The Bourbon news., 1897-07-27
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
The Tariff Bill Passed, Signed and is
Now the Law of the Land.
President Mckinley. Previous to Adjourn
ment, Sent TO Both Houses His Cur
rency Com mission Message-It Was -
Referred to Financ ice Committee.

recent years came to an end Saturday
night when, at nine o'clock, according
to previous agreement by joint resolu-
tion, the speaker of the house at the
one end and the vice president of the
senate at the other, declared their re-
spective houses adjourned without day.
The debate in the senate proceeded
without interruption until o'clock
Saturday morning. Just before the
hour for taking the vote the chamber
filled to overflowing with members of
the house, vino came over to witness
the final consummation of the passage
of tariff bill through both houses of
congress. The vote was over within
ten minutes, and greatly to the sur
prise of some senators it was found
that the majority for the bill was ex-
actly the same as that by which the
bill was originally passed.
There had been rumors that some
who remained silent on the original
vote would vote against the conference
report, but these rumors were found
when the result was announced to be
without foundation. The majority
still remained at 10, the populists and
silver republicans declining to vote as
on the previous occasion. The result
was received with demonstrations OF
applause in the senate both on the
floor and in the galleries.
The bill, which had been previously
engrossed, was then rushed over to the
house, where the announcement of the
20 h.
was the signal for another outburst
The speaker affixed his name, and it
was then rushed back to the senate,
where the vice president performed
the same duty. The committee on
enrolled bills had a carriage waiting
and drove rapidly to the white house
with the precious document. The
president had been advised of it's COM
ing and was waiting, ready to sign
his name to the bill, which was the
last act in making a statute of the
United States.
Meanwhile the currency commission
message had been sent to both houses.
Mr.. Pruden carried it to the capitol
and waited in the chamber for the
vote to be taken. Before the result
had been footed up he made his ap-
pearance in the aisle, and as soon as
the vote was announced delivered the
message from the president. Mean
while there was good deal of cross
firing over the resolution for the final
adjournment, but that was finally dis
posed of and the message was referred
to the committee on finance.
In the house the commission bill was
passed after one hours debate
The following is the message sent to
congress by President Mckinley:
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
STATES: In my message convening the con-
ereSs in extraordinary session 1 called atten-
tfon to single subject-that of providing
revenue adequate TO meetthe reasonable and
proper expenses of the government 1 be-
lieved that to be the mCSJ pressing subject
for settlement then bill to provide the
necessary revenues for the government has
already passed the house of repres entatives
and the senate and awaits executive action.
Another question of very great i'm portance
is that of the establishment of our currency
and banking system on better basis, which
l commented upon in my inaugural address
in the following words:
Our financial system needs some revision:
our money is all good now but it's value must
not further lie threatened. 1t should all be
put upon an enduring basis, not subject tJ
easy attack, nor its stability to doubt or dis
pute. The several forms of our paper money,
offered in my judgment, constant embarraS-
ment to the government and imperil safe
balance in the treasury
Nothing was settled more Gle lrly at tho
! ate national election than the determination
upon the part of the people to keep their cur
rency staple in value and equal to that of tho
most advanced nations of the world
The SoundneSS OF our currency is not here
questioned. No loss can occur to its holders.
1t is the system which should be simplified
and strengthened, keeping our money just as
good as it is now with less expense to the gov
ernment and the people
THE sentiment of the country is strongly
in favor of early action by congress in this di-
rectiOn, to revise our currency laws and re-
move them from partisan contention. nota-
BILE assembly OF business men. with delegates
from 90 states and territories, was held at In
diana polls in January of this year. The tinan-
cial situation commanded their earnest atten-
:ion and after two days session the conven-
tion recommended to congress the appoint
ment of a monetary commission.
Il commend this report to the considera-
tion of congress. The authors of the report rec
ommend a commission to make a thorough in |
yestigation of the monetary affair and needs
Of this country in all relations and aspects |
and to make proper sugges tions to any evils |
found 60 exist and the remedies therefor.
This subject should receive the attention |
Of congress at its special session. 1t ought |
not to be postponed until the regular session. |
Il therefore urgently recOmmed that spe- |
cial commission be created, nonpartisan in it's |
character, to be com posed of well-informed |
citizens of different parties who will command |
the confidence of congress and the country be- |
cause of their special fitness for the work |
whose duty it shall be TO make recommenda-
tions of whatever changes in our present |
banking and currency laws may be found nee |
essary and expedient, and to report their con- !
clusions on or before the first day of Novem- |
Der next, in order that the same may be trans |
nitted by me to congress for its consideration |
at it's fiSrt regular session.
1T is hoped that the report thus made.wi |
Oe so comprehensive and sound as to receive |
the support of all parties and the favorable /
action of congress. At all events such re- |
port not fail to be of value to the eXecu-
tive branch of the government, as we'll as to |
those CHARGED with public legislation, and to |
greatly ssist in the establishment of an i'm |
proved system of finance
"WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
Executive mansion, July "a, 1897