The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-28
to the Senate stated tnat tncre was s106..

expenses. He (NIr. C1orrnan> knew there
was mistake. and he went to the treas
ury and said to those who had made up
the export, Your figures are mislead-
lnE. You have made mistake"
He called their attention to the fact that
they had omitted checks. drafts, etc.. out
monthly report. It disclosed that there
was annually S67 OC0, 900 available. There
was mistake of about $50. 100000 to be-
gn , With h. MI sor man proceeded to
and harbors, public buildings, etc.
He also took up the secretaTy'S esti-
males OF receipts. He said the secretary
estimated his total expenditures at $685.
OOo,oo In 1895 the appropriations were
500, 100000. and already the House had ap-
propriated s974O00,0oo for this year. The
be $500. 0O0:0 600. and the senator said he
would stake his reputation that it would
reach $4,000 900.
At 3:52 Mr.. German rose in the Senate
and withdrew his s1e0,0O0,0eo certificate
amendment to the SundrY civil bill.
The Mills amendment declaring that no
more bonds shall be issued was declared
out OF order without q vote.
Mr. Villas read executive eomnnunica-
tons indicating no alarm as to a def
cheney.
Mr.. German closed with an eloquent
appeal not to paralyze the operations of
the government with. the building OF our
navy, the erection of public struc
lures by. failing to provide for all emer-
gress.
Mr.. Mills followed with a strong criti-
clSm of the issuing of bonds He spoke
of the public abhorrence of a national
tween Mr. Hill and Mr. Mills az the lat
ter discussed greenbacks. In the course
OF It Mr.. Mills asked polntedly: What
way?" Il believe in the gold and silver
OF the constitution responded Mr., Hill.
~ am not "a greenbacker now and never
have BEEN
not a greenbackerE' exclaimed Mr..
Mills, derisiveIy. Then, addressing Mr..
Hill personally, he said.
when your great state OF New York
IN 1858 sent Horatio Seymour to the ma
tional Democratic convention. it was on
q platform of paying all public obliga-
tons in sreenbacks. Where were You
them"
There was intense energy In Mr.. Mills'
query, and the galleries broke into laugh
ter
Tread that platform" said Mr.. Hill,
Mr.. Mills read the plank concerning
greenbacks and, then turning to Mr. Hill
with keen satire, added:
q oh. where was Roderick then? Ono
blast upon his horn we're worth a thou
sand men,"
The senators were much amused and
the galleries again broke into laughter
'tOf course you voted for Aoratio sey-
mour'' said Mr.. Mills, again addressing
Mr. Hill
The latter made no response, and Mr..
Gray said soto voce; lie was LOO
Mr. Mills. in conclusion, declared with
great emphasis. that if this amendment
was ruled out of order (as 1t should bel;
he would offer an amendment to repeal
| all laws giving the secretary of the trea-
sury authority to issue bonds without di-
rect and SPECIFIC act of Congress.
Mr.. Allison, who followed, warned - me
| unless the sundTy civil bial were disposed
of today and other bills in the next two
days, the responsibility of an extra ses-
sion w Wogq rest Ss b on the
ment in the COMMITTEES of sApProPriations
because he believed the secretary OF the
( treasury should have the authority 1t
conferred. Speaking OF ths-Iner1ts or the
| proposition to issue certificates OF indebt-
I edness to meet current expenses, Mr.
Allison severely criticised the secretary
of the treasury for using the proceeds OF
the two bond issues sold .stder the law
| for another purpose Than TO meet me
current expenses Unless some such pro-
! vision was made to meet current def
of the treasury would nertgage the fu-
! ture and continue to sell thirty-year
| bonds to meet those deficiencies.
Gwen If such a temporary eXpedlenl
! is adopted" interrupted Mr.. HlN, will
not the question of the redemption Of the
! greenbacls remain2"
Certainly replied Mr., Allison,
| Then is it not our duty TO dddreSS
ourselves to this subject" asked Mr.
| Hill.
! Mr. Allison parted the question by
simply calling Mr.. Hills attention to the
I absolute futtlity of attempting. any real
\ remedial financial legislation at this late
hour in the session. The lack OF time
/ makes some such temporary SPECIFIC
I necessity, said he.
Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman Of the Finance
| Committee, then addressed the Senate
with a, prepared speech against the
He aenled me crsdlt OIL me
! the world. That was shown by the quo
/ tations Of our bonds abroad. In every
money center, in every usurer's shops,
! the financial credit of the United States
| rad not suffered during the bank-made
( panic of the last two years. Whatever
| criticism the recent bond contract was
| omen to today he did not propose to crit
icise l. It could not stand before the
! fact Of the eagerne5S Of the world to get
possession of these bonds gave the lie to
! all those slanderers, backbiters, financial
! sought to stab their country nearest the
! heart. He stood ready, he said, to help
| the government in case OF necessity. but
I he could not support this measure which
sought to give the secretary of the treas
| ury a power he did not ask, to provide
for deficiency that did not exist.
Mr.. Sherman addressed the Senate. He
| considered the pending amendment, per-
I fectly germane. He had known dozen
precedentS. Two years ago he offered a
/ resolution almost Identical to this amend
J
| Whelming vote without division on party
/ lines If the provision had gone through
! the House and become law the country
would not have been in its present con- l
about the defeat Of the provision. The
/ Senate was in the midst OF doubt. The
( secretary of the treasury said he had
I enough. The senator from Maryland said
and euarrelled over the figures If Mr..
German was right, then the Senate ought
to act quickly. II Mr. Carlisle was right.
addition to the bonded obligation was
| most desirable.
I Mr.. Sherman said he would vote for the
! amendment although he regarded it as
the duty Of the Democratic side OF the
! chamber to clear up the doubt, In reply
I to queries made earlier by Mr.. Hill. Mr..
Sherman said the greenbacks should not
! be redeemed. They were the favored
They should be kept out without refer
ence to the wishes Of the New York
banks.
ar cannot understand why anyone
should desire to strike from our currency
this most favored currency, better than
! gold OF silver. for they are redeemable in
gold and yet have the convenience of pa
per money"
Turning to the loss of revenues. the
senator said It was a certain sequel to
the changes Of the tariff laws. This al.
ways occurred as result of tariff
changes without reference to the party
making it. Let these provisions be en-.
acted and let the debt certificates OF
bonds be circulated among our own PEG
ple-the plain people as Abraham Lfncor
called then-and there would be an enc
of danger.
Mr.. Sherman said he had, watched the
enormous sums appropriated by the Sen
ate, some of which could have been post
poned to another day. But now thai
they were made It was the duty of Con
4 gress to provide means for paying them
| In the course of his remarks Mr. Sher
man made a significant appeal to the
Appropriations Committee to withdraw