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was filed away by the Democratic House with
out action.
The Republican Senate passed bill. intro
duced by Senator Harrison Rep.. Ind, for
division of the Territory of Dakota and tn
creation of n State from one-haf and Terri
tory of Lincoln from the other. Passed Februar
.. 1856. by 81 yeas tall Republicans to - nay
(all Democratsj. In the House the bill was re
ported back adversely from committee and
substitute for il was reported fayorabiy. y
further action taken.
The Repu blcan Senate passed bill on Ma
r. 1856. originating with the Committee 81
Commerce for the regulation of Interstate com
merce. This wa the old Republicans measure
creating a commission. 1t proposed 20 reguat
both land and water traffic and included passen
gers well freight. The vote was ~ yeas q
Republicans II Democrats). nays (ali Demo
Gratis. The House amended the bill and IN
sisted stubbornly on its amendments No con
clusion was reached at this session.
The Republican Senate passed a bill for
commission TO visit Brazil, Central Americ.
and Cuba, 10 investigate the origin OF ye1ov
fever. methods Of prevention and cure, etc. Tn
Democratic House took no action.
Never weary in well-dOing. the Republican
Senate passed another bill. declaring that rail
road land grants should not be exempt from
local taxation, on account OF the United state
having lien on the land for the costs Of sur
veylng. etc. The House took no action.
In the House. Mr PaysOn (Rep. I'D intro
duced again the bill for repeal OF the pre-emp
ton. desert land and timber culture laws, which
mao DetD recommended by several COMMISSION
ers Of the Land Office and by two Secretarie
Of the Interior II passed in the Hous'
June I. 1856. by 1S4 yeas 10 II nays. The Sen
ate amended the bill and passed II June "a 10y
"a yeas CD Republicans. u DemOcratsD to y
nays @ Republicans. II Democrats). The amend
ments were referred to a Committee of Confer
ence but no final action was taken.
THE TARIFF ATTACKED.
This session was distinguished by anothe
struggle on the part Of the Democrats in Con
gress TO secure a reduction Of the protective
tariff Nearly forty bills had been introduced
20 reduce duties or wool sugar salt lumber
coal. gloves. iron. hemp and manila. and 0thel
articles, and, finally on February Il, 1856, Will
lam r. Morrison dem. H. reported in IN,
House new general bill ito reduce tariff taxes.
1t proposed "a add 10 the free lat great variety
of foreign goods, then dutiaDle, and TO lower the
rates nearly every other article In the duu
able list This bill would either have closed hal
the factories and works in the United States 81
resulted in a reduction OF the wages OF labor L
the extent Of about ~ per cent After Ions
debate this bill was laid Ia rest. like its prede
cessors from the same Democratic source, 10y
refusal Of the House TO take II up for consl1eTd
ton The vote was 40 yeas in favor Of con
sideration Q35 Democrats. Republicans. .!
Greenbac kerj To 1J1 nays tl21 Republicans, -.
Democrats, ! GreenbackerJ. The result va.
greeted with enthusiastic applause from the Re
publican side Of the House
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
A determined effort was also made for free and
unlimited coinage Of the silver dollar. the same
to be unlimited legal tender for all debts public
and private. Nearly fifty bills relating To silver
were introduced into this Congress. ALL except
about six Of them. by Democrats and at least
ten of them for free coinage A number proposed
the issue OF silver certificates based on the de-
posts Of silver bullion, il being in this Congress
that this idea fairly came to the front An un-
Iimite ed free coinage bill introduced by MI. BldnC
Dem MOI. was finally reported TO the House
from the Committee on Coinage, IN order ina
there might be a vote upon ms measure ne
majority of the committee declared mat rree
coinage would be injurious and that IL should
receive unqualified condemnation. Messrs
Bland Bynum and Lanham DensD made
minority report in favor OF me oilI. Vo.e VIZ
taken April = 1856. and the bill was defeated ny
IDG yeas CO Republicans. - Democrats. : Green
hackers to l63 nays C} Republicans 40 Demo
crate) The same day a vote vas taken on biIl
IN stop the compulsory coinage OF the silver
dollar. which was beaten, ~ yeas 10 2ol nays
These two votes were accepted a. hna! ana the
silver question was not again agitated at this
'e'''" THE TARIFF is A TAN"
The second session of the XLIXth Congress
hogan December q. 1856 adJournng sine die
March .. 1881 Its composition:
senate-Republicans, A.; Democrats, u
Housc-John G. Carlisle Of Kentucky DEM
Sneaker; Republicans, 1873 Democrats 1s2
. vacancies ) Total, ''-'
President Cleveland's second Message reseni-
bled his first in its great length. commonplace
remarks concerning foreign affairs and the sew
eral branches of the Government and its vague.
solemn and ponderous expressions. which said
much. told little. and committed tn President
to nothing lea wing his meaning. in fact, often
greatly in doubt. He reported surplus OF
So, JJ6,WO in the Treasury The PRESIDENT
urp,d that the income Of the Government ma!
groun 10 be FAR in excess of its necessities. APP
nIication of the existing surplus 10 the pay
ment Of the public debt would retire all OF the
n H.