The record-union., 1895-01-15
the House.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

the House.
Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
:. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The prevail
ing feeling that the currency problem
has been transferred to the Senate has
made that body the center of interest at
the Capitol. The galleries were again
well filled to-day in anticipation of de-
velopments i'll the way Of speeches indi-
eating the probable course of the major
ity.
After the routine business Senator
Stewart resumed his speech began Satur-
day.
Stewart spoke of the extent to which
banks controlled Congress. political con-
Ventions, telegraph companies and the
press. Yhe banks always maintained a
lobby in Congress. They dominated
national conventions, Republican. Demo-
cratic and PopuIist, and secured the
nomination OF their friends. There had
been bank rule in the Administration for
twenty years.
When Stewart finished German made
speech in which be declared he would
never follow leader who in time OF
peace would increase the national debt to
pay the current expenses OF the Govern
ment. He quoted from 2 report OF the
condition of the Treasury Oh January
18th. showing that the deficit since July
l. 1894, or the excess of expenditures, as
Mr.. Carlisle called it, was Sd, 600, 900
on January 18th. Mr.. Carlisle, while
The tariff bill was pending, had estimated
the receipts under the Senate Dill for the
ensuing fiscal year at $685., 09J, 900 ana tbs
expenditures at S35S, coo, 800, or deficit OF
$1,000, ,0U0. The deficit was already
double that sum ana the year was but
half over.
German spoke Of the difficulty Of max
ing accurate prognostications, ana de-
cIared that IN his opinion the Secretary
ought not to 10 held to his figures.
"Hut," said he, addressing the Demo-
cratic side, you cannot afford to triiie
with the situation. You must maintain
without party divisions the honor and
Integrity OF the Government. We are
raising mora taxes from our people than
from customs duty. Not enough revenue
was being raised from customs to pay the
pensions. The bulk OF taxation IS now
being levied within our own borders.
The customs revenue would be many
millions short OF the Si4U, ,JU0, 600 required
Tor PENSIONS Can we reduce the expend-
itures? l answer no. In 1892 the PEN
sion budget reached $50, ,OUU, ,0JU its high
est point. II is now down TO $4,000 900,
and viii diminish AS the old soldiers die.
1t Will average $40, 900, coo tcr the next
ten years. The eX peGditureS Tor postal
service, the navy, rivers and harbors
must 90 on. The Senator from Pennsyl-
Vania Quay has said the Democratic
party had been reDuEed and turned out
OF power. l think the Senator from Col
oradO tIelier) stated the case on Saturday
last when, addressing his Republican
colleagues, he warned them that the Re-
pUbHcans were swept into power last
1alI, not because the people had over
confidence IN that party, but because III
their present distress they would have re-
moved from power any party.
- on Will come into power on March
4th next" said Senator German passion
ately, under circumstances more favor
able than we did. Ne have removed
many OF the distractions from your path.
on Will have IN the House big major
lty, as we have now, and IN the senate a
majority a. big as ouTS-for ours hangs
but by thread. / say now TO the Sea-
ator from Pennsylvania, when he and
his colleagues meet the question that con-
fronts US now l VIII treat him and his
1rienus IN a spirit different from that
which he has manifested toward US. l
Will say TO him when any question af-
1eCtlng the finances of the Government
arises, any proposition 10 prevent the
bankruptcy OF the Government. or to
give the country a sound currency, / will
help you through in the hour OF peril,
although you refused 10 aid US"
AlGTIch said: ''As the Senator from
Maryland says the responsibility wall be
on the Republican side OF the cham Der
after March ith, let me ask him if we
Will have the President with us after that
date?"
German paused for a moment, and then
in eloquent terms declared that the Presi-
Gent OF the United States could be de-
pended upon TO meet any emergency pre-
sented TO him with patriotism un-
influenced by party feeling.
Let me suggest" ;" said Nr. Hale, ''that
while the senator from Maryland places
the responsibility on this side OF tina
cham Der after March 4th, yet The admin
istratlve branch of the Government re-
mains with the Democrats. Now, when
the Senator says the President will
patrioucally JON US IN preparing rem
Cdy, does he mean to say The President
viii approve such bIil Tor raising reya-
nue. as this side OF the chamber NAV pre-
pare? We lave our own idea as TO how
This revenue should be raised. 1t is part
OF the Repu ubllcan policy OF protection.
Now, IS the Senator authorized TO say the
President viii help us in defeating this
lneaSure?'
Mr.. German disclaimod any authority
to speak for the President. or 10 indicate
his course, but if the Repu blican Congress
after March 4Jh meets this grave res pom
sibiIlty with patriotism unsweryed by
party Ieel4U2, ne lGlL confident that
every man, nom the President down 10
the humbIest man in the party, would
help in securing that end.
AIdrlcb then suggested that German
had pointed out that the Government
needed more revenue. And now what
remedy does the Senator propose ?''
asked Aldrich.
The first thing to do is to pass the ap-
preparation Tor collecting the income
TAX said German. For one, I am con-.
WINGED the masses Of the people who COM
prise the Drawn and sinew OF the land,
who love Justice and honest dealings, the
people whom Lincoln said could not be
fooled all the time, viii come back and
render a verdict III favor OF those who
knew when their party was in the minor
ity that there was deficiency, and who
had the courage when in the majority to
insist on trying to make the receipts
meet the expenditures. They Will give
due credit to the statesmen whom they
had treated unjustly."
ny not pass some bill now to in
crease the revenue ?' ed Aldrich
I'VE have no power to do SO. There
are some measures on the calendar ial
luding TO the bills to place iron and coal
on the free list and to abolish the differ
ential on refined sugar, but they de-
crease the revenue" replied German.
I'VE could alter their character" said
Aldrich.
Vest-Will you aid us to take them up?
Aldrich-1f you will change their char
acter; yes.
''Certsinly," observed Vest with
smile, If we substitute the Mckinley
Act"