St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-06

lHIOWu open anu the OIL was
read to the senate. Mr.. Sherman said
he did not like the way that this money
was to be paid on the part of the gov
ernment. He would rather that con-
gress had appropriated five or ten mill
ions and shared in the profits and loss
OF the enterprise. But here this $780,
600 was thrown ungraciously to Chicago
Ike bone to dog. If the bill stood
alone without its surroundings, he
would vote against it. If he were cit
lZen OF Chicago lie would not accept
the money in the way it was offered.
But now the president of the United
States was detained in Washington un-
der circumstances which called for the
sympathy of the people; and MIR. Sher-
man did not see that congress could do
any better now than let the bill pass.
Remarks in favor OF the massage of
the bill were made by Mr.. Hawley and
MIR. Palmer and against it by Mr.. Coke.
The bill was then ordered to third
reading, and was passed without a
division.
Senators Perkins, Butler and higgings
were appointed the select committee of
three to visit the Indian territory and
inquire into the complaints OF the Cher
okees as to intruders.
Mr.. Stockbrdge said that he had in
tended TO call up resolutions in respect
to the death of Representative Ford, of
Michigan. but had found it incOnvenient
to do so: and he now gave notice that
he w0uid do so early in December next.
The house bill 10 provide for lowering
the height of the bridge across the Ohio
river between Cincinnati and COvingtOn
by the Cincinnati IL Covington Rapid
Transit Bridge company was. Oh motion
Of MIR. Carlisle, taken up and passed.
The senate then took Il recess till D.
m. to give time for the enrolling of the
worlds fair bill and the sundry civil
bill.
AT the evening session Mr.. Pettigrew,
chairman of the QuadrO-centennIal COIN
mittee, called up his resolution to au
thorlZe that committee or subcommit-
tee thereof to visit Chicago during the
recess and inquire as to the expenditure
Of money appropriated by congress and
as to the general management. Mr..
| Coke gave notice that he would
insist on the yeas and nays. Mr..
| Pettigrew said that he had no idea
| of Junketing trip for himself or
any other member of the committee
and he modified the request by striking
out the provision for a clerk. Mr.. Coke
moved to amend the resolution so as to
provide that the visit should be at the
expense of the committee. Laughter.
Mr.. Hawley regarded the amendment as
distinctly offensive, and he moved to
lay it OIL the table. The motion was
agreed to, and then Mr.. Pettigrew's
resolution was adopted.
At 9:25 q message from the house an
nouIced that the body had agreed 10
he conference report eli the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The conference
report was thereupOn laid before the
senate and agreed to.
Mr.. Manderson made some remarks
to the business of the session. 1t was
unprecedented, he said, Cat least tor
many years. that the calendar of
cases was reduced as it was now.
There were Oh the calendar not
exceeding six house bills yet undisposed
OF. and there were comparatively few
senate bills on the calendar. The senate
had passed 709 senate bills. and of those
the house had passed 120. The house
had passed 460 house bills, and of those
the senate had passed 314. He submitted
that that was ii showing of the dispatch
of very considerable business. Of
all the presidential nominations
that had come to the senate
this session there had not been a single
one rejected; and but three nomina-
tons had died Oh the executive calen-
dar of the senate. One of these was
collector of internal revenue, and two
of them were postmasters. He doubted
whether any such showing would be
made for any previous long session. and
| he hoped that the senator from Iowa
would supplement those remarks with
| a financial statement.
Mr.. Allison said that he would state
| i'll fieEeral terms the appropriations of
| this session as compared with the APP
| preparations of the first session of the
| Fifty-frst congress. The appropriations
| OF that session were. in round numbers.
| S463, ,000,00 and those Of the present
| session 07.00O,OOO, showing an in
| crease at this session of 44,O00, 600.
| The principal Increases were i'll
appropriations for pensions and
for the postoffice department.
| There were some diminutionS at
| the present session. notably in deticien-
cies, to the amount of five millions.
| There was also diminution of four
! millions i'll miscellaneous apprOpria-
| tions. He believed that there was not a
single public building bill that has
passed both houses this session. He
thought he could claim for the sen-
ate committee on appropriations
and for the senate itself that,
during this session, the reg
uIar appropriation bills had been
| ScdllUSu, anu ludl
mad not been political in its character.
1t was obvious to all that postal facli-
ties and postal expenditures were con-
stantly increasing, and so there had
been SS,O0O,000 added to the postoffice
| appropriation bill at this session as COM
pared with two years ago. And the
postal appropriations would fall very
! short of meeting the necessary eXpendi-
lures of the fiscal year 1898. And
large deficiencies for the postoffice de-
pariment, and for other departments
of the government would bt necessary
at the next session. For instance, the
was about million less than was nee
essary, and that was true in regard to
other departments OF the government.
lie was not saying these things in adj
| verse criticism.
Mr. German, member of the COM
mittee OH appropriations, commended
the chairman of that committee for his
fair and candid statement. The fact
remained, however, that the appropria-
tions at this session would exceed
$500, 600, 600 notwithstanding the eXtraor-
dinary efforts of the house of represent
atives to keep them within rea-
sonabe bounds. 1t was not alto
gether a party matter. for
these immense appropriations were
partly made necessary because of the
growth of the country, the extension of
the postal system, and the expansion of
the pension and other permanent and
necessary expenditures, for which nei-
ther party should be held responsible.
Of the immense sum of S507, ,O00, 900 ap-
prGpriated at the present session. S60,-
0O0, 600 had become necessary because of
the legislation of the Fifty-first con-
of hinE t,n
Democratic party had no respon-
sibillty. Twenty Of that sixty millions
had come. from pensions aloae. The
appropriation at the next session would
be at least $40, 100000 more than ct the
present session. and he doubted very
much if it would be possible to have the
appropriations -rsdnced next session
much below s5ts.:1G0,o0 He believed
that congress would be compelled to levy
other and additional taxes to meet the
requirements of the treasury. He
| believed that the time Nnulna f.GI,aa ha,