Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-17
IN THE HOUSE.
The Debate Resumed on Free Wool
Sayers Has the Floor.

without having transacted any business OF
importance the House went into . com
mittee Of the whole on the free wool bill,
and was addressed by Ssyers Of Texas,
who said
Including the sinking fund annually pre-
vided for the public debt and expenditures
for the pu, cbAse OF bonds, except the pre-
miums on such purchases, the following
are the total expenditures Of the govern
ment du,ing the fiscal years ended, juue 3O
from 1888 to 1891, excepting 1885 And
1888, each Of which constitutes . part of
two administrations, and 1885 because
there we're less Expenditures in that year
than lSs7 or 1855.
Expenditures, 1888, $50 GIG, $50; 1884, .
s2s7 452, ,203; 1887. 1916 .69 7s9; 1888,
$500. .6l9 977; 1890. 1878 922 sos; 1891,
S43i ,705, ,69l. Excess 1887 and lSsS two
yesrs of Clevelands AdminisIrstion) over
1888 and 1884, (t.o wears Of Arthurs ad-
ministration), $50 .020,73 excess 1880
and 1891 (two years present administratlon)
over 1887 and 1888, $i13 238,73
Pension expenditures during 1883 and
1884 were Sl2l, l,441 ,80l 20; during 1887
and 1888. Sl55,3l7 $40; 1890 and 1891,
S23l, ,352. s0G AZ.
Postsl expenditures in 1883 and 1884 i,
were S92 345, ,056; 1887 and 1888, &ll5.-
| l29, PA, and 1890 and 1891, Sl42, 100 ,s67.
Deducting from total expenditures given
for the years above stated, the expenditures
for the increase of the navy. taking the
census, payment of interest on the public
debt and bonds Issued to the Pacific rail
roads, the premium TN the purchase bonds
and sinking fund for the Pacific railroads
refund direct tax, pay of two and three
year volunteers, bounties to volunteers,
their widows legal heirs. national cemeiei-
les, the pay Of superinteDdents, headstones
for the graves Of soldiers, repairing roads
10 the national cemeteries, burial
Of INDECENT soldiers. aruficial limbs, trusses,
| appliances for disabled soldiers, support OF
national home and state and territorial
homes for disabled volunteer soldiers and
soldiers home (Wsshlngton), army and
navy pensions, fees Of examining surgeons,
salaries Of pension agents, etc, clerk hire,
! rents, fuel, contingent expenses and lights,
pension agsncies and adjusting quarterly
pension ps yme nts and all other unususl and
extraodinsry expenditure. as given IN the
| annual s'at. ment of the chief Of the war
rant d,vrs ons for the years named are ;
| 1883, Sl3l ,6sl .385; 1884, Sl24 ,56l 27 !;
1887, 1921. l.674 1927; 1888. sll8 1872 1916 /;
1890, sl3l Gel sIl; 1891. Sl49, ,695 1886,
From this 1t will be seen that the e1pen-
ditures Of 1883 and 1884 exceeded 1887
and 1888 by sl5 5775, ,959 and the e1peL-
diture Of 1890 and 1891 exceeded those Of
| 1887 and 1888 by $40, 0,s90,445.
As to the retirement Of the public deDt
during 1891, s42,64l,250 principal bonds
due in 1897 was purchased, for which
| 80 IN QQ1 l3g puid
In addition thereto, during the same
year, interest 81 530,05o was advanced
efore it Was due to holders Ct Pacific
| Railroad bonds.
! These transactions took place during the
year 1891, although the administration had
been advlsed that the revenues we're COZ .
| SANITY decreasing z and = large amount or
bonds would fall due in 1892
The consequence Of this bad policy was
that when the bonds fell due in 1891. the
administration was compelled to appeal to
| the holders Of these bonds to continue Them
to the extent of 425 1854 800
II this had been done the British minis
| try it would have been hurled from power
| in disgrace.
Bryn, (Nebraska), said the pending bill
| brought great advantage to nine men and
simply denied to the tenth man the advsn-
tage he had enjoy ed Of collecting money
from the otter nine; yet the gentleman
from Maine. (Dingiey), grew eifqusnt in
| the denunciaiion Of such class legislation.
The spectacle Of satan rebukina fin wss
| the only parallel to the gentle mans crit
cism,
Bryan defended the Demo cratic policy
| upon the tariff question and denounced the
protective tariff.
Rains Of New York asked the gentleman
| to pame an item manufactured in the
United States in composition with foreign
manufactures. the price Of which vas II j.
creased by The Mckinley act, or which vas
not cheaper nov than it had been in 1880.
| Bfyan-Is tin mar ufactured in this coun-
try? Laughter
| Kaines-I have in my desk trade lie,
| showing q factories in the United States.
| The people, Bryan contended, had hurled
from power the men who framed The Nc
Kinley bill today the once po~erful Rs
publican party found it necessary to an
nounce that the Republican party had made
= gain in the supervisors in New York
| Laughter
| Bryan said the advocates Of the Nc
Kinley bill thought the people we're bound
| hsnd and foot. Where today we're the men
largely instrumental in fixing ,ne iniqui-
tous legislsrinn Of the people:
A voice-Who 10 Governor Of Ohio?
Bryant b,lieve thsi one did succeed in
be iag elected Governor in = Republican
state by . minority vote. Laughter.
To such extremes has this great { a val
come that il now welcomes the holding Of q
Republican state more than before il
greeted the cor guest Of An empire. ZAP,
pl.use and laughter.
Bryan closed with brillian. peroraiior
and - be took bis seat he received ths
hesrtiest congratulations Of his party col
Leagues.
Although this WAS his maiden speech, h,
showed every quality Of fine orator. n,
member who has addressed the house thu
fsr upon the tariff question has receives
the came attention which WAS accorded +
the young Nebrssksn.
Tha committee then rose and the H1us