Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-07
IN CONGRESS TODAY
Mr.. Chandles Introduces a Bill for
Postal Savings Notes.
VENEzUBLAK H4TER TOUCHED ON
Senator Ve<t wakes a Speech on
the Sherman Resolution.
AN ANTITRUST RESOLUTION

The clouds lowered on the Senate horizon
| today and the signs pointed to a very
stormy session. Mr. Vest was down for a
speech, and there ~as prospect of very
lively sktrmish over the bond question and
the report of the finance committee. Sena-
tor Lindsay Ky.) was present for the first
| time since the reconvening of Congress and
| took the oath prescribed by the Constitu-
ticn. Numerous petitions bearing on the
Armenian Outrages, the question of the rec
ognition of the Cuban belligerents and the
Venezuelan boundary line dispute were
presented: Among the latter was one from
the Society of Friends of Indiana, praying
for arbitration.
The Substitute for the Bond Bill.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) reported from the
finance committee the substitute for the
House bond bill, providing for the free
! coinage Of silver, the coinage OF the seign-
forage, etc. He gave notice that he would
tomorrow call up the bill and ask the
Senate to consider it.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt.), chairman Of the finance
committee, notified the Senate that the
agreed to by majority of the committee.
But 1t was opposed" said he, by every
| republican member of the committee"
The bill went on the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Davis (Minn.) the
House joint joint resolution concerning the
Mankato, Mimi. was agreed to.
On Mr.. kyles motion a bill was passed
amending the existing law, 80 that the
evidence of timber claimants cam be taken
before the clerk of any court OF record, IN
stead of requiring them, as now. to go be-
fore the officers of the land office.
Contracts for the Library Building.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd.) asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a resola-
ton autho rizing Gen. Casey to make con-
tracts for the completion of the new Lii
brary of Congress. He stated that If this
resolution were passed the building would
be completed within the time fixed by the
act and within the limit Of the appropria-
ton, and about $4,000 would be covered
beck into the treasury. IAN unprecedent-
iGes," calculated Mr.. Hale CMe). The rcso-
luton was passed.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered q resolution, which
| was referred for the purchase of a portrait
| of the late Allen G. Thurman now hanging
| in the judiciary committee room, painted
| by ]. H. De Witt
FutuAs Bond Issues.
Mr.. Efkins (W.,Va) offered resolution,
which was referred to the finance commit
| tee. providing that hereafter any contem-
plated issue of United States bonds shall
| first be advertised for at least twenty days,
and that such bonds shall be sold to the
highest bidder. ::
The House resolution for the appoint
| nlent OF Mr.. VIM. L. Wilson as one Of the
| regents of the Smithsonian Institution was
adopted.
For Postal Savings Notes.
Mr. Chandler presented bill providing
for popular loan by the issue of postal
savings notes Speaking of the bill, Mr..
Chandler called attention to cable mes
| sage in the New York World today from
Rothschild & Sons expressing doubt as to
| whether any European capitalists would
| take American bonds for investment until
| the Venezuela boundary line dispute was
| arranged. THAT means" said Mr. Chan
| dler, commenting On the communication,
that the United States should agree to
Lord Salisbury's proposition; that We will
| allow Great Britain to take all she needs
| OF VeI-ezuela's territory, and arbitrate the
! uestfon of neither she shall take the rest
| o. the territory in dispute" He said that
! being the situation, 1t was time to see
whether the American people could not
| furnish the resources necessary to maill-
tain our credit. -,..,.r -
An Appeal to the People.
That could. he thought, be accomplished
by a suitable appeal to the people He
doubted whether the treasury circular invit-
ing subscriptions from the people would
prove effective, owing to the difficulties and
uncertainties with which bids would be
| hedged about What was wanted was a
popular loan. by which the money Of the
rich and poor alike would pour into the
| treasury. He explained his bill, and pre-
| dtcted that the postal savings certificates Is
sued under the bill would become as popu-
| lar for investment as the compound iht
est notes issued during the rebellion
| What Is the distinction between those
| proposed postal savings certificates and or
binary bonds. asked Mr.. Allen (Neb.).
! oafa Mr. Nho~
the utmost simpIification of the govern
ments promise to pay. and would show on
| their face what they are worth from year
TO year Or course, they are interest-bear-
| ing obligations, but am satisfied that there
! is gold enough In the country, and that
| it could be brought out in small sums. IF
such opportunity as this bill proposes were
In reply to further questions by Mr.. Allan
he said that he did not regard the popular
loan in the form offered by the Secretary of
| the Treasury as 2 wise method of testing the
willingness of the people to invest their
earnings in bonds. Like the author of every
! bill, he added. smiling. he regarded his bill
| ss Offering perfect panacea for the situa-
| ton. He asked that the bill go to the COM
| mlttee on post offices and post roads, but
| gave notice that he should move it as an
amendment to the financial bill reported bv
| the finance committee It was referred. as
requested.
To Investigate Frauds In Alab
Mr.. Allen offered resolution for the an
| pofntment of a committee of five Senators
| to investigate the question of whether there
was now and had been for the past two and
! one-half years republican form of govern
| ment in the state Of Alabama. whether
| fraud, force or intimidation had entered
| into the elections Of members of the legisla-
| ture in SO far as these elections bore on the
elections of United States Senator's The
resolution empowered the committee to send
for persons and papers. 1t was referred.
The Rothse1,ild Cablegrnms.
| Mr.. Lodge re,pened the discussion of Mr..
Chambers bill by. calling attention to Sec
ton $685. Of, the, Revised Statutes. prohib-
iting any citizenrsof the United States on
penalty of fine and imprisonment from
holding any communication, verbal or writ
! ten, with any officer or agent of a foreign
government the purpose of which was to
! influence action in a pending international
| dispute, or to interfere with "a measure of
| the United States" He cited the cable
| communications sent by the Rothschilds,
! enc of whom was member of the house
! Of commons, to the editor of the New
York World. The obvious trend Of these
| communicat tons was to interfere with "a
| measure of the government"