Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
The NATIONAL CAPITAL
synopsis of Proceedings in Com
gress, and Matters Per.
tanning Thereto.
4 REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Pension and Financial Bills Are
Chief the Matters Under
Discussion.

encel-The indications are that the
time Of the senate will be divided this
week between the discussion Of fin
ances and the Monroe doctrine, the
latter being based upon the Davis res
,olution and the former on the free
H,oinage substitute for the house bond
bill. Several..senators, including Tel
Ter, Daniel, Cockrell and White will
speak on the silver bill during the
week, and..the probabilities are that
the consideration of the bill will not
be concluded when the end of the
week is reached. No vote will be sc.
cured until the : Utah senators take
their seats, but it will come soon after
that time. The tariff bill will be re.
ported during the week if Senator
Jones of Nevada gives his consent.
APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE aousE.
The house will devote the coming
week to the consideration of appropri-
alton bills unless a move is made to
recognize the Cubans as b~elligerents.
1t lie quite probable that the question
may be presented to the house in some
shape. The committee on foreign af-
fairs has as yet proposed no resolu-
ton on the subject, but there are
many indications that the whole
question will be considered In the
house before long. The urgent deaci-
ency and military academy appropria-
ton bills which are ready, 60 to make
up the regular work for the week.
THE SENATE.
In the senate, q joint resolution ap-
spropriating $4,000 for the expenses Of
the commission engaged in fixing the
boundary between Alaska and British
Columbia, was passed.
Mills of Texas took the floor and
spoke at length in support Of his
resolution introduced concerning sill
ver, bonds, etc. He opposed national
banks as undemocratic; declared silver
was locked up in the treasury vaults
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and that q system was now In vogue
which would be perpetuated by q fur
Their issue Of bonds.
"Let any party" said Mills, "dare
60 before the country in the coming
contest with Q plain declaration favor
ing q bonded debt and bank circula-
ton, and when the campaign is over
that party = i'll need the services of a
first.class undertaken" He differed
with the president and regretted it.
But this was q country of free discus
sion and the difference with the presi-
dent and secretary of the treasury ex-
listed in spite Of q high personal regard
for them. The president wanted more
bonds, adding to the peoples burden
and imposing this burden on our
children and our children's children.
The presidents bond issues we're futile.
1t was like pouring water through q
sieve. A hundred million issue q few
days hence will be followed by another
hundred millions in q few months
The presidents language concerning
finances sounded like the statements
of Jay Cooke when he advocated ma
tionsl debts as national blessings.
At the conclusion Of Mills speech
PETER took the floor on the bond bill.
His speech was against the bonds and
In favor Of silver coinage. PETER said
the bond policy OF the president was
little else than "a gre, t pubic crime"
Mr.. Pugh offered q resolution similar
In text to the resolution historically
known as the STANLEY Matthews reso-
luton" for the payment OF govern
ment obligations in either coin, gold
or silver.
Mr.. Allen, pop, Neb., called atten-
ton to the adverse report madeby MI.
Sherman from the committee on for
eign relations on his (Allen's) bill pro-
hibiting the acceptance by an Ameri-
~ citizen Of q title or degree OF honor
from q foreign government and asked
the senate instead Of its being post
poned indefinitely 1t be placed on the
calendar. No objection was made
and MI Aliens request was complied
with.
Mr.. Hansbrough, rep, N. D., from
the committee on agriculture and for
estry, reported joint resolution direct
Ing the secretary of agriculture to
carry into effect the provisions OF law
In regard to the distribution OF seeds
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Mr.. McCullom rep. ILL., offered .
resolution which was agreed to, calling
on the secretary Of state for tnforma-
tion ~ to whether n~aturalized citizens
Of Arminian birth are allowed to visit
Turkey and whether the United States
passports held by them r recognized
III the Turkish government; also
whether tho families OF such natural
Arminian n~aturalixed citizens, resid-
ing in Turkey are permitted to leave
that country under the usual protec-
ton.
After some preliminaries Davis Of
the foreign relations committee report
cd the resolution on the Monroe doc
trine. The following Ii the resolution:
Resolved that the United States OF
America reafRrms and confirms the
doctrins and principles promulgated
By President Monroe N his message Of
December 2, 1623, and declared that II
will assert and maintain that doctrine
and those principles and will regard
any infringement thereon and partic-
ularly any attempt BY any European
power 10 take or acquire any. new ter
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