The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-19
Senators From New York and
Maryland Have Tilt.
SHARP WORDS EXCHANGED
Democrats Aver THAT Pre- sident Cievs-
land VIII Cooperate wi,h tue
RepublicOn Congress.

feeling that the currency problem would
be transferred to the senate has made
that body the center of interest at the
capitol. The galleries We're again well
filled today in anticipation of develop
ments in the way Of speeches that would
indicate the probable course of the ma
jority. After routine business, Senator
Stewart resumed the speech he began
Saturday. He spoke of the extent to
which the banks controlled congress,
political conventions, telegraph cOmpa-
MES and the press. The banks always
maintained a lobby in congress. They
dominated national conventions, repub-
lican, democratic and populist, and Sc
cured the nomination of their friends.
There had been bank rule in the ma
tional administration 20 years.
At the conclusion of Senator Stew
arts speech, Senator German took the
floor. He quoted from the report of the
condition of the treasury January r.
showing the deficit since July l 1894
or the excess of expenditure as Carlisle
called ito be $4,000, 900 January II.
While the tariff bill was pending Car
Isle had estimated the receipts under
the senate bill for the ensuing fiscalyear
at 1868 200, 900 and the expenditures at
deficit was already double that sum, and
the year was but half over. Senator
German spoke of the difficulty of MAX
ing accurate representations and de-
clared that in his opinion the secretary
ought not to be held to his figures.
But" said the speaker, addressing
the democratic side, you can not at
ford to trihe with the situation. You
must maintain without party divisions
the honor and integrity of the govern
ment. We are raising more taxes from
our people than from customs duties.
Not enough revenue is being raised
from the customs to pay the pensions.
The bulk of taxation is now being levied
within our own borders.
THE customs revenue would be many
millions short of the $40 900, 900 required
for pensions" he went on. Can we
reduce the expenditures? l answer,
No In 1892 the pension budget reached
$780, 1000, 900, it's highest point. 1t is now
down to $4,000 600, and will diminish
as the old soldiers die. 1t will average
$125, 900, 600 for the next 10 years. The
expenditures for postal service, the
navy, rivers and harbors must go on
The senator from Pennsylvania (Sena-
tor Quay has said that the democratic
party had been rebuked and turned out
of power think the senator from Col
orado Senator Teller stated the case
last Saturday, when in addressing his
republican colleagues, he warned then
that the republicans had been swep
into power last fall, not because Tho
people had overconfidence in that party
but because in their present distress
they would have removed from poWe
any party.
you will come into power March
next under circumstances more favor
able than we did. We have removed
many Of the distractions from you
path. You will have in the house a biz
majority, as we have now, and in tn
senate a majority as big as ours, 70
ours hangs but by a thread. I say nov
10 the senator from Pennsylvania tina
when he and his colleagues meet tn
question that confronts us now l vii
treat him and his friends in a spirit DIFF
ferent from that which he has manifest
ed towards us. l will say to him, whel
any question affecting the finances o
the government brings forth any prop
osition to prevent the bankruptcy q
the government or to give the countr
a sound currency, we will help 20
through in the hour of peril, althouS
YOU refused aid to us"
SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBlLlTN
senator Aldrich said: "As the sena
tor from Maryland says the respons
bilitv will be on the republican sid
otter March 4, let me ask him If we hav
the president with us after that date
German paused, and then, in eloquer
terms. declared that the president coul
he depended upon to meet any emel
gencv presented to him, with patr
otism influenced by party feelings.
ct Of me suggest" said Senator Hal
Of indiana, that while he places r.
snonsibility on this side of the chambC
after March 4, yet the administrator
!. branch of the government remains wit
+be democrats Now when the senate
savs the president will patrioticall
ioin lis in preparing a remedy, does
moan TO say that the president Wi
onnrove such a bill for raising revenl
&c This side of the chamber may pr
nore we have our own idea how tn
ravenue should be raised. 1t is pa
20 the republican policy of protectio
Ts the senator authorized to say Il
president will help us in defeating tn
measureF
corman disclaimed any authority
snaak for the president or to indica
H. course. but if the republican co
gress after March met the grave r
snonsibility with patriotism unswerv'
NV marty feeling, he felt confident tn
overv one, from the president down
tbe humblest man in the party, wou
helm in securing that end.
senator Aldrich then suggested tn
German had pointed out that the go