The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-09
AGAINST CAGES PLAN /
Many Republicans Do Not Favor
Retirement of Creenbacks.
CONGRESS POLLED ON LIVE ISSUES

Sentiment Practically Unanimous That No
Legislation Can he Passed Favoring Re-
tirement of the Greenbacks s-Republic-
ans Solid for the Anne xation of Hawaii -
Democrats Oppose 1t with Few Excep-
tions Washington News Notes.
Washington, Dec. "a reporter hay-
ing made a poll Of congress upon the
most vital questions likely to come be-
fore that body at this session. below
Is given the exact questions submitted
TO the members. The following prop
osition was submitted to the members
OF the house:
do you favor retirement ofthe green
backs?"
The surprise in the vote upon this
proposition was In the fact that such
Republicans as Belknap. Dolliver. Odell
Henderson. Mesick, Bruce and Hop
kins were found in opposition. Not
| single Populist favored the proposition.
while Bremen OF Ohio and Kitchen
were the only Democrats in its favor.
| The following propositions were sub
| mitted to the senate:
Senate Doesn't See How.
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.
On this poll there was not an afiirma-
| tive vote. The negatives were large
| ly in the majority, and the doubt eX-
pressed by certain senator's virtually
| meant a negative. To the senate upon
the matter of annexation this PROPOSE
ton was submitted:
do you favor the annexation of Ha-
waii?"
Not a single straight Republican was
found in opposition, but Cannon and
Pettigrew. the silver senators, voted in
favor of IL. All the leaders of the Dem
ocratic party were opposed, with the
exception of Morgan, Pettus, Rawlins
and Turpie.
Leaders Shy Oh Arbitration.
The exact form of the vote taken up
on the question of arbitration was
this:
do you favor the adoption of gen.
eral arbitration treaty with Great Bri-
tain?'
Among the Republicans found in the
negative here were Elkns. Frye and
Baker. going with Cockrell, Mills. Nor
gan and Murphy among the leaders OF
( the Democrats. The greater lights In
the Republican party who leaned to-
ward an affirmative view were Allison
| Foraker Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Nor
| rill and Hoar But many of the sena-
! tors who wished to be recorded in the
affirmative qualified their declarations
by conditions and limitations as to ex-
| actly what such treaty should com
prise, and what its exact conditions
} should be Upon the Cuban question
these two propositions were submitted
to the members OF the house Of repre-
sentatives:
do you favor the joint resolution
l passed by the senate at the extra ses
sion declaring that a state Of war ex
lists in Cuba? Do you favor resolu
ton acknowledging the independence
Of Cuba?"
The Vote on Cuba.
The first proposition seems to NEE
with the views Of the greater portion
| OF the KnOWH Vi thC 'iiSe' oN'NN
although the Republicans were far be
hind the Democrats In numbers
Among those on the Republican rol
who voted for the proposition wer'
Belknap, Boutell, Danford, Davenport
Dorr Grow, Henry of Indiana, Robbins
Stevens and Overstreet. All the Dem
ocratic leaders favored 1t. Such mel
as Bailey, Benton, Bland. Ermentrout
| and Taylor of Alabama being foun'
among the positive friends OF belliger
: ency for the gallant patriots OF Spain
z beleaguered colony. Friends or Cuo'
appeared to be bit shy OF the boil
suggestion of Cuban independence
probably for the reason that the frs
proposition having passed the senate
affords the means Of more direct ac
ton. and through the fear that tn
congressional recognition Of Cuba's In
dependence might lead to complication