The Yale expositor., 1896-01-10
DOINCS OF THE STATESMEN.

SENATE. Twenty socond day. During two
hours session Mr. Mitchell. Rep.. Ore. made
speech ior the restoration o. the Mccartney
duties on wool. and re 'oluton was pissed Tor
the investigation by the committee on naval
affairs OF tue pglcos paid by the government
for sh p armor. Thj resolution contained u
broad lntlmdtiou that ncers or the govern
ment were interested In armor plate processes.
and Mr.. Chandler Rep, n. IL, the autaor Of
the resolution, said the facts That had CONS To
his know edge warranted him In as ,uming the
responsibility for ialuguratlng tue In Jury.
The most important feature OF Tue session,
perhaps. was resolution offered by Mr.. Sher-
man, KEEP. O.. for tho restoration of tao gold
reserve, which hereafter should DO neld
sacred for the redemption or the greenoIchs
only in exchange Tor go,d com ana
bullion. Mr. t.lKns. hep. w. Va, asked
Tor the immediate consideration or
Iona issue, " declaring il to be the sense
OF tho Senate that ne bonds OF the United
states should be sold at private sale OF by
advertisement TO the highest bidder. Mr. Hlll
OBJ ccted. Mr. Nelson. hep, Min L.. made his
lrst speech in the Senate, advocating higher
duties as RENE ly Tor the present financial
troubles. Mr.. Perkins. Rep. Cal, aGaed
unanimous consent for the committee on
finance TO report an anne dmcnt 10 tho hou o
tarln bill LAYING n1 aud ton ii duty on raw
sugar unl TO the othot iacred ,es Of tho b i.
Mr gerry Oh cctei. II Use Mr.. Sun tn. bDp,
Mien.' pre- lted sever umeAdincnts 10 nnan-
al meaSnieS; also bill approprilt ~. 40
Tor postohcc AMI Gu StOn house at Grand
Haven. The SESSION OF the hougo was formal
and very brief.
SENATE Twenty third day. "A stirring de-
batc on the bond question WITS the D. ncipIl
event OF the day. Mr.. sherman = spcecn,
which had been aGtic pated with much inter-
est for some time. iAltiatcd the q .>cu ss.on.
Tne veteran Senato: was ia good voice. u ut
his speech was clio scly followed throughout.
IN ). noweter. was merely prelude to an ua-
g Npected financial controversy. vigorous nn
PERSONA. IN character. Mr.. klIlns. OF West
Eir-inla. sought To sec ire an Immediate vote
on has resolution directing tnHt all bolu issues
be advert .seu and the bonds offered to the
public. Mr.. Hill of New York. ATTEMPTED
TO have the rcsO! Ltion rctCrrcI to the com nit
tee but on II rod ca the vote was over whe I'm
insly IN lavor OF pro cedtrg with the question.
only six negative votes were cast. Mr. Hill
spo sc vigorously against the resolution lie
asserted that NJ. Sh etman, when secretary OF
the trca >ury, had made bond contracts with
New IorK svndlcatCs similar to tho one now
de bate. in winch Mr.. HUI Mr.. sherman, Mr..
Hoar, MI Teller and others lrtieip ited Mr..
Hale, hep, Me, Presented bill for Pacidc
ocean caple to Honolulu an elsewhere. and
explained thai II was an elaboration OF the
plan urged before the last congre ~
a ONT resolution for Il conSt tutiOnal amend
ment u tmttng WON TO sudrage was pre-
Sc ted by re iuest by Mr.. Hoar. Mr.. squire.
hep, Wash. offered resolut. on for the ne 20
tiatlon forthwith OF u col, ention between the
United states and Great Britain for marHing
the boundary between Alas6a and British
North America, and approptating ON Tor
expenses. Mr. bltler, Pop. \. G., asked IN
me nate consi Iteration Of bill TO pro JlDit the
sue OF interest bearing bonds. HUUsE-Ncry
brief session. during which no business OF I'M
portance wa transacted.
Twenty-four;h day.-Eo session O the Sea-
alto. HoUsG ton Wn. l.. Wilson was APP
pointed II member OF the board a r,gontS Of
the SIN thSOulan institute no other business
OF gCncral Importance.