The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
ALLEN CAUSES A STIR
Resolution Concerning the Use of
Money in Elections.
HE ASKS FOR AN INVESTIGATION.

Seh"tor morgan Addresses the Senate ON
ba-says the Matter Is Left to Con-
gress and There Is No Time to lose
Treasury Officials Worried over tho
Counterfeiting of Coins - Nominations
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 16.-In the senate
tuesday something of a stir was oc-
casioned when Allen, Populist Of Ne
braska offered a resolution for a COM
mlttee of nine senators ION the use of
money in elections" The resolution di-
rects that the committee snail thor
oughly investigate the extent to which
money, If any, was used in connection
with the recent presidential election,
either in prompting the nominations or
in influencing in any manner the choice
of presidential electors, and to inquire
whether any such expenditures were
excessive, illegitimate, corrupt or un-
lawful, and especially to inquire and
ascertain to what extent, for such pur-
poses the owners of silver mines, gold
mines, the bankers, the manufacturers,
the railroad or other corporations and
millionaires of all classes made con-
tributlons, and what contributions. If
any, were made by persons and corpo-
rations residing abroad"
The resolution further empowers the
proposed committee to send for persons
and papers. and directs a report by the
first Monday Of December. 1897.
Charges of IrreGularity.
Allen made no remarks on the reso-
luton, but sent TO the clerks desk and
had read, several newspaper clippings
containing charges of irregularity in
connection with the recent election.
The resolution was then referred TO the
committee on contingent expenses, AL
len remarking that he earnestly desired
a speedy report back TO the senate.
Dingley came on the floor during the
transaction of the morning business and
conferred for some time with Aldrich.
The bill validating certain New Mexi-
leo bonds was taken up, the house
amendments agreed to and the senate
amendments disagreed to, so that the
bill now goes to the president. Palmer
called up one of the pension bills here
tofore vetoed by the president but
yielded to Morgan for speech on Gu
ba. Morgan closed his Cuban speech
at 2:10 p. m., and the senate then
agreed to his resolution calling for in
formation on the Competitor and other
cases
What Mr.. Morgan Said.
Mr.. Morgan said
II am not able to discover that the
president has made any specific recon-
mendations or indications as to any ac-
tion he deems it proper or expedient
for congress to take with reference to
Spain or Cuba; nor that he has indi-
Gated any course. except patient watt
ing. that the executive proposes to
take. Congress, thus left to it's own
initiative, must assume it's own respon-
sibility in a matter of the most serious
gravity
IF war with the United States is
necessary to reconcile the Spanish peo-
pie to the loss of Cuba by foreign con-
quest" said Mr.. Morgan, 1--WE shall be
compelled to meet that emergency. II
the destruction of Cuba is enough to
satisfy the popular sentiment of re-
venge we can avoid a war with Spain
by remaining inactive, while our own
people are being ruined or slaughtered
along with the Cubans. If we mean
to take any action toward stopping
this war of annihilation and extermina-
ton we have no time to lose"
The Allabach pension bill was passed
over the presidents veto-yeas Al,
nays, IL.
Doings of the House.
The house passed the bill to transfer
the rights of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad company under the original
charter to the mortgages, and upon their
purchase of the property. The bill as
drawn affected about 100000 acres Of
land granted the company. An amend
ment was adopted providing that as
condition Of precedent to the reorgani-
zation of the road all claims to land
granted by the government adjacent
to parts of the road uncompleted July
g. 1886, be forfeited.
rn N A srRV nEEICIAIa WORRIED