The morning call., 1895-02-27
SENATOR WoLCOTT SAYS THEY
ARE BRoKEN-DoWN Z
POLITICIANS.
BLACKMAIL PART OF THE JOB.
ONE APPROPRIATION RAISES
BREEZE IN THE UPPER HOUSE
OF CONGRESS.

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cussion was imminent when the Senate
met to-day. The rapid work done at the
session last night had cleared away most Of
the formal matter preceding the important
provision for Issuing 500, 100000 of certiti-
Gates OF Indebtedness to relieve the treas
ury deficiencies. The resolution concern
ing the Mexican free zone with provisions
to include the entire length of the zone
was agreed to.
VOORHEES,, from the Committee on Fl
nance, offered an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill embodying the recent resolu.
ton of Wolcott for participation by the
United States in an international monetary
conference. VOORHEES, asked that the
amendment go TO the Appropriations Com
mittee for speedy action in order that it lie
acted upon as part of the pending sundry
civil bill, and this reference was made.
as it expected that Senate Commission
ers will be chosen before the adjourn
?" asked Hawley (R.) of Connecticut.
THAT is the understanding, l believe, u
responded Voorhees,.
The sundry civil bill was then taken up.
Cockreil offered committee amendment,
which was agreed to, appropriating $4,000
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of Records and Pensions of the War De-
partment, to reimburse him for legal ex-
penses resulting from the Ford's Theater
disaster. An additional $1,000 for heirs OF
two additional victims of the Ford's Thea
ter disaster was also agreed to.
Berry CD of Arkansas, chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands, spoke against
the proposed committee amendment re-
ducing the appropriation for protecting
timber lands from $50, 900 to $50, 900. Berry
urged its enlargement, and moved an in
rease to $1,000 German opposed an in
crease.
$50 gross was the abuse, so useless the
offices, SAID German, that Congress cut
down the appropriation to $4,000, and /
regret to say the officer in authority ex-
ceeded that appropriation by $45 1000"
Wolcott was even more vigorous in the
denunciation of this service. Forty
thousand dollars, he said, was an over ap-
preparation.
"rhe so-called timber inspectors" con-
tinued Wolcott, fare lot of broken down
politicians who tumble over each other as
soon as this appropriation is adopted.
They are a lot of men not fit to.stay at
home and who are unloaded on the
West"
The Senator declared when these men
were not engaged in Matchmaking railroads
out OF passes they were dragging some
poor prospector to the Federal courts.
Il suppose these venal officers referred
to by the Senator from Colorado" said
Berry, ''were appointed by the last ad-
ministration
1T is not party question" replied
Wolcott. "If the Senator thinks his party
is better than mine in selecting timber
agents he thinks less of his party than ]
do
German resented a suggestive remarl
Berry had made as to an increase of many
officers, but a decrease in this particular
case. German declared he knew no party
no administration in his action on these
appropriations and considered only the
public service.
BY this time Berry was visibly agitateo
and he addressed himself directly and per
sonally to German. He ridiculed the
civil service requirement which the com
Inittee had sought to place on timber
agents.
at is the first time" said Berry, excit-
edly, that 1 ever heard of the Senator
from Maryland (Gorman) as civil service
reformer"
ii, said Berry, the Senator meant to
infer that he Berry was getting this ap-
preparation in order to put the political
favorites in place that which he was stat
ing was not true. Then Berry added, with
great bitterness:
at has been repeatedly charged that the
Senator from Maryland (Gorman) has
filled out one of the great branches of the
Government with his appointees"
German was apparently unruffied and
made no reply. Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada.
further denounced the timber agents as a
curse to the West.
The merits of the service were discussed
at much length by Carey, Dubois, Bate
Teller and others. Vest declared that he
had personally seen great canyons through
Montana absolutely denuded of timber by
the agent of a corporation known as an
Improvement company
Berry withdrew his amendment and
hoped the money provided by the House
would stand, but on vote the committee
amendment of $4,000 was sustained, &c
to 25.
Berry made the point of order against
the civil service requirements as to timber
agents. The point of order was sustained
Dubois moved an amendment increasing
the appropriation for surveying public
lands from 100000 to 100000 He urged
the importance of the surveys. The
amendment was agreed to.
Frye offered an important new amend
ment, providing a retired list for the
United States revenue marine service A
letter from Secretary Carlisle was read
urging this amendment. Frye said that i.
this was not agreed to it was probable the
veterans would be sent 'over the hill to
the poorhouse.
After some further discussion the Frye
amendment was adopted.
Blackburn, from the Appropriation Com.
mittee, offered a new amendment for the
payment of sugar bounties. 1t provides
$23S, 289 for the bounties earned prior to
August IS, 1894, at cents per pound fol
sugar up to 80 degrees by the polariscope
and at ~ cents per pound for sugars over
so and under 80 degrees. 1t further pro.
vides S., COO 900 for bounties at the rate Of