St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
GIANTS IN The ARENA
Hill and German Have an
OratOrioaI Bout in the
Senate.
CLASH ON THE INCOME TAX.
German Defending Against
the New York David'S
Attacks.
SATIRE AND CRITICISM

Interspersed With a Remark
able Array Of Statistics
and Figures.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Stirring in
terest was given to the senate proceed
ings today by the speeches of Senator
German, of Maryland, and Senator HILL,
of New York, onl various phases of the
tariff and financial situation. At times
the debate between the two dlstln-
guiShed Democratic senators took on
an added interest from the keen per
sonal criticism and satire directed at
each other. Mr.. German spoke for two
hours. The speech was mainly remark
able in its arrayal Of facts to show that
the tariff law which Mr.. German took
SO large part in framing was wholly
insufficient in raiSiug the revenue abS0-
luIely requisite to carry on the govern
ment. In presenting this view. Mir.
German dwealt on the personal feat
ures of the contest over the Wilson bill
and arraigned Mr.. Hill for his attitude
then and since on the tariff question.
The speech of Mr.. Hill was equally
Personal and Vigorous.
and was received with the same close
attention from his associates and in
tense interest in the galleries as had
been shown to the Maryland senator.
Mr.. Hill directed his remarks mainly at
Mr.. German, who sat only few feet
away.
Senator Allison, Of Iowa. also con-
trlbuted to the features Of the day by a
short but very effective presentation of
the need of immediate legislation on the
tariff to raise revenue instead of fur
ther fruitless agitation of currency re-
vision.
The galleries were again we'll filed
today. After the routine business, SEN
ator Stewart, of Nevada, resumed his
speech begun on Saturday.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the extent tC
which the banks controlled congress,
political conventions, telegraph conf
panes and the press They dominated
national conventiops-Republican, Dem
ocratic and Populist-and- secured the
nominations Of their friends. They Sc
cured ambiguous platforms, so that the
people were never able to vote directly
on the silver Issue. There had been
bank rule in the treasury, bank rule i'll
congress. bank rule in every admins
tration for twenty years.
Mr.. Stewart closed at l O'Clock, and
then Mr.. German, of Maryland, rose for
the speech which had been anticipated
for some days.
At the outset, Mr.. German gave his
attention to the proposition to cripple
the income tax by cutting off its appro.
priation. He declared himself opposed
to that line of attack. He then pro-
ceeded to take up the tariff legislation
as bearing OH existing conditions. The
tariff bill which first came to the senate
from the house brought forth an era of
demagoguery such as the country had
seldom seen before. 1t
Overlooked the Great Essential
of legislation-to raise sufficient rev.
enue to carry on the government.
The senator said that he, for one,
would never have voted for the tariff
bill. as he had not believed it had been
shaped so as to raise ample revenue for
the expenses of the government. The
senate had added sixty millions to the
revenue under that law.
Mr.. German reviewed the clrcum-
stances under which the Wilson bill
was taken up in the senate. and declared
that the expenses of the government
could not he reduced. He was inter-
rupted number of times by questions
from senators.
Mr.. German quoted from report of
the condition of the treasury on Jan. II.
showing that the deficit since July l,
1894, or the excess Of expenditures, as
Mr.. Carlisle called it. was s34, ,OO0.O0O on
Jan. 12. Mr.. Carlisle, while the tariff
bill was pending. had estimated the re-
ceipts under the senate bill for the en-
suing year at s363, 3,O0o, 900, and the ex-
penditures sS7S, 600, 900, or deficit of
SIS. 5.O0O. 600. The deficit was already
double that sum, and the year was but
half over.
Mr.. German spoke of the difficulty OF
making accurate representations, and
declared that, in his opinion. the secre-
tary ought not be held to his figures.
But" said he, addressing his Demo-
cratic colleagues, lyon cannot afford to
tritie with the situation. You must
maintain, without party divisions, the
honor and integrity of the government"
1--WE Are Raising More Taxes
from our people than from customs
duty" said Mr.. German. Not enough
revenue was being raised from customs
to pay the pensions. The bulk of taxa
ton was now being levied within our
own borders. The customs revenue
would be many millions short of the
$40. 100000 required for pensions.
"Can we reduce the eXpendisures?o
he asked.
II answer no. In 1892 the pension
budget reached 1S0,000,000, its highest
point.
at is now down to $4,000, 900, and
will diminish as the old soldiers die. 1t
will average S125, 100000 for the next
ten years. The extensive expenditures
for the postal service, the navy. rivers
and harbors must go on. The senator
from Pennsylvania Quay has said that
| the Democratic party had been rebuked
and turned out Of power. think the
senator from Colorado CTellerl stated
the ease Saturday last when. addressing
his Republican colleagues, he warned
them that the Republicans had been
swept into power last fall not because
| the people had oyer-eonfidence in that
| party. but because in their present dis
tress they would have removed from
| power any party. You will
| come into power on March 4
next" said Mr.. German, passionately,
'.under circumstances more favorable
than we did. We have removed mani
of the distractions from your path.