Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-19
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

has brought out much criticism of the secre-
tary of agriculture was passed without
division. The measure was amended so as
to provide that the purchase and distrlbu-
ton of seeds shall proceed as heretofore.
discussion of Secretary Cariisle's observance
of cfyil-service methods came up on PRO
vision of the deficiency bill for the APP
poiptment of twenty-five expert money
counters. Mr.. Chandler sarcastically point
ed out that the secretary's letter requesting
twenty-five counters asked that he be given
the selection, as the civil:service commits
sion was not able to furnish the class OF
counters required 1t was thus discovered,
said Mr.. Chandler, that the civil-service
feeble and dilapidated that it could not fur
nish the class of counters required
There 1, was an unusually full attendance dane
on the Republican side of the Senate cham
Der on the 18th as MIR. Morrill,. chairman
of the finance committee, had given notice
of motion to take up the tariff bill. The
as the unfinished business and there was no
disposition to displace it. Mr.. Vest secured
the adoption Of resolution calling on the
secretary Of agriculture to report what re-
cent changes had been made in the quaran-
tine line against cattle coming north from
Texas. MIR. Vest explained that recent
issued proclamation making tadlcal
changes to the detriment of the parties in
Interest NJ Pefer Pop Kan came
ing a Senate investigation of the circum
stances of all recent bond issues. The res
olution proposed special committee of five
senators, and gives comprehensive direc-
tlonS as TO the scope Of the inquiry the
dealings with syndicates. etc. the effect of
such dealings and explicit information as tC
the purchasers of bonds, rates and all at
tendant circumstances. Mr.. Morrill, asked
that the resolution go to the finance COM
mittee, but it went over by the rules until
the following day Among the favorable re
ports presented was one Mr.. HaeS bill
making February u Qincoln's birthday a
The friends of the tariff bill met an I'M,
expected repulse on the 18th, when. by the
decisive vote of u yeas to 20 nays, the
chairman of the finance committee. to take
up the tariff bill. The negative vote which
defeated the motion was given by Demo-
tors viz: Teller, Mantle. Dubois and Car
ter The affirmative vote was entirely Re
publican but its total of twenty-one is less
than half of the aggregate Republican
strength. The urgent deficiency apprOpria-
ton bill was disposed of at o'clock. and
then the struggle to advance other meas
ures began. The urgent deficiency bill, as
passed, carries about $4,000, 0OO a consider
able increase over the bill passed in the
House.
The desk Of W. H Grain of Texas, who
died early in the morning, was draped
heavily with black when the House recon
yened on the 10th after recess over Sun
day. On the desk lay a beautiful bunch of
white hyacinthS, lilies of the valley and
roses. Mr. Grains death came as shock
know he was i'll. The debate ON on the bond
bill proceeded until noon, when the legisla-
tive day of Saturday expired Mr.. Hainer
renee in the free-coinage substitute, and
Messrs. McDearmond Dem. TENN, Calder
head pop. kan) and Skinner pop, y. c.
for concurrence. The House Immediately
adjourned.
Under the arrangement made the day be-
tore the House on the 18th devoted itself
from the committee on District of Column
bia Mr. Bartholdt Rep., MOI presented
dents of St. Louis; praying that thu, third
bridge across the. Mississippi for which a
company was asking a charter of Congress,
be located at South st. Louis; About 4
o'clock the debate on the bond bill was re-
Sumed. Concurrence was opposed by
MessTs. Hill GRep.,, Conn.,, Lacy ,lRep., la;
(Dem., MOI and Ogden dem. Ia.) spoke in
its favor Recess was then taken at $50 to
8 O'Clock, the evening session TO be devoted
The debate on the free-siver substitute
for the House bond bill was resumed when
the House reconvened on the 18th. Mr..
Underwood Dem.. Ala) and Mr.. Cox Dem,
Tenn spoke in favor of concurrence in the
Senate Substitute, and Mr. Brumm REP.
can product. The latter ridiculed Mr.. Hall
Of Missouri for arrogating to himself credit
question. "He compared himself with
Gladstone" said Mr.. Brumm. Gladstone
and l have changed our minds he says.
In my opinion his conversion can be char
acterized by one word-'cuckoo' At II
O'Clock the regular order House session be-
gan. The chaplain in his prayer referred
to the fact that this was Lincoin'S birth
d Y. Mr.. Cannon Rep., I'D presented a
Senate joint resolution appropriating So
600 for the purpose of making joint sur
vey together with Great Britain Of the
boundary line between Alaska and British
territory. The resolution adopted. The
House then resumed consideration of the
After ten days debate. the House on the
18th, by vote Of so to 1870 in committee OF
the whole, rejected the Senate free7coinage
amendment to the bond bill, and reported
the bill to the House with a recommends
ton to non-concur and insist on the House
bill The strength developed by the silver
confidently claiming upward of 100 votes.
After two hours debate on the 14th the
close for the majority and Mr.. Crisp for
the minority. Propositions were offered
during the day TO concur with amendments
follows: To coin the American silver
product, for the retention of the seigniorage
by the government, and to open the mintS
to the free conaAn of silver at the ratio of
have agreed upon similar action. All were
defeated by large majorties. The last
proposition, offered by Mr. Towne Of Mime
sofa, mustered ffty-three votes, the highest
number of any. Mr.. TOwne had stated to
the House that similar propositions would
be submitted to the ReichStag and the
French Parliament at the present sessions
The most significant statement, today, came
in the form Of an intimation from Mr.
b1uSleS ludl Il DlIi uuI5HI ne EeDOIleu 1IOlI
the ways and means committee looking to
the intimation by this country of a project
for another international monetary confer
ence to meet within a year.
The majority against silver in the House
on the 14th, when the final vote was taken
on concurrence In the Senate free-conage
amendment was larger than that of the
preceding day in committee on the whole
On the 18th the motion to concur was de-
feated 100 to So a majority of no; the
14th it was beaten 30 to 80, a majority of
125. The vote was record making vote
and counting the pairs, but 81 out of 1856
members were unaccounted for. Perhaps a
few absentees lodged. but most OF them
were unayoidably absent and were unable
10 secure pairs. The silver men. who pre-
dicted a much greater showing Of strength
leaders had been disposed to concede the
silver forces 100 votes. An analysis of the
vote shows that 1874 Republicans and 81
Democrats voted against concurrence and
So Democrats, % Republicans and Popu>
lists for concurrence. The debate, which
preceded the vote, was of an interesting
character but devoid Of any sensational
features. The galleries. usual on field
day in the lower branch of Congress, were
crowded to the doors, and quite number
of senators, including MeSsrs Palmer Ull),
i