Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-15

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Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, said:
The committee. desiring to guard the in.
terests of the Government and TO prevent
the ret urrenee of the condition of affairs
that happened at Philadelphia namely, the
squandering of great amounts in expensive
buildings. to guar az ainst the expenditure,
say, of four or five million dollars, provides
in this bill that no more than the one mill
lion which we loan and the amount which
has been subscribed and might be donated
should go into the buildings and then the
bill further provides to secure that no more
than that amount should be expended, and
that the whole assets of this corporation.
after the current expenses I; ;om day to day
are paid, shall be held sacred to pay this
sl,o00,OO0 10 tue Government; provides for a
bond, which is conditioned as the act states,
and the setting apart of the surplus after
the payment of current expenses to indem-
nifty the Government
Mr.. Kelley: An exhibition such as is pro-
posed to be held at New Orleans, at which
shall assemble the world in its best mechan-
ical and commercial power, and in which
convoca' ion the American people shall be
the active and predominant element will
pay the American people at q minimum esti-
! mate 500 T every dollar that may be lost,
even If the Government shall never receive
back one dollar it may loan it.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa: Iowa Is knocking
at the door of Congress to- day and am but
v icing her feeling when ask that the Gov
ernmeut shall loan from it's vast surplus in
the treasury enough to put this great exhi-
bition grandly, solidly and successfully up
on its feet.
Mr.. McCord: ! favor this bill, and 1 am
Isnot deferred from supporting it by the con-
stitutional question. 1t seems to me that
gentlemen who question the power of Con-
gress to leRis ate in this way could easily
satisfy themselves by finding warrants in
two or three of the granted powers dele
gated to Congress
Mr.. Breckinrdge: Mr. Chairman, in re.
gard to the proposition now before the
Committee of the Whole 1t simply involves
the requirement of security for the repay
ment to the Government of this loan of ST.
000,000 and the question of constitutional
power in the premises. The amendment
proposed is a harl exaction it is an unpre-
cedented exaction. This appropriation is
not only justifi sd by precedent but 1t is
ALSO in my opinion, clearly within the pur-
view of the Constitution and the province
of the Congress.
Mr.. yne: There is but one clause in the
Constitution which authorizes the Congress
of the United States to expend this million
of dollars or 10 loan it The clause which
authorizes Congress to levy taxes to pro-
vide for the common DEFENSE and general
welfare is the source from which Congress
| must derive its authority to loan this money
or exprnd it
MIR Money: A new set Of circumstances
has now arisen, and if it seems proper to
this House that the Government should
support this great enterprise by loan to it
of 81 100000, can not see any valid objection
to it.
MIR. Wolford: believe it is perfectly Con-
stitutional. and base that belief upon the
power given by the Constitution of the
United States to Congress to provide for the
general welfare of the Uaited States.
Discussing this proposition Mr. Oates
is on record as saying:
This Is not an anDrODriafiOn OrOnar. IN IL
a loan. While 1t is appropriation in
form, it is nevertheless loan upon security
for return. This, mark you, is not an
! appropriation outside of the Constitution
1t is loan. 1t is competent for the Govern
ment to make deposit and 1t does it with
! bankers all over the country, wherever it
/ thinks proper
/ When the vote was taken upon the
bill it was passed by 1872 to 81.
After passing the House the bill went
| to the Senate 1t was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and upon
its recommendation was passed with a
few amendments and but little debate.
The concensus of opinion in the Senate
was SO unanimous in favor of the bill
that yea any nay vote was not taken.
The Senators spoke of it as loan
Senator Plumb considered it loan,
and in his remarks said:
there are cnances, and 1 think majority
of chances, that the Government will be re-
! paid the money.
Senator Maxey: When we made an ap.
preparation in the nature of loan to the
| Centennial Exposition in 1875 we gave mil
lion and haif dollars, and there was no
| objection to that
sena' or Garland: The bill has undergone
the scrutiny of the entire Committee
on Appropriations, and long and tedious
investigation, and the Senator from Mis-
souri, (Mr. CockrelD, who is acute and alert
as to these matters, has given 1t his careful
attention, and he reports that 1t Is perfect In
this respect.
the Exposition would not pay a dollar back.
Senator Miller: Iwould rather vote for the
bill as it stands, loaning a million dollars
than to vote $50, ,0p0 as a gift.
Senator Allison: move to amend the title
to make it real: "a bill to make loan in
aid of tho celebration of the Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Exposition"
The opponents of the sub-treasury
J plan have assumed that it was vision
ary, impracticable and unconstitutional.
The friends of the measure have en-
| deavored to show the reverse as being
true That it was well considered be-
fore given to the public is no longer de-
MED. That it is practical, or with some
notifications as to detail can be made
practical, is being discussed in man
ner that leaves no room for doubt upon
that point AS to its being strictly
within the limits of constitutional law,
the amount and character of the evil
deDce given in this article upon that
portion of the question must be consid-
cred by all fair minded persons as abso-
lutely conclusive.
What more can the friends of this
measure do to obtain the assistance of
those Senators and Representatives who
prefer and no doubt feel an interest in
their farmer constituents? The last
valid objection is now removed, and
nothing but details remain 1t is
earnestly hoped and expected that all
captious object ons will now cease and
an honest effort be made to give the
measure a fair tYiaL-Natinnal Econo-
mist