The herald., 1895-02-27

pOiiblOldiSs WIZ luHlDlt QNtTstdCn DIntl
as soon as this appropriation is adopted
They are lot of. men not fit to stay at
home and who are unloaded on the
West''
The Senator declared when these men
were not engaged in blackmailing rail-
roads out of passes they were dragging
some poor prospcctor to the Federal
Courts
81 suppose these venal officers referred
to by the Senator from Colorado, said
Berry, ''were appointed by the last admin
istration.'
lt is not a party question:" replied
Wolcott. If the Senator thinks his party
is better than mine in selecting timber
agents he thinks less OF his party than
| do
German resented suggestive remark
Berry had made as to an increase of
many officers, but decrease in this par
ticular case.
German declared he knew no party, no
administration in his action on these APP
preparations, and considered only the pub
lie service.
By this time Mr.. Berry was visibly agi
tated and he addressed himself directly
and personally to Mr.. German. He ridi-
culed the Civil Service requirement which
the committee had sought to place on
timber agents.
1t is the first time, said Mr.. Berry,
excitedly, that 1 ever heard of the Sena-
tor from Maryland (Gorman) as a Civil
Service reformer."
IT, said Mr.. Berry, 1.-THE Senator
meant to infer he Berry, was getting
this appropriation in order to put the
political favorites in place, that what he
was stating was not true
Then Mr.. Berry added, with great
bitterness: at has been repeatedly
charged the Senator from Maryland (Gor-
man) has filed out one to the great
branches of the Government with his ap-
pointees."
Mr.. German was apparently unruffled
and made no reply.
Mr.. Stewart, Populist of Nevada,
further denounced the timber agents as a
curse to the West
The merits of the service were discussed
at much length by Mr.. Carey, Mr.. Dubois,
Mr.. Bate, Mr.. Teller and others.
Mr.. Vest declared that he had seen per-
sonally great canyons through Montana
absolutely. denuded OF timber by gen
eral corporation known as an "improve-
ment company"
Mr.. Berry withdrew his amendment and
hoped the money provided by the House
would stand but on vote the committee
amendment of $4,000 was sustained, 30
to 25.
Mr.. Berry made the point of order
against the Civil Service requirements
as to timber agents. The point of order
was sustained.
Mr.. Dubois moved an amendment in
creasing the appropriation for surveying
public lands from $300,O 900 to $4O0, 900. He
urged the importance of the surveys.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Frye offered an important new
amendment providing a revised list of the
United States revenue marine service.
A letter from Secretary Carlisle was read
urging this amendment Mr.. Frye said
that if this was not agreed to it was prob
able the veterans would be sent lover the
hills to the poor house."
After some further discussion the Frye
amendment was adopted.
Committee, offered new amendment for
he payment of sugar bounties. 1t pro-
vides $23S, 2S9 for the bounties earned
prior to August %, 1894, at cents per
pound for sugar up to 80 degrees by the
polariscope, and at 1 3-4 cent per pound
for sugars over so and under 80 degrees.
1t further provides $1,000, 900 for bounties
at the rate of eight-tenths of cent per
pound on sugar produced from August,
1894, to June 80, 1895.
Mr.. Mills gave notice of point of order
against the sugar amendment, when the
debate closed.
Mr.. Manderson supported the amend
ment, urging the great expense incurred
by beet sugar producers in anticipation
of the bounty. The telegraphic petitions
from New Orleans were read during the
consideration of the bounty amendment.
The banks and business men urged that
they had given credit of $40, 900, 900 in the
faith that the Government policy as to the
bounty would be retained.
The point of order against the sugar
bounty amendment was then submitted
to the Senate and by decisive vote the
amendment was held to be in order-yeas
40, nays 16.
The full vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich Allen, Allison, Black
burn, Blanchard, Burrows, Butler, CAT
ferry, Call, Cameron, Carey, Chandler,
Clark, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dixon,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray,
Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hunton, Kyle, Lind
say, Lodge, Mcmillan, Henderson, Mantle
Martin, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
PETER, Perkins, Platt Proctor, Quay,
Ransom, Roach, Sherman, Squire, Stew
art, Walsh, Washburn, White, Wilson of
Iowa-49.
Nays-Berry, Bate, Brice, Cockrell, Cor
man, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Nc
Laurin Mills, Power Pugh, Teller, Tur-
pie, Vest, Voorhees,, Wolcott-16.
This was test of the strength OF the
sugar bounty and its adoption became
assured
Speeches continued to be made again,
however. Mr.. German opposed the boun-
ty law as unconstitutional as law.
Mr.. McLaurin offered an amendment
that the sugar bounty be paid in silver
coin, to be coined from silver seigniorage
now in the treasury.
Mr. Blackburn made point of order
that the McLaurin amendment was not |
germane. and the presiding officer sus-
tained the point
Mr.. Wolcott offered an amendment di- |
rectinp the purchase of "a 0OO oOo nuncao |