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the wisdom of the trainers of that instrument
than this very power 10 establish unborn,
system of bankruptcy throughout Inc O''',e =
States. He would venture TO predict, ana II
this law was abrogated no feared That Inc
States wouli resort 10 such exiravasan' meaSu'
res of legislation as had never before oeeh
heard of.
Correspondcnceof the Boston Atlas.
Washington, Jan. 22d, 1912.
Passage Of the Treasury note BIZ In the
Senate this morning, the Treasury Note Bill
was taken up in its third reading. Mr. Cal
houn rose in opposition, and enlarged at some
length and considerable vehemence upon the
danger Of extravaganza, and the GORGEOUS
want of economy which this Government had
displayed since l623-reviewing with great
minuteness the course Of public expenditure
since that period, and very conSideratety de-
clining to blame anv party in the country for
the devastation which had been perpetrated.
He charged the whole fault upon the protec-
tive system, which he averred, had created
not only an excessive revenue, but desperate
determination TO spend it as furiously as pos
sibe. He quarreled with the estimates made
by the head of the Treasury, and particularly
with the appropriation for the naval service,
which he wished to curtail by some two mill
ions or so. He said the expense of maintain
ing our navy was about one third of that Of
the British navy, which was SIX times larger.
And this evil could be remedied only by adop-
ting a new organization, like the one which
he had, when at the head of the War depart
ment, introduced into the land service. At
ter invelghing as usual against the Tariff, he
closed his speech by contending that the a.
mendment which had been adopted in thesen-
ate, making the bill Independent of the loan
act of July last, made it also out of order
as a new revenue bill, which could only ORR
ginate in the lower House.
MIR. Evans replied, by exposing very sue
ccssfully the cool effrontery of the attempt to
charge the much abused Tariff with the ex-
travagance of the late Locofoco Admlnistra-
lions-and by showing that far the greater
part of the difficulties Of the present crisis had
been produced immediately by the action of
the late dynasty, whose contracts and whose
treaties we were now called upon TO fulfill
Why, he significantly asked, had the Senator
from South Carolina, his patriotic thirst for re-
trenchmcnt till this late day. There had
been abundant opportunities since 1898, for
The advantageous exercise of this economical
ardcr. 1t should have been discharged when
the contracts were made by the party to which
the Senator belonged, and not when it became
necessary for their successors TO procure the
means of meeting them.
The adminisrationehad already reduced the
public expenses in many material particulars,
but they were not willing TO save money at
the expense of the efficiency of the Cover
ment, much less at the expense of its honor
They would fulfil their contracts though it
cost them something-and though The con
tracts themselves had been made by their pre-
decessors, in many cases without assent. The
Committee on Finance had brought forward
this measure with great reluctance, aud only
under the pressure of strong necessity. 1t
Was the best means they could offer for MAIN
tanning the credit of the Government.
The question upon the final passage of the
bill was taken by ayes and noes and carried in
The affirmative. Ayes 81, Noes 90. During
the morning hour great number of petitions
were presented in favor of the Bankrupt law.
Among others was one from the Board of
Of Trade in New York, Gcprcciating the re-
peal of the present bill, and advocating the APP
p!icaton of lis provisions to corporations.
In the House. Mr. T F. MurshalfS motion
of petition praying that he may be removed
from the Chair CT the committee on Foreign
Relations, on the ground of moaomaaia.) was
then taken up. After good deal Of excited
discussion, the motion was adopted. and Mr..
Adams. after moving that the petition should
be referred to the committee on Foreign Rqs
latons, sr;;A instructions TO choose new Chair
man, commenced somewhat violent speech
np0n tho evils Of slavery. He WINS soon, how
ever, called 10 orles for irrelevancv, and the
Caair decided thai he was out of order. An
appeal was taken. and Inc decision of the
Chair reversed. Mr. Adams then proceeded
I'LL lie was again called 10 order. This time
the Speaker decided, that ihou.h in his own
opinion the remarks were Irrelevant and dis
orderly, yet according 10 the late decis on OF
The House, he could not restrain him. 4
second appeal was taken, and his decision also
was reversed: Immediately pGer which the |
House adjourned.
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