San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-08
THE POLL SHOWS THAT NO PAR
TY LINES WILL BE DRAWN ON
ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS,
No Means Limiting The Legal
Tender 0nality Of Silver Can
Past The Senate -Annex-
alton of Hawaii Will Find
Republican Support.

New York, Dec. S.-A special to the
Journal and Advertiser, from WASH
ington, ID. c., says: A reporter nav
ing made poll of Congress upon the
most vital questions that are likely to
come before that body at this session,
below is given the exact questions
submitted to the members. The sum-
mary of the votes appears upon an
other pages.
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 Belknap, Dolliver.
Odell, Henderson, Mesick, Bruce and
Hopkins were found in opposition.
Not a single Populist, of course, favor
ed the proposition, while Bremen, of
Ohio, and Kitchen, were the follow
ing Democrats in its favor.
The following propositions were sub
mitted to the Senate:
"Can any radical financial legisla-
| ton, involving the retirement of the
greenback, the limitation of legal ten
der quality of silver, or the issuing of
gold bonds for the retirement of
greenbacks, pass the Senator
There was practically unanimous
sentiment that nothing can be done.
On this poli there was not an atarma-
tive vote. The negatives were large
| ly in the majority and the doubt eX-
pressed by certain senators virtually
meant a negative.
To the Senate upon the matter of
annexation, this matter was submit
| ted:
do you favor the annexation of
HawaiiT''
Not single straight Republican
was found in opposition but Cannon
and Pettigrew, the silver senators,
voted in favor of it.
All the leaders of the Democratic
party were opposed, with the excep-
ton of Morgan, Pettus, Rawlins and
Turpie.
do you favor the adoption of a
general arbitration treaty with Great
BritainT'
Among the Republicans found in
the negative We're Elkins, Frye and
Baker, going with Cockrell Mills,
Morgan and Murphy among the lead
ers of the Democrats. Foraker, Han
ma. Hawley, Morrill,, Hoar and ALI
son leaned toward such an arbitration
treaty.
Upon the Cuban question those two
propositions were submitted to men,
bers 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-
listed in Cuba1"
do you favor a resolution acknow-
Lodging the independence of Cuba%'
The first proposition seemed to
meet with views of the greater por-
ton of the 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
Boutelle, Sanford, Grow, Henry, of
Indiana; Robbins, Stevenson and
Overstreet. All the Democratic lead
ers favored ii, such men as Bailey,
Benton, Bland, Ermentrout and Tay-
lor, 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 bit
shy of the bold suggestion Of Cuban
independence, probably for the reason
that the first proposition having pass
ed the Senate, affords the means of
more direct action and through the
fear that the Congressional recogni-
ton of Cuba's independence might
lead to complications with Spain
which the other move would avoid