The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-08
Il A. K. APPROPRIATION
pIsOVOK SOME LITTLE DISCUS
SION IN THE SENATE.
IN tie Egouse 3 Ancthcr Tariff Reform
Measure Is sConsidered-NOtes
Of the Day.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April T.
senate. y Mr.. Dawes presented
g.ition for the naturalization of such
Cinnamon as came to this country
tore the pas sage of the first exclusion
.at. with the intention of making it
their permanent home. Mr.. Teller,
a.tcr consultation with Mr.. Wolcott
and several other silver men, offered a
InSolution for presentation directing
.lc Secretary Of the Treasury to fur
Iish the Senate with statement of the
amount of silver bullion offered to
lhe government each month since the
passage Of the act. of 1890, etc.
nr resolution was adopted. The
senate devoted the rest of the day to
TIE annual appropriation bill for the
expenses of the government of the
District Of Columbia. During the |
consideration Of this district bill, a
harp discussion arose in respect to an
amendment offered by Mr.. McMillin
in behalf Of the committee to appro.
pirate 100000 to defray part of
the expenses Of entertaining the annual
rncampment Of the Grand Army of the
Republic in the city Of Washington.
NIr. Harris was one of those who
believed that Congress had not the
right to take money out of the pockets
~ the people, except for the legitimate
purposes of government, and he there
fore objected. Mr.. Vest regarded this
IS ihe most extraordinary movement
d the way of an appropriation he had
ever encountered during his public
service and he opposed it strongly. Mr..
Higgins, Of Delaware, supported the
appropriation. Mr.. Cockrell offered
tile following amendment: "And
the whole OF said amount shall
hc pad exclusively out of the reve-
nue., 81 the District of Columbia" !"
Mr.. Dawes remarked that at the Grand
Army encampment held last year
ia Boston the State legislature of
Massachusetts, appropriated $4,000
aid tie city Of Boston $25,000, while
thp citizens contributed $30,000. Mr..
70 with considerable attention) said: |
do not believe, Mr.. President, that the
people OF the United States are under
any obligations to pay for the enter.
linmcnt Of old soldiers when they
come to Washington. If that were
true the same obligation woulC
rest upon Congress wherever the
Grand Army held its encampment
was myself Union soldier. Ipasset
three Of the best years of my life in the
army and have some recollection of tina
service which | shall carry with me t.
the bivouac on the other side, but | dc
not believe the boys in blue are beggar
Going about asking money for their Owl
cut rtainmeut | believe that when
city invites the old boys to come, tina
itshould pay the expenses" Mr.. Cockrel
added to his amendment that the ex
pcnscs be paid out of the district fund,
further amendment reducing the amour
from 100000 to $50, 900. Mr.. Ha vie,
gave notice of an amendment to tn
original amendment that the amour
appropriated by the United States b
d-hur'ed by the district committe
under tie direction OF the Secretary Q
War. The free wool bill passed by tn
House was received and referred to tn
finance committee, and without comm
to vote on the Grand Army matter
the Senate at $50 went into executiv
session and soon adjourned till to-mol
row.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Alabama, submitted tt
minority report on the Rockwell Noy,
contested election case. The House the
proceeded with the free wool bill, NJ
Wilson, Of West Virginia, taking Il
aorto close the debate he said tn
the absence of Mr.. Springer at this tin
was due to his untiring energy and u
i werving industry in the close apple
ton given to the tariff measure,
which he had paid the penalty of da
II gerous illness. lie made a master
arrangement Of the principles
protection. His speech was f
1uently applauded by his colleagu
who paid close attention to his remarI
There was no more vital or momentc
question before the American peop
he said than the tariff A system
taxation, correct in principle and j.
IN operation, was the final goal and
essential Of free government. AS
approach such system we broad
and equalize our freedom; as we dep
from 1t, We narrow and make uni
distribution. The existing methods
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