Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-28
SCORCHIaG SENATE DEBATE
German, Gray, Hill, Mills and
Voorhees, in 1t.
SHERMAN DEFENDS GREENBAcKs.
HoratiO Seymour and Allen G. Thurman
Pulled In,
In the House the Purchase of Part of
the Mahonc Site Was Denounced us
N Job--As Predicted. Postmaster &
General Bisseli Has Resigned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81.

NaotllN1l O-Nf feD. ~.
After working until midnight last
night the senators were slow In ar
irving today. and only dozen were
on hand when consideration Of the sum
dry civil bill was resumed. An amend
ment granting Henry Talbot, clerk
of the house ways and means COM
mittee, $4,000 for assisting the senate
finance committee In its tariff work last
fall was agreed to. An amendment
was agreed to appropriatlng 1000 for
hospital at Fort Meade. $. OAK, to
take the place Of the one recently
burned. This cleared the way for the
long-pending contest over the imam
bill.
1t provides for an issue of 100000
900 of certificates OF Indebtedness Of
small denominations, bearing per
cent interest, IN order to meet def
ciencies in the treasury.
81 make point OF order against this
financial amendment ON the ground
that it is general legislation" said Mr..
Berry of Arkansas.
Mr.. Hill of New York offered fur
Their amendment that all treasury notes
and United States notes when pre-
scented to the treasury shall not be
reissued, but cancelled.
Mr.. Mills OF Texas rose to suggest
| that the point OF order was of such i'm
| portance that he hoped the presiding
| officer would submit the question TO
/ the senate.
Efforts were made to have Mr.. Berry
! temporarily withdraw the point OF or
| der, as it cut Off debate on the merits
| of the proposition and In particular
speech which had been awaited with
much interest by Mr.. German, the
| sponsor for the financial amendment
Mr.. Hill sought to speak In eNplana-
ton of his amendment, but Mr.. NILS
insisted on the rule and an immediate
| decision on the point of order.
Mr.. Hin continued speaking, now
ever. He said the amendment for GER
tificates of Indebtedness and for bonds
was very general legislation and con-
trary TO the settled rule that general
legislation could not be added to APP
preparation bills. If these appropria-
lions were not ruled out then the SEN
ate was launched on sea OF discus
sion on certificates, bonds. greenpacks'
| etc, for the next week.
| Mr.. Hin was frequently interrupted.
There was considerable disorder. ana
pslsanbaI kHuuU lu9pis9Id-oolA SVl
the sergeant-at-arms to see that order
/ was maintained.
The yIce-president was about 70 de-
eide the point OF order when Mr.. Miils
interrupted: DOCS the chair decline 70
submit the question to the senate! II
is the rule that such questions pc SUP
mitted, and / must insist that II De
submitted to the senate
M T1uMEpn and then
said: SIN view OF the remarks OF the
senator from Texas l will submit the
question to the senate.
Then ne ordered a roll call and called
on the sergeant-at-arms 10 MAINTAIN
order. BY a singular parliamentary
situation the order for the vote was
subject to debate, and Mr. German au-
dressed the senate. He said 1t had
become evident there was to be no
financial relief, unless 1t was made
part of an appropriation bill. The
present question was: rs II necessary
mat the treasury should have this leg
islationT
ON the point OF order, Mr.. German
said the same question had been raised
two years ago, and 1t was voted tha'
q bond amendment could go on an
ennropriatlon bill He desired to re-
strict the question to the simple needs
of the treasury, and not to go INTO a
broad discussion of currency and imam
cial questions. Mr.. Wolcott here inter-
rupted with the query: Has the secre-
tary of the treasury notified the sen
ate that he does not want such legisla'
ton as this?'
: .srhat Is the whole question" replied
: Mr. German, land IL the senator VIII
permit me / will in my own crude
, way present the reason for the secre
tory's necessities. Is the treasury II
, such a way that 1t can provide FOL
, the wants of the government asKeu
Mr.. German.
'.If our actual expenditures are great
ar than our receipts, we cannot ar
ford TO adjourn until we meet TINS en-
Urgency unless congress wants ii'or
bonds sold to meet our obligations
Mr German then unfolded an elab
orote table of figures. Mr.. Gormaf
said the answers made by the secre
tarv of the treasury In response 10 IN
n nniries by the senate Were mislead
. showing little couse for FEAR OF ae
fciency, but an analysis OF tnese ng
!, ures presented far less hopeful as
q PEI ~ think I viii be able to demon
:: strate." said Mr.. German, earnestly
athat the secretary OF the treasury
viii Fave deficiency OF SOOOO, 900 70
:, the calendar year. and 100000 600 for tn
4 fiscal year. 49, NJ, CO..
!, man said that the seoretary.s repl'
70 the senate stated there was 100000.
GAO available on hand TO pay ordinar!
Z exnenses. He (Gorman knew this wa
q mistake. and he went to the treas
~ and. said TO those who made u
~ erures: "Your figures are mis-
h iaad,nS: '.you have made mistake"
i us called their attention TO the fac
q 40, tbey had omitted checks drafts
= ete outstanding. 1t disclosed ina
/ .hera was actually S6Joooooo svailable
l. tYsre was mistake OF about Sso'0Ve'
I ooo 10 begin with,
II Mr. German proceeded TO ite.nize IN
: aarse sums due for river aid han
hnrs nubiic buildings. etc He aus
,Nni5 nm The secretary's estimate OF re
Il s sou he hoped to have The secretar
sestinated his total expenditures 2
s esq ooo 900. In 1898 the appropriation
ssos 800 s507' 900. 900. and already the hols
lie wese r,nropriated $s7io0O,00O for n
/ na1 r me senate VIII add szo,o9o'Vyu
me a, sC said he would stake his ~, re d,lo
y s ,et,an that 1t would reach "oo'V'0'u00