Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-02

Washington, Der. 24.-The house re-
spoided TO the presidents message by
plgeonholing the resolution for q hoIi-
d&y recess and preparing to 20 to
WORE " provide means Tor the relief
or the treasury, There was no DIFF.
terence OF opiuion. on she surface at
least that congress should in the
emergency TO which Mr.. Gle veland
had called attention, remain at its
post. The speaker announced the com.
mittees and the desks were cleared
FOR business. The ways and means
committee, tn which The message was
referred, Immediately proceeded 10 or
@lnlZe, and will at once bngin TN.
work Of framing a bin.
The session of the senate was notg-
Gle IN bringing about a verr pointed
statement from Mr.. Dubois, who WAS
understood TO voice the views of the
silver element in the senate, that mo
hnancial legislation was DosstOIa
along the lines desired by President
Cleveland, and strenu0uSly urged in
the message. 1t was patent to every
senator, SIR. Dubois said. and sheuld
be understood by the countrF, that the
presidents desire for the retirement
OF the ~greenbacks or the authorization
OF a bond issue Were utterly impossi-
bic OF accomplishment. The only ac-
non h senate would take il il was
given the opportunity to vote would
be to adopt the resolution Of Mr.. Vest
lDem., MO-. offered earlier III the day,
directing the coinage Of silver bullion
IN the treasury and the payment OF
government Obligations in silver. The
only inGnD1iD TO ,EGyyprl q, Al, vw1,
ident's message was in the p~resenta-
ton Of two resolutions favorable to
silver, that by Mr.. Vest and another
by Mr.. Butler, the new Populist MEM
Der from North Carolina. proposing
gold payments while the metals were
at a parity and silver payments when
gold was at n premium.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Thc horse re-
Sponded to the appeal Of the president
by passing a tariff bill, the operation
of which is limited to two and d half
years, and which is designed to raise
$iO,OOO,OUO for the relief Of the treas
ury. The vote was on party lines, with
two exceptions. The Republicans al!
voted for the bill except Hartman of
Montana. who did not vote. and the
Democrats and Populists against it,
save Nefvlands Pop, New, wing voted
in favor CT the
The special order under which the
bill was br"ugh 40 Il vote after three
and a half hours debate. was ironclad
in its character, and compelled the
members 10 adopt or reject ii without
opportunity Of offering amendments Of
any kind Although there was the
brilliant setting that usually accom-
panies Il teld day in the house, the
debate lacked much OF the spirit and
vim which generally cnaracterizes .
partisan tiitiie in the lower branch Of
congress. Even the preliminary Skin
mish over the adoption Of the rule,
which ordinarily precipitafes the fierc-
est %wrangling, passed OF quietly. The
debate itself was participated in by
the leaders OF both sides. The Repub-
leans contended that the first neces-
sity of the treasury was revenue TO
supply the continued deficiency. Ev"
cry speaker denied that the proposed
measure was q Republican protection
bill. 1t was, they claimed.
An Emergency Revenue Bill
on protective lines. 1t was significant
that several, notably Mr.. Dalzell, Mr..
Payne. Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Grosven-
or. predicted the passage Of a genuine
protective measure as soon as the Re
pubiicans gained control of the White
House. The Democrats took the posi-
ton that there was no lack Of revenue
in the treasury, and that the passage
of Il bill to increase taxation would in
no wise help the situation nor furnish
the relief desired 5y the president anu
secretary of the treasury. All who
took part in the debate acquitted
themselves well. Mr.. Dingley and Mr.. |
Dafs~cN Of the Republicans. and Mr.. |
CrisI md Mr.. Turner, Of the Demo
carried off the honors. The bill
passed repeats the present tariff law
until Aug. i, 1895. IL restores GO per !
cent of the Mckinley rates on wool
and woolens, lumber and carpets. and
makes a horizontal increase OF the
rates in all other schedules ex-
cept sugar of - per cent.
When the bill was PIT upon Its pas
IL was p~assed-205 to 81. The
vote was taken by ayes and nays,
There was no demonstration OF any
at the announcement of the vote.
Mr.. Cannon, the delegate from Utah.
for immediate consideration OF
4 joint resolution directing the secre-
Lary of the Territory of Utah to turn
TO the governor OF Utah, upon the
ISSUANCE Of the executive proclamation
admitting the territory as a state, All
United States property in the hands or
he secretary.
Washington, Dec. 81. - The house
the bond bin by a vote OF 10
1876, and thus having discharged the
ask for which 1t has been sitting dur
ng the holiday recess decided 20 &c.
ourn for three days in order to spend
lew Years. The closing hours or the
lebate were lacking in spirit and there
vas practically no excitement unul
he vote was taken. The margin OF
o by which the first section OF tne
ill. against which the Republican OPP
,onents of the measure massed their
opposition, was passed showed that
he friends of the measure q mar
4haled every available vote In lus
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