St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28

was $4,000, 900 on hand available to
pay ordinary expenditures. He
(Gorman) knew this was a mistake,
and he went to the treasury and
said to thos5 who had made up the
figures: Your figures a=- mislead-
ing. You have made a mistake"
He called their attention to the fact
that they had omitted checks, drafts,
ETC.. outstanding. These had been
included in the monthly report. 1t
disclosed that there was only
SGT, 600, 900 available. Here was
mistake of about $30,000,000 to begin
with Mr.. German proceeded to
itemiZe the immense sums due for
rivers and harbors, public buildings,
etc. He also took up the secretary's
estimates of receipts he had hoped
to have The secretary estimated
his total expenditures at 1888, 000,0 600.
In 1893 tie appropriations were $780,
000 600, and already the house had
appropriated 1914, 100000 for this year.
The senate will add $4,000, 600. The
total will be $39O,000,0O0, and the SEN
ator said he would stake his repu-
tation that it would reach 5000, 000.
THE truth is said Mr.. German,
that they made a mistake about
year ago in making up their bal
ances of S6O,O00,000, and they have
been trying to adhere to it ever
since"
In taking up the question of gold
payments, Mr.. German said they all
knew perfectly we'll that the govern
ment would always maintain its
gold payments.
Mr.. German was much diverted
and not little irritated at constant
Interruptions, which led him away
from his line of argument.
Mr.. George suggested that the
secretary of the treasury ought to
know what he wanted without hav-
ing a guardian.
81 am not the guardian of the sec
retary," said Mr.. German, "but
am sent here by a state which has
never repudiated a debt, and they
would not keep me here if I failed to
stand for the honor and integrity
of the credit of our government. y
Mr.. VOORHEES, here interrupted to
state that the president has stated
that he had a
COMFORTABLE SURPLUS"
Mr.. Villas also read executive COM
al q C
to a deficiency.
Mr.. German closed with an elo-
quent appeal not to paralyze the
operations of the government, the
building of our navy, the erection
of our public structures by failing
to provide for all emergencies before
the adjournment of congress.
Mr. Mills Oem., Texas followed
with a strong criticism of the issu-
ing of bonds. He spoke of the pub
lie adherence of a national debt.
There was q sharp coiloquy between
Mr. Hill and Mr.. Mills as the latter
discussed greenbacks. In the course
of it Mr.. Mills asked pointedly:
What kind of money do you believe
in anyway"
II believe in the gold and silver of
the constitution" responded Mr..
Hill. II am not a greenbacker now,
and never have been"
Not a greenbacker, exclaimed
Mr.. Mills derisively. Then address
ing MI Hill personally he said:
when your great state of New
York in 1868 sent Horatio Seymour
to the national Democratic conven-
ton it was on a platform of paying
all public obligations in greenbacks.
Where were you them" There was
intense energy in Mr.. Mills query
and the galleries broke into laugh
ter.
Hill. Mr.. Mills read the plank con-
corning greenbacks, then turning to
Mr.. Hill with keen satire, added:
ooh, where was Roderick them"
Zone blast upon his horn were
worth a thousand men"
The senators were much amused
and the galleries again broke into
laughter.
"Of course you voted for Horatio
Seymour, said Mr.. Mills, again adj
dressing Mr.. Hill. The latter made
no response and Mr.. Gray said soto
voce: HE was too young"
Mr.. Mills in conclusion declared
with great emphasis that if this
amendment was ruled out of order
las it should be- he would offer an
amendment to repeal all laws CIV
ing the secretary Of the treasury au-
thority to issue bonds without direct
and specific act of congress.
Mr.. Allison Rep., Iowa., who fol-
lowed, warned the senate that the
MOMENTS WERE FLYING,
that unless the sundry civil bill were
disposed of today and the other bills
in the next two days the RESPONSE
bility of an extra session would rest
on congress; that unless some such
provision were made to meet cur
rent deficiencies Of there be any
the secretary of the treasury would
mortgage the future and continue
to sell thirty-year bonds to meet
those deficiencies.