The herald., 1896-04-02
erection of permanent buildings at the mill
itary post at Spokano


on the ground that the straitened condition
OF the treasury would not warrant the ex-
penditure.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Republican, Ohio) in
reply to Mr.. Capnon, expressed his regret
that the chairman of the APPROXIMATIONS
committee felt it incumbent on himself to
make such an announcement. Economy
was one thing, said he; parsimony another.
But worse than either was the existence of
public necessity for the expenditure of
| money and the acknowledgements that
congress could not furnish it. "That adj
I Tnission," said he, I'VE must accept" He
referred to the great demands of commerce
which must be met with the declaration of
congress of it's inability to meet them. He
pointed out that the receipts under the
present tariff law for the first nineteen
months were S4S1 900 900, over $76, ,O0O,-
the receipts under that law with the re-
ceipts under the law of 1890. when they
aggregated $56O.OOO,O00 tor the first
nineteen months.
"lf the income tax had not been de-
clared unconstitutional" interposed Mr..
Talbert (Derl., S. c., "there would have
been no deficit"
"Oh, Mr.. Chairman" replied Mr.. Gros-
venor, ''we might have gone out on the
high seas and committed piracy to pro-
cure money: The one is robbery, the other
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
"a to 81, despite the appeal of Mr.. Cannon
urging members to stand by the commit
tee.
Mr.. Cannon secured tellers, but was
again defeated. whereupon he gave notice
that he would demand vote when the
matter reached the house.
Mr.. Grosvennr's remarks drew the fire
of Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee. He would
not have replied, he said, had it not been
for the fact that the gentleman from Ohio
(Grosvenor) appeared as tho advance
agent of the coming Mckinley administra-
ton.
When Grover Cleveland retired in 1889,
Mr.. Patterson proceeded, the credit of the
government was unquestioned by the
world. He attributed the financial ills
that followed to the Sherman silver pur-
chasing act of 1890, which reduced gold
receipts at the custom houses to less than
per cent.
When somebody suggested that Mr.. Pat
terson represented Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Grosvenor said that Mr.. Cleveland had not
been able to rally q majority of his own
party in either branch of congress. He
was an Ishmaelite; his hand was against
Democratic organization. He admitted
that the presumption was that anybody
who was always against q majority of the
Democratic party was always right. He
| concluded with some words about the in
terment of the remains of the Democracy
In November, and the clerk reading from
the bill. shouted ".superntendents of ma
house again, and Mr.. Meredith Democrat
of Virginia) shouted above the noise that
his side could not be buried in national
cemetery.
Later, Mr.. Bowers of California, an ar
dent free silver Republican. renewed the
by the manufacturers of Philadelphia and
the gold press on the silver Republicans,
and offered series of farcical resolutions
to the effect that the 'silver cranks should
be expelled from congress-"
Mr. Blue, Republican of Kansas, charged
indirectly that the treasurers of the vari-
GUS homes for disabled volunteers were
compelled to furnish bonds in particular
surety company.
Mr.. Steele, Republican of Indiana, one
OF the board of managers, denied the truth
OF the insinuation,ln SO tar as he had infor-
nation. As matter of fact, the board
had no control over the bonds.
After completing the bill, save for sim
gle paragraph, the committee rose at 5 10
p. m. and the house adjourned.
IN COMMITTEE
Representative Hull of Iowa, from the
military affairs committee, has reported to
the house resolution providing for the
appointment of the following named per-
sons as members of the board of managers
teer soldiers to fill vacancies occurring on
April 21st: William H. Franklin of Con-
necticut, to succeed himself; Thomas j.
Henderson of Illinois, to succeed j. b.
Black: George L. Beale of Maine, to euc-
ceed Francis Fessenden, and George W.
steele OF Indiana, to succeed himself.
The senate in passing the bill approving
certain acts of the legislative assembly of
New Mexico, added an amendment vali-
dating the $l72 900 of the bonds and in.
debtedness of Santa Fe county, issued un-
der q refunding act, The house territorial
committee agreed to accept this provision
with an amendment validating other
bonds issued by Santa Fe county under
the act for the financial relief of the coun-
ties and municipalities and bonds issued
by Grant county and the town of Silver
City.
The house Indian affairs subcommittee,
charged with the preparations of bill for
the reorganization Of the government of
the Indian Territory, has completed its
work and report will be made to the full
committee tomorrow. The bill provides
for survey of the lands in the territory
with view to allotments of lands in sew
crafty among the Indians, after a complete
roll of them shall have been made. A
roll of the freedmen OF the terri
tory is provided for, though their
status ls left to the ascertainment of the
Dawes commission which is to report at
the next session OF the congress. Town
sites and mineral lands will be reserved
from allotment and the former will be
leased at annual rental, preference being
given to those who already have improve
ments thereon. All the money arising
from such leases is to be paid into the
treasury for the benefit of the Indians.
The criminal jurisdiction of the Indian
federal courts and the latter given jurisdic-
ton over all controversies in land matters.
The laws of Arkansas against bribery and
| official corruption are put in force in the
territory. The measure agreed upon is in
the shape of d compromise tor the various
bills that are now before the commission.
Undesirable Immigrants
WAsHIEGToN, April 1.-The immigra-
ton officials are somewhat disturbed at
tue present enormous increase in immi-
grafton. During February the number of
arrivals at New York aUvreoatea I $50