Arizona republican., 1896-01-08
CONGRESS AND ITS WORK Republican Senators and
 the Tariff. House Bill Is Likely to Be AC-
 Cepted. Representative Enquire as to Trusts and tie Cost of Guard-
 Ing Alaskan Seals.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.|n the senate today Senator Jones, Democrat of Arkansas, reported from the finance committee the free silver substitute for the house bond bill and gave notice that he would call it up tomorrow and ask the senate to consider it. Senator Morrill,, chairman of the finance com mittee, notified the senate that the substitute was opposed by every Re- publican member of the committee The bill went on the calendar.
 Senator Elkins offered resolution which was referred to the finance com mittee providing that hereafter any contemplated issue of United States shall first be advertised as least twenty days and such bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder.
 Senator Quay moved the adoption of the house tariff bill, but the motion was lost sight of in the general discus sion Senators Allison and Aldrich explained briefly the attitude of the Republican members of the finance committee, saying that they were of the opinion that if any changes were to be made they should be in the way of increasing the house rates on agri- cultural products, spirits and pottery and adding sugar to the list to be in creased fifteen per cent.
 The main treat of the senate was one of Senator Vests characteristic speeches. He arraigned the supreme court for the income tax decision. He laid the responsibility for the lack of revenue at their door, when they exempted the 'sordid wealth of the land" from taxation. He entrusted the records of present and pasI. ad- ministrations. He threw some light upon heretofore unknown chapters in the history Of the Mckinley law. He denounced the financial dependency of this country and of others upon the money influence. He attacked the president and secretary of the treasury for their proposition to retire-green- backs and place the circulation in the hands of National banks. He quoted Secretary Carlisle against himself and in conclusion declared the conflict be- tween .bimetallism and the gold stand ard was irrepressib,e and that the sooner i. was decided the better it ! would be for our people and private life.
 Another feature of the session grew out of the introduction by Senator Chandler of a bill for a popular loan through the issue of postal savings certificates. In the course of Senator Chandler's remarks cable replies of the Prince of Wales, the Rothschilds 1 o,,1 oth tn J were alluded to and Senator Lodge claimed that the editor of The World had been guilty of violating section 5335 of the revised statutes in holding 1 communication with officials of an other government, the purpose of which was ito interfere with a meas ure of the United States
 Senator Gray of Delaware rebuked 1 both Senators Lodge and Chandler for the suggestion that public opinion could not be solicited either here or abroad on any question and affirmed a just public opinion in any civilized center must be i.he final arbitration of all disputes.
 Numerous petitions bearing on the 1 Armenian outrages, the question of the recognition of Cuban belligerents and the Venezuelan boundary dispute were presented. Among the latter was one from the society of Friends of Indians praying for arbitration.
 The Republican senators went into caucus at 10:30 today, but adjourned at 12 to meet again after the conclu- sion of the days session. The entire time of the caucus was consumed dis cussing the proposed amendments to the tariff bill, but no forma, expres- sion was secured upon any of them, this being left until the afternoon ses- sion. The prevailing sentiment ap- peared to be against all amendments and a tendency favorable to reporting the bill as it came from the house Several senators expressed doubt as to the wisdom of the bill in any shape and there was an evident disposition
 to regard the bill as purely an emer- gency measure.
 A favorable report was made by
 Senator Dubois from the committee
 on public lands today on the bill grant, ing twenty-five per cen5 of the pro-
 ceeds of the sale of mineral lands tc
 the various public land of the state.
 for the support of the schools of mines
 of the several states
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