Show VITAL TOPICS CONGRfSS J v How the Members In Both i Houses Will Vote 4 SOME SURPRISES WILL BE SPRUNG And One Will Be on the Proposition to Retire Greenbacks Practically Unanimous Sentiment That Nothing Can Be Done Republicans Re-publicans Who Will Vote For the Senate Resolution On Cuba Those Who Will Oppose Annexation Annexa-tion and ArbitrationThose Who Are Shy and Noncommittal New York Dec sA special to the Journal and Advertiser from Washington I Washing-ton says I A reporter having made a Doll of conprrrss on the most vital Questions likely to come before that body at this session below is given the exact questions ques-tions submitted to the members with a summary of the votes F The following proposition was sub t r niittod to the members of the house Do you favor retirement of the greenbacks green-backs The surprise in the vote upon this A proposition was in that fact that such Rppubl loans as Belknap Dolliver Odell Henderson Mesick Bruce and Hopkins were found in opposition Not a single Populist of course favored the proposition while Brenner of Ohio and Kitchen were the only Democrats in its favor The following proposition was submitted sub-mitted to the senate UNANIMOUS SENTIMENT Csn any radical financial legislation imolving the retirement of the greenbacks green-backs the limitation of the legal tender ten-der quality of silver or the issuing of gold bonds for the retirement of greenbacks green-backs pass the senate There was practically a unanimous sentiment that nothing can be done The negatives were largely in the majority ma-jority and the doubt expressed by certain J cer-tain senators virtually meant a negative nega-tive To the senate upon the matter of annexation this proposition was submitted I Do you favor the annexation of Hawaii HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION Not a single straight Republican was I found in opposition but Cannon and Pettigrew the silver senators voted in favor of it All the leaders of the Democratic Demo-cratic party were opposed with the ex ccmion of Morgan Pettus Rawlins and Turpie The next vote was taken upon the arbitration ar-bitration question Do you favor the general arbitration treaty with Great Britain Among the Republicans in the negative 1r nega-tive were Elkins Fvye and Baker going go-ing vith Cockrell Mills Morgan and Murphy among the leaders of the Democrats The greater lights in the Republican party who leaned toward I an affirmative view were Allison Fora ker Hale Hanna Hawley Morrlll and H ar But many of the senators who wished to be reorded in the affirmative quali fwd their declarations by conditions and estimations as to exactly what su < h a treaty should comprise and whet its exact conditions might be I o CUBAN QUESTIONS Upon the Cuban Question these two i J propositions were submitted to members mem-bers 01 the house of representatives Do you favor the joint resolution passed by the senate at the extra session ses-sion declaring that a state of war exists in Cuba Dc you favor a resolution acknowledging acknowl-edging the independence of Cuba The first proposition seemed to meet with the view of the greater portion of thv known friends of the insurgents although the Republicans were far be hind the Democrats Among those on the Republican roll who voted for the proposition were Belknap Boutelle Danforth Davenport Dorr Grow Robbins Rob-bins Henry of Indiana and Overstreet All the Democratic leaders favored it Such men as Bailey Bland Benton Eremenlrout and Taylor of Alabama b ing found among the positive friends p of belligerency for the gallant patriots 2 of Sp ins beleaguered colony Friends of Cuba appeared to be a bit shy of the bold suggestion of Cuban independence in-dependence probably for the reason that the first proposition having passed the senate it affords the means of nn ire direct action and through the far that the congressional recognition I I of Cuba independence might lead to complications with Spain which the I other move would avoid I |