The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29
The Poor Disconsolates Bring Up
All Manner Of Complaints.
Mr.. Allison Succumbs to Boss Quay
and Says There is No Surplus.
He Thus Relieves Himself of an
Obligation to tho People of Iowa.
1t Would DO Right Shrowd II IL Wore
Not 40 Plain - Mr.. Blackburn
Gives Mr.. Halo Defiant
Turning over.

resolution offered 10y senator llOar last
| Friday, with amendment thereto offered
by Mr.. Edmunds, calling ON the President
for all rcmunstranccs made by his dirrc.
ton against unfair treatment by the British
government OF American citizens, etc, was
| agreed 10.
The Senate proceeded 10 tho eonsdcra-
ton of the conference report ON the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, and was all.
| dressed ut considerable length 10y Mr..
Allison In explanation OF il, and in gen
era, defense Of the action Of the Senate ap-
| preparation committee and OF the Senate
itself us contmstcd with that OF the House.
lie referred with some accrbity OF cx-
preston 20 the distinction apparently made
by the President in approving bills for
public buildings ia Democratic States and
in disappearing similar bills in Republican
| States. In the ilrs, category lac mentioned
Brownsville, Tex, IcNarkana, Ark; Ashc.
willie aud Staicsullc, y. c., and Tallahas-
see, Fla, aud in the second category
Sioux CITY, la., the hill for which had
been, he said, sent back 90 the Senate
yesterday with a message "sncering in
tone aud undgnidcd in character"
The Senate hus from the various States
mentioned had something 20 saw in favor
ui the towns and cities for which public
buildings were provided by bills at tho
present session. aud this portion Of tho
! discussion occupied considerable time.
At length Mr. Allison got away from tho
! subject ul public buildings aud proceeded
| with an analysis ui the suudTy civil upprJ-
| puuliun hllL With Wrf exceptions there
! WIS not, hv said, uu item In the bill which
! had not received the earnest solicitation uf
! the cabinet minister who had chIrsr of
| that particular business involved iu the ap-
preparation. MI Allison stated the NaTi.
| uu- items ui disagreement, aud whom he
! said the Senate had increased 90 SlsOWO
! the appropriation 10 pay Tor the leave "a
absence granted employees ui the public
. | printing uihcc, Mr.. Reagan remarked that
this WIS tu bo pad tur the labor vote, 10y
the action of thv two parties ui Congress.
ME Allison Oh" senator from Tcyus
puts II iu u very tunc way. ! merely
state % fCt did not know that the Rc.
Publican party was engaged in any plfiic-
ul1r method ui bidding iur votes. ! thought
that that was ptprygd lpr tlv other side Of
the chamber
NJ Reagan Both sides have engaged
iu that thing tp q shameful extent
Nj Allison WIS not aware at hat.
Vuitp ugfvp with the senator from IyA.u
respecting his own wuv
When Mt Allison had gone over, in
general way, thr differences between the
two llUua uu the suulry civil bill, be-
said hr would NOT BET the opportunity pas
without making some observations on all
Ul iho appropriation bills u WIS q singu-
llr Thing, be- said, that nearly two months
ul the current nsrll year had gone by
without CuugpHH reaching a cuurlusiUn
ON several important appropriation bills.
This wus M np spusp the fault of the Spn-
ate committee on appropriations or the
Senate.
Ilr proceeded tn state iu detail thc adli-
.i1us which tho senate had made tD the
various appropriation BILLS, and tu defend
aud Justify them Hs necessary Tor ihu
proper conduct at the government and ls
| having hypu urged upon thr SyuIiu cpu-
] Uifiup uu appropriations hy tHu various
. Ltuls ui departments This was boo reply
/ iutIIi,mruis recently made Iv W. Nils
l Iu public speeches Among other WJityrt
| Nj Allison ri,uyl Co tHr pension ape
puuuuliuu hll, which ihr Senate hl
irrWlsul hy ihu amount ul sllhWl.
ilut that W.u because thc House ui EHp-
rcsHniAtIyus had inserted a provision Illt
ViduNH ul soldiers should draw pensions
from thu date of their husbands. death,
mot from ihy date of their application,
and ihy estimate ui thc pension bureau
Wta tHut 10 would require ~ 10000 o. cN'
vruiu that provision during the current
fiscal year A. io thc uygr aud harhor
IIl. hu explained how the hIll ul this 4gs-
. d.. q Il I.#|N Ia Il
four ypar president Cleveland having
vetoed river and huhur lill appropriate
iug slIuInWO Tho Secretary Ui War
had only estimated iur .ln.wu,uJb but
hHI stated thlf thr chief ui engineers fr-
ported that lU.uu.uIl could hH pyni cgp-
nlmirilIy Boo thrar Frrlt national works.
lie claimed tH htyu shown tul. tho udIis
ton made hy thr senate tD thr appfoprl'
uuu bills were additions necessary iu tho
execution ui ilr laws, ur were made Ht
tlu urgent persistence ui the heads ui df'
uIftu,uiH. uf because ui recommendations
iIHf HlI como tb iho Senate in thr share
ui supplemental estimates. II thcw hll
H.Uu 10 river and hurhUr bill passed lalt
y.lf 10 would have covered some l2,Wu,'
UIu and thr river aul huthpr hIll oi ihs
IyGr instead Ui being s-2WluD
would have boon only elpVl0v.O
H|.NN.I'.|| No. NNNNN N'..NNH N'Nh
Ia would d, seen that thr deficiency
bH's H.Ul anil to bu passed at this sc.
SION iUI thp expenditures of thu llst is.M
,rlr amounted t1 about slS. .OIIulO Add
inF that sum ~ thc slOuOD.m tl2,uoo,-
UUl iof nyou anil harbUu, lul there wn
a total ui .lUUU.uOD chat haI '.rn i1rccd
into tbc appropriation b.l.s of tlls scsion.
ThcciUr. when thy appropriation, OF tbs
session came 90 hp compared Niit those oi
lu,t session. these facts had 'U be taken
/ into account,
Mr Allison stated chat the total appro-
, pfiitiaps for the current tIsCal year, not
Including what are called the rcrmanent
nppf1pfiatiuns. would amount 20 S.OdVVO,-
nn. bot including the permanent appfo-
puatiDns they would amount 10 s'2l,VVV,,
! 100. and that the estimated revenue would
, bc sliO. OOOOp. or orly slpOO,OOO moro
than the expenditures. In both the re-
, rripis and the expenditures OF the post
Office department arc included. lie Mss
a a. aaNa.I.