. A history of the United States. Grover Cleveland PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 509. Benjamin Harrison President for the first time since Buchanan. Congress, how-ever, was divided. The RepubHcans had a majority in theSenate. A Democratic House and President could do httlewith the Senate against 1887 the two parties agreedon one memorable law, the In-terstate Commerce Act. By itCongress provided for a com-mission of five members whichshould see that the railroadscarrying goods from one state toanother treated all shippers fair-ly. The power of the commis-sion was enlarged in later 18
. A history of the United States. Grover Cleveland PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 509. Benjamin Harrison President for the first time since Buchanan. Congress, how-ever, was divided. The RepubHcans had a majority in theSenate. A Democratic House and President could do httlewith the Senate against 1887 the two parties agreedon one memorable law, the In-terstate Commerce Act. By itCongress provided for a com-mission of five members whichshould see that the railroadscarrying goods from one state toanother treated all shippers fair-ly. The power of the commis-sion was enlarged in later 1888 the Repubhcans wonthe election, making BenjaminHarrison President. Four years later the Democrats re-elected Cleveland. Whether the tariff should remain high was one of the main issues inthe second election. Anotherwas whether all the silverbrought to the governmentmint should be coined intosilver dollars at the ratio of 16silver dollars to one gold dol-lar.^ The hardest contest oversuch questions came in theelection of 1896. The Demo-crats put forward William of
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