Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-26

! The only other Republican senators present
! during much OF the time were Messss. Nor
rill. Dawes, Hoar, Rvarts, and Dolph.
| Mr.. Plumb said TINT before proceeding
| to the consideration Of the DILL 10y para
graphs he would like to know what the
! Finance Committee believed would be the
| effect of the bill on the revenue. III there
ever was a time when Congress and the
| country were entitled 70 know that fact, 1t
was now. lie should not. If he could help
! il. enter on q discussion of the items OF the
| bill until there was a disclosure of that kind
| on the part II the committee or OF some
one authorized TO speak for 1t.
MR MPHERsoS MOVES A REcoMNITTAL.
Mr.. Mcpherson raid if the bill could not
| be defended it could not be passed. lie
| therefore. in order to expedite business,
would move that the pending bill be re-
committed TO the Committee on Finance
with Instructions to report at the earliest
moment bill to reduce the revenue aud to
equalize the duties on imports on the basis
| that the average rate of duty should not
! exceed the average al rdOrem war tarih
rate Of 1864. Mr. Mcpherson said that
after the able and exhaustive exposition OF
the views Of the Democratic side of the
Senate by Messrs. Vest and Vance II would
seem that there remained but little to say;
| at least until the other side was heard
/
floor during large part of what renamed
| of the days session, "A running debate beng
/ kept up between himself and Messrs.
Aldrich, Allison, and Sherman. with occa-
sional interiections from Messrs. George,
Butler and Morgan.
EFFECT OF THE BILL on THE REyENUEs.
Mr. Plumb again inquired as 10 the effect
of the bill on the revenues aud complained
that no detailed statement had been made
as TO the effect that would follow the pas
sage the bill. Ifthere should be a deficit
within the next eighteen months II would
| be a pretty serious matter. He thought
the Senate ought not 10 err on the side OF
q deficit, but ought 20 be perfectly certain
that, having established tariff rates, 1t
would not be necessary 10 disturb them
in the next Congress- II would not do to
saw. After US the deluge." Going on 10
enumerate expenditures for the next fiscal
year he gave i as hls opinion tnat the
| number of applications under the depend
ent pension bill would reach 100000 within
| year.
Mr. Plumb went on to speak of the NO
| cessary expenditures of the Government,
referred to the possibility of there being
next year q deficit Of nearly fifty millions
that would have to be made up by taxation,
! and gave notice that he would offer an
| amendment to the bill to increase the
| revenues from other sources.
MIR. German asked Mr.. Aldrich TO give
! the Senate a frank and tair statement as 70
| the probable results of the bill if enacted
/ into law.
A TWENTY MILLION REDUCTION OF REVENUE.
Mr.. Aldrich said in reply that if the i'm
portatious for the next fiscal year were TO
| the same amount a. for the last fiscal year
! the revenue would be reduced about
/ twenty millions. Tie could not give the
/ figures IA to expenditures. Ot course the
| members of the Finance Committee did
! not propose by any legislation to reduce
! the revenues below the expenditures. lhey
/ did not intend 10 create deficit knowing
. ly and purposely, and they did not believe
! that would be the result. They believed that
I they could safely reduce the revenue twenty
millions. thirty millions, forty millions. or
fifty millions without that result occurring
/ He was sure that whenever the chairman
| Of the Committee on Appropriations hhu
prepared his statement of probable eXpen-
| ditures and probable receipts the Finance
! Committee would take into consideration
whether the Senate could afford 70 make
such large reduction of the duty on
sugar. g.,
After some further discussion and with
ont acton on Mr.. McPherson's motion
| (Which Is pending) the Senate at L. NJ.
! adjourned.
House OF kepresehtatiNcs'
Mr.. O'Neill. of Pennsylvania, presented
a petition of businessmen OF Philadelphia
asking for the passage of oil bnis calcu-
! lated to strengthen and encourage the ex-
tension of the national banking system.
Referred.
Mr.. Cannon. of Illinois, from the Com
mite on Appropriations. reported the
sundrv civil appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments. with certain recommends
tions relative thereto.
THE sUNDRY-cIyIL BILL.
On a point Of order raised by Mr.. Breck-
inridee. of Kentucky. the bill was sent TO
the Committee of the Whole. and Dir.
| Cannon moved that the House 90 INTO
such committee for its consideration. This
motion was antagonized by the Democrats
in the interest of the private calen-
dar. but prevailed-yeas, l0i nays, 81. Mr
Enloe. of Tennessee, having changed ms
vote for that purpose, moved reconsider
The motion to reconsider was tabled.
and the House accordingly went into CON-
mittee.
On the demand of Mr.. Rogers, of Arkan-
sas. the Senate amendments were read IN
ertetso. The reading consumed more than
one hour.
LIMITATION OF DEBATE.
| A
which should be placed on general debate,
| Messrs. Breckenridge of Kentucky and
| Pavson of Illinois, contending that bate
/ should not be limited at this time, and
Messrs. Cannon and Sayers agreeing that
it was advisable that limitation should
| Mr. Cannon called attention 10 the fact
that almost one montho the current fiscal
| wear had expired and stated that the pub
| : a1rffl
become "A law before the lst OF August
| The measure had come from the Senate
| laden down with rider after rider changing
the existing law. He was in favor of say
inc 20 the Senate, You have put legisla-
| tive riders on "a money bill which II pro-
perly discussed would consume more than
| thirty days. Take them of and let the ap-
nronriation bill perform its functions III
accordance with the law" lie believed
that the wise course to pursue was for the
| House to non-concur in all the material
amendments made by the Senate and to
| send the measure to u conference commit
| tee.
After many suggestions. "a many oD-
lections. and good deal OF talk, MIR. Pay
son asked consent that general debate on
all portions of the bill except the irrigation
amendments be closed in thirty minutes,
and that on those amendments two and a
half hours debate shall be allowed.
| LABOR DENIED HEARING.
Mr. Payson's suggestion was agreed TO,
and Nr. Turner. of New York, took the
door and made a brief and earnest speech
critical of the men who controlled the
bnsiness of the House in sighting the
measures reported by the Committee on
Labor and refusing to TX time for their
consideration. The House had been so
bnsv with partisan enactments, so reckless
in the expenditure of public money, that it
had had no time to heed the voice of or
csn,zed labor This was the first House,
and he trusted it would be the last, to deny
Pending debate the committee rose, and
the House, at o'clock. took recess until
= the evening session to be for the con-
s,deration Of private pension bills.
| EVENING SESSION.
Nothing was done at the evening session
| OF the House.
strike OF Workmen ON Public Schools.
| 10y telegraph to the DIspassh.l
NV YoaK, July 25-ThS strike of work
man on the public schools il extending,
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