The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
A POLL OF CONGRESS.

| Country-How the Two Houses stand
on Them General Results of . Poll
Taken by hep rcsentstive of the New
| York Journal aud Advertiser ON Direct
Propositions.
NEW York. Dec. "a special To the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says:
"A reporter having made n poll OF
congress upon the most vital ques-
tons 10 come before that body at this
session. below is given the exact ques'
tons submitted to the members.
The following proposition was sub
mitted to the members of the house:
"Do you favor retirement of the
greenbacks?'
The surprise in the vote upon this
proposition was in the fact that such
republicans as BelSnap. Dolliyer
0'Dell. Henderson. MesicS, Bruce and
Hopkins were found in opposition.
Not single populist, of course, fav-
orcd the proposition, while Bremen,
of Ohio, and Kitchen, were the only
democrats in its favor.
The following propositions were sub
United TO the senate:
Can any radical legislation, involv-
ing the retirement of the greenbaclSs,
the Limitation of the legal tender quail
ity 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 atiirma-
81. al
in the majority. and the doubt ex-
pressed by CERTAIN senators virtually
meant negative.
To the senate upon the matter of an.
nexation this proposition was submit
ted
DO you favor the annexation Of Ha-
waii?"
Not single straight republican was
found in opposition, but Cannon and
Pettigrew, the silver senator's, voted in
favor of it. All the leaders of the dem.
ocratic party were opposed, with the
exceptions of Morgan, Pettus, Rawlins
and Turpie.
The exact form of the vote taken
upon the question Of arbitration was
this:
do you favor the adoption of a gen.
eral arbitration treaty with Great
Britain?"
Among the republicans found in the
negative here were Elkins, Frye and
Baker, going with Cockrell. Mills,
Morgan and Murphy among the lead
ers of the democrats. The great lights
in the republican party who leaned
t.,,. "A . tv.. nj.
son. Foraker. Hale, Hanna, Hawley,
Morrill, and Hoar. But many of the
senator's who wished to be recorded in
the affirmative qualified their declara-
tons as to exactly what such a treaty
should comprise and what its exact
conditions should be.
Upon the Cuban question, these two
propositions were submitted to mem
beers of the house of representatives:
do you favor the joint resolution
passed by the senate at the extra ses-
sion declaring that state of war ex-
lists in Cuba?'
do you favor resolution acknowl-
edging the independence of Cuba?'
The first proposition seemed 10 meet
with the views Of the greater portion
of the known friends of the insurgents,
although the republicans were far be-
hind the democrats in numbers.
Among those on the republican roll
who voted for the proposition were
Belknap. Boutelle, Danfor'h, Daven-
port, Dorr. Grow, Henry, OF
Indiana Robbins. stevens and
Overstreet All the democratic
leaders favored it. such men as Bailey,
Benton, Bland, Ermentrout ard Tay-
Tor. of Alabama, being found among
the positive friends of belligerency for
the gallant patriots of SPANS be-
leagured colony.
Friends of Cuba appeared to be a bit
shy of the bold suggestion of Cuban
independence, probably for the reason
that the first proposition. having passed
the senate. affords the means of more
direct action. and through the fear that
the congressional recognition of Cuba's
independence might lead to complica-
tions with Spain, which the other move
would avoid.
CITIZEN SOLDIERY.