The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-06
Hepburn Says the Southern States
Get All Their Government
Taxes Back.
50 They Should Not Caro- What
the North Does With
the Revenue.
The Unspeakabio Cannon Again In Xvii
dence-senate Action on the silver
Biu Court Decisions

WAsHIEaroS. March 5-Whilo discussing
ths pension approx riation bill to-day Mr..
Hepburn. republican. OF Iowa. declared
that the lats oonfederAts states eont'ibutel
not one dollar 90 she payment Of pensions.
or 3150O00O0O Of internal Teveuus taxes
the south paid less thaR $9,0OOOO0. Of &l7I-
OO0. go custom rscsiota ths south paid but
100000 Of miscellaneous receipts less
than 2.000O 900.
80" said h., Addressing the southern
members. you contributs less than Sl5.-
100000 TO the revenue of the government.
How do you get that back2 Nine millions
return as sugar bounty. 5000, 600 In pen
sions. and S5OOO,OOO As deficit in postal re-
ceipts. You thsrofors receive $30O0OO0
more than you contribute. You contribute
not a cent 10 northern pensions. What
difference does 10 make TO you what Wo do
with our own money! Rspublioan az
plause.
The Arst proof Of hostility TO pensioners
by the administration. Mr.. Hepburn found
in the fact that Grover Cleveland is presi-
dent; the second il that Hoks Smith is
secretary Of the interior.
Mr.. Cannon. Of IllinOis. concluded the
debate for the afternoon. In the course of
his speech, he drew Gen. Black into the
most subtle oolloquy. Mr.. CSnnon's puT-
pose being so commit Gen. Black TO the
latter's opinion of Clsvsland's pension
policy during the fTst administration. All
his fneAse however. AvAiled him nothing,
as Black was on his guard and refused to
be trapped.
Mr.. Cannon then sought 10 get an express
sion on the present pension policy. Gen.
Black replied that he had already given his
opinion Of the democ attic idsa of pensions.
''The country" replied Mr.. Cannon. cares
not three hurfahs In hsdes what the demo-
cratic party thinks; what IL would like TO
know Is wheiher the pension policy of
Grover Cleveland is q just one. / believe
my colleague Gen. Black does himself in
Justice when he seeks 20 make his own
magnificent war record cover of the
malicious ana wauton attack upon his
comrades"
The committse then rose and the house
adjourned.
Speaker Crlsp presented BY request a
petition from the governor and Legislative
assembly of Utah protesting against the
removal Of the southern Ule Indians from
/ Colorado 10 Utah, and a memorial from
the same source for the allotment of Indian
lands IN severalty.
Representative Bowers, Of California. in
| troduced in the house a billtextending the
mineral land laws 80 they will apply 30 oil
lands embraced within existing reservations
created By presidential proclaim ations. alat
extending grants OF rights Of way for canal
aud bitches provided by the act repoRlinG
the timber culture laws. so they will include
rights Of way for electrical power lines.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was presented to-day 30 the housl
by Chairman hcCreary, OF the committel
on foreign affairs. 10 app opriates totA
of S1,5l3, 1876. which Is $4G 7O6.4 lesi
than the amount OF the last bill.
In the hous-, BreckinFidRa reported tn
urgent deficiency bill with she senate
amendments. The latter wee not oon
Cured in and the bill was sent 80 confer
snec.
McCreary, Of Kentucky. asked unanimou
consent for the passage of the senate reso
luton for the appointment ofa commission
to represent She government al the Ant
werp exposition. Bailey Of Texas, OBJ
ieeted.
The bill TO make Boomers Ferry, Idaho
a port OF entry was passed. After one o
two other attempts TO get things passed b
unanimous consent. the house took up tn
regular oider of business.
> Leading authorities on the cotton trad
/ we're before the houss committee on agri
culture to-day for the frat of the series Q
hearings on the Hatch anti-option bill
There were several sharp exchanges be
tween them and Hatch on tho question {
sal for the future. in which NO actual d
livery is contsmplate 10 was not elaine
that deliveries are made in all cases. bt
contracts in all trades provided for deliN
A cry, and II no delivery was made 10 wa
: because IL was handler for both parties /
settle without it. Ii was argued thRt futuI
trading ia good for the market
Holman. chairman OF the Democrat
, caucus. Issued a call for caucus 90 moro
: night.