Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-06
BONDS PROHIBITED.
The Anti-Bond Bill Passed in the
Senate.
A BILL PASSED OVER THE VETO
The Rivers and Harbors Bill Goes Through
the House by a Vote of ego TO Go
No Debate Allowed on
the Measure.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Morrill, was recognized
for speech on the tariff In opening
his speech he referred to the emer-
gency tariff bill passed by the house,
and said: THE democrats have
broken away from the leadership
of their president, and while marching
to the drum and fife of North Caro-
lima captain, are in such dread lest the
populists should get control of their
party that they seem to be in hurry
to become populists themselves" The
senator declared that the republican
party would never make a trade of its
principles on the money question in
order to secure higher tariff duties
He predicted that the platform of the
repub l1can party in 1896 would place
every dollar of our money in ciroula-
ton on a parity with the best dollar
in the world, and declared that the po-
litical ground under the democratic
party appears to be dangerously vol
canic. Continuing, he said:
No doubt had country been shielded by
sound protective tariff during the hopeless
years of the present democratic administra-
ton much of the business distress and woe of
unemployed labor might have been averted:
but another adverse and sore bewitchery of all
business affairs in the United States. hardly
less potent than free trade tariff, has been
silver and on a ratio that would not fail to re-
duce the standard value of money. well
as the whole fabric of public and private
credit. to one-haf OF its present value An in
vitation from commercial nations to join
in cooperative agreement for large
money of silver would be accepted
by republican administration but it
would be more desirable that the United
States should receive rather than offer the
invitation, the American production of
silver is comparatively 20 large that any initia-
n m 20
charge of being inspired by the thrifty pur-
pose of securing a better market for our annual
domestic product Were it certain, some
silver advocates represent. that no CO opera
tive agreement among leading nations for y
larger use of silver can be obtained that fact
alone would be co2ent and sufficient reason
why the United States should decline to
stultify itself by embarking single handed in
an experiment so reckless and so distrusted as
to be stunned and coldly rejected by the states
men of every enlightened nation But this
hopeless representation of the silver question
in Europe is untrue The trend of public
opinion in Germany and in Great Britain
favors tolerance of the question
At seven o'clock at night the long
struggle over the bill to prohibit the
issue of bonds came to an end, and the
bill was passed by a vote of 50 to 25.
The bill as passed covers only few
lines, as follows:
bearing bonds of the United States for any
purpose whatever. without further authority
of congress, is hereby prohibited
The filled cheese bill was taken up
and made the unfinished business Mr..
Allison introduced a joint resolution
for a scientific investigation of the
Behring sea seal fisheries.
The house devoted itself yesterday
to passing the rivers and harbors bill
over the presidents veto and to unseat-
ing, by n vote of 162 to SO. John J.
WEIGH, the democratic member from
the Eighth New York district, whose
place will be filled by John Murray
Mitchell, republican. Both of these
actions were forgone conclusions. SO
that they excited comparatively little
interest, although there was a full
house to vote on the rivers and harbors
bill. 1t was passed by 22O to 60, many
more votes than the two-thirds neces.
sary to overrule a veto, and it was
passed without debate, although Mr..
Dockery, of Missouri, protested vehe-
mently that debate had been promised.
Thirty-nine democrats voted to over.
ride the presidential objections and &c
repu blicans stood by Mr.. Cleveland.
The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported from congress with an agree
ment on all items but the mum Der OF
battle ships. A further conference OF
this item was ordered.
The approaching end of the session
was impressed upon the house by sew.
eral suggestions A rule from the
committee on rules for meetings of the
house at IL o'clock, an hour earlier
than usual, during the remainder OF
the session was adopted Mr.. Dingley
(rep), of Maine, called attention to the
fact that several appropriation bills
We're yet in conference, and said he no
ticed that many members we're leaving
the city. and begged other members
to remain and keep a quorum. His ap
peal was reinforced by Chairman Can
non, of the appropriations committee
who said. I'm my judgment there i.
no probability this session will end be
fore Wednesday of next week, ant
probably not before Friday or Satur
day. If we do not keep a quorum, we
will not be able to get away for {
month
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