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thereof, shall be enjoined. Such proceedings shall be commenced by the proper district at torney of the United States or the Attorney-General whenever there shall be reasonable ground to suspect that any such board, association or exchange has violated this section. Such proceedings may also be instituted and maintained by any private person or persons, on leave of the court first had and obtained; and it shall be the duty of the court to grant such leave upon proof made by affidavit that there is reasonable ground to believe that any such board, association or exchange has violated this section. In cases of such suits by a private party or parties, the proceedings shall be in the name of the United States on the relation of such private party or parties. In case such proceedings are successful, the court shall adjudge to the relator or relators full costs, and also full attorney's fees for prosecuting such suit, together with reasonable compensation for his or their time spent and expenses incurred in and about such suit. But such suit at the relation of a private party shall be subject to the control of the district attorney or Attorney-General.

"SEC. 6. That any person who shall, in the United States, by letter or telegram or other communication sent from the United States to any foreign country, or by an agent, resident in a foreign country, enter into any contract hereinbefore described as 'options or 'futures,' or who shall do any other act aiding and encouraging the making of such contract in any foreign country, or shall, in the United States, perform any such contract or pay any damages for non performance, or do any act in part performance of such contract, or in part satisfaction of such damage, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be triable and punishable as provided for in section 4 of this Act.

"SEC. 7. That any contract herein defined as 'options' or 'futures,' when made outside the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be held utterly null and void when attempted to be enforced in any court of the United States.

"SEC. 8. That when any money or other valuable thing has been paid or delivered on any contract herein prohibited, or in satisfaction of any damages or any part of the damages claimed from a breach of any such contract, the title to such money or other valuable thing shall be held as not having been passed by such delivery or payment, and the same may be recovered back in the proper district or circuit court of the United States at the suit of the party making such delivery or payment, or by his legal representatives, if he be dead, and shall be subject to his creditors as his other property; and there shall be no defense against any such proceeding by a creditor to subject said money or property to his debt arising out of any transaction between the parties to such payment or delivery, except the actual and bona fide return of the money paid or thing delivered before such proceeding had been commenced."

1893, January 31-Mr. VILAS moved to strike out lines 2, 3, and 4, in the fourth section of the amendment proposed by Mr. GEORGE, being the words:

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YEAS-Messrs.. Blodgett, Caffery, Cameron, Daniel, Dixon, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Hill, Hiscock, Hoar, Jones of Ark., McPherson, Mills, Platt, Sawyer, Stewart, Vest, Vilas, White of La., Wolcott-21.

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NAYS-Messrs. Aliison, Bate, Berry, Butler, Call, Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Coke, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph, Dubois, Felton, Frye, Gallinger, George, Gordon, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hunton, Irby, KYLE, McMillan, Manderson, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill, Pasco, PEFFER, Perkins of Kan., Power, Proctor, Pugh, Ransom, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Vance; Voorhees, Walthall, Washburn, Wilson—50.

The amendment proposed by Mr. GEORGE was rejected-yeas 19, nays 51, (not voting 18): YEAS-Messrs. Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Call, Coke, Dolph, George, Gorman, Harris, Hunton, Jones of Ark., Morgan, Morrill, Pasco, PEFFER, Pugh, Ransom, Vance, Walthall—19.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Blodgett, Caffery, Cameron, Carey, Carlisle, Cockrell, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dubois, Felton, Gallinger, Gibson, Gray, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hiscock, Hoar, Irby', KYLE, McMillan, McPherson, Manderson, Mills, Mitchell, Palmer, Perkins of Kan., Platt, Power, Proctor, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees, Washburn, White of La., Wilson, Wolcott-51.

Mr. MILLS moved to insert the following as a new section:

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- That all railroad corporations, associations, or companies engaged in interstate commerce shall, within six months after the passage of this Act, provide at all stations established or that may be established on their roads, side-track facilities for all persons or parties to erect and maintain private elevators or warehouses, of a capacity of not less than 5,000 bushels each, for the storage of grain while waiting shipment on such lines of railroad, and to permit such elevators and warehouses to be erected, maintained, controlled, and operated by any person or corporation desiring to erect, maintain, control, and operate the same for said persons. And it is hereby made the duty of said railroad companies to receive and carry over their lines all grain offered for shipment to and from such private elevators and warehouses, and they shall receive in their cars and carry over their lines of railroad all grain offered in car-load lots at such stations without previous storage, and shall transport the same at the same rates charged

for transporting grain for elevator and miller companies. And every railroad company that shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined the sum of $10,000 for each offense."

Which was rejected-yeas 21, nays 46, (not voting 21):

YEAS-Messrs. Berry, Butler, Call, Coke, Daniel, Gibson, Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jones of Ark., KYLE, McPherson, Mills, Power, Pugh, Ransom, Vest, Vilas, Walthall, White of La.-21.

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rell, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Felton, Frye, Gal; linger, Gordon, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Irby, KYLE, McMillan, McPherson, Manderson, Morgan, Morrill, PEFFER, Perkins of Kan., Platt, Proctor, Pugh, Ransom, Sherman,. Stockbridge, Turpie, Vest, Vilas, Voorhees, Walthall, Wilson-44.

The bill as amended, was then read a third time, and passed-yeas 40, nays 29, (not voting 19):

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Blackburn, Call, Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom, Davis, Dubois, Faulkner, Felton, Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Blackburn, Blodgett, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hunton, Caffery, Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Irby, KYLE, McMillan, Manderson, Mitchell, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dubois, Felton, Morgan, Morrill, PEFFER, Perkins. of Kan., PetFrye, Gallinger, Gorman, Hale, Hawley, Hig-tigrew, Proctor, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stock; gins, Hill, Hiscock, Irby, McMillan, Manderson, bridge, Teller, Turpie, Voorhees, Walthall, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill, Palmer, PEFFER, Washburn, Wilson—40. Perkins of Kan., Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Voorhees, Washburn, Wilson, Wolcott-46.

Mr. MILLS then moved to add the following as a new section :

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Any person, corporation, or company who shall enter into any combination or agreement to fix the price at which grain or cotton or other agricultural products shall be bought in any market in the United States, or to prevent competition in the sale and purchase of grain or cotton or other agricultural product in any market in the United States, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined the sum of $10,000 for each offense so committed."

Which was rejected-yeas 26, nays 40, (not voting 22):

YEAS-Messrs. Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Caffery, Call, Carey, Coke, Cullom, Daniel, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Harris, Hiscock, Hunton, Jones of Ark., KYLE, Mills, Pugh, Ransom, Vest, Vilas, Walthall, White of La., Wolcott-26.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Blodgett, Cameron, Chandler, Davis, Dixon, Dubois, Faulkner, Felton, Gordon, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Irby, McMillan, McPherson, Manderson, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill, Palmer, PEFFER, Perkins of Kan., Pettigrew, Platt, Power, Proctor, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Voorhees, Washburn, Wilson-40.

Mr. POWER moved to add to section 3, the words" and silver bullion," so as to make the section read:

"That the articles to which the foregoing sections relate are raw or unmanufactured cotton, hops, wheat, corn, flour, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard, and bacon, and silver bullion."

Which was rejected—yeas 21, nays 44, (not voting 23):

YEAS-Messrs. Carey, Chandler, Daniel, Dawes, Dolph, Dubois, Hansbrough, Jones of Ark., Mills, Mitchell, Palmer, Pettigrew. Power, Sawyer, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Washburn, White of La., Wolcott-21.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Berry, Blackburn,

NAYS-Messrs. Berry, Blodgett, Butler, Caffery, Cameron, Coke, Daniel, Dawes, Dixon, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Harris, Hill, Hiscock, Hoar, Jones of Ark., McPherson, Mills, Palmer, Platt, Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer, Stewart, Vest, Vilas, White of La., Wolcott-29.

IN HOUSE.

March 1-Mr. HATCH moved to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to this bill (H. R. 7845), which are the following: I. In section I strike out all after the word "planter" in line 27, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

"Nor to any agreement to pay or deliver a part of the product of land as compensation for its use or as compensation for work or labor done or to be done on the same; nor to any contract or agreement made with any person to furnish and deliver to such person at any time, or within any designated period, any of the said articles for the use, consumption or traffic of such person in his business, occupation or manufacture, or for the sustenance of such person, his family, guests, servants, tenants, employés, dependents or domestic animals: Provided, however, That such contract or agreement shall not be made, settled for by delivery, or settlement of differenes, or by any other mode of performance or settlement in or upon any board of trade, produce, cotton, hop, merchants', or other exchange, or other commercial association, or in any place, or upon any premises where price quotations of said articles are announced, bulletined or published, nor be subject to the rules or regulations of any such board, exchange or other commercial association."

2. In section 3, after the word "corn," in line 2, insert the word "flour."

3. In section 3, after the word " barley," strike out the words “grass seeds, flaxseed." 4. In section 3, after the word "lard," in line 4, insert the word "and."

5. In section 3, after the word "bacon," in line 4, strike out the words "and other edible product of swine."

Section 3 as amended reads:

"SEC. 3. That the articles to which the foreBlodgett, Butler, Caffery, Call, Cameron, Cock-going sections relate are raw or unmanufactured

cotton, hops, wheat, corn, flour, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard and bacon."

6. In section 4, after the word "lard," in line 7, insert the word "or."

7. In section 4, after the word "bacon," in line 7, strike out the words "or other edible product of swine."

8. In section 4, in line 25, strike out the word “futures” and insert in lieu thereof the word "options."

9. In section 4, after the word "agreement," in line 26, insert the words "or shall by letter, telegram or other communication sent from the United States to any foreign country, or by an agent, broker, employé or partner resident in any foreign country, enter into any 'options' contract or agreement as hereinbefore defined."

10. In section 4, after the word "agreement," in line 36, insert the words "or shall by letter, telegram, or other communication sent from the United States to any foreign country, or by an agent, broker, employé, or partner resident in any foreign country, enter into any futures' contract or agreement as hereinbefore defined."

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28. In section 13, line 63, after the word "made," " strike out the words "transferred or assigned."

29. In section 13, line 73, after the word "made," strike out the words "transferred or assigned."

30. In section 13, line 73, after the word "making," strike out the words "transferring or assigning."

31. In section 13, after the word "futures" in line 80, strike out the words "And said party shall be further subject to fine and imprisonment as provided by section 10 of this act.'

32. In section 14, line 1, strike out " 14" and insert "13.

33. In section 15, line 1, strike out "15" and insert" 14.".

34. Add the following, to be section 15: "That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 1st day of July of the year 1893 A. D.

Which was rejected, two-thirds not having voted in its favor-yeas 172, nays 124, (not voting 33):

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Alderson, Allen, Amerman, Arnold, Atkinson, Babbitt, BAKER of Kan., Bankhead, Bartine, Beltzhoover, Bergen, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Boutelle, Bowers of Cal., Branch, Bretz, Broderick, Brookshire, Brosius, Brown of Ind., Bryan, Buchanan of N. J., Bullock, Bunn, Bunting, Burrows, Busey, Butler, Caminetti, Capehart, Cate, CLOVER, Cobb of Ala., Cooper of Ind., Cox of Tenn., Crawford, Crosby, Culberson, Curtis of N. Y., Daniell of N. H., DAVIS, De Armond, Dingley, Doan, Dockery, Dolliver, Dungan, Edmunds, Ellis of Ky., Enloe, Enochs, Epes, Everett of Ga., Fithian, Flick, Forman, Forney, Fowler, Funston, Fyan, Gantz, Gorman, Grady, Grout,

17. In section II, line 1, strike out the word Hallowell, HALVORSON, Hamilton, Hare, Hatch, "eleven" and insert "twelve."

18. Strike out the whole of section 12. 19. In section 13, line 1, strike out "13" and insert "IO."

20. In section 13, line 3, after the word "made," strike out the words "transferred or assigned."

21. In section 13, line 4, after the word "making," strike out the words "transfer or assignment."

22. In section 13, line 6, after the word revenue," strike out the word "either."

Haugen, Haynes, Heard, Henderson of Iowa, Henderson of N. C., Hermann, Hilborn, Hitt, Holman, Hooker of N. Y., Hopkins of Pa., Hopkins of Ill., Houk of Ohio, Houk of Tenn., Huff, Hull, Johnson of Ind., Johnson of N. Dak., Johnstone of S. C., Jolley, Jones, KEM, J. M. Kendall, Kribbs, Kyle, Lane, Lanham, Lawson of Va., Lawson of Ga., Layton, Lester of Va., Lewis, Lind, Livingston, Long, Mansur, Martin, McClellan, McCreary of Ky., McKaig, MCKEIGHAN, McLaurin, McRae, Meredith, Montgomery, Moore, Moses, O'Donnell, OTIS, Owens, Patton, Payne, Paynter, Pearson, Peel, Pendleton of W. Va., Perkins, Pickler, Pierce, Post, Powers, Quackenbush, Raines, Ray, Reilly, Richardson of Tenn., Robertson of La., Sayers, Scott, Scull, Seerley, Shell, Shively, Smith, Stockdale, C. W. Stone, W. A. Stone, Stone of "Ky., Sweet, J. D. Taylor, Terry, Tillman, Turpin, Van Horn, WATSON, Waugh, Weadock, Wever, Wheeler of Ala., White of Iowa, Whiting, Williams of N. C., Williams of Ill., Wilson of Ky., Wilson of Wash., Wilson of Mo., Winn, Wolverton, Wright of Pa., Youmans— 172.

23. In section 13, line 6, after the word "nine," strike out 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, and the words "of this act" on line 11.

24. In section 13, line 14, after the word "vendor," strike out the words "or who shall have made a transfer or an assignment of such contract or agreement as transferer or assignor.' 25. In section 13, line 24, after the word "vendor," strike out the words "or who shall have made a transfer or assignment of any such contract or agreement as transferer or assignor.' 26. In section 13, line 26, after the word "such," strike out the words "vendors, transferers or assignors."

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27. In section 13, line 35, after the word "making," strike out the words "transferring or assigning."

NAYS-Messrs. Andrew, Antony, Bacon, Bailey, Barwig, Belden, Belknap, Bentley, Bingham, Boatner, Bowman, Brawley, Breckinridge of Ark., Breckinridge of Ky., Brown

of Md., Brunner, Buchanan of Va., Bynum, | Magner, Mallory, McAleer, McGann, McKinCable, Cadmus, Campbell, Caruth, Castle, ney, McMillin, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Morse, Catchings, Chipman, Clancy, Clarke of Ala., W. Mutchler, Newberry, Norton, Oates, Ohliger, Cobb of Mo., Coburn, Cockran, Cogswell, O'Neil of Mass., O'Neill of Pa., Outhwaite, Compton, Coolidge, Coombs, Covert, Cowles, Cox Page, Patterson, Price, Randall, Rayner, Reed, of N. Y., Crain, Cummings, Dalzell, De Forest, Reyburn, Robinson of Pa., Rusk, Shonk, SIMP Dickerson, Donovan, Dunphy,, Durborow, SON, Snodgrass, Sperry, Springer, Stephenson, Elliott, English, Fellows, Fitch, Geary, Geis- Stevens, Storer, Stout, Stump, Taylor of Ill., senhainer, Gillespie, Greenleaf, Griswold, Hall Townsend, Tracey, Tucker, Turner, Wadsof Minn., Harmer, Harter, Hemphill, Herbert, worth, Walker, Warner, Washington, Wheeler Hoar, Hooker of Miss., Johnson of Ohio, of Mich., Wike, Willcox, Williams of Mass., Ketcham, Kilgore, Lagan, Lapham, Lester of Wilson of W. Va., Wise—124. Ga., Little, Lockwood, Lodge, Loud, Lynch,|

VI.

PENSION MATTERS IN THE FIFTY-SECOND

CONGRESS.

Increase of Pensions to Totally Disabled Pickler, Post, Powers, Raines, Randall, Rey

Mexican War Soldiers.

IN HOUSE.

1892, December 19-Mr. WILSON of Mo. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1675) granting increase of pension to soldiers of the Mexican war in certain cases: "That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized to increase the pension of every pensioner who is now on the rolls at $8 per month, on account of services in the Mexican war, and who is wholly disabled for manual labor, and is in such destitute circumstances that $8 per month are insufficient to provide him the necessaries of life, to $12 per month."

Which was agreed to, two-thirds voting in its favor-yeas 172, nays 8, (not voting 149):

burn, Richardson of Tenn., Scull, Shonk, SIMPSON, Smith, Sperry, Springer, Stephenson, Steward of Ill., Stewart of Tex., Stockdale, W. A. Stone, Stone of Ky., Stout, Sweet, Tarsney, Taylor of Ill., E. B. Taylor, J. D. Taylor, Terry, Tillman, Tracey, Tucker, Turner of Ga., Turpin, Van Horn, Wadsworth, WATSON, Waugh, Wheeler of Ala., Wike, Willcox, Williams of N. C., Williams of Ill., Wilson of Wash., Wilson of Mo., Winn, Wolverton, Wright of Pa., Youmans-172.

NAYS-Messrs. Andrew, Bankhead, Breckinridge of Ark., Dickerson, Herbert, Hoar, Pierce, Snodgrass-8.

[The estimated annual cost of this bill is $1,088,832.

It was approved January 5, 1893.

Pension Appropriation.

IN HOUSE.

1893, February 17-Pending the bill (H. R. 10,345) making appropriation for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year 1894, the following was moved as an amendment:

The above bill passed the SENATE at the YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Amerman, Ar- first session of the Fifty-Second Congress, Jannold, Atkinson, Babbitt, BAKER of Kan., Bar-uary 22, 1892, without division.] tine, Barwig, Beeman, Belknap, Beltzhoover, Bland, Boatner, Bowers of Cal., Branch, Brawley, Bretz, Brickner, Broderick, Brookshire, Brosius, Brunner, Bryan, Bullock, Bunn, Busey, Butler, S. Byrns, Causey, Clark of Wyo., CLOVER, Cobb of Ala., Cobb of Mo., Coburn, Cockran, Covert, Cox of Tenn., Crain, Crawford, Crosby, Culberson, Cummings, Curtis of N. Y., Cutting, Daniell of N. H., DAVIS, De Armond, Dingley, Dixon, Donovan, Durborow, English, Enloe, Enochs, Epes, Everett of Ga., Fellows, Forney, Fowler, Funston, Fyan, Geary, Gorman, Grady, Greenleaf, Hallowell, HALVORSON, Hare, Harmer, Harries of Minn., Hatch, Haugen, Haynes, Heard, Hemphill, Hermann, Hilborn, Holman, Hooker of Miss., Hopkins of Pa., Huff, Hull, Johnson of N. Dak., Johnstone of S. C., Jolley, KEM, Kribbs, Lanham, Lawson of Va., Layton, Lind, Livingston, Lockwood, Long, Loud, Lynch, Mallory, Martin, McKaig, McKinney, McLaurin, McMillin, McRae, Meyer, Miller, Milliken, Mitchell, Moore, W. Mutchler, Oates, O'Donnell, O' Ferrall, O'Neil of Mass., O'Neill of Pa., O'Neil of Mo., OTIS, Outhwaite, Page, Parrett, Patterson, Patton, Payne, Paynter, Pearson, Peel, Perkins,

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"That from and after July 1, 1893, there shall not, under the act of June 27, 1890, be paid to any person who served in the Army or Navy of the United States, any pension for or during the time when the income of such person shall amount to as much as $1,000 a year." Which was rejected-yeas 125, nays 134, (not voting 70):

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Alderson, Alexander, Allen, Andrew, Antony, Arnold, Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead, Beeman, Blanchard, Bland, Boatner, Bowman, Branch, Brawley, Breckinridge of Ark., Brown of Md., Buchanan of Va., Bullock, Bunn, Busey, Bushnell, Butler, Caminetti, Capehart, Caruth, Catchings, Cate, Clarke of Ala., Cobb of Mo., Cowles, Cox of N. Y., Cox of Tenn., Crain, Crawford, Daniell

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of N. H., De Armond, Dickerson, Dockery, | Buchanan of N. J., Bynum, Cadmus, Caldwell,
Dunphy, Elliott, Ellis of Ky., English, Enloe, Castle, Chipman, Clancy, CLOVER, Coburn,
Epes, Everett of Ga., Forney, Fyan, Geary, Cockran, Cogswell, Cooper of Ind., Covert,
Gorman, Grady, Hamilton, Hare, Hatch,
Heard, Henderson of N. C., Herbert, Hoar,
Hooker of Miss., Houk of Ohio, Johnson of
Ohio, Johnstone of S. C., Jones, Kilgore, Kyle,
Lagan, Lanham, Lapham, Lawson of Va.,
Lawson of Ga., Lester of Va., Lester of Ga.,
Lewis, Livingston, Long, Mallory, McCreary,
McGann, McLaurin, McMillin, McRae,
Meredith, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Moses,
W. Mutchler, Newberry, Norton, O' Ferrall,
Ohliger, O'Neil of Mass., Outhwaite, Patter-
son, Paynter, Peel, Pierce, Richardson of Tenn.,
Robertson of La., Sayers, Shell, Snodgrass,
Snow, Springer, Stockdale, Stone of Ky., Stout,
Stump, Tarsney, Terry, Tillman, Turner of
Ga., Turpin, Warner, Washington, WATSON,
Wheeler of Ala., Wheeler of Mich., Wike, Will-
cox, Williams of Mass., Wilson of W. Va.,
Youmans-125.

NAYS-Messrs. Amerman, Atkinson, Babbitt, BAKER of Kan., Bartine, Barwig, Belknap, Beltzhoover, Bentley, Bergen, Bingham, Boutelle, Bowers of Cal., Bretz, Brickner, Broderick, Brookshire, Brosius, Brown of Ind., Bryán,

Crosby, Cummings, Dalzell, DAVIS, Dingley,
Doan, Dolliver, Donovan, Dungan, Enochs,
Fitch, Fithian, Flick, Forman, Fowler, Funston,
Gantz, Geissenhainer, Griswold, Grout, Hall
of Minn., Hallowell, HALVORSON, Harmer,
Harries of Minn., Haugen, Haynes, Hermann,
Hitt, Holman, Hooker of N. Y., Houk of
Tenn., Huff, Hull, Johnson of Ind., Johnson of
N. Dak., Jolley, KEM, Kribbs, Lane, Layton,
Lind, Lockwood, Lodge, Loud, Lynch, Magner,
Martin, McAleer, MCKEIGHAN, Milliken,
Mitchell, Morse, O'Donnell, O'Neill of Pa.,
OTIS, Owens, Page, Patton, Payne, Pearson,
Perkins, Pickler, Post, Quackenbush, Raines,
Ray, Reed, Reilly, Reyburn, Robinson of Pa.,
Rockwell, Scott, Scull, Seerley, Shively, Shonk,
SIMPSON, Smith, Sperry, Stahlhecker, Stephen-
son, Steward of Ill., C. W. Stone, W. A. Stone,
Storer, Taylor of Ill., J. D. Taylor, Tracey,
Van Horn, Wadsworth, Walker, Waugh,
Wradock, Wever, White of Iowa, Williams of
Ill., Wilson of Ky., Wilson of Wash., Wolver-
ton, Wright of Pa.-134.

VII.

LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE OF CANDIDATES,
CAMPAIGN OF 1892.

[These letters were issued after the date at which it was necessary to put to press the HAND-BOOK FOR 1892. Otherwise they would have appeared in that volume. They are in· serted as an important feature of the politics of the period.-EDITOR.]

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FROM THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

Letter of Benjamin Harrison.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1892.

for the credit of any successes that may have been attained is in such measure due to others, Senators and Representatives, and to the efficient heads of the several Executive Departments, that I may do so without impropriety. A vote of want of confidence is asked by our adversaries; and this challenge to a review of what has been done we promptly and gladly accept.

The great work of the Fifty-first Congress has been subjected to the revision of a Democratic House of Representatives, and the acts of the Executive Department to its scrutiny and in

Hon. William McKinley, Jr., and others, Com-vestigation. A Democratic National Adminismittee, etc.

Gentlemen: I now avail myself of the first period of relief from public duties to respond to the notification, which you brought to me on June 20, of my nomination for the office of President of the United States by the Republican National Convention recently held at Minneapolis. I accept the nomination, and am grateful for the approval expressed by the Convention of the acts of the Administration. I have endeavored without wavering or weariness, so far as the direction of public affairs was committed to me, to carry out the pledges made to the people in 1888. If the policies of the Administra tion have not been distinctively and progressively American and Republican policies, the fault has not been in the purpose, but in the execution. I shall speak frankly of the legislation of Congress and of the work of the Executive Department,

tration was succeeded by a Republican Administration, and the freshness of the events gives unusual facilities for fair comparison and judgment. There has seldom been a time, I think, when a change from the declared policies of the Republican to the declared policies of the Democratic party involved such serious results to the business interests of the country. A brief review of what has been done, and of what the Democratic party proposes to undo, will justify this opinion.

DANGERS TO THE CURRENCY.

The Republican party during the Civil War devised a national currency, consisting of United States notes, issued and redeemable by the Government, and of national bank notes, based upon the security of United States bonds. A tax was levied upon the issues of State banks, and the intended result, that all such issues should be

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