The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-02

Washington, Feb. 1.-The financial
question again came before the Senate
today as an incident to the considera-
ton of the pending District of Column
ibia appropriation bill and Mr.. Teller
made an effective speech to give the
suggestive warning he would see to it
that so far as the present session OF
Congress was concerned there should
be no hasty or weak legislation on the
lines now proposed. In view Of Mr..
Teller's recognized position as an au-
thority among the element favorable
to silver, the statemsnt was regarded
as having an important bearing on the
situation.
Mr.. Teller's speech was also notice
able in pointing out that a constitu-
tional provision existed against the
plan suggested by Mr.. German of aid
ing a financial measure to one of the
appropriation bills. Mr.. German ex-
planned he had not intended to say
comprehensive revenue legislation could
be added to an appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mcpherson gave notice that he
! would tomorrow call up the resolution
{ discharging the finance committee from
further consideration of MIR. Sherman s
bill to provide temporary means of
meeting deficiencies.
Most of the day was given to the
consideration of the District of Column
bia appropriation bill without compIet-
ing it.
Credentials Presented.
A large parchment document bearing
all the external evidences of the Gre
dentials of a United States senator,
were presented by Mr.. Allen, PopulisD
of Nebraska, at the opening of the Sen
ate today. Mr.. Allen announced that
they were the credentials of Warren S.
Rose, of Alabama, for the senatorial
term beginning March 4 next. AS the
credentials of Mr.. Morgan, of Ala
| bama, for the same term. had already
been received, there was some surprise
and the clerk was directed to read the
/ new credentials. They were of the
usual form and style, and closed thus:
Witness his excellency our governor,
R. +. KOlb, and our seal hereunto
affixed at Montgomery. Ala. this
eighth day of December" etc.
r.. F. KOLB, Governor.
! 81. c. Tonvii1e, secretary Of state
The Rose credentials We're allowed to
lie on the table for tine present
The credentials of Mr.. Chandler for
the term beginning next March were
! presented.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered his resolution
of yesterday that the Finance commit
! tee he discharged from further con
sideration of Mr.. Sherman's bill to pro-
vide temporary means Of meeting
! deficiencies
The conference report of the army
appropriation bill was submitted and
agreed to after the resolution offered
by Mr.. Mcpherson went over.
-
| OF MIR. C3ffer5y Democrat, of Louisi-
ana, to refer to the court of claims the
bin for the relief of the Citizens bank
| of Louisiana.
The district appropriation bill was
taken up and it again served as a text
for a financial discussion.
Mr.. Teller said the statement made
! by Mr. German last night contained
most remarkable declarations as to the
condition of the treasury. The state
rn5nts were so startling that the
country had not yet apprehended their
full meaning.
| Like Water In II Sieve.
Mr.. Teller read from Mr.. Germans
speech to the effect the current obliga-
tons Of the government were 500, 600,
| 900 in excess of the available income
Only the other day, Mr. Vest had
stated on the floor of the Senate that in
! the treasury the latter had given as
surance that revenues were ample for
expenses. Mr.. Teller read from the
| Presidents recent message to the same
effect as to Comfortable balances. -
| but now" said he, 1.-THE senator from
Maryland makes the extraordinary
| declaration of q, present existing deficit
| of S100,0OO00O, based on his personal
eXamina ton
Referring to the proposed new bond
ISSUE Mr.. Teller said it would be about
as effective as pouring water in a
sieve. And these bonds are being put
out when the administration was
claiming to have ample revenue for
expenses. Mr.. Teller added with great
force:
1.-THE administration of our financial
affairs has never been in absolutely in
competent hands, but if the senator
from Maryland is right they are in
such hands now"
What German Meant.
An interesting question arose when
Mr.. Teller called attention to Mr.. Cor
mans declara ton last night that the
Senate would if necessary, add a
revenue measure to AN appropriation
bill. Mr.. Teller suggested that the
Maryland senator must have over
looked a constitutional prohibition to
adding general legislation for bonds or
currency or otherwise to an appropria-
ton bill.
Mr. German rose to say he had not
i intended to state general revenue
measure would be added to an appro-
priation bill. He fully understood the
constitutional inhibition. He had
intended to use the expression money
amendment to an appropriation bill
rather than a revenue amendment
Mr.. Teller said he was ready to Join
Uhe senator from Maryland in any
reasonable plan TO meet deficiencies, if
they existed. But this could not go
to the extent of tearing down our
whole currency system.
Should not this Congress enact
some financial legislation of a radical
character" asked Mr.. Hill.
Yes. and 1 have been trying to get
such legislation for several years"
answered Mr.. Teller, 'Sbut the remedy
I would suggest might not receive the
approval of the senator from New
York"
why Can't We Get Together"
Mr.. Eill-As we seem to agree that