Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-14
Mr.. HOLMAN oBJHCra
Mr.. Holman Qnd.) objected to substitutes
being regarded as pending.

being regarded as pending.
Mr.. HENDERsoN's REMARKA
Mr.. Henderson Qowa) denied that the Hol-
man resolution. as represented, was in lam
guage or spirit the same as the resolutions
adopted in the Forty-fourth and Forty fifth
Congresses. In these resolutions the financial
condition OF the country was expressly referred
to with regard to the declaration as to
bounties and subsidies. At that time the
government was under heavy and
oppressive load of debt. Under
republican management the government was
getting rid Of the mortgage. In the resolutions
of the former Congresses the term public serv-
ice" was used. In the resolution before the House
1t was departmental service" 1t referred only
to department work. Under this resolution
not private pension bill could be put through
and nothing in the nature of public works could
be entertained. What was the resolution here
for? To what bounties did the gentleman
refer? He understood it was sugar. Speaking
for himself and for 10 one else he would re-
mark that il all the gentlemen on the other
side wanted to cancel the bounty on
sugar he might be found voting with
ing Of land bounty? Was there any
proposition to grant bounties of land3
Not since 1867 had such a proposition been
before Congress. This resolution was aimed
aimed at the starving millions of Russia. II it
were adopted Congress could not
make an appropriation to send to that
country the offerings Of the generous
hearts OF our people. Here came the gen.
tleman from Indiana making an assault
on the unfortunate inhabitants of Russia. Jews
and Gentiles, in the presence of famine, came
forward with full hands and generous hearts
to help their fellow mortals, and the reformed
democracy said that the government should
not carry their contributions to Russia.
MR.. DoCKERY's FIGURES ANSWERED.
Mr.. Henderson then turned his attention to.
the speech made some days since by Mr..
Dockery of Missouri relative to the
financial condition Of the country,
The gentleman had sought to impress the coun-
try with tho belief that the present financial
condition was a deplorable one. The
scavengers of the coming democratic cam
paign were enlarging the statements made in
this House and were peddllng them among the
people. The gentleman from Missouri had
sought to convey the idea that there was
but 800, 00O, 600 available cash in the
treasury. If the gentleman would examine
the statement of the Secretary Of the Treasury
he would find that there was in the treasury to
the credit of the disbursing officer of the
government the sum of S27, $4,000 The
Secretary could draw his checks for Si62 1897 ,OOO
The gentleman from Missouri sneered at the
ga, 0OC, 600 of subsidiary coin. That coin
was an available asset in the Treasury
The gentleman sneered at the Secretary of
the Treasury for changing the debt state
ment 80 as to make the subsidiary
coin appear as part of the assets.
When the Secretary adopted that plan. he
readopted the plan pursued until President
Cleveland changed it. The gentleman had
stated that the receipts for the first
half of the present fiscal year fell
short OF the expenditures 1918 600.
He (Mr. Henderson, had asked for information
on the point from the Treasury Department.
and had been informed that the revenues for
that period amounted to S174, 600
and the expenditures to Sl67.043OOO.
That showed an excess Of receipts over ex-
penditures of $780, 900, instead of shortage
Of S273.00O. The present administration had
paid over $3.50, 0O0, 600 Of the interest bearing
debt. Not q bondholder had wanted his money,
but the administration had made him step up
to the cashiers office and take it. The admin
istration had saved to the people SIS, COO. 900
annually in interest. He (Mr. Henderson, then
proceeded to contradict the statement made by
Mr.. Dockery that the sinking fund was in a de-
pleted condition