The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
IN THE SENATE.
Extravaganza of Federal Courts Con-
demned-Debate ON Deficiency Bin.

Washington City, Feb. 12-It was expect
ed that the tariff bill would come up today
In the senate, Morrill,. chairman. OF the
finance committee. having given notice Of
"A motion 10 that effect. But the subject
was not mentioned during the day, and the
entire session was given 10 routine husi-
ness Considerahle progress was made en-
the deficiency bill. and the item OF Federal
court expenses brought out strong criu-
cisms from chsndler. Tiliman and Vest
against the Zee system.
A resolution introduced by PETER calls
for an investigation or recent bond sales
and all dealings with syndicatcs and indi-
yidaais. The resoluiton Is so comrrehen-
siye as 20 cover every possibl phase q the
negotiation or the bond issues % the last
three years.
The bin for a memorial bridge across the
Potomac river. connecting Washington
city and the old Arlington property in Nir-
ginh was passed.
The eonslderatiOn % the urgent dsh-
cheney bin was then resumed. The sum of
szia.e9 for salaries % Judges ard officers
~ the Federal courts In tho Indian terri
tory brought out a protest from Chandler.
Two Of the Judges fSpringsr and kilgore)
were ex-membcrs of congress. he sali. and
had gone into the Indian territory with
all the extravaEant notions engendercd by
life IN Washington CITY and membership
ia a blilion-dollsr congress-" Chandler
said he was not vet prepared 10 make
charges but he believed. from letters r.
ceived. that all Is not as II should he tn
tho administration % the Indian courts.
Chandler also criticised the growing ex~
penditures under the department OF Justice.
These had irebled In ten years. with little
Increase IN business. The senator pointed
out that the last congress. Democratic in
both branches. and with a Democratic
president. had appropriated $4,000 for
United States marshals and made u neces-
sary 10 provide 81 $4,000 for deficiencies
for United States marshals. Chandler de-
ciared that the Zee system was responsible
for the growing extravaganza of Federal
court officers He spoke OF conspiraCies in
Alabama. South Carolina and elsewhere
10 get up fraudulent prosecutions 10 swell
the fees OF officers.
This brought Tillman. Dem, s. c.. 20
his feet for a Characteristic speech. He
agreed with Chandler that the fee system
was wrong. A supreme court decision
had recently pointed out that the courts
Of the United States were encouraged to
get up fictitious prosecutions. There is
class OF habituai witnesses In the courts,
he said. who do nothing but earn witness
fees. going around "bamhoozling" and
getting whole teams Of negroes to prose-
cute fictitious criminals. The thing 70 do
was to reform the law.
sherman SPOKE OF the enormous cost OF
our governmental system. which arises in
part from the complication OF appropria-
ton bills He urged that the budget sys-
tenn in use In England was far sinAoler than
that of America, and could be pr0fitably
adopted
Vest spoke OF the robbery and plunder'
practfced by United States marshais IN
order 20 obtain fees. There were cotertes
and rings Of these marShals. who made it
trade to 20 around arresting men and
dragging them hundreds OF miles 10 JAIL
n~t for purposes Of justice, but 90 swell
the rrlarshais' fees. The deficiency biil was
then laid ASIDE at 40 2. III.
Mr.. Hale called up the bill making Feb
rnary L u.lncoln's birthday, A national
holiday. Hin, Dem. n. T., said he had
intended to offer an amendment making
the birthday OF Andrew Jackson legal
holiday. but IN order not 10 interfere with
this measure he would submit his biil sep
aratelv. Hawley objected 20 the immeii-
afe consideration OF the bill, ana this pre-
vented action THE senate at 4.l5 D. m.
adjourned until tomorrow.