Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-01-06
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

passed into the control of the Republicans.
The change in the political complexion OF
the committees was effected by the adop-
ton of a resolution organizing the commit
tees as agreed to by the Republican ana
Democratic steering committees. The Pop
ulists, with the exception of Mr.. Kyle Is.
Do, declined to vote, and the Republicans
having a plurality ia the Senate were thus
enabled to adopt the resolution by vote
of 30 to %. Mr.. Kyle voted with the
Democrats against the reorganization. !. A
two hours debate followed the adoption
of the resolution. the purpose OF which
der tine leadership of Senator German,
ably seconded by Senator Harris, attempted
TO show that the reorganization was erect
and Republicans, contending that the 81
lence of the latter. by making possible the
reorganization, indicated acquiescence. he
also insisted that the Republican assump-
ton of control saddled them with the re-
sponsibility for legislation
The Senate held two hours session ON
the 3lSt in tire course Of which speech
by Mr. Mitchell on the restoration of the
Mckinley duties OH wool was listened to
and resolution was passed for the In
vestigatio by the committee OH naval af-
fairs of the prices paid by the government
for ship arnor. The resolution contained a
bread intfmatiom that officers of the gov
eminent were interested in armorzplate pro-
| cesses and Senator Chandler, the author of
the resolution, said the facts that had come
to his knowledge Warra ant him IN assq m
inquiry. The most important feature Of the
session. perhaps. was a resolution offered
| by Mr.. Sherman for the restoration of the
! held sacred for the redemption of the green
| backs and treasury notes, the former to be
bullion Mr. Sherman will address the
| Senate on his resolution later in the week.
Mr.. Elkins asked for the immediate con-
| sideration of a resolution apropos of the an
| sense of the Senate that no bonds of the
United States should be sold at private sale
OF by private contract, but should be dis
posed of by advertising to the highest bid
der. Mr.. Hill On. W objected. Mr.. Nelson
lRep., Minn) made his first speech In the
Senate, advocating higher duties for pres
emit financial troubles.
| The House ON the 9th entered upon the
consideration of the bond bill. The bill
aroused the united opposition of the Demo-
being arrayed against it because they
claimed it did not give the secretary the
authority to issue gold bonds, with which
he desired to replenish the reserve, and the
silver Democrats on account OF their gen.
eral opposition to bond issues The latter
contended that the raids on the treasury
| could be stopped If the secretary would use
! his discretion to redeem notes in silver
| when the reserve was threatened. In the
| bitter opposition to the bill as originally
drawn and to the proposition to force the
bill to vote. on that day that the Re-
publican members of the committee on
ways and means incorporated in 1t an
amendment specifically declaring that moth
ing in the act should be construed as a
the reissue of the greenbacks when re-
deemed, and the committee on rules extend
ed the limit of debate until 3 o'clock on the
following day, but declined to give the
members of the House opportunity to offer
amendments. The feature @of the day was
q strong speech from Mr.; Johnson, Rep.,
CALI appealing to his Republican colleagues
to vote against the bill. He scored the
Republican leaders for bringing in the bill.
He said he had voted for the revenue meas
ure under protest, but he refused to follow
them on the present bill. Political expedi-
ency which involved surrender of prin-
ciple, he declared, would never succeed.
principal speeches were made by Messrs.
Dngley (Me) and Grosyenor go, Rep pub
terson Tenn.) Democrats.
The House on the 2Sth passed the bond
bill by a vote of 10 to 1876. The closing
hours of the debate were lacking in spirit
and there was practically no Excitement
until the vote was taken. The margin of
! thirty three by which the first section of
| Of the measure had marshaled every avail
able vote in it's favor AS it was, forty
seven Republicans refused to act with the
majority of their party. The Populists and
Democrats, with the exception of Mr..
Hutchinson (Tex.) who voted for the bill,
presented an unbroken front against the
bill. The bill, as passed, amends the re-
sumption act so as to permit the issue of 8
per cent. coin bonds redeemable after five
years at the pleasure of the government
and payable in fifteen years, with the spe-
cific proviso that nothing in the bill shall
be construed to repeal the act of 1878 for
the reissue Of greenbacks. and that the
bonds shall first be offered for subscription
at the sub-treasuries and repositories of
the United States The second section of
the bill provides for the issue of three-ye
8 per cent debt certificates of denomina-
lions of 500 and multiples thereof i'll
amounts not exceeding $50,000,O00 to meet
temporary deficiencies.
The last session of the House for the year
1896 was purely formal meeting lasting
but very few minutes, and an adjourn
ment was taken unit the Sd.