The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-30

The Rspetiicap Congress Is Cp,7a 'y
inactive.

| NiitS OF hlthtu INV hcnf' NY -
running around wildly, trying TO find
out what struck them ont and who got
hurt Appeals to Reed have so fnr
been UNDECIDED, fos II appears that che
king ant MAS buried i'm tile shake up,
aud has not yet dug his way out.
Beyond the announcement Of the
committees absolutely nothing was
done toward acting on the suggestion
rlade in the presidents message. The
COMMITTEES OF ways and means Is un-
derstood TO be trying 70 arrange some
plan for raising revenues, but the at
tempt seems 70 be Of q very perfume.
tory character. &@<5 r.. r. .|@ ID
ii the senate alone. or the house by
itself, had 70 deal with this question il
would be solved in an hour, but to pro-
duce d piece OF legislation which will
receive tho assent Of both houses Is a
task beyond Speaker Reed and he has
practically admitted ii by his conduct
There have been dozen suggestions
as to what should be done in order to
provide revenues for the government,
ranging all the way from Hits sug.
gestion to the coinage of all the silver
in the treasury vaults. These two sug-
gestions, opposite as they are, fairly
illustrate the state Of affairs in the two
houses.
The house of representatives will
have nothing to do with any bill that
proposes the free coinage of silver and
the senate will have nothing to do with
any bill which does not put the white
metal in the foremost place. 1t ap.
peared for a little while as If the prop
osition to issue a popular loan in the
shape OF three per cent. bonds of small
to be sold TO the people
ut large, would go through, but when
this proposition reached the senate it
was bitterly opposed. Senator after
senator spoke against it. Stewart said
il was Il wrong policy and Dubois de.
cIared that the senate would never
pass any bill that proposed bond is.
sue. His statement passed unchal,
lenged.
Silver is the main point at issue in
the senate. Reeds boom and the Platt-
Quay combine are the controlling forces
at the other end of the corridor. ANY
proposition to reenact any part Of the
Mckinley bill would be bitterly opposed
by the combine because it would at once
put Mckinley prominently before the
people and would seriously interfere
with the presidential plans of Reed.
The republicans in the house attempt
to clear their skirts by saying that any
bill they might propose would be vetoed
by the president. This is a wrong con-
clusion. Mr.. Cleveland feels strongly |
ON many subjects and under ordinary |
would undoubtedly veto |
a bill which conficted with his personal |
IDEAS. In the present crisis, however, |
it is doubted if he would veto any bill |
that came TO him Endorsed by both SEN |
lite and house, always provided il was |
> clear and practical method of raising |
money. ~.
Although both the president and Sec
'etary Carlisle have recommended the |
retirement of greenbaeks as method |
IF retrieving the treasury reserves they
both knew that such a measure would |
stand no show either in the house or
he senate. Both houses have been
lretty thoroughly polled and an over
majority is against the prop
,sition. -
Several bills intended by their authors
p add to the revenues of the govern
nent have been lately introduced. The
me which has attained the most notice
$ that introduced by Representative
amos Cummings, providing for an is
ne Of three per cent. bonds OF small de.
as a popular loan. For
he reasons given in the foregoing this
III has no chance Of passing. NH +
Mr.. Hill, Of Connecticut, thinks an in
rease in the duties on tobacco will
ring several millions into the treasury.
luigg. Of New York, Is down on inn
orted precious stones, and has intro-J
uced a bill providing for an Increase
. the duties. Bowers, Of California,
wants a high duty put upon the iInpor-
atoms of fruits and nuts There have d,
cen several other bills introduced look.
1g 10 an increase in the tax on beer
nd in other internal revenue matters.
ONE OF these might pass the house,
ut they win infallibly he blocked in
he senate.
The house is willing to legislate for
lr. Cleveland IL II can keep clear of sill
en- The senate viii sit on every bin
nat is not silver plate. That is the
tuation.- Chicago Chronicle.
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.