The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09

New York, Dec. S.-A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says:
3 reporter having made poll of
congress on the most vital questions
likely to come before that body at this
session, below is given the exact ques-
tons submitted to the members, with
summary Of the votes:
The following proposition was sub
mitted to the members of the house:
Do you favor retirement of the green
backs?
The surprise in the vote upon this
proposition was in that fact that such
Republicans as Belknap, Dolliver,
Odell, Henderson, Mesicll, Bruce and
Hopkins were found in opposition. Not
a single Populist of course, favored the
proposition, while Bremen of Ohio. and
Kitchen were the only Democrats in its
favor
The following proposition was sub
mitted to the senate:
UNANIMOUS SENTIMENT.
Can any radical financial legislation
involving the retirement of the green
backs. the limitation of the legal ten
der quality of silver, or the issuing of
gold bonds for the retirement of green
backs, pass the senate?
There was practically a unanimous
sentiment that nothing can be done.
The negatives were largely in the ma
jority and the doubt expressed by Ger
tain senators virtually meant a Mega
tive. To the senate upon the matter
of annexation, this proposition was
submitted:
Do you favor the annexation of
Hawaii?
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Not single straight Republican was
found in opposition but Cannon and
Pettigrew, the silver senators voted in
favor of it. All the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party were opposed with the eX-
ceptl0n Of Morgan, PettuS, IaWlinS and
Turpie.
The next vote was taken upon the ar
bitration question:
Do you favor the general arbitration
treaty with Great Britain?
Among the Republicans in the mega
tive were Elkins, Frye and Baker, GO
ing with Cockrell, Mills, Morgan and
Murphy among the leaders of the
Democrats. The greater lights in the
Republican party who leaned toward
an affirmative view were Allison, Fora
ker, Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Morrill, and
Hoar.
But many of the senators who wished
to be recorded in the affirmative quail
fed their declarations by conditions
and eStimations as to exactly What
such q treaty should comprise ano
what its exact conditions might be.
CUBAN QUESTIONS.
Upon the Cuban question these two
propositions were submitted to mem.
bers OF the house of representatives:
Do you favor the joint resolution
passed by the senate at the extra SEES
sion declaring that a state of war exist;
in Cuba?
Dc you favor resolution acknowl
edging the independence of Cuba?
The first proposition seemed to NEE
with the view of the greater portion o.
the known friends of the insurgents
although the Republicans We're far be
hind the Democrats. Among those OF
the Republican roll who voted for thu
proposition We're Belknap Boutelle
Danforth, Davenport, Dorr, Grow. Rob
bins. Henry of Indiana and Overstreet
All the Democratic leaders favored il
Such men as Bailey Bland, Benton
Erementrout and Taylor of Alabama
being found among the positive friend
of belligeFancy for the gallant patriot
: of SPANS beleaguered colony.
Friends of Cuba appeared to be a hi
shy Of the bold suggestion of Cuban in
dependence, probably for the reason
that the first proposition, having passe
the senate, it affords the means o
more direct action, and through tn
fear that the congressional recognition
of Cuba, independence might lead t
complications With Spain, which tn
other move would avoid.