Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25

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a year more than the income of the gov.
| eminent. And Yet Congress is in session
refusing to Aot to give any relief to the
9 H,ea the country was plunging along
ike careless spendthrift, said Mr.. Sher.
| man. It refused to take account Of in.
come or limit Its expenditures. 1t went on
| seiling bonds to meet expenses. while Con-
gress declined to raise revenue on tea OF
coffee. or anything.
What the President Says.
'But the President says there IL sum.
Client revenue" INTERCEPTED Mr.. PETER.
Il don't care what the President says
continued Mr. Sherman. ut is within the
knowledge of every man who hears me
| that there is an enormous deficiency"
The Senator said that IL such a condi.
| sion OF affairs occurred In q country having
responsible ministry that ministry would
De driven from power. And yet this coun-
| try continued to run in debt. The people
would cheerfully pay a duty on tea or cof-
| fee-they would accept the most obnox-
| ious tax-rather than see their government
| In financial default.
II a private business man made such q
default he would destroy his solvency.
Mr.. Sherman appealed to Senators to go
on with this relief measure. If it was not
| Journ without action would be a humilia-
| ton for all parties
| An Appeal to Do Something.
LET U.S. in the name of heaven. do some
thing for the country" exclaimed Mr. Sher-
man. The chairman of the finance commit
| tee. Mr.. Morrill,, had, he said. done every
+: thing In his power, yet he (Sherman) felt
that more must be done, and he gave notice
| that he would again move to proceed with
the tariff bill He would do this without
Ieferenceto the erroneous statement of the
| President and Secretary OF the Treasury
| that more revenue was not needed, for
| this need was SO apparent.
At this point Mr.. Harris CTenn.) inter-
rLpted with the question: ''Why does not
| the Senator from Ohio advise the treasurer
| to coin the silver bullion in the treasury
Mr.. Sherman said he would not be divert
ed to the silver question. That question
| Rad been laid to rest in the House of Rep
reSentatives, the chamber directly repre-
senting the people, by the decisive vote Of
to 1. 1t was denunciation Of that most
foolish and most dangerous policy" Mr.
Sherman went on to show that twenty sill
yer Senators from the ten states represent
| an insignificant population. From this it
was evident that the United States Senate
did not represent the people, the House Of
Representatives being the real representa-
| tive of the people.
Mr.. Sherman closed with an eloquent ap-
| peal for action. and prophecy that the
silver cause would never in the future
have the influence Ii mad exerted in the
past The future would bring a sound
and stable currency. every dollar of coin
or paper being equal to every other dol
| consider his duty performed until he had
urged that Congress proceed with the
measures necessary to give the govern
| ment sufficient revenue. And the Senator
warned the Senate that il this Congress
adjourned and went nome without giving
| relief every man responsible for the in
action would be severely dealt with 10y the
people.
As Dead as julius Caesar.
Mr.. Frye NIe.) took the floor to declare
that the tariff bill was as dead as Julius
Caesar, but business interests demanded
that the statement be made emphatica.ly
that the bill was dead. He hoped it would
never be heard from again. and that the
responsibility should rest where it belonged
AT 2:10 pm. Mr.. Morgan resumed his
speech on the Cuban resolutions.
THE HOUSE.
Although notice had been given that the
Van HOrn-Tarsney contested election case
would be called up in the House today
Mr. Sherman. chairman of the Indian af-
fairs committee, was recognized, and on
MS motion, the House went into commit
tee OF the whole Immediately after the
reading OF the journal, and resumed the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill. The only paragraph in the bill re-
naming Enacted upon authorized the Sec
rotary Of the Interior to purchase the title
OF the ogden Land Company to the lands
WITHIN the Allegheny and Cattaraugus in
dian reservations in New York state at the
rate of IS per acre. This Ogden land claim
has been perennial source of dissension.
Today, while the forces for and against
the claim were arraying themselves, Mr.
Sherman unexpectedly asked unanimous
consent that the item be stricken from the
Dill.
Some fear was expressed that the item
would be inserted in the Senate, and that
If 1t were ample opportunity to debate it
might be cut off. but consent was given,
reported to the House. No one demanded
separate vote on the Linton sectarian
school amendment, and, as amended, the
bill was passed.
The Seal Bill Passed.
Mr.. Dlngley, chairman of the ways and
| means committee: then called up the bill
! reported from that committee yesterday,
authorizing the President TO conclude ne
gotiations with Russia, England and Japan.
or either of them. for q commission to
inquire into the habits of the Alaskan fur
seals and the best method of preserving
the seal herds. pending which the Presi-
dent was authorized by the bill to conclude
modus vivendi, to terminate January l,
1883, for the protection of the seals. and
In case such a modus vivan,li could not
De conclGueu before the opening OF the
present season the Secretary of The Treas
ury was authorized to take and kill all
| the seals while on their feeding grounds
on the Pribylov Islands.
Mr.. Dingley had the report of the COM
| mittee. which had already been published,
read, and he explained that the necessity
for immediate action arose from the fact
that the Canadian pelagic sealars, whose
ravages the bill sought to prevent, were
already fitting out their vessels and would
begin TO sail in the course of q week.
The bill was passed without debate
Under an arrangement made yesterday
MI. Babcock tWis.). chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia committee, claimed the
| floor in behalf of that committee
Missouri Contested Election Case.
The House then took up the Van Horn
Tarsney contested election case from the
fifth Missouri district The majority report
favored the contestant, republican, the
minority of democrats and one republican
favored the recomm:ttal of the case, the re-
opening of the testimony, the segregation
OF the illegal from the legal votes and a re-
count 1t is not probable that vote will
be reached today.
SALE OF THE NYPANO.