The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-15

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tltty-hrst Congress had revised the tariff,
but in doing so it had increased the price
OF the product of the American farmer,
and made it sure that labor could get
1alr and just compensation. and made it
impossible for starvation to enter the Re
public and remain under the folds of the
American flag. [Great applause.l
Replying, Dockery said: 1.-The aggre-
gate appropriation OF the billion dollar
Congress was without parallel and pre-
cedent in the history of the country. The
record showed that, deducting the sink
ing fund and intereSt.on the public debt,
and the extraordinary charge for pen
sfons, there remained more than $780,
100000 increase in the appropriations of
the Fifty-hrst Congress over the Fiftieth
The average increase from the Forty
fourth to the Fiftieth Congress had been
about thirty millions. On the LIST of July.
1890, there was in the Treasury a surplus
Of Sl45, 100000. What had become of it?
To-day the cash in the Treasury was
$50, 100000, and this included subsidiary
coins. One hundred and ten million dol
lars surplus has disappeared under the
operations OF the appropriations made
by the Republican party.''
Referring to the refunding of bonds,
Hooker Of Mississippi inquired why. if
this money was in the Treasury with
which TO pay the bonds, did the Sec
rotary ask the holders to extend them at
, per cent.
Dockery thanked Hooker for the sug-
gestion and added sarcastically that he
resented the insinuation of the gentle
man 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 demon
strate the extraordinary soundness of the
Government by showing that it could
float per cent. bonds? But the oontroll-
ing reason for the extraordinary action,
aside from the condition of the Treasury,
was the fact that it would accommodate
the national banks and prevent expense
on their part of exchanging bonds and
buying tours at premium, and this by
an administration, whose most distin-
guished official had in Maine, in 1888,
denounced Mr.. Cleveland because he de-
posted money in the national banks.
Under the Harrison administration Sl5,-
100000 remain in the national banks. In
the estimates not one dollar was esti-
mated for rivers and harbors, because
there was deficit OF $50, 100000.
Dingley questioned this statement, and
quoted from the report of Secretary
Foster.
Dockery replied that the estimates pre-
pared by the clerks to the Senate and
House Committees on Appropriations
showed this deficiency 1t was not
shown by the Secretary, because he pro-
posed to disregard the requirements of
the Sinking Fund Act for the fiscal wear
that explained the discrepancy. The
pension estimates were the same as last
year, although Congress last year appro-
priated Sl0,000,000 more than the esti-
mates.
Livingstone of Georgia, an Alliance
member, said that from one end of the
land to the other to-day there existed
more destitution and distress than ever
before known in the history of the coIn-
try. 1t was time for Congress to call a
halt in making unnecessary and reckless
appropriations.
Hopkins of Illinois opposed the Hol-
man resolution. The gentlemen could
not afford to vote for it if they meant to
give Government aid to the Worlds Fair.
McKenna Of California opposed the
resolution as useless and misleading If
it was an attack on the sugar bounty that
was removed from controversy in this
house; if it had reference to the Nicaragua
Canal, he did not think the Democrats
would be found united on that question.
bolivar of Iowa also opposed the reso-
luton.
The time limit having expired Holman
entered motion to reconsider the vote
by which the previous question was
ordered. "If found desirable" said he.
''to make the language of the second
resolution any more explicit it can be
done tomorrow"
docs the gentleman withdraw for re-
pairs?" inquired Mr.. Reed. [Great
laughter.
~ es, SIR" replied Holman, ''I ask it
to go over until to-morrow," and Springer
moved 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.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the Senate
this morning Morrill, presented a me-
mortal from the astronomers of the coun-
try IN relation to the change in manage
ment OF the new observatory from the
Navy Department to the civil admins
tration. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were: NeSt-For the Improvement
of the Mississippi River from its mouth
to the Ohio, appropriating SlI 100000; by
Cullom-To promote the safety of en-
ployes and travellers by compelling COM
mon carriers to equip cars with automatic
couplers and continuous brakes, and
their locomotives with driying-w
brakes; by Wilson-For two additional
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
IN l tab.
The Senate then took up the calendar.
The first bill was one to aid the State OF
Colorado in support of the School of
Mines, appropriating so per cent. of all
moneys paid the United States for mineral
lands in Colorado for the maintenance of
the School of Mines established at Golden.
Passed.
Among other bills passed was one an
thorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri River between Cham
berlaIn, IN Brule County, and Lyman
County, South Oak ota, and one appro-
priating 100000 for the purchase of
ground and the erection thereon in the
City of Washington of building to be
used as a hall of records.
The Senate then went into executive
session. When the doors were reopened