The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-30
QUESTION or REVENUE.
hr. Dingley Makes Some Explana-
tions to the House.
RECEIPTS NOT EQUAL TO NECEs-
SARY EXPENDITURES.

A'S"oAsteAon RBvoriHE hCcoPbaAO0 VI MAR
quette Statue Discussed In the Senate
The Great Explorer Eulogized By
Several speakers-Senator Teller
Threatens to Leave Republican Party.
Washington, April 29.-In the Senate
today. resolutions accepting from the
state Of Wisconsin the statue of Mar
quette, were presented. First was read
communication from the governor of
Wisconsin, addressed to the Vice Prssi-
ent, presenting the statue of Pere Mar
quette to the United States, stating it
had already been placed in the hall OF tine
House of Representatives, (statuary hall. }
A resolution offered by Mr.. Palmer,
Democrat of Illinois, was agreed to,
giving the thanks of Congress to the
people of Wisconsin for the statue of
James Marquette, the re nowned mis-
sionary, explorer and discoverer," and
accepting the same.
Mr.. Mitchell, Republican Of Wisconsin,
in addressing the Senate, said the qualities
of the priest and jesuit had no part in
determining Wisconsin's choice of Mar
quette for the honors of statuary hall,
ings and fame as an explorer of the Mis-
sissippi section. He was the first white
man to traverse our territory and write
a description of it; he was first to map
our confines; he gave the name to the
river, after which our state is called
On our soil he planned his voyage of dis
oovery. From our borders he first caught
sight Of the waters of the Mississippi.
Marquette, said he. sis the one great
historic character identified with our
state. Wisconsin has developed many
notable men. There are men men of
tomorrow their names will be lost in OBJ
sourity. Not so with Marquette. On the
pages of history, his name will shine
brighter as time goes on
Mr.. Kyle, Populist Of South Dakota,
eulogized Marquette's sanity character
and unselfishness, saying he had given
his life for thoseshe loved.
Mr.. Palmer, Democrat of Illinois, said
that no state had chosen better than Wis
consin in selecting for statuary hall
Pare Marquette as the representative of
courage, resolution and devotion to the
elevation Of humanity.
J,ae addresses closed by Mr.. Villas, De-
moerat of Wisconsin, who spoke of Mar
quette as the gentle, high-souled, fearless
priest and preacher; the discoverer of the
Mississippi, man to do, without boast
ing deeds that heroes do.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up. Mr.. Teller, Republican of Colorado,
reopened the discussion on Mr.. German 9
amendment TO reduce the number of
battleships provided for In the bill from
four to stwo. He asserted that it had not
been intended that the Dingley revenue
bill should become q law. The bill passed
in the House for the purpose of drawing
away the people from the currency ques-
tion to the tariff question.
break away from the Republican party
tion did not suit his views on the silver
question.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican of Ohio,
said that if he had the power, he would
not appropriate dollar in excess of what
would naturally come into the treasury.
He would not pay out dollar In excess
OF the revenue for expenditures that could
be avoided. He hoped that the President
and Secretary of the Treasury would
adopt that principle. Let the question
of silver be decided by the people, he
said. Let the two great parties state
honestly their opinion, one way or the
other; then we will be able to settle it
in the next Congress. Without action on
the amendment the Senate adjourned.