The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-19


II know that man. said Allen; "he is
broker"
ooh, no." Frye remarked; "Mr. Coombs
is one of the ablest lawyers of New Eng
land"
Law is a side-issue with him." Allen
said. HE is a financial lawyer. He rep
resents 14O banks, in what is called the
Credits Communication Company"
After further discussion the matter
lapsed.
The resolution heretofore offered by PEI
fer for select committee to inquire into
the circumstances Of the recent bond issue
was laid before the Senate. Sherman (R.)
OF Ohio moved the reference of the resolu-
ton to the Finance Committee. PETER OPP
posed the motion and argued in favor of
the resolution.
Hill CD of New York was opposed,
from the information he had, to any in
vestigation of the subject, either by the
Finance Committee or by a select COM
mittee.
During discussion Hill asked if the
Senate had not had enough experience at
investigating at the instance of irrespousi-
BILE persons, and he asked: HAS any
Senator made q charge in the present
case?"
81 make charge now" Stewart (Pop.)
of Nevada interposed.
"The Senator will not make his charge
now" said Hill. ~ will not yield to the
Senator to make charge now. 1t comes
rather late. 1 was speaking of the author
of this resolution"
While Hill was speaking the hour of
o'clock arrived. The Senate then took up
the unfinished business, being the military
academy appropriation bill, but the dis
cussion was interrupted to receive the
urgent deficiency bill from the House and
its request for conference. The Senate
insisted upon it's amendment, and the re-
quest was granted-Hali, Allison and
Cockrell being appointed managers on the
part of the Senate. An amendment was
offered by Villas Cd of Wisconsin to in
crease by ninety the number of West Point
cadets, and one by Sewen (R.) of New
Jersey to the effect that the President may
appoint to vacancies in the grade of second
lieutenant meritorious non-commissioned
officers OF the army when recommended
according to the provisions of the act of
1878, although graduates OF the military
academy may remain in service until as
signed.
Tillman Cd of South Carolina called at
tention TO the fact that the Government do
mates $4,000 every year TO each OF the land
grant colleges. These colleges were COM
PEELED to teach military tactics, and each one
was presided over by a West Pointer. These
colleges, Tillman thought, were furnishing
ell the military education the country
needed.
German said the Senate had already
been criticized for its conduct in the mat
ter Of appropriations. There had been
talk in the press of the Senate using hob
nailed shoes to ride roughshod over CO.
ordinate branch. The Senate, he said,
would resent this. The Senate had the
right, and it was its duty to amend appro-
priation bills and make them sufficient to
meet the needs of the country. But the
Senate weakened its position when it pro-
posed to amend an appropriation bill so as
to enable each Senator to name cadet.
This amendment would. German thought,
be misunderstood everywhere. He APP
proved of an increase of appropriations
when the necessities of the Government
required it. and they were in conformity
with the law, but emphasized his disap-
prevail of the pending amendment.
Hawley and Hoar advocated the amend
ment. and Stewart, Teller and Call OPP
posed it.
After three hours debate by vote of
q ayes to 81 noes the Villas amendment
providing for ninety additional cadets was
rejected.
The bill was then passed, and the pen
sion appropriation for the coming fiscal
year was taken up.
The pension bill was passed as quickly as
the clerk could read tin less than eight
minutes. German, with reference to this
bill, which carried an appro priation of
$142, 900, 900, saidit was one of those appro-
priatlons which added to the great ex-
penditures of the Government and hung
like pail over the country. He recalled
the prediction that he had heretofore made
that the receipts OF the Government would
not meet its expenditures.
Call CD of Florida introduced a resolu-
ton, which went over, directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury 10 dispose of the
lapsed bids in the recent bond sale to "the
highest bidder, including in the bids such
as have been received up to the time of the
passage of this resolution, when such bias
shall be opened by the Secretary of the
Treasury"
Alter short executive session the Sen
ate at 5:45P P. N. adjourned until tomorrow.