The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-02

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consideration OF the sundry civil bill.
In the course OF the debate on an
amendment to appropriate $4,000 for
commencing the erection Of a new mlli-
tary post at Spokane, Wash. MIR. Can
rio6. though the chairman of the np-
nropriations committee, made an APP
neal for economy on the ground that
Inc condition OF the treasury was such
that no new project should be entered
upon by this Congress-. He was sup
ported in his appeal by Mr.. Grosvenor,
az Ohio, who, In some plain spoken
words, insisted that the necessities OF
the situation must govern. He called
attention TO The fact that during the
first nineteen months OF the operation.
OF the present tarif law the receipts
had been exceeded by the expenditures
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This OF course brought on political
discussion, in which Mr.. Patterson
(Dem., Tenn.) defended the admins
tratlon and attributed the financial dis
tress to Republican legislation. The
amendment was adopted despite Mr..
Cannon's appeal. Mr.. Blue (Rep,, Ras.)
made some indirect charges against
the board Of managers Of the Soldiers
Home, which were replied to by Mr..
Steele, OF Indiana, one OF the managers.
During consideration OF the sundfy
civil bin, Mfr. Hyde, tRep., Washn.) }, Of
fered an amendment to appropriate
$4,000 OF the 100000 carried now by the
bill for the construction of military
posts, to commence the erection OF per-
manent buildings at the military post
at Spokane, Wash. The site OF the
post comprising over 1000 acrea, which
Mr. Hyde said had been donated to the
government by the city Of Spokane.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF the appro-
prlations committee, opposed the
amendment on the ground that the
stringent condition OF the treasury
would not warrant the expenditure.
Mr.. Grosvenor, (Rep., Ohio, IN reply
TO Mr.. Cannon, expressed his regret
that the chairman of the appropria-
tions Committee felt It incumbent upon
himself 10 make such an announcemnt.
Economy was one thing, he said, par
slnony another; but worse than either
was the existence Of public necessity
for the expenditure OF money and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that Congress could
rot furnish II. 'tThat admission" said
he, 1--WE must accept"
he pointed out that the receipts under
the present tariff law for the first nine
teen months were $ls1, 100000, over SIe,-
900 600 below the expenditures, ana con-
trasted the receipts under that law with
the receipts under the law OF lSsC, when .5li
they aggEegated 1851, ,OOV,Vgu ..'r IoF tne lirst
nineteen months.
Prosperity to the treasury and the
people would not come as long as the
present tariff law remained on the stat
ute books.
The LAttle Word 'IG"
are tto Incnne tax had not been de-
elared unconstitutional" interposed
Mr, Talbert pen.. s. CO, there would
have been no dehcit." -
"Oh. M. Chairman" replied Mr..
Grosvenor, I'VE might have gone out on
the high seas and committed piracy to
procure money. The one is robbery
the other unconstitutional.
Mr.. Hyde'B amendment. was carried,
GA 10 81, despite the appeal OF MI. Can
non, urging members to stana by the
MI Grosyenbr's remarks drew the
fire Of Nr. Patterson (Dem., Tenn.l. He
would not have replied. he said, had
Il NOT been for the fact that the gentle
man from Ohio (Grosvenor) appeared
n the advance agent OF the coming Nc
Kinley administration. When Grover
cleveland retired in 1889, Mr. Patterson
proceeded. the credit Of the government
was inuuestIoned by the world. He at,
trIbuted the financial Ills that followed
TO the Sherman silver purchase act OF
1880, which reduced gold recelpts at tIle
c,Stoyn houses TO less than per cent.
Frofn that day the country had been In
dIgtress and he insisted that It was not
fair 10 say that the results OF law
during such period were normal WIN
much yehemence he declartd that the
financial issue was paramount.
"Oh. ~ my fellow Democrats, he SAID,
With n1itRtretched arms, to his Demo-
cratic colleagues. 'but felt as do.
This appeal was greeted with deris-
i've jeers by many Of the Democrats =
know you Will laugh" ne continuea;
''but n the Democratic party woull
stand FOR tariff reform and sound money
Il woiid regain the confidence Of the
people and be retained In power.
Nj. Gro5venor replied In d witty
speech, when an ambassador came
from q foreign country. he SAID, ne
was asked % produce his credentials
10 6how whom he represented. WHOM
he asked, did the gentleman from Ten
nessee rephesent?
Carry the News to the White HSnSe'
.T represent the administration OF
Grover Cleveland" replied Mr. Patter-
soD.
''Let us sing the doxoiosy," shouted n
member on the Democratic side amid
general laughter.
"The gentleman will surely accept
the gentiemnn's credentials" called out
Mfr. Bailey, but Mr.. GroBvenor shook
his head. He doubted. he said. whether
Mr.. Patterson represented even himself
without q struggle.
cable a. the gentleman IL. he comes
without credentials. He Is Il guerilla"
When somebody again suggested
that Mr.. Patterson represented Mr..
cleveland, Mr. GFosvcHDF said that MF.
Cleveland had not been able to rally n
majority Of his own party In either
branch OF Congress. lie was nm lsh-
mnelite; his hand was ngulnEt every
Democratic organization. He nd
i1Ittad, amid much merrlment, that the
presumption was that anybody who
was always against q majority OF the
Democratic party WAS always right.
When ne concluded with some words
about the interment of the remains of
Inc Democracy in November. the clerk
reading from tho bill shouted. "Su-
perintendents Of national cerncterica!"
This conyulsed the house again, and
Mf Meredith (Dom, Vn.) shouted
above tiie noise that his side could not
be buried IN 4 national cemetery.
Later Mr.. BOwef8 tItep, Cal, J, nm ar
dent free silver Republican, removed
the nerriment by rcBentlng the attacks
made by the manufacturers OF Phlln-
delphia and tho gold prcRa on tho silver
Republicans, and offered series or
farcical revolutions 10 tho erect that
ths silver craulA should be expelled
from ConRrcs1.
bern. M
AIter completing the bill except FOR a
rlnpic ~, IA tgrnph. tho committee arose.