The morning call., 1892-01-15

tieth Congress had been S57, 600, COO All
this war of words about a billion-dOllar
Congress meant that the Fifty-frst Con-
gress had given S113,000.000 by legislation,
appropriation and payment to the soldiers
oil the republic, their widows. children and
dependent relatives. The Fifty-frst Con-
gresS had revised the tariff, but, in doing so.
1t had increased the price of the products
OF the American farmer, made it sure that
labor could get fair and just compensa-
tlOn, and made it impossible for starvation
to enter the republic and remain under the
folds Of the American flag. [Great ap-
pause.]
Replying, DOckery said the aggregate ap-
preparation of the billiOn-dOllar Cong ress
was without parallel or precedent In the
history of the country. The record sh owed
that, dedueting the Sinking Fund and the
interest on the public debt and the extra
ordinary charge for pensions, there re-
mained more than 500, 600, 600 of an increase
In the appropriations of the Ffty-frst Con-
gress over the Fiftieth. The average in
crease from the FOrty-fOurth to the Fiftieth
Congress had been about S30000,000 On
the 1st of July, 1890, there had been in the
treasury a surplus OF S145, ,000, 600. What
had become of it? To-day the cash in the
Treasury was S35, ,000 and this inclu ded
the subsidiary coins. Some $4,000, 600 of
the surplus had disappeared under the Oper-
atoms OF the appropriations made by the
Republican party.
Referring to the refundng of bonds,
Hooker Of Missouri inquired if the money
was In the Treasury with which to pay the
bonds why did the Secretary ask the holders
to extend them at per cent?
Dockery thanked Hooker for the sugges-
tion, and added sarcastically that ne re-
sented the inSinuatiOn Of the gentleman
from Mississippi that the Secretary did
not take up these bonds because there was
not money in the Treasury Had not the
Secretary said in an interview that it was
because he wished to demonstrate the eX-
traOrdlnaTy sOundness of the Government
by showing that it could float per cent
bondP But the controlling reason for this
extraordinary action, aside from the condi-
tiOn Of the Treasury, was the fact that ii
would accommodate the national banks
and prevent the expense on their part Of
exchanging their bonds and buying the
per cents at premium, and this by an ad-
ministration whose most distinguished Of
tcial had in Maine, in 1888, denounced Mr..
Cleveland because he deposited money in
the national banks. Under the Harrison
administration $4,000, 600 remain in the ma
t0nal banks. In the estimates not one dol
lar was estimated Tor rivers aud harbOTS
because there was deficit of S35, ,000, 600.
Dingley questioned this statement and
quoted from the report OF Secretary tOS-
ter.
Doekery replied tnat the estimates pre-
pared by the clerks to the Senate and House
Committees on Appropriations showed this
deficiency. 1t was not shown by the Sec
retary because he proposed to disregard the
requirements of the Sinking Fund Act for
the next fiscal year. The pension estimates
were the same as last year, although Con-
gress last year had appropriated S10.-
600, 900 more than the estimates If S23-
100000 wers allowed for rivers and
harbOrs the deficiency would amount to
S57, 900, 000 He did not take pride in show
ing the condition of q treasury that eX-
hiblted increasing expenditures and de-
cTeasiDg revenues, although the Republican
party was responsible for il, but he wanted
to impress upon the Democrats the neceS-
sty for great economy.
Livings ton of Georgia, an Alliance men,
ber said that from one end of the land to
the other to-day there existed more destltu-
tion and distress than was ever before
know in the history Of the country. 1t
was time for Congress to cal! halt in max
ing unnecessary and reckless apprOpria-
ti0ns.
Hopkins Of Illinois opposed the Holman
resolution. The gentlemen could not tafford
to vote for it if they meant to give Govern
ment aid to the Worlds Fair
McKenna of California opposed the reso-
luton, as useless and misleading. If it was
an attack on the sugar bounty, that was
removed from the controversy in this
House; If it had reference to the Nicaragua
Canal, he did not shink the Democrats
would be found united on that question.
DolIiyer Of Iowa also opposed the resolu-
ton.
The time limit having expired Holman
entered a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the previous question was ordered.
II it was found desirable, said he, to make
the language of the second resolution any
more explicit, it can be done tomorrow.
" Does the gentleman withdraw for re-
pairs" inquired Reed of Maine. Great
laughter.l
Yes, SIR" replied Holman, {" l ask it to
go over until tomorrow"
Springer moved that the House adjourn,
and pending this wished to introduce his
bill placing wool on the free list
Owens of OHIO objected, and the House
adjourned.