Morris tribune., 1896-06-17
Exercising Items Cleaned at
asse Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
BAT fhe Important Doings in
aEse House and Senate Re
corded Weekly.

81 Leans since the adjournment OF
sennszress has been crowded with
aResasbiean senators and represent
aa7ws< en- route to the convention,
ERaa nearly every man OF them eX-
grpssps the almost confidence that
tbs convention is going to do the
y5g1sG ghlng, both as to candidates
asa p3aRfarm. IF the sentiment of
g{3e COB yrn;l8n is the same as that
0z nssss Republicans in congress
there n Nd doubt of natrue of the
fifx2an elaI pink of the platform that
walB Ele s<aopted: it will only be a
question of how the old policy OF
ss,.ae hlxnetallism shall be expressed.
Fgaere WAS a general disposition
azgs2ng Republicans to smile when
~ 4szs announced early last week
.sasaS Fl member of the cabinet had
aau2 $h=s Mr. Cleveland would sup
En9gk Bhe Republican ticket If the
.azlsst+e wzn at st. Louis contained a
xaE3 sastndard plank. The object
&8Re announcement was palpable
saa AL, bat il will have 20 effect up
ar arg convention. The Republi-
eam psarty has never been a single
zESeR organization and there isn't
.9SEse slightest danger of its becom-
2asg Sneh
Delegate Catron of New Mexico
Xaa the pleasure before congress
adjourned of presenting a strong
sasz2 6ssb TO the house from the com
xaEa zee on territories, In favor of
al8B ag8m Ttting New Mexico to state
keof3~ The report recalls the fact
sAa& as long ago as the forty third
ss,Bgress a bill for the admission of
NSw Mexico to the Union passed
ssssk branches of congress, but was
5a8 sg because of senate amend
1szs=sa2 upon which the house did not
,.ssge time 20 act. Mr.. Catron is
. 90 Sla3eBt that the bill will go
4g sngh all right at the short ses-
4n Of congress.
Yhe Indian bill as finally agreed |
ssp, Limits government aid to secta-
14n Indian schools to the fiscal
ueax beginning July 1, next, and
rreRlfles that the money appropri-
s1esl shall BE- as far as may be equal
Z EDportiOned among the Indian
rs. h&a5ls- of all denominations.
chairman Dingley of the house
aF say = and means committee is one
ri he comparatively few Republi-
-4#aBs HI congress who will not at
srD4a $he ST Louis convention.
EssseEzssge ieaying for his home to take
q Fang rest, which he, needs, he
sd ''Iregret that the Democratic
@.s'ss sgeSs of the administration, and
;z2e &EzEEeF men In the senate, refuse
q, sxaespt the relief for the treasury
sss,gsEaanea IN the emergency tariff
SAB passed by the house. A num-
sex Of prominent Democrats have
s2sza3 zne that their party made
sss BDus mistake In not accepting
15a&S bill From a party standpoint
s was obliged to defend the adj
zz SstrstiOn and his party. but
's3s. -s@ never has been any doubt in
T. ssa1nd abont the insuficiency of
"a. > revenues. Not only has Sena-
sasr Hln admitted that fact, but
easzzasBr Gorlnan and other Demo
eyass have made similar statements.
Secretary Carlisle In spite of his
aEabaE us1frances to the contrary.
zaaas admit d the insuficiency of
slse rs Eenaaes, but, in justice to him
& VI iii say that he has always ac-
alszzn panied the admission with an
of the hope that the next
a9eEssh would bring an increase. I
haxe appealed to Secretary Carlisle
SO Rse ms influence with the ad-
zaszBRstratlOn and his party in con-
sysess TO treat the subject as pure
ss bnsaDess proposition and d.
seree 1T from the narrow lines of
s,~,854 5eal sentiment and false parts
pride- But he could not bring
) aaself 10 look at the matter in
sSss9 hight. The administrations
..ssxaseTs took the ground that the
tariff bill would pro-