St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-02
DOOMED TO DEFEAT
PATTERSON,S PREDICTION FOR
THE OHIO MAN ON AN OHIO
PLATFORM.
M'KINLEYS ADVANCE AGENT.
1T WAS IN THIS CAPACITY MIR.
GROSvENOR WAS TAKEN TO
TASK.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL STILL ON.
During the Discussion Mr.. Patterson
Told the Republicans Some Very
Plain Truths.
M'KINLEY'S ADVANCE AGENT.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL STILL ON

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The house today
practically completed the consideration of the
sundry civil bill. In the course of the debate
on an amendment to appropriate SIS, 900 for
commencing the erection Of new military
post at Spokane, Wash. Mr.. Cannon, chair
man Of the appropriations committee, made
an appeal for economy on the ground that the
condition of the treasury was such that no
new project should be entered upon by this
congress. He was supported in his appeal by
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio. who, in some plain
spoken words, insisted that the necessities of
the situation must govern. He called atten-
ton to the fact that during the first nineteen
months of the operation of the present tariff
law the receipts had been exceeded by the
expenditures S76,000 900. This, of course,
brought on political discussion, in which
Mr.. Patterson Oem., Tenn.) defended the ad-
ministration and attributed the financial dis
tress to Republican legislation. The amend
ment was adopted despite Mr.. Cannon's ap-
peal. MIR. Blue Rep., Kan.) made some in
direct charges against the board of managers
OF the soldiers home, which were replied to
by Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, one of the man
ayers.
SOiIO puSiHeSS was transacted at the
opening OF the session. A bill was passed to
authorize the light house board to proceed
with the construction of lighthouse and
log signal on North Manitou island, Lake
Michigan. The house then resumed consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hyde Rep., Wash) offered an amend
ment to appropriate SIS 900 for the construc-
ton OF permanent buildings at the military
post at Spokane Mr.. Cannon chairman of
amendment on the ground that the straight
ened condition of the treasury would not war
rant the expenditure. Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep.
Ohio, in reply to Mr.. Cannon, expressed his
regret that the chairman of the appropria-
lions committee felt it incumbent upon him
self to make such an announcement Econo-
my was one thing, said he, parsimony was
another, but worse than either was the ex-
istence Of public necessity for the expenditure
of money and the acknowledgement that con-
gress could not furnish it.
If the income tax had not been declared I'M
constitutional, interposed Mr.. Talbert Dem.,
S. c., there would have been no deficit
"Or, Mr.. Chairman" replied Mr.. Grosvenor
we might have gone out ON the high seas
and committed piracy to procure money
The one is robbery, the other unconstitu-
tionaI."
MI. Hyde's amendment was carried sc to 81
despite the appeal of Mr.. Cannon urging MEM
bers to stand by the committee. Mr. Cannon
secured tellers, but was again defeated, where
upon he gave notice that he would demand a
vote when the matter reached the house.
Mr.. Grosvenor's remarks drew the fire of
Mr.. Patterson Oem., TENN. He would not
have replied, he said had it not been for the
fact that the gentleman from Ohio (Gros-
Venor) appeared as the advance agent of the
coming Mckinley administration. When
Grover Cleveland retired in 1889, Mr. Patter-
son proceeded, the credit of the government
was unquestioned by the world. He attributed
! the financial ills that followed to the Sherman
act of 1890, which reduced gold receipts at the
custom houses to less than per cent From
! that day the country had been in distress.
| With much force he declared that the financial
| issue was paramount. The friends of the
| Ohio candidate said he could not relegate this
| question to the rear. They had straddled the
| question, and now came before the country
saying that the sole remedy for existing condi-
lions was the further taxation of the people
! But he warned the Republicans that they
could not escape the main issue, in which the
whole commercial world was interested and
he predicted that If the Ohio candidate were
nominated on the Ohio platform he would be
doomed to defeat.