New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01

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The consideration Of the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was then proceeded with.
A DEMOCRATIC "BILLION-DOLLAR" CON
GRESS.
Mr.. Chandler called attention TO some Of the
amendments reported by the Committee on APP
propraons and which were largely in excess of
the amounts in the House bill. He twitted Demo-
cratic Senators upon their infdelity to the prom
ises Of the party to conduct the Government on
economical principles. I'VE were promised, he
said by the Senator from Maryland chr. Cor
| should be an uninterrupted sway OF Democracy,a
Democratic President, Democratic House ana
President the time has come There is a Demo
cratic majority in this Senate-such as IT is There
| such as he is. G-aughter) And suppose there
is no dispute that there Is genuine Demorratic
| be mistaken, but am afraid that the appropria-
eTa S ns csess % More han
! surprised to hear Senator'S around me say that
shs The great cry With
the Republican party was stricken down in lsa2-
be- ha hurled With tenfod Strength and justice Upon
| the party of the Senator from Maryland. am
ing the promises Of the Senator from Maryland
redeemed The Democrats are soon to lose con,
| troll of the popular branch and of this body,
trust. within few days, If the resolution which !
R the GsT aa flor o of
| be adopted And II in the course of two years
to say that they can render no greater service to
| the country now than TO set an example OF stern
s ator from MARYLAND, who is rising and Of the
Senator from Tennessee, who has risen lauehter).
party-economy in public Expenditures.
Mr. HarT sy e on h %Gs5
is snd n is sn d ns
shire on economic questions beg to suggest 10
him that the carefully prepared estimates ior ne
Mr.. Chandler ironically expressed his gratifca-
| tior at the profound respect entertained by MI.
| Harris for the views OF the President and the
amd hi@ hope that that senator
would be found earnestly supporting the hnan.iai
| policy Of the President and the Secretary OF the
Mr. German regretted that on District Of Co.
| lrnbia Appropria ton bill partisan questions
| should be brought up. The District Government
was conducted on the pan OF fo ,bc
! Lid Congress he reminded Mr.. Chandler that
the extlavasant appropriations Of the List Con.
| gress but the last Congress ana TINS congress
| reduced without impeding the operations OF the
Government But as long as the pe ensoI nMs
them with the approximation, nesessaE no,
| be greatly reduced in the next five years. asst
year the highest point Of pensions payment had
the amount was reduced $40 10000 or sl2.coc'o.
| But. according to the estimates OF ne Uom 1
s slG1e' time to- That appropraon could
| he reduced The Army could not be crippled. the
nar;ment could not be crippled so that the large
appropriations OF sl,ccco,"o BY each Congress
Mr. Patt CRep Conn said that the immunity n, ny
from criticism which the s 10 b OF o He
| that Republican Senators did not wish TO en-
barrass the majoTit But nov nepnnca ans Sea
| legislation. under the lead OF the Democratic
SION. That reason for silence had gone by The
! Democratic side could not bring forward any
pass And therefore he thought that It was en-,
irey rroper that some ansons Of P9bgf9
had ever squandered his pairmony , with IS. such g,
pariy had within the last two years dissipa,ed
| the fruits Of It's victory IN lss2
THAT COMFORTABLE Surplus"
| In the discussion OF one OF the items OF the bill
Mr.. Alison Rep.. IosD alluded 10 The sentence in
the Presidents RECEIPT plessa&f as 20 there being
! 'comforta Die surpus-c IA tho Treasury of %S""v
| to NEE, current expenses And he argued ihai. II
| tho sliS0O,N0 which had been received from the
IA; issues OF bonds had been applied strictly 10 the
Inc reserve there would be no &c mfortabe or other
surplus in the Treasury - be applied 10 current -
| pendtures hut there would be a large deicit lie
| said that II the statements made In tho senate
from day TO DAY we're ere s neH ne mo nor fa tsI
| Of the greeuDacks the greater was the ability 20
pay the current expenditures 81 the Government be-
cause the greenbacks were Immediately transferred
to the current money in the Treasury. ana IN this
Mr. Gray dem. DclJ-That coui not be avoided.
Mr. Alison VIVA, want to say ia taat we should
not attempt escape from the fact that for every
m Esd S S cI q t ine hs Wy have
| abundance OF money In the Treasury Tor tne pur-
it is imperative duty 70 pu money in the Treas
ury fer the purpose Of CARRYING on the riinAry
obliged to borrow money to keep all our forms %!
money on equality let u borrow "a FOR that pun
vii not be any possibility Of Misunderstanding our
position az respects the maintaining OF parity. II
had l.eu Of itIe
! could not have been entrenchei upon And my
! labor {. the trouble that We have been Obliged 10
| cncroach upon the reserve: whereas. II there had
onount o. money 10 have paid current expenses the
reserve would nave remained intact Therefore !
business is that We should make II beyond perad-
| revenues. rather than from The reserve VIII II be
said OF now. with al our disasters upon us. with
e e,rren affars within the :asi year and half ,hai
| we have MOI the power or the ability - raise by
taxation Inc n time of pcace? II we
| upon some measure Of taxation that Will produce
temporary measure ihai will u ne eyes Of the
people and in the eyes OF ne world make inc Ireas-
cu Wr s;ray inankei Mr. Allison FOR his interesting
| change OF the present arrangemsnt lot taxing ihc
| gold ont OF the Treasury-'an endless cha'n
FINANCE WILL CONE TO THE FRONT
Mr. German said tina; he had hoped to avoid "A
financial discussion to-day ~ bringing w nv us
ttct Appropriation bill but he found mat mat as
| cusston co,,,d not be avoided kept down. He
said that T., the las; year Of Mr. Harrison Admin
| ,stration the appropriations eXceedei by NouW"o
| inc funds in the Treasury. ana that Dahnfup'cy
| had only been warded OFF Dy postpOnhg rom tin'
10 time appropriations for pensions ioi the NdVg'
! for public buildings and for rivers ana harDots'
| President Harrison and his Secretary of the Treas
| ury had not hestatcd 10 say frankly 10 Sehhtprs
/ on both sides OF the Chamber; we are i.lchins
| a point Of distress. We have reached point where
| we cannot meet obligations without tir alu oi
Congress" And they mad come 20 tne 'ehd H., -
| get that aid But IL In the midst OF q res
Dental election and nobody on either slde i9ousm,
| 4, wise proper polite to bring the question VI,
| cxcent TO STATE the facts. He tMr Gorman) hai
| then given the warning 10 the Senate and 10 the