Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-09-05
SENATORIAL DEBATE.
Hessrs. Allison and Eals Charge tho Dam
ocratic Party with Extravaganoe in
Appropriations.
Senator's Beck and Blackburn Come %
the Defense or the Admin.
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Tho Senate took up tho conference report on
tho sundry civil appropriation bill ON Tuesday,
Arld IS addressed at considerable length by Mr..
Allison Ia explanation Of It and in i general de-
tense OF tho action o. the Senate Appropriation
with that Of the House. Ho criticised the Presi-
lent veto Of the bill for a public baildirg At
Sioux City,. Iic then proceeded to analyxe the
Of which. no said was inserted Mt tho sol cits-
tion Of Cabinet officer. gouel al review OF the
situation regarding all Il Q other appropriation
b ing explained and defended as necessary
fer the proper conduct of the Government.
Among other matters Mr.. Aliiss n reforysd to
had inarsa aed !, r. Nc. o. bo' AUS III 3 nsios
Lu eau ha esttm ted that that Hmount wo lid
he nee sstry 70 cur. out tho House vision
from Tie dat 0, ther hush n d. dc ,,h MOI from
tie dae g the a. PHI atio'.. As Il, The river and
harlo bill. he e.p ainel how tho III Of this
four Gu .. 1 :, sident Cleveland hsviig toed
90 The 's Zen. a' s.ry 81 war Lea only s...
that he chief Of engineers reported that $40 500
UU.tO) could be spent economically ON these
great national works II there had been river
covered some slI 90, and the river RI and hsr
bor bill of this year, instead Of being $22 90 OOl
would have been only 80, Coz or s12. 600.
and to 30 passed IT. this sss 5 gu for the expsn-
dttures OF the last scal year amount ID to about
Sl6,M00Oo. That made total of &3O, 10000
that had been forced into the appropriation bills
The total appropriations for tina current fiscal
year. not including what are called the 4psrma-
ncnt appropriations would amount to $685..
sOoo o. but including tbs permanent appropria-
ons they would amount to t42o.0D 900, and the
estimated revenue would be ea40.0o00O5, or
only &290 1909 more than tho expenditure.
Mr. Allison also furnished q table to shov that
the expenditures Of the Government for the four
years Of Mr.. Clsveland's administration exceed
of Mr. CARRIED and Mr.. Arthurs "a. administrs.
tons. He mentioned this fact In reply TO Mr..
Thurman's recent speeches characterixing the
apRroRissions q Co1Erss. az
the administration, watch he said I'D prosti.
tuted its offices to The uses Of party politics ~
no o.her administration had ever done. No
previous ndminist, alton had ever DO used it,
power 10 break down malcontents In its own
party, and the speaker referred to testimony
taken in rennsylyania by the committee Of
which he was Chairman to show that men were
rewarded with patronage to pay them for de-
sorting Mr.. Randall
MIR. Beck said that with the exception Of two
years we had Democratic House 81 Represent
etives during all the time covered by the state
ments submitted by senator Allison which had
taken very great care that all administrations
since the Den Ocratic administration came into
power ha0 bees we'll expended. and the people
knew what had been done with the money.
Prior to tho Democratic administration hun
dreds Of millions had been spent and we got
no hing The Democrats had had no star
routes, no notwithstanding, and no venality, but
and II the President had not vetoed the de-
pendent pension bill II would have been $780,
10000. perhaps s2o0, o00.000. The increase Of
this yeirs approx riations over those OF last
year were accounted for. perhaps, entirely by
the def iency and tho river and harbor bills, the
guns and ornaments. Take the ~, 10000 Of
harbor and s000,O0 from the deficiencies
500 Q. oOS Of surplus. lien the sso.oco, 900 Of
would make S9l.ODo 600 Of surplus We had also
bought s00, zoo. 40 OF bonds. Every bond bought
diminished tho interest paid from tho psrnla-
interest on the public debt. Mr.. Beck compli-
nented EenAtoS Allison for his fairness and zeal
as Chairman Of the Committee on Appropria-
III Ms. declaring that all matters In that com
mittee had been determined upon their merits
and not with regard to partisan considerations.
Mr.. Blackburn called attention TO the fact that
the senator from Maine had seen at 10 drag the
Presidents message OH the fisheries treaty into
the debate on m appropriation bill In . way that
involved q question OF common decency. Tia
cuss an item in an appropriation bill, to drag
before this body what he said was testimony
taken Ly u committee raised ON his own So
o: which he tBlackburn) Glanced TO bs =
member. He dencd any ono to point Ia
= rule which would warrant the senator In
dragging into . political hArengue testimony
taken by . committees that had never been
validated by report and never been permitted
TO soc the light Of day The Senator from Msins
out to find this administration responsible iol
Inc Jnsist enctss IN tho execution Of the greatest
and 9, andest political abortion In his Black
burn 81 judgment that ever afflicted or cursed
In "a s h0 80 n .aArV fcQ IA h
Iugged that committee to Baltf more and Philadel
phix and A.w York, md hon allowed days "a
he CIV called it toCe,her again. He ID mot cal
1t together now Id did not dare 10 do It. HI
had gone outside Of the lule and undertook
10 lug in the testimony which tho Sen.
ate had rover seen, for the 1le and single pu1
. 80, ~ he tBlackbun) asserted upon his re-
kponsib lily M = senator and q man, OF per,
vsrtiIs and Ids. dist"t ns T. Me- was that n. ,hs
presence ding II. to accomplish the purpose
with which no offered his resolution b. taking
testimony within The very walls OF this capito
without notice given 10 majority or . quorum
OF tn . commit GO. and no took tse testimony
without the adininist. Ation q m oath, and sub
| init cd the unsworn Statement Of q tTa Up wher
the committee was nHer advised Of his appear
ance.
Mr.. Hale said that every particle Of the tssii-
mony taken h. the COMMITTEES was before The
| work. It mad bcen taken with open DOORS and
the reporters were Invited to be present HI
| asked why tie 81 nator from M n.ucky had mol
brought some member Of tho administration
| before tbe committee as hc was entitled TO do
to explain disclosures that wero brought forth
| The witness designated a. tramp was geu
| tleman, 10 whss sIe,tability the Senatort
| rom Indiana would yes lily II present.
Mr.. blackburn said tho whole casa before thu
| committee when in Now York In reference Il
| the sugar trust turnel upon the testimony O
! three men, Ono Of these was deaf Doctor VIII
| cGu'd not hear perjury Of the two other Wit
nesses-twO broth r.. 10th Ut these suga
| thieves ought to havo becn born In the psnitsn
| tiary instead Of being put into high and respon
| siblo positions by tho Republican administrn
| 70 tho .ransfsr OF reel estate which aaectsd til
| whole question and the ceAf follow, who the,
1 swore bought It. sw0re point b.Ank that tbs
| lied from beginning 10 end The Same chnfActe