St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
NO MONEY GRANTED.
The House Refuses to Apppo-
pirate Funds to Forward
Food to Russia.
Debate on the Question Re-
YealS a Bad State Of FL
nanceS.
Senator Morrill, Argues at
Length Against Unlimited
Coinage.
Statements of the Presidents
MpCSaop RAfutaN nv San
Statements of the Presidents
Message Refuted by Sem
ator Teller.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The attend
ance in the house this morning was not
US large as that of yesterday, many of
the members whose states had been
called taking advantage of this fact to
absent themselves and to attend to de-
partmental business. Mr.. McMillin.
speaker pro tenn, took the chair prompt
ly at noon. and the journal of yester-
days proceedings was read and ap-
proved.
The speaker pro TEN. having laid be-
fore the house the senate joint resolu-
ton authorizing the secretary of the
navy to transport contributions for the
relief of the suffering poor of Russia.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, asked that
it be referred to the committee on
naval affairs, and he further re-
quested that that committee have
leave to report at any time. To this
Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, objected.
contending that the resolution under
the rules came under the jurisdiction
OF the committee on appropriations, and
that it should be referred to that com
mittee.
The speaker pro tenn. thought in the
absence of rules, the house could dis
pose of the resolution rs it saw fit, but
that the first motion ID order was one OF
reference. ThereupOn Mr.. Klgore
moved its reference to the committee
on appropriations.
All Take a Hand.
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska. hoped that
the appropriation of 100000 would be
stricken from the resolution. If con-
IN oiH th1a
people of its own country IN Nebraska.
during a drought, how was it empow-
cred to carry corn raised this year in
Nebraska TO people of another country?
His Republican friends were claiming
that the Mckinley bill had been throw
ing ont OF employment many laborerS
In other countries and they were now in
distress. If it was our duty to aid those
whom the wisdom Of God had brought
TO distress. how much more would it be
our duty to aid those whom the folly of
an American congress had brought to
distress. Applause and laughter
Mr.. Raines. of New York, strongly
advocated the resolution, and Mr.. Oates
made constitutional argument against
the proposition. Mi. Boutelle SAID the
house owed it to itself 10 emulate the
senate and pass the resolution unani-
mOusly and promptly. Mr.. Pendleton,
OF West Virginia, Argued that Russia
was perfectly able to aid her own sub
1ectS if she desired to do so. Russia
was menace to modern civilization
and threat to peace.
Mr.. kilgOrc withdrew his motion to
refer the resolution to the committee on
appropriations, and Mr.. Herbert moved
to refer il 10 the committee on naval
affairs with instructions to that commit
tee to report it back within ten days.
Lost-10 10 SO.
Warming Up Bit.
Mr.. Blounts motion to proceed to i'm
mediate consideration was then agreed
to, and the resolution was considered in
the house as in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to
strike out the appropriation clause. Mr..
breckenridge. OF Kentucky, sincerely
trusted that Democratic house would
not be guilty of drawing a distinction
between using public money for run
ming public vessel and using public
money for the chartering of a private
vessel. If the government was going to
offer this relief in good faith let it load
the ships out Of tue public treasury with
the contributions of the teeming North
west. 1t was constitutional; it was hui
manity; therefore it was American and
one he was willing to take Democratic
responsibility for it. Applause.]
Mr.. Dockery. of Missouri, called at
tention to the fact that the report of the
secretary of tie treasury showed that
the expenditures of the government
were exceeding the revenues. The ex-
cess of expenditures over revenues for
the first half of the present fiscal year
has been S273,O00.
Appropriations Unpaid.
And an examination of the official re-
port disclosed what the secretary had
not Stated-tbat more than So, 0O0. 900
OF the appropriations made for the last
fiscal year and for the first half of the
present fiscal year were unpaid The
preSenta administration had been coerced
by the condition of the treasury to re-
fund more than S25,000,000 of the bond-
ed Indebtedness of the government due
on the 1st of last September. The ad-
miniStration had been constrained
by the depleted condition of the treas
ury to suspend the sinking fund for the
present year. requiring $5O,OOO.OO of
our revenues. The Democrats, whose
seats had been gained on the issue of
retrenchment and reform, must realize
that they were confronted by more than
Sl40,000,000 of existing and matured in
debtedneSS for which there was for
payment today only an available cash
surplus excluding subsidiary coin) of
S2O.OO0,O0o. After further debate, Mr.
Holman's motion to strike out the an.
proprating clause was agreed to: yeas
166, nays 20. Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, remarkiug that the resolu-
ton Was now useless one, moved to
postpone its consideration indefinitely.
This motion was agreed tn or tn S7
which is eQuiT alent to defeat of the
measure. The house then adjourned
until tomorrow.