The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-17
Vest Attacks Policy OF Administration
With Reference TO Appropriations.

Vest Attacks Policy Of Administration
With Reference to Appropriations.
WAsHISGToN CITY, Feb 16.-The senate
this morning took up the sundry civil bill.
Vest. in speech, alluded to the depleted
condition of the treasury. He spoke of
the secretary of the treasury being in Wall
street begging like an Italian medicant for
gold from the banks to sustain the public
credit. 1t was openly avowed by some
statesmen that their object was to tide
over the next two weeks. so as to leave the
present disgraceful condition of financial
affairs on the incoming administration of
Mr.. Cleveland. Vest continued:
Whatever were Mr.. Cleveland's faults a. an
administrative officer political leader. he left
a surplus of &l00,0O0.O00 in the treasury. The
other day Chandler had proposed legislation
prohibiting for twelve months the immigration
of foreigners, because il was of a character to
threaten the moral and political welfare OF the
country. and again because OF the cholera
Then almost Immediately thereafter, when the
news OF the Hawaiian COMMISSIONER arrival at
San Francisco was announced. Chandler rushed
in with a resolution for the immediate annexa-
ton OF the Hawaiian islands. with their &, 600
inhabitants, about 1900 of whom are whites.
and with the institution OF leprosy firmly
established. Now we are told that there 10 to be
OF 100000 Il year and bounty for their sugar.
1t is singular that in all this Juror of jngoism
we hear nothing of the Hawaiian Commercial
Company as 1t is called, an immense corpora.
ton, 60 per cent. of whose assets consist OF
sugar plantations and stock which Is owned al
most entirely by Claus spreckels. This stock
today is selling ut a nominal figure, but If the
annexation takes place, millions upon millions
VIII De put III the pockets OF the men owning it
German apostrophized the Democratic
senators, telling them that in few weeks
the responsibility would rest upon them
and they could not evade it: that by the
1st of July next they would have to meet
this responsibility by increasing the
revenues.
The amendment to reduce the appro-
priaiion for the Mississippi river was re-
iected.
The next amendment was one reducing
the appropriation for the canal at Cascade,
on the Columbia river. from 81. 4l0. 900 to
$4,000 Mitchell moved to amend the
amendment by making the amount 81, 239. .
900. This was agreed to. Yeas "a, nays 20
number of other river amendments
were disposed Of The next reserved
amendment was one striking out of the
provision that no money be used for war
rants or arrests or prosecutions under the
internal revenue law. the words ''or laws
relating to the election Of members Of
congress-" This brought on discussion
concerning the merits and dement's of
John Davenport. during which Frye al
luded to William c. Whitney as IAN adj
wiser of Mr.. Cleveland, who had been
elected president by some strange insan-
i,v of the people"
Voorhees, and Hiscock had a brief per-
sonal spat. and then Hill took the floor
He OPPOSED the amendment and replied
TO Hiscock's remarks in favor of Daven-
port. No action was taken on the
amend ment. The conference report on
the California debris commission bill " as
agreed to-