The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-21

| ment. Under the present tarlH there
| had been deficiencies every year and
! every hour. 1t had led to a political
revolution and the election of a house
Of representatives opposed to the pres
ent law That house had sought to
remedy the condition by passing an
emergency tariff bill. which was sent
to the senate and there incumbered
with free silver amendment. Mr..
Sherman said he was willing to accept
that house bill after the withdrawal OF
the silver amendment, as the
BEST AVAILABLE REMEDY
for the treasury. If it did not yield
enough, then let other items be added
tea, coffee, everything.
Yes" exclaimed Mr.. Sherman, 81
would take the last shirt off the peo-
pie rather than violate. our national
credit
He declared that an agreement could
be reached in twenty-four hours if
senator's would put aside their parti-
sanship. II congress did not act, then
Mr.. Sherman said he had faith that
President ClevelandLwith whom he
did not affiliate in politics-would not
spend 81 on appropriations beyond the
revenues he had on hand. The voice
of the country, said he, demanded that
we "pay as we CO."
Unless this was done our country
would be bankrupt and in
A POSITION MORE DEGRADING
than that of any of the feeble coun-
tries of the world.
st would tear up every one of these
appropriation bills" said the senator,
closing, rather than issue $4,000 900
in treasury certificates in a single
year"
Mr. German followed in answer to
Mr.. Sherman. He said the remark of
the senator from Ohio was remarkable
in view of the fact that he (Sherman)
had himself proposed, similar meas
ure four years ago to meet a prospec-
tive deficiency III the last year of the
Harrison administration.
Mr.. Sherman Interrupted to deny
that his measure was intended to meet
a deficiency, as there had not been
deficiency under the Harrison admin
iStration.
Mr. German read the treasury fig
ures of four years ago, contending that
a deficiency was impending. He pro-
ceeded to show that the failure of the
income tax feature of the tariff act
and the too liberal extension of the
free list had led to the
PRESENT LACK OF REVENUE.
The direct appropriations and con-
tracts authorized this year would reach
almost $500, 100000 while the revenues
would be far short of that amount.
What was to be done to meet this de-
ficiency, asked Mr.. German. Was 1T
intended to spend the money raised on
bonds, or would the executive branch
thwart the will of congress by not
spending what congress had ordered
spent? Referring to the pingley ener-
gency tariff bill, Mr.. German asserted
that it had never been intended to pass
and that if passed it would not have
yielded revenue sufficient to meet the
requirements of the government.
II suggest to the senator from Ohio
proceeded Mr.. German, that if he is
in earnest in reaching an bipartisan
remedy, let us agree on three things
the repeal of that error which crept
into the present law as to
ALCOHOL USED IN THE ARTS,
which repeal will save $15000,OO0; then
tax on tea, which everyone in the
United States will approve at three
cents, five cents or ten cents q pound;
and then a duty on coffee, which would
be so small that no one would feel it,
Mr.. German said these three rene
dies would yield forty million to fifty
IIIlllOll, DtSlQSS ullG Saving vi lillOGH
million. If the Ohio senator would
agree to this non-partisar proposition,
said Mr.. German, senators could unite
and save the treasury. This and the
emergency certificates proposed by the
administration would put an end to
the financial troubles in the country.
The senators referred to the conspicu-
Gus Republican candidate who has
hoped to direct an administration
which would have protection until it
became exclusion, the candidate of a
party of
ExTRAvAGANcE IN ExPENHESl
TURES.
eff this congress adjourns without
making provisions for the treasury"
said Mr.. German in conclusion, 'the
responsibility must rest with those who
control both branches of congress. If
you say that an emergency tariff bill
was offered, then the senator from
Montana (Carter) has given you an an
swer and has rendered a service Ito the
country in his manly exposure of that
BILL x
:. Mr. Mills Withdrew his appeal from
the ruling of the chair, and moved in
stead that the German amendment be
laid on the table. This motion pre-
vailed, yeas AZ, nays 9. The negative
vote was cast by Senators Cockrell,
Daniel, Frye, German, Gray, Hill,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Smith and Villas.
Mr.. PETER pop, Kan) followed with !
am amendment providing that all APP
under the pending bill be
paid in treasury notes or greenbacks, |
to be issued as required. This amend |
ment was defeated, yeas II, nays 43.
Those who voted in the affirmative
were: Republicans-Ca Cameron, Petit
grew Democrats-Daniel, George, |
Mills, Roach, Vest. Populists--Allen,
Butler, Kyle, PETER Stewart.
FORTIFICATIONs
The Notifications bill was then
passed.
The conference report on the bill for
the relief of settlers on Northern Pa
cific indemnity lands was agreed to.
Bills were passed as follows: Appro-
priating $780, 900 for a public building at
Salem Ore; authorizing the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Red river of
the North; fixing terms of courts of
Butte. Mont; appropriating 100000 for
a public building at Tacoma, Wash;
crediting William j. Bryan, postmas-
ter at San Francisco, with $4,000 en-
bezzled by clerk; leasing Fort Omaha
military reservation to the state of
Nebraska as a school of instruction for
THE state national guard; amending
copyright law to permit criminal and
civil suits for unauthorized perform
ance of musical or dramatic compost
tions; amending the pension laws so
that those who served in the Confed
crate service and thereafter entered the
IIninn service prior to September. 1864. |