Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08
CERTIFICATE INDEBTEDNESS DROPS.
senators Finally Agree 10 Abandon That
Important Amendment.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The senat,
| agreed to the amendment appropriatini
$4,000 for hospital at Fort Meade
5. D., to take the place Of the one re-
Gently burned.
Then came a long contest over the
financial amendment to the sundry civil
bill. The amendment provides for the
issue of 500, 600 600 i'll certificates OF
small denomination to meet the de.
liciency in the treasury.
81 make point of order against this
financial amendment ON the ground that
1t is general legislation" said Senator
Berry.
Senator Hill offered further amend
ment that hereafter all treasury notes
when presented to the treasury shall
not be reissued, but shall be Cancelled
senator Hill sought to speak in ex-
PLANTATION of his amendment, but was
interrupted with frequent suggestions
that the debate was out of order.
There was considerable disorder and
the vice president finally requested the
sefgeant-at-arms to see that order was
preserved
The president was about to decide a
point of order when Senator Mills in
teffupted With. Does the chair de
cllne to submit the question to the sem
ateE l must insist that it be sub
mitted to the senate" The presiding
officer paused in his decision. Then he
said In view of the remarks of the
senator from Texas, the question will
be submitted to the senate" He then
directed roll cali and again called on
the sergeant-at-arms to maintain order.
By a singular parliamentary situation.
the order for vote made the amend
ment subject to debate and Senator
German addressed the senate. He said
1t had become evident that there was
to be no financial relief unless IL was
made part of the appropriation bill.
senator Wolcott here Interrupted with
the query: Has the secretary of the
treasury notified the senate that he does
not want such legislation as this?"
mat Is the whole question" responded
senator German, ''and if the senator
VIII permit me, | will present the ques-
tlon OF the secretary's necessity"
is the treasury in such "a condition
mat II can provide for the wants of
the government" asked Senator Cor
man. Are revenues coming in suf
aeient to meet the expenditures and
appropriations we are making? If our
actual expenditures are greater than
our receipts we can not afford to ad-
Journ until we meet this emergency
unless congress wants more bonds sold
to meet our obligations"
PREDICTS A DEFICIENCY.
Senator German then unfoIded an
elaborate table of figures. Il think |
VIII be able to demonstrate" said he.
'that the secretary of the treasury will
have a deficiency of $50, 900, 600 for the
calendar year and 500 900, 900 for the
aseal year" Senator German said the
secretary's reply to the senate stated
That there was s106, 000, 900 on hand avail
able to pay ordinary expenses. He
MIR. Gormam knew there was a mis-
take and he went to the treasury and
SAID to those who had made up the re-
port: Your figures are misleading
GU have made mistake" He called
their attention to the fact that they had
omitted checks, drafts, etc, outstanding
Those had been included in the MONTH
~ report. 1t disclosed that there was
annually $67o00,000 available. There
was a mistake of about $50, 900 900 To
begin with.
senator German proceeded to itemize
the immense sums due for rivers and
oarbors and public buildings. He also
-ook up the estimates of receipts. He
SAID the secretary estimated total ex-
1enditures at S35S, 000, 900. In 1893 the
appropriations were $780, 600, 900 and al
'eady the house had appropriated 1915
10000 for this year This senate will
idd $2O,000,000 The total will be $780,
100 600 and the senator said he would
stake his reputation that il would reach
400, 600, 600
AT 1888 p. m. Senator German with
rev his 100000. 900 certificate amend
nent to the sundry civil bill
senator Mills amendment declaring
nat no more bonds shall be issued was
declared out of order without a vote.
senator Aldrich read executive com |
nunications indicating no alarm as 10 |
deficiency.
senator German closed with an elo- !
luent appeal not to paralyze the oper- |
tons of government with the building |
i our navy and erection of our public
truetures by falling to provide for all |
Emergencies before the adjournment of
ongress.
BACK TO ROUTINE MATTERS.
The senate then turned to routine
latters of the sundry civil bill.
senator Wolcott offered an amend
1eht heretofore proposed for a commit
ee OF nine 10 represent the United
tates at the international monetary
commission. three TO be named by the
resident, three by the senate and three
y the house
Senator Allen made a point of order
gainst the provision, on the ground
lat 1t was general legislation. The
oint was over-ruled and the amend
tent agreed to without debate. Then
ne amendment was agreed to contin-
ing the work of the Dawes Indian COM
ission appropriating $50 600 therefor.
nd authorizing the president to ap-
ONT two additional members of the
An amendment proposed by Senator
over granting two sections of land on
lie abandoned Fort MeGinnis military
Montana, ION which are
nildings used for soldiers home) was |
greed to. An amendment was agreed
appropriating $4,000 to enable a
BARD of engineers of the army to as
'rtain the feasibility and cost of the
and completion of the Nj
iraguan canal as proposed in the bill |
ready passed by the senate,
Senator Bate offered an ampndmant |