Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
SENATOR TELLER on Guard.
Niii Not Permit Disastrous Financial
Legislation to pasS

isgisiation 10 Pass.
| Washington, Feb, Ia large parch-
ment document bearing all the external
| evidence of the credentials Of a United
/ states senator were presented by Sen
ator Allen at the opening of the senate
today. senator Allen announced that
they were the credentials of Warren
Ross OF Alabama for the senatorial term
beginning March next. As the creden.
tials Of senator Morgan of Alabama for
the same term had already been re-
ceivcd there was some surprise and the
clerk was directed TO read the new ere
dentials. They were of the usual form
and style and closed thus: witness.
| his excellency, our governor, II. r Koib.
and our seal hereunto affixed at Mont
gomery Ala, this sth day OF December
etc. Kolh, governor; j. c. Tonville. sec
| retary of state" The Ross credentials
We're allowed To lie on the table for the
present.
The credentials Of Senator Chandler
for the term beginning next March were
presented
senator Mcpherson offered his resolu-
tinn Of yesterday that the finance com
mittee he discharged fom further con
sidcration % Senator Sherman's bill 10
provide temporary means of meeting
deficiencies
The conference report of the army ap-
preparation bill was submitted and
agreed 10, after the resolution offered by
senator Mcpherson went over The sen.
ate agreed to the resolution of Senator
McCaffery To- refer To the court of claims
1 the hill for the relief OF citizens Of Louis
+ lana.
/ The District OF Columbia appropria-
/ tion bill was taken up and IL again
/ served as the text for the financial dis
cussion. Senator Teller said the state
| mcnt made by Senator German last
| night contained the most remarkable
/ declarations as to the conditions of the
| treasury. The statements were that the
country had not yet apprehended their
i full meaning. Senator Teller read from
I senator Germans speech to the effect
/ that the current obligations of the gov
ernment We're slO0. .O00. 600 In excess OF the
/ available income. only the other day
| senator Vest had stated that the sec
retary of the treasury had given the as.
surance that the revenues were suffi-
cient to meet expenses. Senator Teller
the same effect as to comfortable bal.
| nnces." But now" he said, the sena-
tor from Maryland makes the extraor-
binary declaration that there was a
deficit existing OF 500 OO0. 900. based on
personal examination" As tn the pro-
posed new bond issue, Senator Teller
said IL would be about as effective as
4 water In sieve. and these bonds are
being put out when the administration
was claiming to have ample revenue for
| expenses
! Senator Teller added with great force
/ The administration Of our financial
/ affairs has never before been In abso-
/ lutely incompetent hands, but IL the sen.
ator from Maryland is right they are In
such hands now An interesting dis.
cussion arose when Senator Teller called
attention to Senator Germans declara.
/ ton last night that the senate would
/ II necessary add revenue proviso "a
/ the appropriation bill Senator Teller
| suggested that the Maryland senator
must have overlooked the constitutional
| prohibition to adding general legisla.
tion for bonds or currency or otherwise
70 an appropriation bill.
Senator Gorman rose 10 say that he
had not intended To state that general
rcnyenue measure would be added to
the appropriation bill. He fully under
stood the constitutional inhibition. He
had intended to use the expression
money amendment TO an appropria-
/ tion bill rather than revenue amend
ment''
/ Senator Teller said he was ready 10
/ ioin the senator from Maryland In any
i reasonable plan To meet deficiencies II
they existed, but this they could not dc
/ to the extent of the tearing down OF our
Il whole currency system.
should not this congress enact some
| lnaneial legislation of a radical charac.
terri asked Senator I'M.
Yes. and I have been trying to get
such legislation for several years" an.
swered Senator Teller. But the rem
/ edy ! would suggest might not receive
the approval OF the senator from New
/ York"
Hill-We agree that some radical leg
islation Is necessary. Why can't we gel
together and endeavor 10 secure II?
Telier-And what shall the legislatio
be? Think OF the condition we are in
The administration asserts that nC
more revenue IL needed. The senator
from Maryland says a great increase IL
imperative. But what Is the assurance
that the measure agreed ON by this sen
ate and house will receive executive ap
proval9