Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

washington, FeD. 1l.-AlInOuSQ me
senate failed to accomplish much the
session served to make definite the
program on a number of important
subjects. Mr. Morrill,, chairman of the
finance committee, gave notice that he
would call up the tariff bill next
Wednesday. Mr.. Call dem, Fla.) Sc
cured unanimous consent that the Gu
ban question should be made a special
order following the deficiency appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Davis, author of the
Davis resolution on the Monore doc
trine, gave notice that next Monday he
would call up the resolution. Thus
three of the most important pending
questions were given definite time
for hearing.
Mr.. Cameron rep, Pa) offered
joint resolution. 1t quotes the presi-
dents reference to the Cuban war in
his last message, declares there is no
means of securing peace to Cuba ex-
cept by giving it the right of self-goV-
eminent, and offers Spain the friendly
Offices of the United states to bring
about this result
dressed the senate on the resolution de-
filming the Monroe doctrine. He de-
cleared there was no occasion for &C
ton of any kind on the subject at this
time. Both houses of congress by
passing the resolution for the Venez-
uelan commission had done all The
president and secretary Of state desired
and all that the people expected. The
people were becoming disguised with
unnecessary jingoism. He thought
the most popular thing congress could
do and the most beneficial would be to
pass the necessary appropriation bills
and go home. The mere fact that con-
gress was in session was a menace to
the revival of business and a return of
prosperity.
Mr.. Lindsay gave notice of an
amendment to the house tariff bill,
proposing repeal of the provision of
the present tariff law which provides
duty of one-eighth of a cent per pound
on all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard and on all discolored sugars.
Consideration was resumed of the
resolution directing the secretary Of
agriculture to carry out the law for
the distribution of seeds and Mr.. Vest,
dem, Mo-, renewed his criticism of
the secretary. The senator proceeded
to show from the agricultural depart
ment reports that the secretary had
himself, though opposing this seed
law, used the appropriation for his
l. L.,
seed distributions in his own state of
Nebraska. 1T is enough" declared
the senator, ito make the star-eyed
goddess of reform hang her head and
blush for shame" Mr.. Vest offered a
substitute resolution directing the sec
rotary of agriculture to purchase and
distribute seeds as in previous years
and to procure them by open purchase
or contract.
Mr.. Bate (dem., TENN, said it was
not fair or just that the secretary of
agriculture should be accused in this
manner without his views on the sub
ject being understood. He said the
senator's (Vest's) speeches were in
fammatory and declamatory," dealing
with abuse and sarcasm, when, in the
opinion of Bate, the secretary had
acted with wisdom and justice. The
secretary had found this seed distribu-
ton running wild and he had brought
it within proper limits and had stopped
the extravaganza.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE debate
on the bond bill proceeded in the house.
Mr. Hainer rep, Neb.), spoke iSfavor
of Inconvenience in the free coinage
substitute and Mr.. McDearmon dem,
Tenn Mr. Calderhead pop, Kans),
and Mr.. Skinner, pop., N. c., in favor
of concurrence. The death of Congress-
man Grain, of Texas, was then an
nounced and the house adjourned.