The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
APPROPRIATION WRANCLE
Mr.. DOckery Wishes to Protect the
Treasury.
RECEIPTS ARE INSUFFICIENT
The Member from Missouri Warns the
House Against Appropriotiug Money
Where 1t Is Not Absolutely
Indispensable.

Washington, April 29.-The house was
plunged almost Immediately after II
assembled for tOday's session into
mild and diminutive lin respect of
length) repetition of the debate of the
senate yesterday regarding the revenue
and expenditures of the government.
Mr.. Mccormick Osep.. N. ~ asked
consideration of bill for a light house
on Orient Point, Long Island. which
led Mr.. Dockery (Dem., MOI to warn
the house against appropriating money
for any improvement that was not alb
solutely indispensable. The direct ap-
propriations at this term of congress he
figured up would be $5l2, 100000; and
of contracts authorized to he entered
into S93. al 900. making the grand total
for which this congress would be re-
sponsible at this term ever six hundred
and five millions. He said current
revenue was not equal to current eN,
penditures and had not been at any
time during tho term of this admins
tration. And he pleaded. in no spirit
of partisanship, for cavsfult scrutinyef
appropriation bills for the protection
of the treasury.
Mr.. Dinsley (Rep. Me.) chairman Of
the committee on ways and means re-
sponded to Mr.. DOckerys statement,
analysed the figures he had given. He
session OF congress for current expendi-
lures would not exceed $3.50, 100000 and
the amount that must be paid by tax
alton would not exceed SS60.Y00. 900, the
expense Of the post6tfice department
being met by the. postal receipts. Willie
1t was true that more revenue was an
urgent need, Mr.. Dinsley contended
that the congress was 6uing as well as
1t could IN tlia matter appropriations
in view of the needs of the government
and Of the country.
s. in the contest of Giles Otis Peare
Nndlana, Labor vs.. John c. Bell (Pop.,
Dem.) from the Second dlstrtct Of Colo
RADIO. confirming BeA's right TO the seat,
was agreed to.
The remainder Of the day was. spent
In committee OF the whole in Disgusting
the bankruptcy. bill, vat bin betaR sup
ported by Mr. CohnonrNR Rep. Ill&l std
anta6 6onised BY Mes4As w. A. Stone
(Rep:, Penpa,), Nswlaads tsilyer, NevJ
snS snnSs'sh made IS svsr Mr :pssSs ssS
asserting that that alone would afford
| substantial relief.
MARQUETTE STATUE ACCEPTED.
The statue, Of Father Marquette,
placed by the state .Sf Wlscopsin in the
natisnal Hill of, ,stseuary in the capitol
4 was today Oflisisily presented to and
accepted by the senate. EMlegies Of
the good priest were pronounced by the
two Wisconsin senatcrs-Mitcheil and
! Vilas-by Mr.. Kyle HOp, 8. d. and by
! Mr.. Palmer (Detn.. Ill) Mr.. Mitchell
spoke OF the Jesuits in North America
as 'the transcendent- heress OF the ad-
vancins army Of civilization" and de-
scribed Father Marquette as 'the one
great historic character, of Wisconsin,
whose name weuld shine the brighter
as time goes on"
Mr. Villas spoke of him as "the. gentle,
high-souled, fearless priest and preach
er: the discoverer Of the Mississippl; a
noble man with soul lifted up to God; a
gentle enthusiast; man to do without
boasting, the deeds that heroes dO;''
and said that 1t was of such as him that
congress spoke when 1t marked for this
special honor "a place In statuary hall
persons illustriOus for historic re.
nOwn."
After this matter was disposed Of
the naval appropriation bill was taken
up and the remainder of the days ses-
sion was given up to political speeches
Mr.. Teller (Rep., COLI announced In
unmistakable terms his resolution tc
break away from the Republican party
If it's action in the st. Louis conven.
ton did not suit his views and scnti.
ments on the silver question. While
Mr. Sherman (Rep., o. declared hi.
readiness to conform his action on thai
question to the decision of the Ameri
can people at the polls next November
Without action on the naval bill tht
| senate at D. m. adjourned.