Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Synopsis of Proceedings In Com
gress, and Matters Per-
tanning Thereto.
A REVIEW Of THE WEEK.
The Senate Passes Resolutions
Recognizing the Indepen-
dence of Cuba.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
I,..i chairman of the finance
committee, moved to take up the tar
if bill. Defeated q to q.
The vote on Morrilrs motion to take
up the tariff bill was as follows: Yeas
(Republicans) Aldrich, Allison, Baker,
Brown, Burrows, Cameron. Clark, Gull
lum, Davis, Gear, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Lodge, Mitchell (Oregon),
Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, Proctor, Quay
Sherman, Shoup-G.
Nays. (Rebublicans) Cannon, Car
ter, Dubois, Mantle and Teller;
Democrats, Bacon, Bates. Berry, CAT
ferry, Call, Chiffon, Cockrell, George,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hill, Lindsay
Martin, Morgan, Palmer. Pasco, Roach,
Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White-22;
Populists, Allen, Butler, Jones (Neva-
day, Kyle, PETER and Stewart-6.
Total 33.
After the vote was announced on
the defeat of the molten to take up the
tariff bill a sensational colloquy en-
sued between Morrill,, Teller and Sher-
man. Morrell said the tariff bill was
dead. 1t was shown that there was not
a Republican majority in the senate.
Teller responded holly that he and
his silver Republican associates could
not be read out of the Republican
party.
Continuing Teller said: "If the
senator from Vermont thinks he can
embarrass us who have stood by the
republican party as long rs he has,
and as z~ealously as he has. because
we do not agree with him upon every
subject he is entirely mistaken. l
voted against taking up this bill as
I shall vote against the bill il my
Judgment dictates that l should and
1 shall remain in the republican party
in spite of the Suggestions of the sena-
tor from Vermont. 1t was known
when the bill was introduced in the
house that it could not pass the SEN
ate unless it had democratic or popu-
list support. 1t was said publicly that
it was not expected to pass; that it
was for the purpose of political gain
and political advantage.
ut is a play Mr.. President, which is
degrading to the American senate and
degrading to any member Of the party
to which / claim to belong who shall
take part in it. Every man who voted
for the free coinage amendment to the
bond bill, no matter what his motive
for voting for it has been read
out of the republican party by
the republican press. At the proper
time I was prepared to show that the
great metropolitan republican press
has declared that eighteen members
of this body r not worthy to be
called republicans, and We have been
notified that unless we change our
views upon financial question, and
submit to the Cleveland democracy
and Morrill, republicanism Of this
country on the financial question we
must 20 out of the party" "Mr. Presi-
dent we can get along without the
party as we'll as the party a get
along without us, but we deny the
right of either newspapers or members
of the committee on finance to read US
out of the party"
O COAST DEFENCEs.
Senator Squire from the:committee
on coast defences reported his bill FOL
Notifications. It appropriates sS7,
100000, the whole or any part to be
immediately available or the order Of
the president. This Is an emergency
clause to authorize the speedy com.
pletion Of fortifications in case o.
war. Otherwise the expenditure viii
run through q period OF twelve years
As TO PENSIONS.
Senator Gallinger, Republican. o.
New Hampshire, chairman Of the com
mittee on pensions, announced th'
publication Of the New York Sun o.
the statement last Thursday that tn,
senate had passed 100 private pension
bills In an hour, in q careless inatten
tive way. Gallinger declared that onl,
81 had passed in two and three-quar
ters hours. and the total increase wa
9l2yM2 per year. Nj. Hoar Of Massa
4. chusetts added his opinion % to tn
care with which pension Legislation
was guarded. Hawley Of Connection
upheld the facts as stated by Mr.. Gal
finger, but added that there was quit
q prevailing feeling against large pen
sion expenditures.
In tho senate tho bill granting pen
sion Of S1OOA month to the widow 9
the late Secretary Of State Walter 6
Gresham, as brlgadier general wa
taken up and passed.
SEVERAL LAKE BOATS ORDERED
The senate bill tor the construction
and equipement Of twenty-five s*ean
revenue cutters for service on III
great lakes, not to cost more tina
100000 each, was passed.
INVESTIGATE TIE BOND DEAL.
The resolution heretofore offered b
Mr.. Lodge for investigation BY tn
finance committee Of all the facts an
circumstances connected With tn
sale Of the United States bonds froI
1889 TO 1886 was taken up and . suit
stitute mas offered BY MI. PETER. on
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