The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-09
A POLL MADE
OF CONGRESS
Members Sounded as to Their POSI-
tlon On Vital Questions.
COMMENTS ON TnE MESSAGE
Some Disappointment ID English Banking
Circles Spain Well Pleased aud
Saaa,ta Satisfied,

Now York, bee. s--A special 10 tbe
Journal ard Advertiser from Washington
Aaya
A reporter having made n poll of con.
sroas ON tho most vital questions likely
90 come burure that bpdy At this session,
braoy viii bo found tho eHaot questions
uuhmWed to tho members
DO you favor tho retirement ~ green.
baoksY
TV'a Hurpriao IN tho vote upon this qu"s
tinn waA M tho fast that rnIch republicans
an 1iulknapp. p0iliycr. Oioll. Henderson.
Mcsick. nruca and Hopkins were rouni
IN opposition Not a single popuiiHt of
course. favored mo proposition. while
nrenner of ohio ami Kitchen were the
onJa dsfnocrain In Ito favor.
Tho ALLOWING propositions were uub.
united 10 tho senate
Can any radical financial lrgl,latiOn. In.
volvins thc rclirrmoni of tho sfrenharks
tho limiting " the legal tender quality
Of silver. Or tho issuing u sold bonds for
tho Retirement ~ erccnbacks pass the
senator
There was practically unanimous son.
tlment that nothing can be- done. on this
poll ,horr was mr an Affirmative vote.
The nrgniiycs were larsriy In the ma.
ioraIy and tho doubt expressed by certain
nsnatou virtually meant negative
To tho senate upon tho matter Of an,
neSation. thls proposition was submitted
10 you favor the annexation of ItnwanY
Not a single straiFh, republican acna.
tor was found In opposition. nut cannon
and r'stigrow tho silver senators voted
IN favor ~ a. All tho leaders OF the dem.
oeratio PARTY wrrc oppo--i with tnc ex
ccptiun- of AhHVan pru,ur. Rawilns ana
Turpir
Tho rSac, returns tor the vote upon ,he
question of arbitration Was this
DO ynn favor the adoption u general
arbitration treaty with Grrat britain
Among the republicans found In the
nrEa'lv" scro Elkhr. Frye and BAKER.
going with Cockr|l Mills. Mnrsnn ana
Muusy among gh- leaders of re demo.
rrats The greater 1irnls In The rrputai.
can party Who leaned toward an afnrrna.
tive Wow wore Allison. Foraker. Hale
Hanna. lIaNiey iNiurriil AMI Hoar nut
many of tho senators ms,o wished b, ~
tvcuF,i~i IN the affirmative qualified their
Declarations by conditions nnad estimates
as 60 exactly what such a treaty should
comprise ami what its cSnc, conditions
might he
t't'on the cuban question these two
prss,-illons Nrrr submitted to thr me'n.
hers ~ tho house.
pu you favor the j,snt resolution passed
by the senate NJ tho extra session. de.
clnring That state ~ war exists In cuba :
10 you favor resolution t,knoNlrdg,
Ing tho indcprnd~u'r ~ Cuha7
IN" nrrt proposition seemed tn meet the
views ~ the greater portion OF the known
friends ~ tho insurgents. although the
republicans wrro FAR hchind the demo.
Gratis In numbcra Among thns' on 'hc
rvpuhliran rosl who vutod frr Tho proposi.
ton were nclknapp. Rouicllr pnntord.
Davenport porr Gr'w. Henry ~ Indiana
Robbins. Stevens and Oycrstrcrt Al the
dcmocptit leaders favored H. Such mcn
~ nGilcy pcnton nland Brmcntrout and
Tuplnr ~ Alabama h,dng found among
the positive friends ~ hollgorcncy FOR
tho gallant PATRIOTS N spnin's bclcRguerud
colony.
Friends ~ cuba appeared 10 he bi,
thy ~ tho bold pvvcvtlon or Cuban indc.
pcndrncc probably Tor the reason thot me
nrst proposition having passed tho senate
affords tho mcnnn ~ more direct action
and through fear thlt the congregational
lcnd 90 complications win Spain, which
the other move would .voM.