tection. We believe in an adjustment of tariff duties for the twofold purpose of providing sufficient revenue to meet the requirements of the Government and to furnish reasonable and adequate protection to American industries and labor, a tariff both for revenue and protection.

"We also renew our allegiance to the doctrine of reciprocity. We favor as a logical and beneficial result of protective tariff laws mutual trade arrangements with foreign countries that will provide for our manufacturers and producers a market for their surplus product, and at the same time enable us to buy from them under advantageous conditions such articles as they produce and we need to purchase.

"The Republicans of Wisconsin are unyielding in their demand for honest money. We are unalterably opposed to any scheme that will give to this country a depreciated or debased currency. We favor the use of silver as currency, but to the extent only and under such restrictions that its parity with gold can be maintained."

August 5, 1896.-"The Republicans of Wisconsin, in convention assembled, announce their hearty indorsement of the platform of principles adopted by the late National Convention at St. Louis, and pledge a loyal, united and vigorous support of the principles and policies therein announced and defined. We believe that in the restoration to power in National affairs of the party that stands for a sound and stable currency, honest money with which to pay the wages of labor, buy the products of the farm and factory and carry on the business of this great country and for a fair and equitable protective tariff that will protect all the people and every section of the country, give employment to American labor, preserve to American producers the first charge on our great home market and at the same time give us enough revenue to pay the necessary expenses of carrying on the Government, lies the only hope of a return to our former prosperity."

The platform then indorses the nominations of McKinley and Hobart, condemns the utterings of the late Chicago Convention upon questions of National policy, declares for the restriction of undesirable immigration, and concludes with a deliverance upon State issues.

DEMOCRATIC.

June 23, 1896.-"We believe that a tariff for revenue only would extend American commerce to the uttermost parts of the earth, and untrammelled industry would advance our country to the foremost place among nations. We are therefore firm in our adherence to the doctrine enunciated by the last National Democratic Convention that this Government should impose no tariff taxes except for revenue.

"We believe that the demands of a commerce built upon the broad and enlightened doctrine of free trade require a currency that cannot be discredited in any civilized country. Realizing this logical demand for the best money for international trade; realizing also the dangers of a flat currency in domestic use, and aware that the present condition of com

mercial distress calls for the patriotic and sturdy maintenance of National honor and financial integrity, we declare ourselves opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and in favor of gold, the highest monetary standard of the world."

The money plank in the minority report, which was rejected by 271 to 219, read as follows:

"Resolved, That we reaffirm the platform of the last National Democratic Convention, and particularly upon the subject of coinage, believing that a fair interpretation of the same favors free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold as legal-tender money of the country." SILVER DEMOCRATS.

September 2, 1896.-The platform declared for free silver; condemned the State administration for releasing the exTreasurers from the judgments which were obtained against them; demanded a coemployé act, and protested against the moneyed and corporate interests in their attempt to control elections by intimidation and corruption.

SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.

August 26, 1896. The platform denounced the action of the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, and declared that the majority who controlled it were "men whose names are unknown in Democratic councils and whose declarations and action prove them to be strangers as well to Democratic principles and traditions." The money plank read: "In the words of the National Democratic platform of 1892, 'We hold to the use of both gold and silver without discrimination against either metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted through international agreement or by such safeguards of legislation as shall insure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals, and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets and in the payment of debt; and we demand that all paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable in such coin. We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of the farmer and laboring classes, the first and most defenceless victims of unstable money and a fluctuating currency.' And to create and maintain the integrity of that dollar we adopt the words of the Democratic party of Wisconsin, assembled in convention, in June, 1896, in favor of gold, the highest monetary standard of the world, as the true measure of unfluctuating value."

POPULIST.

September 2, 1896.-Resolutions were adopted indorsing the National platform and all of the usual isms of the Populists.

WYOMING. REPUBLICAN.

May 15, 1896.-The platform contained this money plank: "We reaffirm our allegiance to the principles of bimetallism as enunciated in the Republican State platform adopted at Casper in 1894, and we commend the record of our Senators and Representatives in Congress in main

taining this principle, and we instruct our delegates to the St. Louis Convention to take like action when the financial plank of the platform of the Convention is being rade."

The 1894 State platform declared for the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The delegates to St. Louis were instructed to vote for McKinley, but the Convention pledged its support to any candidate nominated at St. Louis.

August 13, 1896.-"We favor the free coinage of gold and silver into standard money, as expressed in our former platforms, under such legislation as will guarantee that all our money shall remain on an equality."

DEMOCRATIC,

May 21, 1896.-The platform had this one plank only:

"Whereas, The paramount issue before the American people is the curency question; therefore,

"Resolved, That we, the Democracy of Wyoming, demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold into primary

redemption money at the ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the action or approval of any other Government."

No mention was made of President Cleveland nor his Administration,

CONNECTICUT: NAT'L DEMOCRATS. October 8, 1896.-The principal feature of the platform read as follows:

The Democrats of Connecticut believe that the fundamental principles of the party, declared by its founder, Thomas Jefferson, and reaffirmed by Jackson, Tilden and Cleveland, are binding at all times. Among them are the following essential doctrines in the creed of the party:

"The honest payment of our debts and the sacred preservation of the public faith.

"Economy in the public expenses, that labor may be lightly burdened.

"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever State or persuasion, religious or political-freedom of religion."

APPROPRIATIONS.

Department of Agriculture, for fiscal year 1897, $3,255,532. Became a law without the President's approval, April 14, 1896.

War Department, for fiscal year of 1897, $23,278,402 73. Approved March 16, 1896.

Diplomatic and Consular Service, for fiscal year of 1897, $1,642,558 76. Approved February 27, 1896.

District of Columbia, for fiscal year of 1897, $5,900,319 48. Approved June 11, 1896. In addition to this contracts were authorized to be entered into (subject to future appropriations by Congress) for sewer construction, $62,000; school buildings, $62,000.

For fortifications, $7,377,888. Approved June 6, 1896. In addition to this, contracts were authorized to be entered into (subject to future appropriations by Congress) for fortifications, $2.500.000; for armament of fortifications, $1,695,076.

Indian Department, for fiscal year of 1897, $7,390,496 79. Approved June 10, 1896.

Legislative, Executive and Judicial expenses, for fiscal year of 1897: Senate, $1,098,428 90; Capitol Police, $52,420; Congressional Directory. $1,200; House of Representatives. $2,498,873 06; Public Printer, $18.100; Library of Congress. $67.320; Botanic Garden, $18,893 75; Executive, $101,200; Civil Service Commission, $98,340; State Department. $134.820; Treasury Department, $3,043,329; Collecting Internal Revenue. $3.610,000; Independent Treasury, $435.690: United States Mints and Assay offices, $970.950; Government in the Territories, $159.700; War Department. $1.437.436; public buildings and grounds, $48.520; State, War and Navy Department buildings. $158,880; Navy Department, $417,540; Interior Department, $4,822,034; Surveyors-General

and their clerks, $103.700; Postoffice Department, $882,530; Department of Justice, $205,290; Labor Department, $172,170; Judicial, $862,120; Court of Claims, $39,840; relief and protection of seamen, $50,000; total legislative act, $21,519,324 71.

Military Academy, for fiscal year of 1897, $449,525 61. Approved March 6,

1896.

Navy Department, for fiscal year of 1897, $60,562,660 95. Approved June 10, 1896. In addition to this $12,900,000 was appropriated for three coast-line battleships and five torpedo-boats.

Pension Department, for fiscal year of 1897, $141,328,580. Approved March 6, 1896.

Postoffice Department, for fiscal year of 1897, $92,571,564 22. Approved June 9, 1896.

River and Harbor act, $12,659,550. Passed over the President's veto and became a law June 3, 1896. In addition contracts were authorized to be entered into (subject to future appropriations by Congress) for various works, to the amount of $59,616,404 91.

Sundry Civil act, for fiscal year of 1897. $33,096,710 19. Approved June 11, 1896.

For deficiencies of fiscal year of 1896 and prior years, $8,972,914 55. Approved June 8, 1896.

Urgent Deficiency act, 1896 and prior years, $6,305,436 52, Approved February 26, 1896.

Deficiency act, House of Representatives, etc., for fiscal year of 1896, $38,560. Approved June 11. 1896.

Deficiency act, Navy Department printing, for fiscal year of 1896, $25,000. Approved March 20, 1896.

Miscellaneous Appropriation act, $416,

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ARIZONA.

The following became a law June 6. 1896, without the President's approval,

ing marriages in the District of Columbia, provided among other things that males under 21 years of age and females under 16 years of age must have consent of parents or guardians before marrying; they must also be provided with a proper license.

On May 19 an act was approved abolishing days of grace on promissory notes, drafts, etc.

Incorporating the Post Graduate School of Medicine. February 7, 1896.

Laws amended as to married women, to make parents the natural guardians of their minor children, etc. June 1, 1896.

Regulating the practice of medicine and surgery, to license physicians and surgeons, and to punish persons violating the provisions thereof. June 3, 1896.

To establish and maintain a free public library and reading-room. June 3, 1896.

EXPOSITIONS,

Authorizing and encouraging the holding of a Transmississippi and International Exposition at Omaha, Neb., 1898, under the auspices of the Transmississippi and International Exposition Association. June 10, 1896. It reads:

"That whenever any article or articles or 'ive stock shall be sent out of the United States for temporary use or exhibition at any public exposition, fair or conference held in a foreign country, such articles shall be entitled to be returned to the United States, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, without the payment of customs duty, whether they shall be of domestic or of foreign production: Provided, That the articles of foreign production have once paid duty in the United States and no drawback has been allowed thereon, and if any domestic articles are subject to internal revenue tax, such tax shall be proved to have been paid before exportation and not refunded." May 18, 1896.

NAVY.

The act of April 24, 1896, authorized the establishment of a training station for Naval apprentices on the island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco Harbor, Cal. Authorizing the increase of pay of Judge-Advocate Generals. Became a law without the President's approval. June 5, 1396.

NATIONAL PARKS.

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An act approved May 15, 1896, provided: "That in order to obtain practical benefits of great value to the country from the establishment of National military parks, said parks and their approaches are hereby declared to National fields for military manoeuvres for the Regular Army of the United States and the National Guard or militia of the States: Provided, That the said parks shall be opened for such purposes only in the discretion of the Secretary of War, and under such regulations as he may prescribe." The Secretary of War was authorized to assemble, at his discretion, in camp at such season of the year and for such period as he may designate, at such field of military manoeuvres, such portions of the military forces of the United States as he may think best, to receive military instruction there; also to

make and publish regulations governing the assembling of the National Guard or militia of the several States upon the manoeuvring grounds, and he may detail instructers from the Regular Army for such forces during their exercises.

Authorizing the Secretary of War to improve and maintain the public roads within the limits of the National Park, Gettysburg, Penn., over which jurisdiction has been or may hereafter be ceded to the United States. This act does not prejudice the rights acquired by any State or by any military organization to the ground on which its monuments or markers are placed, nor the right of way to same. June 10, 1896.

PENSIONS.

An act approved March 13, 1896, provided that in considering claims filed under the pension laws the death of an enlisted man or officer shall be considered as sufficiently proved if satisfactory evidence is produced establishing the fact of the continued and unexplained absence of such enlisted man or officer from his home and family for a period of seven years, durlag which period no intelligence of his existence shall have been received. And any pension granted under this act shall cease upon proof that such officer or enlisted man is still living.

Taking affidavits, etc.. by pension agents abolished. March 23, 1896.

PUBLIC LANDS.

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Extending the time for the purchase of public lands to January 1, 1897; provided that actual residence upon the lands by persons claiming the right to purchase the same shall not be required, where such lands have been fenced, cultivated, otherwise improved by such claimants, and such persons shall be permitted to purchase two or more tracts of such lands by legal subdivisions, whether contiguous or not, but not exceeding 320 acres in the aggregate. January 23, 1896.

Purchasers of land grants who have paid only a portion of the purchase price to railroad companies, which is less than the Government price for similar lands. will be required to pay to the Government the difference before the delivery of the patent. February 12, 1896.

Yankton Reservation, S. D.: Homestead settlers granted leave of absence for one year. February 26, 1896.

Extending time within which suits may be brought to vacate and annul land patents. March 2, 1896.

Fort Klamath Hay Reservation opened to homestead entries. March 31, 1896. Homestead entry authorized on vacated town sites, Oklahoma. May 11, 1896. Commutation of homestead entries allowed after the expiration of fourteen months from date of settlement. June 3, 1896.

Settlers on Northern Pacific second indemnity grant, Minnesota, allowed other lands for cancelled entries. June 3, 1896.

A concurrent resolution, passed by the House June 6, and by the Senate June 10, 1896, directed the Secretary of the Interior to resume work upon and to issue patents to the Union Pacific Railway Company without delay to all lands which have been sold by said company to bona fide

purchasers: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as waiving any right that the United States may have to declare a forfeiture as to the lands which have not been so sold by said company: Provided, That the words "bona fide purchasers" herein contained shall not be held to include the holders of lands secured by mortgages on such land grant. RAILROADS.

Giving right of way, through the Indian Territory, to the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad. February 13 1896.

Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railroad granted right of way through Indian reservations, Minnesota. February 24,

1896.

Arkansas and Choctaw Railroad granted right of way, Indian Territory. February 24, 1896.

Fort Smith and Western Coal Railroad granted right of way through Indian Territory. March 2, 1896.

Time extended to Gainesboro, McAlester and St. Louis Railroad in right of way March 4, 1896. through Indian Territory.

Columbia and Red Mountain Railroad given right of way through Colville Indian Reservation. March 6, 1896.

St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad granted right of way, Indian and Oklahoma Territories. March 18, 1896.

Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad granted right of way, Indian Territory. March 28, 1896.

St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railroad granted right of way, Indian and Oklahoma Territories. March 30, 1896.

Railroads engaged in interstate commerce must equip cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, under a heavy penalty. Not applicable to four-wheel or logging cars. April 1, 1896. Arkansas Northwestern Railroad granted right of way, Indian Territory. April 6, 1896.

Duluth and North Dakota Railroad granted right of way, Winnibagoshish, Chippewa, White Oak Point and Red Lake reservations. April 14, 1896.

Time extended for right of way through Indian Territory of Interoceanic Railroad, etc. April 14, 1896.

Atchison and Nebraska Railroad granted right of way, Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian Reservation, Kansas and Nebraska. April 18, 1896.

Denison and Northern Railroad granted right of way, Indian Territory. May 21, 1896.

Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwestern Railroad granted right of way, South Platte and Plum Creek forest reserves, Colorado. May 28, 1896.

ΕΙ Paso and Northeastern Railroad granted right of way through the new Fort Bliss Reservation, Texas. June 10, 1896.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Making an appropriation for the expenses of a commission to investigate and report on the true divisional line between Venezuela and British Guiana. December 21, 1895

Authorizing the Secretary of State to reconvene the delegates of the United States to the Washington International

Marine Conference of 1889, whenever in his judgment it is expedient, for the further consideration of rules to prevent collisions at sea and in the waters of the United States. February 5, 1896.

Prohibiting prize-fighting and pugilism between men and animais, and providing penalties therefor, in the Territories and District of Columbia. The act provides that any one voluntarily engaging in any such encounter shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. February 7, 1896.

Incorporating the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. February 20, 1896.

Opening forest reservations in Colorado for the location of mining claims. February 20, 1896.

Extending the limits of the port of entry of New-Orleans. March 20, 1896. heretofore That portion of Oklahoma known as Greer County, Tex., was es tablished as Greer County, Okla., on May 4, 1896, to it having been ceded the United States by Texas on March 16, 1896. Repealing the following section of the Revised Statutes: "No person who held a commission in the Army or Navy of the United States at the beginning of the late Rebellion, and afterward served in any capacity in the military, naval, or civil service of the so-called Confederate States, or of either of the States in insurrection during the late Rebellion, shall be appointed to any position in the Army or Naviy of the United States." March 31, 1896.

To provide for the safety of passengers attending yacht regattas: "That in order to provide for the safety of passengers on excursion steamers, yachts, oarsmen and all craft, whether as observers or participants, taking part in regattas, amateur or professional, that may hereafter be held on navigable waters, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered in his discretion to detail revenue cutters to enforce such rules and regulations as may be adopted to insure the safety of passengers on said excursion steamers, yachts, oarsmen and craft, whether as observers or participants, taking part in such regattas." May 19, 1896.

An act approved May 25, 1896, provides that one year's residence is required in a Territory as a prerequisite to obtain'ng a divorce there.

Right of way granted for pipe lines in Colorado and Wyoming. May 21, 1896. Punishment for shooting at or throwing any rock or other missile at or into any locomotive or car in the Indian Territory. May 25, 1896.

Incorporating the National University, District of Columbia. June 1, 1896.

Exempting distillers of brandy made exclusively from apples, peaches, grapes, pears, pineapples, oranges, apricots, berries or prunes from general spirit regulations. June 3, 1896.

Congressional Committee ordered to examine and report on use of alcohol in the arts. June 3, 1896.

Defining mailable matter of the fourth class. June 8, 1896.