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ached on a measure such as had been

brought in.
Mr.. Sherman, interrupting, said i
was one of the remarkable incidents OF
this congress that there were as many
Democrats as Republicans on many OF
the senate committees, which passed on
the revenue bill.
| Mr.. Hale next interrupted and asked
Mr. German when there was tender on
his part of Democratic cooperation II
| framing a revenue bill. when was this
dicker proposed?" asked Mr.. Hale Il
never heard Of il before"
Mr. German replied that no dicker
had been proposed, but he had sugges-
ted when the Republicans We're about
TO take control of the committees that
both sides come together on a general
policy.
POLICY, NOT PRINCIPLES.
al now recall" proceeded Mr.. Hale,
that the senator suggested that the
best thought Of the senate should come
| together and reach an understanding
as to an organization. But 1 never
! supposed the senator meant to come to-
gether on the great question of tariff
and finance"
| Mr.. Sherman at this point called at
| tention to the fact that the tariff bill
| had been defeated in the finance COM
mittee with silver bill, for which all
the Democrats voted, but Mr.. German
refused to be diverted to the silver
| question and reasserted that the Re
publicans were in control of the finance
committee and responsible for legisla-
| ton.
How do you make that out?" asked
| Senators Sherman and Hale in chorus.
Let US read the list" answered Mr..
| German, picking up a congressional
directory. He read: morrill,, Sher-
man, Jones, of Nevada, and several
Republican senators were on their feet
but Mr.. German yielded TO Mr.. Sher-
more revenue, it was such as 10 require
that senator has taken his position with
the third party.
Yes" said Mr. German. but he was
put on the committee as a Republican.
He has not a Democratic hair on his
head on finance. Every senator nam
ed was elected as Republican and was
placed on the committee as Republi-
can"
GORNTAN SPOTS A SCHEME.
After further parleying on this point
Mr.. German, resuming his speech,
charged that the scheme was to pro-
vide greater appropriations than the
revenues could meet and thus prepare
the way for a higher tariff. The SEN
at0r then argued that our revenue diff
culties were due TO the Mckinley law
and extravagant Republican expendit-
ures. He read a statement of the sec
rotary Of the treasury saying that
while the situation might not require
more devenue, il was such as TO require
the strictest enconomy. Yet, in the
face Of that statement" he said, Eve
will have bill appropriating SOL 100000
for the navy in time of peace"
The expenditures next year would be
$500, 000, 900. the revenues but 1874, 900, 600
But in addition to this enormous dis
crepancy between the revenues and ex-
penditures, the house had authorized
contracts by the war, navy and treasu-
ry departments to the amount of SS4,-
500 600
The appropriations in the river and
harbOr bill, with all its effects, he re-
garded as much more important to the
people than the appropriations for the
navy. He endorsed Secretary Car
isles action in using the proceeds Of
bonds sold to meet this deficiency and
declared that it would have been Grim
inal mot to have done So
SARCASM FOR HERBERT.
In closing his speech the senator,
with great sarcasm, referred to the sec
rotary of the navy and his ambition to
build up, man and equip "a splendid
navy"
''Our great secretary of the navy"
sand he-then, after a pause. that is to
say, our secretary Of the navy who is
not great, who went into the cabinet be-
cause OF the success of the Democratic
ideas, as we supposed, asked for more |
ships and more men,
He described the demand Of the secre- |
tary with unfeigned contempt and at |
tributed much Of his inspiration to as
sociation with naval officers who Were, |
anxious for ships TO command. He |
ended with an appeal TO the senate 10 !
limit expenditures If the revenue could |
not be increa Sed.
Mr.. Stewart followed with a financial |
speech, and then, at 5:35 p, m, the SEN
ate adjourned.