The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-08
POPS WILL OBSqIRUCT.
Senator Dubois Resigns as
Secretary of the Repub-
lican Caucus.
DINGLEY BILL DEBATED
Private Postal Cards and Insur-
ance for Registered Pack
ages Advocated.
DINGLEY BILL DEBATED

it was half an hour later before a
quorum Of Republicans arrived. Messrs.
Dubois, Pettigrew, Mantle and Cannon.
the four of the FIVE bolting Senators now
in the city, did not attend, bu. held con-
ference of their own in the committee
room of Mr.. Dubois. There was no dis
elimination in the matter of notification
in connection with the caucus. Senators,
according to the usual custom, are not in
sited; they are simply notified that
caucus will be held at a stated time and
9lace These notices were sent yesterday
to al the bolting silver Republican Sem
ators and to Senator Jones of Nevada.
| The only ex-Republican to whom notice
was not sent was Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, who all through the last session
was considered as an out-and-out Popu-
list
Senator Dubois this morning, through
note, addressed Senator Sherman, chair
man of the caucus, resigned the secre-
taryship of the caucus and his member
ship on the Steering Committee. This
may be an indication of the proposed
policy of the silver men to refrain from
hereafter aff1iiating with their old time
colleagues
Senator Wilson of Washington was
elected secretary in place of MIR. Dubois.
There was friendly rivalry Between
Senators Shoup, of Idaho, and Hans
brough, of North Dakota, for the vacancy
on the Steering Committee, caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Dubois. The question
was settled satisfactorily by putting both
men on the committee and to that extent
increasing its membership.
The chief topic for discussion was the
Dlngiey bill, with the result that the mat
ter was referred without action to the
Steering Committee That committee will
consider the adyisability of taking up the
Dingley bill and the possibility of passing
1t If wisdom suggests that such effort
should be made Senator Sherman who
( has hitherto been one of the chief advo-
Gates OF this measure, refrained from dis
cussing it.. The concensus of opinion
gathered from the short speeches made,
was that 1t would not be wise to take
up the BILL owing to the entanglements
that were sure to arise, and the mere
potent fact that it would be impossible TO
set votes wherewith to pass it. Republi-
cans who attended the caucus say thew
are nrm IN the conviction that the Ding
sage.
Senator Wolcott. of Colorado introduced
resolution, which was unanimously
( adopted authorizing the chairman of the
faucus TO appoint special committee of
senators whose duty 1t shall be to de-
such legislation for action by this
ION OF Congress as will secure an inter-
monetary conference with the.
leading commercial nations of the world
senator Wolcott made a short speech IA
Vorlng the adoption of the resolution ar
gulng that this session should enact the
legislation necessary to authorize the in
coming President to invite the other ma
tions to join in such conference and ap-
point the American delegates thereto
Inere was no opposition, and the resolu-
alon wes agreed to without a dissenting
voice.
The debate On the Dingley bill was
esaptielpated IN by upwards of dozen
Maine thought it expedient to take up
the measure and push it, while Messrs.
Aldrich of Rhode Island and Morrill, of
vermont We're opposed.
Mr- Gear of Iowa called the attention
OF the Steering Committee to- the fact
that ihe Pacific Railroads Funding bill
had Deen referred to it at the last ses-
1fsii. and urged that committee to make
q report favoring action at this session.
He threw out the intimation that he
Intended: If possible, to force the meas
ure to the front, should the committees
report be unfayorable to prompt action
When the Senate reconvened this morn
iFsg the Vice President presented a COM
munication from the Secretary of the
Treasury giving the number of aliens
mployed in the Treasury Department.
called for by resolution of May last
states that the number Of such aliens
the time of the adoption of the resolu-
N was So; but that since then almost
of them had become naturalized.
Gallinger (Rep., N. H.), who had
ed the resolution, said that it was
frying to him to notice that for
gners who had had conspicuous employ
Anent in the public service had found it
convenient, since attention had been called
to the matter, to take out naturalization
papers.
A message from the House in relation
70 the death Of ex-Speaker Crisp was laid
before the Senate; and on motion Of
Mr. Bacon (Dem., GAP, who stated that
ne would ask the Senate at some future
Gme TO assign day for eulogies. The
senate at l2:25 adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr Loud (Rep., Cal9, from the Commit
lee on Post Offices and Post Roads, called
up the bill authorizing the use of private
Eoslal cards the cards to be no longer
by affix.ng stamp
the report of the committee and letter
Of the Postmaster General recommending
the passage of the bill were read In sIIn
post of the passage of the bin. These
stated that the scheme would tend to
4 pqpular1ze the use of the postal service
WPuld save to the government the diff
renee between the price of the STAMPS
sed and the cost of the cards obviafe
ne handling and storing Of large Quan-
hes OF CARDS, and was believed to be en-
rely safe. The bill takes effect July /
81. The bill passed =
Mr.. Loud also called up the bill author
ling the PoStmas ster- General 10 nalle
equations by which senders Of regis
ered letters or packages may be indernni-
bed in sum not exceeding SO in any
ore case for the loss of the letter or pack
postal revenue
Postmaster Generals Biesell and Wilson
approved the bill the latter reporting thar
In the last fiscal year 2,5f3 complaints were
made Of the rifling or abstraction of con-
rents OF packages and 2,302 of total loss
of packages or letters.
Nh. Quigg (Rep., N. W opposed the
+ 2lh, suggesting an increased fee to meet
ne cost of this insurance to recoup the
government to meet his objections
Mr.. Bingham (Rep., Pa.), supporting fhe
III, explained that the Investigations by
ne Post Office Department of complaints
4 losses OF registered mail in the last fis-
sal year demonstrated liability by the
government under the Germs Of the pro-
y posed act for six hundred Losses ont of
over fifteen packages registered. To Mr.
Hopkins Rep., Ill) Mr.. Bingham stated
-&hat the experience OF every counfrv
which had adopted the indemnity for lcsgs-
ts had been that the revenues from In
creased business was vastly greater than
the cost OF insurance.
The House Military Committee TODAY
considered the first draft OF the Army
Appropriation bill This draft Is drawn
on the lines of the estimates. which are
en- increase of $60e 600 over the bill for the
4 IAsent fiscal year. Tomorrow the
srmaster General. Paymaster Gem
Chief Of Ordnance viii be called
committee 10 explain the ne
these increases which are
y by their several bureaus
zoeration was given to the
Azemy bill, and 1t Is expected
these measures win be re-