West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-09
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WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
January 4. 1896. (
Mr.. Reed wanted rest tins
week. Consequently the House
has dene nothing except to go
through the form Of holding ses-
sions Tuesday and to-day.
New York city is for the first
time IN my recollection making a
real effort to secure the Democratic
National Convention, or IN fact,
any convention. The residents of
that city seem at last to realize that
things not worked for are seldom
obtained. Whether New York
will get the convention is prob
lem. Only two Of the Democratic
National COMMITTED Wall, of
Wis, aud Wallace, OF Wash. are
now in Washington and neither
will commit hir self on the subject.
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There has been Il considerable
Change OF opinion as to the attitude
of England towards the Venezuelan
boundary commission, the mem ber-
ship of which could hardly have
been improved. Instead Of being
violently opposed to the commits
sion,a many supposed it would be,
1t seems, from trustworthy imfor.
nation, that the British Govern
ment while not officially recognize
ing the commission proposes to un.
officially assist it in every way pos
sible to get at the actual facts AS
to the true boundary between Ven.
ezuela aud British Guiana.
The resolution. adopted by the
Senate, calling upon the Secretary
Of the navy to state whether in his
opinion it would be advantageous
to contract for six battleships, in.
stead Of two as authorized by tho
last Congress, is intended 20 give
Secretary Herbert an opportunity
to call the attention OF Congress o
the favorable nature OF the bids
submitted to the department for
the building Of battleships, and il
is expected that his communication
will result in Congress authorizing
the construction Il fur battles h ps
in addition to the two which have
been ordered Of the Newport News
ship yard.
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President Cleveland may or may
not have felt complimeuted when
Senator Sherman offered resolu
ton providing that when green
backs or u. S. Treasury notes are
redeemed for gold they shall not be
re issued except for gold. but that
resolution aud speech made in its
favor by Mr.. Sherman have been
the most sensational Occurances Of
the week in Congress. 1t will be
remembered that when President
Cleveland in bIs annual message
and Secretary Carlisle in his annual
report recommended the retirement
Of the greenbacks and Treasury
notes as the best remedy for our
financial troubles Senator Sherman
was foremost among those Repubi
cans who hooted at the idea. Now
Senator Sherman offers resolution
which, il it became law, would
probably result in retiring the
greenbaCks and Treasurary notes.
although he claims that it would'n
The basis for his claim ia not, how
ever, very substantial one. lie
figures that the law would work
like the assurance Of a bunk chash
Ter to frightened dopositor, that
he could have his money If he
wanted IL; and that those who have
been presenting these notes for
redemption in gold will stop as
soon as they know that the notes so
presented will not be again paid
out for them to present again.
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The scrambling among those who
want more Of the protection pork
than the tariff bill which the House
passed gives them, has not beer
eqnallod since tho Mckinley bill