The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-21
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Senator wclcot,'s speech. sxplainips
the European trip Of himself and his
colleagues npon the International BIZ
metallic Commissions 1lsased neither
the extreme gold mon ncs the extreme
silver men. Both Of lhess Glasses wish
cd Senator Wolcott to asknowlsdgs ab-
soluts failure and TO admit that there
was NO use In hoping fos International
bimstallism. becanss \ ~ thing Inn
possible Of accomplishment. He did
neither. He says the work ofths Com
mission was not An absoInte failure; that
It isn't over. and TINT b. expects Il to
have something substantial 70 show for
| IL next effort And be infimats.l qp.ta,
plainly thss President Mckinley shared
his visvr, in pxrt;if mot entirely. That
is what those who are irving to force
gold legislation At this session of con-
gress dislike The must. Hints have
been dropped that President Mckinley
did not regard the need Of gold legisl.-
tion at this session = being 20 urgent ss
Secretary Gage and the representatives
Of the Monetary Conference. who have
heen much in evidence bv reason Of
their statements before the house COM
mittee of banking and currency in favor
Of their bin. have made II apparent that
they did.
Speaker Reed ID said to have become
convinced sometime ago ofthe impossi-
bility of important currency legislation
at this session. and to liaye said that II
would be an impossibillity to construct
bill that six Of the leading members
would agree upon in all it's dstails. He
| is also credited With having sdvised that
financial agitation be dropped as far a.
possible for the remainder Of the SEES
sion. That u much easier said than
done, now that thh extremes Of all ths
parties has got under . full head Of
steam. There Is bound 70 be financial
talk.
Some day It Is lkely that president,
Of the Urited staies will be inausurated
on April SOth. when there Is much more
probability Of good weather than there
b ON March 4th. For some years pas,
. joint resolution proposing the amend
mont 70 tho Constitution necessary tc
the change has besn offered 10 each
congress. and eveIy time Inauguration
day is culd. vet and disagreeable. a. &C
many Of them have been, the sentiment
in favor Of the change increases. 1t i,
bound. sooner oplaset. 70 become strong
4 feuuuuhsswtss snsfor Hoar has offer,
u the nsusi joint resolution. 1t pro
si,ies for the exfeniion d the term oi
President Mckinley and Of the Fifty'
sixth congress to April SOth. 1901. and
| tot the extension Of tue term Of such
senators % would otherwise expire on
March 4th. 1901. to the ssms date. The
charg would add nearly IN, months Ia
the short session Of congress- which has
nOfe than once been TO siprt to trans
act the necessary busiipss.
The A. r. A. not opy hiled to pre-
vent the nomination d Attorney Gener-
al McKennA to be jp{ics Iof the su-
prefne court. being fa1rabk reported.
but 1t got knock downion the floor OF
the senate from both fien& aud oppo-
n6nts of Judge Mex enIa, fl trying to
inject religious issuslnto the matter.
At the request Of Sehto} Allen, the
fstnate postponed . voB onlthis nomina-
lion until Friday Of tht week. to enable
| Sim 10 investigate sonb d the charges
fled. hut confirmation|my be regarded
q certain. The A. ?. 4. has upon
f1ors than one occasioh bntrolled the
house. but It has never won even .
tskirmish In its numeroo attempts to
control the senate.
| More than one adsoce Of tho sdvo-
cato Of the annexation dHawsii regrets
that Nr. Dole, the preMent Of the re-
public Of Hawaii, did nj stay al homs
while the anne Ration tiaty WAS under
discussion by the ss4te, instead OF
rushing to Washingioplwhers his pres
ence cannot possiblj q any good and
where IL may do haiml The result Of
the debate on the tissi. y far " il has
gone ID NOT W enco1sa,g W. the friends
Of the treaiy expect 70 be. They
are still short Of the lumber Of votes
TO ratify ahs treaty, " the opponents
are also short Of the nhbsr needed ~
defeat il. The fate ofts treaty 10 In
the hands Of tho fvsbr six senators
who have announced Iemfelves to be
in doubt and 10 be oH to conviction
either way.
The fusion whid supported Mr.,
Bryan IL 10 be coutinA in the con
grsssionaI campaign yeaf. to the
full extent OF the powS and influence
of the national coihmikes Of the demo
Chats, the populissss ID the silver re-
publicxns The cbairbn Of those COM
nittees have signed a pint address to
the voters Of al third parties. urging
them 10 unite upon candidate in
every congressional dfict
4 The house has ha}ths usual spat
over the AppropriatidFor the free dis
tribntion Of seeds BY Department Of
Agriculture. with the bal result; the
making Of the approption.
President Jickinl( has saked con
sreaa q, arpropriafo h.lEi - Is 49,