New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

tine OF their own. Various bills were uhuer ui 10,
cussion. The Senate. January 10 passed Dill
without division introduced by Senator Harris
Dem. TENN. The House passed suoee'
after much Democratic fibustering Designed "
save the quarantine at New YORK: tnem In nv
control OF Tammany Hail. from interference Dy
the National authorities The Senate re-ehac.su
it's own bill. with amendments, IN pidce VI III.
House bill, and a compromise was agreeo upon
in conference Approved February ID. 1872.
Second-An act requiring railroad companies 10
equip their trains with automatic car coupiers.
in order to protect life and limb or trainmsn'
This became a law after long contest S9u,n n.
ern Democrats opposed this bill in the House
with remarkable bitterness. ana niipus.e'ooI1
against it for many days once on repruary "a
forcing an all-night session. Inc CHI reIr ,ha
almost unanimous support in the Senate IN tne
House il was finally passed February :. py loc
yeas (62 Republicans, 115 Democrats, FARMERS
Aliiance) to "a nays g Republicans 10 De''o'
crats) Approved March g. 1898
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Immediately upon the assembling OF Congress-
there came from the business interests OF the
country an immediate demand for the repeai OF
the silver purchase clause OF the law OF io'''
Foreign investors in American securities were
alarmed at the triumph of political party in the
United States which had repeatedly voted for the
unlimited free coinage of silver dollars which
should be an unlimited legal tender for all depts
public and private. 1t Is a significant fact that
National platform which called for the repeal OF
the purchase law, and estimated the honesty OF
the Democratic party, dispassionately and cooiiy,
at its true value. In November they proceeded
without delay to send vast quantities OF Ameri-
can securities back TO this country FOR saie ana
the result was an immediate decline in the prices
OF all securities and the expectation OF tens OIL
millions Of dollars of American gold 70 pa! ior
them. The Treasury reserve OF SiVCVvVoUo III
gold was threatened and the whole business
community became alarmed. ANXIOUS 10 pre-
vent a panic the friends of Presdent-elect Cie'e-
land sent influential members OF his party TO
Washington, to urge upon the Deit0e. a's -, ~
gress the proprety of the immediate repeai OF
the Silver Purchase law. as guarantee that the
United States did not intend to place itself unoer
a silver standard, and as means further OF re-
leving the strain upon the treasury couSeo w
the silver purchases -. ~
This subject occupied the attention OF Con
gress from time to time from December 10 the
day Of adjournment
Senator Sherman (Rep. Ohio had already In
troduced a bill for the repeal OF the silver pur-
chase feature Of the law Of 1870 but on Decem
Der Senator Hill (Deh1., NJ IL an Original
free coinage man. introduced another FOR the
same object. and on December Il senator NC
Pherson Dem. N. j. presented JOINT resolu
ton calling for immediate suspension OF SILVER
purchases. Similar measures were introduced
In the House. 49,
At various times and on various bills this SUBJ
ject came up in both houses On every occasion
chases desperately. and declared that they would
fight It to the bitter end. During the last days
Of January Senator Sherman caused poll OF
the Senate to be made privately. and found that
there was a majority Of eight against repeal,
composed Of the nearly solid body OF Democratic
Senators and number of Republicans from the
silver mining States. In the House. large ma
jor,y of the Democratic members wer1 also
against repeal The Republicans Of the Senate
made fight. therefore. beyond few states
manlike and patriotic speeches, to secure re-
peal Of the purchase law. In the House. Febru.
airy g. the Democratic majority fatty refused
even to take up the repeal bill for consideration
No action whatever was had. therefore. on this
subject.
VARIOUS ACTS
bill repeating the duty on tin and tin ore
after July |. 1893. was passed by the House with
out contest February %. 1898. The friends OF
protection made no fight against this bill for
the reason that it had become apparent that the
American tin mines would not supply the de-
mand for many years to come. and repeal was
consented to in order to aid the newly estab-
lished tinplate industry.
A bill postponing until January /. 1885, the
operation OF the Mckinley tariff duties on GER
tain manufactures Of fax was also passed by
the House without a contest because the estab-
lishment Of the industry in this country had been
delayed.
The bill forbiddng speculation In Options
and Futures" which had been advocated so
earnestly at the first session by Senator Wash
burn (Rep, Mimi. failed to become a law
After a long debate in the Senate, extending
through the whole of January. during which Mr.
Hoar (Rep.. Mass) and three or four other Re-
publicans and a large number OF Democrats OBJ
jected TO II as an unconstitutional invasion OF
the rights Of the States ii was passed by the
Senate January 81 By 40 yeas CT Republicans.
ii Democrats. Farmers Alliance) to - nays 90
Republicans. 20 Democrats). Several efforts
were made in the House to bring this bill up for
vote. but failed. Finally on March l on a
motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. II
was defeated by l'2 yeas (52 Republicans. il3