Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-13
THE POLITICIAN.


The decision of the Re blcan Sena-
tors to try to pass the House tariff bill
without amendment adds materially
to the chances the bill has to get
through the Senate. The bill as it
stands is not a party measure, although
it owes its being to Republicans. 1t is
merely an emergency measure, intend
ed to supply the money that will be
needed by the government until the
Republicans regain control of the eX-
ecutive and Legislative branches of the
government. Then a tariff bill that
will protect American industries and
at the same time furnish the revenue
needed will be in order and will be
Forthcoming. Such bill could not
at this time become law, even if it
could get through the Senate, as it
would be certain to run up against Mr..
Cleveland's veto. 1t is not, of course,
certain that the House bill will ever
become law. 1t must in addition to
the solid Republican vote get the votes
of several Populist or Democratic Sena-
tors in order to get through the Senate.
These it is believed that it can get in
its present shape, but it will then have
to stand the chance of veto. There
is no probability that it will be signed
by Mr.. Cleveland, but many believe he
will allow it to become law without
his signature and be glad to have the
additional revenue it will furnish.
1t is charged that some of the in
huence which is preventing the admin
istration recognizing the belligerency
of the Cuban revolutionists has been
bought and paid for by Spanish money.
The feeling in Congress in favor OF
such recognition is daily growing, and
unless there is a great change in the
nature of the news received from Cuba
it is probable that joint resolution
directing the administration to accord
that recognition will soon be reported
from both Senate and House Foreign
committees and rushed through both
bodies with hurrah. Both commit
tees are waiting for Secretary Olney to
send in the information on the subject
which he has been asked for by a
House resolution.
Gen. j. S. Clarkson, of Iowa, Hon.
Joseph Manley, of Me-, and Hon. VIM.
Crane, of Mass, members of the Ma
tional Republican Executive commit
tee, passed through Washington this
week, on their way to st. Louis to
look after the arrangements which are
being made in that city for the meet
ing of the National convention.
Senator Hansbrough, of North
Dakota, has introduced a joint resolu-
tion ordering the Secretary of Agri- |
culture toresume the purchase and dis.
tribution of seeds in accordance with
the appropriation made for that pur-
pose at the last session of Congress. |
1t will be remembered that Secretary
Morton refused to spend that appro-
priatiou and abolished the seed divi- |
sion OF the Department of Agriculture.
Senator Chandler believes that if the |
government as result of Democratic |
mismanagement, has got to borrow |
money it should do so by sure enough |
popular loan, instead of by issuing
bonds labeled popular, which will |
probably all be taken by bankers. In
accordance with that idea, he has in |
troduced bill providing for a popular
loan through postal savings notes, and |,
has given notice of his intention to
offer it as a substitute for the free coin |
age bill which was this week reported |
to the Senate as substitute for the |
House bond bill. Mr.. Chandlers bill |
provides that any person may deposit |
500 in any money order postofiice and
receive receipt acknowledging that
there is due to him or his order a postal |
savings note, bearing interest from
date. These receipts are to be ex-
at any U. S. depository for
a postal savings note worth one year
from date S1O3, two years s1O6. 10, three |
years sl09 80, four years s112.6O, five
years SIG, and thereafter the value to !
increase at the rate of 81 year until !
redeemed. The bill gives the right to
the government to call these notes in /