to the mill tary academy
and other appropriation bills.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed It
carries about $6,000,000, considerable increase
over the bill passed in the house
In the House.
WASHINGTON Feb. 12-The house spent the
day in discussion of the silver bond bill. The
feature Of the day was the speech of Mr.. Nc
Gleary (Rep., Mimi, who used to illustrate
liAS AOlAolh ho pLlO SluI 20 previously OhuplOJCu
by Mr. Towne, from his own state, and by
them sought to refute the arguments in favor
Of free silver made by Mr.. Towne. Messrs.
Dolliver REP, la, Brosius (Rep., Pa.) and
Brunn rep, Pa also opposed the bill
Messrs Mcmillan Dem, Tenn.) Bailey (Dem.,
Tex.), Underwood Dem, Ala. and Cox Dem,
Tenn.) spoke in favor Of free coinage.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l8-The session of the
t<I p.io
to general debate on the bond bill, the speak.
ers being Messrs Grout tRep., VT. Mccall
(Rep., Tenn.), Hadley Rep, Ills) and Willis
(Rep.. Del.) against, and Mr.. Dooittle (Rep.,
Wash in favor Of free coinage. This closed
the general debate. The house Immediately
~act'.'-s- -'2't-
The general debate Oh, the bond bill having
closed, the senate substitute to the bond bill
under the arrangement effected was then open
for amendment and debate under the five min
ute rule.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-After 10 days de-
bate the house, by a vote of 80 to 100 in com.
mittee Of the whole, rejected the senate free
coinage amendment to the bond bill and re-
ported the bill to the house with recommen-
dation to nonconcur and insist on the house
bill.
Propositions were offered during the day to
concur with amendments as follows: To coin
the American silver product, for the reten-
ton Of the seigniorage by the government
and to open the mints to the free coinage Of
silver at the ratio Of 1519 to when Germany
and France should have agreed upon similar
action, All were defeated by large majorities.
The most significant statement came in the
form of an intimation from Mr.. Dingley that
a bill might be reported from the ways and
means committee looking to the initiation by
this country of a project for another inter
national monetary conference to meet within
a year. While Mr., Dingley said he was simply
expressing his personal position in the matter
it was generally understood from the manner
in which he said it that the suggestion had
already matured into well defined intention
on the part Of the Republican leaders Of the
house.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 15.--The public and pri
vate galleries of the house were thronged in
anticipation of the closing of the debate on the
senate free coinage substitute for the bond
bill.
The attendance on the floor was also very
large. Mr.. Dingley, chairman Of the ways
and means committee. insisted on the regular
order as soon as the journal had been read
and under the arrangements made yesterday
one hour was allowed on each side for closing