The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-30
HILL IS AGAINST SECRECY.
Tho New York Senator Supports Mr..
Stewards Revolution.

| The New York Senator Supports Mr..
Stewards Revolution.
| WASHINGTON. Aug. 2o.-The resolution Of
| fered yesterday In the Senate by Mr.. Stewart
! Rep.. New directing the Secretary OF the
| Treasury to inform the Senate whether there
| is danger OF deficiency in the revenues Of the
Government during the current year. and If
SO. what is the probable amount OF such de-
fciency and whether legislation Is necessary
to supply such deficiency was taken
up to-day. 1t gave rise to long discus
| sion. Senators Sherman (Rep.. Ohiol. Voor-
hees Dem. Iud.l Mills (Dem. Tex. McPher-
son tDem.. N j. and Harris Dem. Tenn
opposed the resolution as calling for prob
lsmatical statements. as calculated to create
needless alarm. or as rejecting on the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. motion to refer the
resolution to the Finance Committee was
| made by Mr.. Voorhees, That motion was op-
posed by Mr.. Hill dem. n. W and by Mr..
Stewart rep. Nev.l
Mr.. Hill declared that he had as much conf
dence in the Secretary Of the Treasury as the
Senator from Indiana had. but he could see
no danger to the country from the adoption OF
tho resolution. 1t contained no manifestation
OF any lack Of confidence in the Secretary OF
the Treasury. What harm could there
be in asking information as to what
the revenues OF the Government for
the current year would be? There was
no suggestion that the resolution would dis
turb the interests OF the country. or that tn zero
was anything to be covered up. He had not
heard it suggested. except vaguely and in
definitely. that tho resolution was an attack on
any one. He was opposed to the system. which
he thought was now to DO inaugurated Of re-
ferring to committees all resolutions calling
on heads OF departments for information. He
took the same position to-day which he had
tax en- the other day Ton tho resolution offered
BIZ Mr.. Pefferl He hud not been consulted by
the Senator from Nevada in regard to tho reso-
luton. He knew nothing about it. Certainly
there was nothing in 1t that would alarm the
country.
What was the situation? There seemed to
be some dispute as to whether Congress was
to legislate on the tariff question at this extra,
policy on the subject. But II there was to be
tariff legislation It was necessary to know what
ment He had such confidence in the Secre-
tary o. the Treasury that he was ready to to-
in relation to the revenues would probably be
adopted by the two Houses Of Congress. and
he mr.. Hill would be pleased to hear from
Mr.. Stewart demanded the resolution. There
was a rumor. he said. that there was de-
Treasury had dlhiculty in paying current on
penses There was rumor that the gold re-
serve WAS DelnR pdlu our lot tApbnbeS.
and no did not suppose that the Senate desired
that to be done.
Mr.. MCPHERSON Dem. y. j. AJAX ell Mr.. Stew
art whether he did not know that tho Demo
cratic party WAS in power in the Senate. and
that the responsibility was upon it.
No" Mr.. Stewart replied, i do not know
that Iknow that the gold party claims to be
in power. think that there are more Admin
chamber than there arc on tho Democratic
eide. lIaughter That Is tho condition Mt
that the Democratic party is In power at all in
this Senate. 1t Is the gold party that claims
to be In power. l do not believe that 1t IL.
That 1t ia not tho way the lines are drawn, We
hear more euioGy OF tho Administration from
tho Repu blican side than from the Dem ocratic
side II this resolution had been introduced
by an Administration Republican there would
Finally the resolution WAS referred to tho
Finance Committee 40; nays. H.
The Senators voting nay were Messrs. Allen.
Call. Dubois. Hansbroueh. Hill. Irby. Jones
New. Kyle; Lindsay. PETER. Power Shoup.
Stewart. Teller White Cali and Wolcott.