Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-26

on holiday. If the situation demanded It
they would work on Sunday. Republican
applause)
Democratic policies had emptied the
treasury. They would fill it. They would
right the ship of state that had been plug
giDg half-seas under ever since the demo-
cratic party assumed the bridge.
democratic President had sent to Con-
gress a declaration OF war, and three days
afterward had filed a petition of bank
ruptcy. Republican appause.)
Tempest in n Teapot.
1--WE are Lot for war continued Mr..
Henderson THE President demanded
money. We will give 1t to him. But we
have not declared war. although war will
find us ready. Let not the business inter-
ests of the country SILVER before this tenn
pest in teapot. The country has assets
The republican party haS returned to pow
er In the legislative branch of the govern
ment 1t will soon have the executive, and
then again win our integrity be put
In question"
He reviewed the method by which the
Wilson bill mad been passed in the last Con-
gress. and stated that the democrats had
no right to complain of whip and spur and
gag after that proceeding
No Amendments.
At this point Mr.. Linney IN. c.. after
first stating that as republican he IA
vored the measure which 1t proposed
to pass. asked If this rule would not extend
to democrats the privilege of Offering
amendments before the vote taken.
ut will not" replied Mr.. Henderson. The
democrats applauded this reply. and Mr..
Crisp affirm ed that the truth regarding the
purpose OF the rule had only been half
ELECTED by this question and response.
Its object he said. was not only to gag
the demot rats, but to prevent republicans
from Offering amendments which they
might deem wise. 1t was an attempt to
make the republicans appear unanimous.
Democratic applause)
Mr. Henderson replied that there were no
differences on his side This emer-
gency revenue bill, not careful revision of
the tariff. and they were all agreed.
1t was useless to allow the democrats to
propose notifications. The important con-
sideration time and any amendments
offered from the other side would only de-
lay the passage of the bill. None would be
adopted. The time having expired. the vote
on the adoption of the rule was taken by a
yea and nay vote
The Order Adopted.
The order was adOpted-213-S0-a strict
party vote. with the exception of Messrs.
Lnney Rey ard Connolly Qll). who
voted with the democrats. The bill was
then read by the direction of the Speaker
who said that Mr. Dingley would be recos-
pfzed to control the time on one side and
Mr.. Crisp on the other.
Nh. DingIey's Presentation.
When quiet had been restored Mr. Ding
ley took the floor in advocacy of the bill
He began with a statement of the special
responsibility placed upon the House by
the Presidents message. VI ging the House
not to adjourn for the holidays until relief
mad been dven to the treasury.
The republicans had assumed that re-
spoons ibility in patriotic manner. and had
gone to work to prepare measures to meet
the situation. He then Launched INTO an
explanation of the cause of the existing
weakness of the treasury, following closely
the lines of his report on the bill. He at
tributpI the IrDuhlp the lack of
pointing cut that in the last Congress 1t
was stated. as it was stated now, that
there was ample revenue
Then the democrats had predicted that
the revenues would soon meet the expendl-
lures Next day, Eext week, next month
the surplus would begin But what had
happened? Every day and every month
since had shown a deficiency. Since July.
1898, that deficiency had reached the enor-
nous sum of S133, OD0.OOn
He described the methods by which the
proceeds of the bond sales. after being
used TO redeem Greenbacks. had been paid
out again to meet current expenses, only
to come back again 10 the treasury as
gold demands. In this way the endless
chain relieved the treasury of its gold
ed was revenue. 1t was only when suf-
ficient revenue came into the treasury that
the gold reserve could be protected
Reasons for the Bill.
The ways and means committee after
an examination of the subject, had de-
cided that this revenue should be obtained
from customs duties for two reasons
first, over sl5o.OO0.OO0 now being raised
from excise taxes, and it was weIl-found-
ed policy of the government in time OF
peace to obtain the bulk of the revenue
from imports. He quoted from jefferson
in support of this policy.
Second, he pointed out that an increase
of Gu: toms duties would tend to turn the
balance of trade in our favor. Until the
balance of trade was ip our favor. he con-
tended that gold must go abroad to pay
the balance against
The bill proposed by the committee. ne
said. offered the simplest possible method
of increasing the revenues from customs
imports. 1t would in the next two and one
half years during which 1t was to operate
raise about s4o,OG0,000 and stop the de-
ficiency that was causing the disaster.
Mr.. DinSley then explained in detail as
he did in his report, arguments that had
obtained In fixing the duties wool and
woolers. lumber, SC, which were not in
Guided in the horizontal increase of Is per
cent on the rates of the Wilson bill.
He claimed that the bill would give an in
crease of St,U0.GO of revenue. and said
that this revenue was not only needed on
account of the condition of the treasury,
but II was needed for the moral support it
would give.
was rot general revenue bill, but said
that the general change needed would be
postponed until the other branches of the
government were in harmony with the
House.
Mr. Crisp i'm Opposition.
Mr. Crisp followed Mr.. Dingley. If. he
said. the Presidents message had been the
cause of this effort at legislation, the legis-
lation attempted should be in the line of
the Presidents suggestions. 1t had been
claimed on the other side that there was
deficiency, but the statement was without
authority.
The Secretary of the Treasury had posi-
lively stated that there was sufficient money
in the treasury to meet all Obligations and
that there was no necessity for imposing
additional burdens in the way of taxation.
1t true. Mr.. Crisp confessed, that the
daily receipts were smaller than the eX-
penditures, but there a surplus in the
vaults of the treasury sufficient to meet any
probable deficiency three times over. 1t
was not 4 question of borrowing money. but
a question of using asset. which we al
ready have a question of getting money to
pile up in the treasury.
Mr. ErisIa then nrncaadnd Il hot