Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-16
the NATIONAL CAPITAL
4 REVIEW Of the WEEK.

Vest ofMissouri Has His
Say ON the Bond
Issue.
THE SENATE.
WAsHINaTON.-(Special Correspond
the senate, Lindsay, Demo
crat of Kentucky, took the oath Of
Office.
Numerous petitions bearing on the
~outrages, the recognition Of
the Cuban insurgents, and the venezu-
elan dispute were presented.
Jones Of Arkansas, Of the finance
reported q free silver sub
stitute for the house bond bill.
Elkins of West Virginia offered a
- referred to the finance
- that hereafter any con-
issue of United States
bonds must first be advertised at least
twenty days and sold to the highest
bidder.
Chandler presented q bill providing
for a popular loan by issue of postal
saving notes. 1t III time, he said, to
see whether the American people
could not furnish the resources neces-
sary to maintain our credit. That
could, he thought, be accomplished by
q suitable appeal to the people. He
doutt ted whether the treasury circular
inviting subscriptions from the people
would prove effective. owing to the
difficulties in uncertainties with which
the bids would be hedged about.
What was wanted "a q popular loan
by which the money of the rich and
poor alike would pour into the treas
ury. He explained his bill and pre-
dicted that postal savings certificates
issued under the bill would become as
popular for investment as the COM
pound interest notes issued during
the rebellion.
Allen offered q resolution, which
has referred, for appointment Of q
committee of five senators to investi-
gate the question OF whether there is
now, and has been for the past two
and . half years, q republican form Of
government in the state of Alabama,
and whether fraud, force or intimida-
ton had entered into election Of mem
bers Of the legislature in SO for as
those elections bore on election of
United States senator's.
Lodge renewed discussion Of Chand-
ler's bill by calling attention to sec
ton $685. of the Revised Statutes, pro-
hibiting any citizen of the United
States, on penalty of fine and impris-
onment, from holding any communica-
ton, verbal or written, with any off,
9 or agent Of foreign government,
the purpose Of which was to influence
action In the pending international
dispute, or to interfere With "a meas
ure Of the United States" He cited
recent kilograms between the Prince
OF Wales, the Rothschilds and other
we'll known British subjects, and
Pulitzer of the New York World con-
corning the Venezuelan and financial
politics Of this government. They
we're in strict contravention Of the
statute to which he just referred, and
the attorney general should prosecute
Pulitzer for thus attempting to In
fluonce this government
Gray Of Delaware vigorously defend
ed the proprietor Of the World. He
rebuked Lodge for the suggestion
that public opinion could not be
solicited, either here or abroad. on
any question, and affirmed that q just
public opinion in all civilized Centers
must be the final arbiter Of all dis.
putes.
The senate, without disposing Of the
question. resumed consideration on
Sherman's resolution concerning the
gold reserve, and Vest, democrat Of
Missouri took the floor.
Vests speech proved to be an ar.
raignment Of the supreme court for its
decision In the income tax cases. The
senator spoke with his usual emphatic
Language and was listened to with
close attention by the senators and q
large audience In the galleries.
He began by saying the democratic
party did not seek to evade RESPONSE.
bility for the legislation Of the last
congress, and passed rapidly to his
subject by declaring the Wilson law
would have afforded ample revenue
for support Of the government but for
the supreme court decision declaring
the income tax unconstit u ton al
ssThat the court should have rendered
such q decision he said twas 9 mat.
ter OF surprise to every intelligent
lawyer In the country, and especially
to those Of VA. In congress who were
engaged In formulating the legisla
ture."
ain my Judgment" he continued,
mo Judgment has ave in the history
OF this country been rendered which
has done 60 much to destroy the IN.
duence Of that high tribunal and OK
cite disgust on the part OF the people
Of this country" The country had, '1e
said, been used to rely upon the opin'
ions Of this court because Its judg.
ments were supposed to be above the
caprice, prejudfCes and sudden changes
which might characterize the decision
iof lower courts not 90 far removed
from outside Influences. That tht1
court should have reversed its own
decisions for . hundred yeAx1 ~ I !
question vitality affecting the intereeta
81 tho entire population and placing
the government Ii the attitude Of
violating tho constitution during the
entire history of the union muat, q
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