Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-29
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Anxious congressman Seeking
Permission for a POliti-
cal Vacation.
A Committee Appointed to Col
leet Treaties Bearing on
Fisheries.
Senators Allison and Hale Expose Certain
Administration ShamS,
And Prove the Administration the Re-
verse Of Economical.
The Senate Agrees to Mr. Hoar's Reso-
luton Relating to Diplomatic
Corresp ondence.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.
Senate.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar, las
Friday, with amendment thereto, offered By
Mr.. Edmunds, was taken up and agreed to
The resolve asks the President for copies o.
communication, if any, addressed TO the gov
ernment of Great Britain, demonstrating
against wrongs and unfair treatment to ou
citizens by the action of the Canadian gov
ernment, in refunding to vessels and cargoe,
which pass through the Welland and othel
Canadian canals, nearly the eltire tolls il
they are destined to Canadian ports, etc.
The Senate proceeded to the conference
report of the sundry civil appropriation bill
and was addressed at considerable length by
Allison in the explanation of it and in the
general defence of the action of the Senate
appropriation committee and of the Senate
itself as contrasted with that of the house.
Hale said that one by one the illusions
about the present administration failed. One
by one its pretentions were exploded. The
speech of the senator from Iowa had ex-
ploded the assumption that the present ad
ministration was an economical one. The gov
ernment cost the people more today than un'
der former administrations and it was a for
tunate theory that the senator from Iowa had
exposed one of the shams and pretences un
der which the administration was sailing, and
there were other pretences and shams which
should be exposed. For time the admin
istration sailed under the prettnce OF
being civil service administration
There never was an administration
that made Wholesale removals like this or that
10 he of na
ty politics. There never had been in the
history of the government such an instance OF
the power of the administration used to break
down macontents and protectonists in its
own party. The testimony taken by the
committee of which he had the honor to be
chairman taken in Pennsylvania showed
that every kind of discipline had been
brought to bear to break down the force of
resisting the administration in the person of
Randall. Nothing that could be bro ight to
bear in the way OF patronage, but what was
bestowed in payment for deserting the stah-
dard of Randall SO that the administration
might carry that State. Post offices, and
custom houses had been turned into siuce-
ways through which might run contributions
for partisan purposes. Yet the President
had issued new order that civil service
rules must be enforced with greater strength
and vigor than before. When the fishery
treaty was rejected, the President had come
in with a message assuming some new
grounds. The senator from Iowa has shown
that the administration had expended S95,-
600 900 more than its predecessor. And
when this exposure should reach the country
we might be treated to message from the
PRESIDENT declaring 'nat 'here must oe more
economy. hoidlng perhaps 'ha' iess money
ought to be paid tor pensions 10 soiuiers Aho
their wives anu chiidreh'
Hale concluded ms remarks Dy cita'lohs
from the list OF puoiic ou'ldihg oliis vetoed
by Cleveland mentioning those ior Alien
town and youngstown, ONO, sioux Cuy,
Iowa, Columbus ua., oouhcii biuns' iowa
and Bar harpor' WIN one e&cep,'oh 'nese
were large anu growing places III 'he iePuo-
mean north ne coh'fas,eu these I'm oiiif
for buildings IN ufeehViiie' D. u, heieha
ARK anu other cues anu towns win si'a',
Ter populations when nave not oeeh vetoed
by the PRESIDENT
Beck sad that with the e3ceptioh OF Two
years, we had had a defnocratic house oi
of Representatives, during all the ume COW
cred by the statement covered oy Aliisoh'
very great care haa oeer taheh 'iat au''i'niS
tratiohs should De economical nat hau
been spent since the demochauc party came
INTO power, mad oeen wen e1pehdeu' he
thought, with one or Two exceptions ana tne
people KEW what mad been cone win Inc
money. When the money had been spen
for navy, we had got navy to show Tor 1t
Prior to the democratic administration, nun
dreds of millions OF dollars had been spen
and we had got nothing. we, (the demo
Gratis had had had no star routes, no pos
traderships and no venalIty that we knew OF
But We were spending S4O,OOO,OOO for pen
SONS and if the President had not We etoed the
dependent pension bill, about which there
was such howl, would have been Sl50,OO0
600 ard perhaps 100000, 900.
Allison said that the appropriation for foul
years republican ADMINISTRATION included in ths
list, had been only $50 100000 below those
of last four wears.
Beck said that he observed that arrears III
pensions were running up under Arthur /
administration, but he said that there wa'
S25 ,000, 900 then, that were not heard OF
before. He referred to the Choctaw clam
OF S3,OOU,O ,Oo0, the post once appropriation ol
500. 900 900, river and harbor bill of S22,
900 900, the deficiency and large approprla
tons for army and navy experiments on guns
etc. He argued the proposed appropriations
for public library, post office for Washing
ton, and the enlargement of the government
printing office, which originated in Congress
we're not properly charseable to the admin
istTstion, and as to public buildings cite fou
northern cities,-New York, Ii t,burg
Cincinnati and St Louis, whose buildings
cost more than all other appropriations thi
year. Take s20,0OO,OOo surplus and add t.
$4,000, 900 from river and hai Dor, and eigh
from deficiencies chargeable to former years
and that made s4o,ooO,Ooo OF surplus thel
S50,0o0,0 900 sinking fund might very well b.
added and that would make ninety mlllion