Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-01-02
CONGRESSIONAL

dcAb Hfl1nCs1u message was referred to the
Monday. ILL
In the senate resolutions were introduced
providing for the coinage of silver bullion pur9
ehassd under the Sherman act Into silver dol
lars and with them redeemIney outstanding
greeneacks and treasury notes. Both houses
pigeen-heisa the holiday adjournment reso-
luton.
Dec. 22.-In the House the election contests
ware referred to the three contest committees
Ar pIngley, chairman of the ways and means
committee. said the committee would report
Thursday bond and tariff bill to protect the
treasury from gold Withdrawals The bonds
are to BE an unlimited amount of three per
cent hve year coin bonds, to protect the
goIo reserve. with the provision that
the currency redeemed by the proceeds
shall not be paid cut for current de-
1elts IN the revenue unless the expenses of
the government are in excess of the revenues.
In addition the bill viii provide for one year
per cent treasury certificates of Indebtedness
not to exceed 0.00), 000 in amount, and to be
disposed of at the discretion of the Secretary
OF the Treasury, to meet current deficits in the
revenue. These are to be offered for sale at the
sph-treasuries and repositories of the govern
ment. The tariff items are: 4 duty on wool
OF O. PEI cent of the Mckinley law rates;
a compensatory duty ON wooden. goods
of 90 Per cent of the Mckinley aaw
rates; a duty of so per cent of the rate of 1881
on lumber, which Will be from 10 to ID per cent
advaIorem; an increase of % per cent from the
nnson-Gorman act rates on cereal breadStuffS,
dairy products and live stock, including poul--
try; horizontal increase of Is per cent from
the N1Ison-Gorman rates on all other SEIZED IIles,
with the provision that in no case shall the
duty exceed the Mckinley rates, except whsre
the Wiison-Gorman rates exceed those of the
Mckinley law
Dec. 24 The Senate made a Christmas pres
ent 70 the South, as Mir. Hill aptly character
Hed the bill introduced by him removing the
Proscriptive disa bilities passed at the close of
the war against the service of ex-Confederates
in the United States army or navy.
tor Hawley presented a bill authorizing
the Secretary of War to issue Spring
field rifles to State military organizations
IN exchange for old guns. Mr.. Squire of Wash
1ngton spoke against the injustice of employ
ing foreign engineers American ships re-
ceiving subsidies from the Unite States gov
ernme1r and offered bill to overcome the
practice. Adjourned till Friday.
The session of the House was brief Mr.
Shafroth of Colorado attempted to secure the
passage of resolution opening the South
Platte and Plum Creek forest reserves in
Colorado where there have recently been large
gold discoveries. to mining claimants but
1t was objected to. Speaker Reed had read a
commune alton from the Chamber OF Repre-
sentatIves of Brazil feli6itatinn the House of
representatives of the United States the
President strong position the Monroe doc
trJne. The Speaker laid before the House to-
day letter from the Secretary of the Interior
transmitting a reply to Delegate Flynn's
resolution asking the reasons for the delay in
the alloting of the landi on the Wichita reserva-
ton to the Indians. and the opening of the sur
plus land to settlement. The Secretary saws
the reason of the delay is owing to the fact
that their is a test case pending regarding
the title of the lands, and that he has only one
relative by marriage who IS engaged attorney
for the Indians.
Dec. 27.-The House entered upon the con-
sideration of the bond bill. The bill aroused
the opposition of the Democrats and Popuaists,
the gold Democrats being arrayed against it
because they claimed it did give
the Secretary the authority to issue gold
bonds, with which he desired to replenish
the reserve. and the silver Democrats on the
ground of their general opposition to bond
issues In the Republican ranks also there
developed such bitter opposition to the
bill as originally drawn and to- the
proposition to force the bill to a vote to-day
that the Republican members of the committee
on ways and means incor porated it in an
amendment specifically declaring that nothing
in the act should be construed as a modification
or repeal of the act of 1878 for the reissue of the
on rules extended the limit of de-
bate until tomorrow at o'clock, but de-
cIned to givo members of the House
opportunity to offer amendments The
speech from Mr.. johnson of California
appealing to his Republican colleagues to vote
against the bill The principle speeches were
made By MesSrs- Dingley of Maine and Grosve-
nor of Ohio Republicans)a and Messrs. Turner OF
Georgia and Patterson of Tennessee (Demo-
cratsl- At the evening session. which con-
tlnued until lO o clock. the debate was cOntln-
ued. the sps akers being Mr.. Wheeler Democrat
of Alabama; Mr. Wilson, Republican, of
Idaho: Mt Gibson, Republican. of Tennessee;
Mr.. De Almond. of Missouri; Mr.. Henderson of
Iowa. and others.
The Senate was enlivened by a spirited de-
bate in which Mr.. Hill of New York and Mr.
Teller Colorado. were the principal figures,
The New York Senator precipitated considera-
ton of the bond question by offering a resolu-
ton directing that future bond issues to re-
new the gold reserve should bear pro-
vision that they would be payable in
gold or silver at the option of the holder. In
support of this bill Mr. Hill read speech set
ting forth the difficulties OF negotiating bon1s
under the uncertainties of the present law.
MIR. Teller's reply to Mr.. Hill was cutting sar-
castle and personal. He repudiated and pro-
tested against the efforts of the President and
his tide walters" to defame the credit of
the United States. He spoke of the re-
cent visit to Washington Of a great New
York banker of those who had partici-
pated in the 'sdishonorable or imbeciier bond
transaction of LAST year. The galleries were
/ crowded during the debate and the Senators as
we'll as spe,ta keenly enjoyed the caustic
tilt Mr.. Allen of Nebraska added his protest
! to that of Mr Teller against the defamation of
our national credit. No final action on the
| Hill resolution was taken.
Activity in Coke Regions.
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