Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-23

4 REVIEW Of the WEEK.
THE SENATE.

treasury to the resolution Of inquiry
- to wheather . 9~lO0yOOO,OO0 in gold
was at any time set apart from other
funds, MAS submitted. The secretary
said this y never done, there being
no law authorizing It. :
Mitchell had passed q bill allowing
settlers on forfeited railroad grants to
hold land by fencing and improving It
and making actual residence unneces-
sary.
Pritchard, republican, made an adj
dress defending himself against the
charges Of inconsistency on the tariff
question, made by Hill last week and
attacked Hills record for inconsis-
tenny, saying he had been repudiated
by the democratic party.
Hill, in reply, expressed surprise at
having brought forth SO elaborate q
statement and said he believed he was
"a active q member Of the democratic
party ''what there is left Of IT." as any
one. He said 1t was true he voted
against the Wilson bill. He had rea-
sons for voting against it. He believed
In tariff reform, but not in that way.
Butler OF New Jersey and Allen,
populist, of Nebraska here joined in
and q colloquy brought out consider
able discussion of New York's sena-
tors political consistency which was
amusing to the crowded galleries.. At
2 CLOCK the personal controversy
closed and Morgan took the floor on
the silver bond bill. His speech was
the event OF the senate. Morgan fire.
quently addressed himself personally
to Sherman, who sat across the aisle,
a. for two hours arraigned the Ohio
Z hatQr fora series of financial acts
nth which he q identified. At
times Morgan was bitterly personal.
He re ferret to Sherman as that Ma
poleon of finance who was near his
Waterloo and who would be consigned
to st. Helena. In the main, however,
the speech was q ~scolarly presentation
Of the silver question.
The bill granting q pension Of SIS q.
month to the widow Of General Coggs-
we'll of Massachusetts, caused a long
debate. Allen, Populist Of Nebraska
said he waited to 60 on record as op-
posed to any distinction between the
widow Of q private soldier and that of
q brigadier general or any other gen.
eral. The plain private soldier bore
the brunt of the war.
Hoar of Massachusetts, asked IL AL
lens logic would lead him to approve
Of placing the salary of General Miles,
commander of the army, ut e13 .
month.
ut would doubtless measure the
value Of his services In many cases'
answered Allen.
Thurston, republican, Of Nebraska,
made his maiden speech in the senate
In support Of. liberal pensions and elo-
quently ~protrayed the services of his
father as q plain soldier. He urged
that war heroes have amplest PEN
sions. This bill 1.-THE Cogswell) instead
Of having its allowance reduced should
who served In the war. Thurston ex-
pressed satisfaction that his first
words In the senate should be in sup
port Of pensions.
The motion BY Allen to reduce the
allowance to $50 was not agreed to, q
to SO; the democrats with some exCep-
tions supporting the motion and all
the republicans voting against 1t. The
bill then passed without division.
A new phase Of the financial ques-
ton was presented BY Mills in the
form Of 8 resolution giving seven
declarations Of policy, substantially as
follows:
First, against the retirement Of out
standing legal tender notes; second,
favoring the coinage Of the silver bull
lion In tho treasury; third, issuance OF
emergency legal tender notes In case
Of deficiency; fourth, against interest
bearing bonds; fifth, establishing the
policy Of the United States In paying
obligations in both gold and silver;
sixth, repudiAting tho theory that .
public debt ID . public blessing; sev-
enth, urging the rapid e~xtinguish-
ment Of tho national debt and the
maintenance Of Q sinking fund there
for.
Mills resolution went to the table.
The bill granting to the Atchison
and Nebraska railroad and to the
Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy the
right Of way across . part OF the 6aO
and Fox Indian reservation passed.
The bond silver bill was taken up ut
2 O'Clock and Butler, populistof North
Carolina offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the issuance OF interest hear-
ing bonds and directing the secretary
Of the treasury to pay In gold or silver
according to the market value Of
coins.
Butler spoke in opposition to bond
Issues and in favor Of silver legisla-
tion.
rHE HOUSE.
Morse, republican Of Massachusetts.