People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1896 — DEBATE IS POSTPONED [ARTICLE]

DEBATE IS POSTPONED

BOND ISSUE INQUIRY WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY. Mr. Peffer Defers His Motion to Proceed with the Subject —Sundry Civil Service BUI in the House—Large Deficit for the Month of March. Washington, April 1. —The expected debate on the resolution for a senate inquiry into recent bond issues did not occur Tuesday, as Mr. Peffer gave notice that he would defer his motion to proceed with the subject until today. The postofflce appropriation bill, carrying $93,000,000, was considered in part but not completed. A sharp debate on mail subsidies arose, Mr. Vilas opposing an extension of the subsidy system, while Senators Perkins and White (California) upheld them. Senator George’s speech in opposition to Mr. Dupont’s claim to a seat occupied most of the day and was not completed. Representative Shuford (N. C.) introduced a resolution to investigate the recent sales of bonds. The resolution recites that charges have been made that unfair and unprecedented advantages have been accorded by President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle to a certain financial syndicate located in New York city, and that charges have been made against the president and secretary of the treasury in regard to the recent bond sale, wherein the same syndicate secured nearly one-half of the bond issue in a mysterious and suspicious manner. The resolution then provides that a committee of five be appointed by the speaker to make an investigation into all the circumstances relating to the last three issues of bonds and report to the house. IN THE HOUSE. Sundry Civil Service Bill Considered — Fair Progress Made. Washington, April I.—The house spent Tuesday considering the sundry civil bill and fair progress was made. No amendments of importance were adopted. Mr. Adams (rep., Pa.) undertook to correct some of the reports as to the alleged compact between certain freesilver republicans and some Philadelphia manufacturers. In that connection he referred to the resolutions adopted Monday night by the Manufacturers’ club of Philadelphia. Mr. Hartman of Montana and other freesilver republicans in reply charged that they had been persistently and maliciously misrepresented by the “goldbug” press. The conference, they asserted, had not been of their seeking. Mr. Pickier (S. D.) also made a statement concerning what he said had been a misrepresentation of the republican platform of his state, which, instead of making a specific declaration on national issues, had simply affirmed the doctrines of the national republican party at Minneapolis until the St. Louis convention should have adopted a new platform.

Mr. Cullom Want* an Amendment. Washington, April I.—Senator Cullom, chairman of the senate committee on interstate commerce and author of the present interstate commerce act, has announced his purpose of introducing a bill to amend the law so as to prevent the transportation of foreign goods at cheaper rates than those of domestic manufacture, as is allowed under the decision of the Supreme court in the import-rate decision rendered in the Supreme court Monday. Bureau of American Republics. Washington, April I.—A meeting has been called for this morning at 10:30 o’clock at the state department of representatives of all the countries of Central and South America which were represented at the Pan-American conference, and are now bound to the maintenance of the bureau of American republics. The purpose is to consider and adopt plans for the future conduct of this bureau. Bids for Indian Supplies. Washington April I.—The annual opening of bids for general supplies for the Indian service will take place at Chicago April 28 and at New York May 19 under an order just issued by the secretary of the interior. The contracts to be let will involve in the neighborhood of $2,000,000, which amount present estimates indicate will be about evenly divided between the two warehouses. Seed Contracts Awarded. Washington, April 1. —Secretary Morton has let the contract for 10,125,000 packets of vegetable seeds, to be distributed to the public under the recent act of congress, to D. Landreth & Sons, of Philadelphia. The contract for a million packets of flower seeds was let to L. L. May & Co., of St. Paul, Minn., at half a cent per. packet. Bayard Not Coming: Home. Washington, April I.—Friends of Ambassador Bayard in Washington scout the idea that the vacating of his house in Wilmington, Del., is to be taken as evidence on his part to resign his office and return immediately to the United States. They say he has no such idea. . SLarge Deficit Shown. Washington, April I.—The forthcoming monthly treasury statement will show receipts during the month of March of >26,041,149, as follows: Customs, >13,344,215; Internal revenue, $11,536,264; miscellaneous, >1,160,668.