Morris tribune., 1896-01-15
CONGRESS NEWS
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital BY the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings in
the House and'Senate Re
corded Weekly.


cision of the Republican Senator'S tt
try to pass the House tariff bilLWlth
out amendment adds materially t
the chancesthe bill has to get through
the Senate The bill as it stailds is
not party measure, although it owes
its being to Republicans. 1t is mere
ly an emergency measure, intendeC
to supply the money that will be need
ed by the government until the Re
publicans regain control of the ex-
pcutiye and legislative branches Of
the Government. Then a tariff bill
that will protect American industries
rad at the same time furnish the rev
rnue needed will be in order, and
will be forthcoming. Such bill
,x>uld not at this time become law
even if it could get through the Sen
ias,',,aS it would be certain to run up
against Mr. Cleveland's veto. 1t is
a t, Of course, certain that the House
}1ui will ever become law 1t must
in addition to the solid Republican
vote get the votes of several Populist
pr Democratic Senators in order to
get through the Senate These it is
isetieved that it can get in its present
shape but it will then have to stand
the CHARGE of a veto. There is no
probability that it will be signed by
Mr.. Cleveland, but many believe he
Will ALLOW it to become law without
his signature and be glad to have the
additional revenue it will furnish.
1t is charged that some of the in
tiuence which is preventing the adj
ministration recognizing the belliger-
ency of the Cuban revolution has
been bought and paid for by Spanish
N oney. The feeling in Congress in
favor of such recognition is daily
growing, and unless there is great
G hange in the nature of the news re
7ceived from Cuba, it is probable that
a joint resolution directing the adj
ADMINISTRATION to accord that recogni-
ton will soon be reported from both
Senate and House Foreign commit
tees and rushed through both bodies
With a hurrah. Both committees are
waiting for Secretary Olney to send
ia the information on the subject
Which he has been asked for by a
HnOse resolution.
Gen. J, S. Clarkson, of Iowa; Hon.
Joseph Marley, Of Me-, and Hon.
Nm. Crane, of Mass, members of the
National Republican Executive COM
nittee, passed through Washington
this week, on their way to St. Louis
Ia look after the arrangements which
ale being made in that city for the
meeting Of the National convention.
Senator Hansbrough, of North
Dakota, has introduced a joint reso-
luton ordering the Secretary of Agri-
s1iIture to resume the purchase and
distribution of seeds in accordance
with the appropriation made for that
l"rpose at the last session of Con
gtess- It will be remembered that
Secretary Morton refused to spend
that appropriation and abolished the
seed division of the Department of
Agriculture.
Senator Chandler believes that if
the government, as result of Demo
cratic mismanagement, has got to
borrow money it should do so by
sure enough popular loan, instead of
by issuing bonds labeled popular"
which will probably all be taken by
bankers. In accordance with that
idea, he has introduced bill provid-
ing for a popular loan through postal
savings notes, and has given notice
of his intention to offer it as sub
stitute for the free coinage bill which
was this week reported ito the Senate
as substitute for the House bond
bill. Mr.. Chambers bill provides
that any person may deposit 500 in
any money order postoffice and re-
ceiye receipt acknowledging that
there is due to him or his order pos
tai savings note, bearing interest
from date. These receipts are to be
exchangeable at any Z. S. depository
for postal savings note worth one
year from date $1O3, two years
$lO6.lO, three years $1,000, four
years $112.60, FIVE years $ll6., and
thereafter the value to increase at the
rate of 81 year until redeemed.
The bill gives the right to the gov
+.rnment to call these notes in after