St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-19
CROTCHETY CANNON.
The Illinois Representative Re-
gales the House With q Mass of
Statistics.

hO 'rSP
gales the House With a Mass of
Statistics.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The feature
of the house proceedings to-day was Mr..
Cannon's political speech. The speaker
pro tenn. laid before the house COM
munication from the postmaster general
in reference to complaints of illegal
mailing of the Tariff Reform Advocate at
Columbus, o. The postmaster general
says no such illegal distribution through
the mails has occurred, and therefore
there is nothing to investigate. The
communication was referred to the post
Office committee. Mr.. Barnes, of
Georgia, introduced bill Offering
reward of 100000 for the
discovery of the true cause of germs of
yellow fever, or certain means OF its
prevention or material modification.
Referred.
Mr.. Moffit, of New York, introduced
bill apprOpriating $4,000 for the con-
structiOn of the road through the mill
tary reservation of Plattsburgh, N. I.
A conference was ordered on the bill
amending the interstate commerce law.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was then taken
up, the question being on the motion to
abrOgate the plans previously adopted
for the construction of the library build
ing. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
CONTRAsTED THE EXPENDITURES
of the present administration with those
of the Arthur administration. He said
that the Democratic administration had
expended in four years $4,000, 900 more
than had been expended during the last
four years of Republican admins
tratiOn. There had been appropriated
for the expenses of the government for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1889,
1923, 100000. while the estimated reve-
nue. amounted to s440000,000. There
would be balance of only S17.000,0O0.
Congress had also entered upon work
connected with the navy and ordnance
which would require an APPROPRIATION
for 1890 of S33, 100000. For the fiscal
year 1899 there had been appro-
priated for the postal service SOL
O00.000. while the average annual
appropriation for this service during
the Arthur administration had been but
S41 900. 900. Yet the present admins
tratiOn of the rostoffice department. in
efficiency and prOmptness was tar be-
low the Republican administration. He
then reviewed the financial policy of
the administration. criticising President
Cleveland for allowing the surplus to
accumulate in the treasury, for postpon-
ing until 1887 the purchase of 3 per
cent bonds. and for loaning vast sums
of the public money to the national
banks. Let the president call
RACK FROM THE BANKS
the public money. Let him give them
ha fJ.air ~ nnnt hnn6C and thpn
let him turn round and purchase the
bonds at 61% per cent premium. If the
bonds ran to maturity in 1891 1t would
cost SS0.000.000 to paw the principal.
Add the three years. interest, Sl3,500,-
O00. and the bonds would cost the gov
eminent 500. 000.000. If the bonds were
purchased now at 615 per cent premium
they wOuld cost the government $50,
100000. and Sc. 500, 600 would I've saved to
the people. while every dollar of the
surplus would go into circulation. If
the president did this, it would be
worth to him jrst 10000 retaliatory
messages. Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri.
declared that much of the increased
appropriations were due to Repub-
lican senate. Tn resnnnse to a remark
bv Mr.. Cannon. Mr.. Burnes said that he
glbried in resisting the ChOctaw claim,
anu HIS OIIlN IcSItb was JlidI NoiSIVoo
had not said in express terms that if a
claim w's inherently corrupt congress
would take the responsibility of refus-
ing its payment. He read a statement
showing that the senate in four years
had increased the Sundrv civil bill by
S24. 900. Branching off into politics,
he said that the Democratic riders were
IN the saddle and
READY FOR THE WORD GO"
He saw victory in the air in Novem-
Der. Mr.. PaysOn, of Illinois, spoke
upon the subject of the new library
building. and opposed the adoption of
the conference report. He reiterated
former statement made by him and
which had been denied, that In 1884
Architect Smithmeyer had stated over
his own signature that the cost OF the
entire building would be s. 262. 600. He
Mr. Payson) did not propose to stand
here, as representative of taxpayers.
and see sl5. OOO.O 900 expended in an en-
ternrlsa which not man in the Forty
ninth congress would have voted for. If
Mr.. Smithmeyer should estimate the
cost of building which he (Mr.
Payson) should desire to erect, and
afterwards tell him that he could
only erect One-fourth of the building
for that sum, he would believe that Mr..
Smithmeyer had deceived him. or that
he was an ignoramus who ought not be
permitted to build stable. Mr.. Kelley
warmly eulogized Mr.. Smithmeyer's
ability. He had never heard in all the
wild ISLANDERS which now fiOated through
the corridors of the capitol any anthem
tic cause of Smithmeyer's works failing.
Pending further discussion the matter
went over.
Mr.. Catchings. of Mississippi, from
+ho hiII tho caoro-