Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-21
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the British government for always tax
ing care OF its subjects. no matter wherc
they were, and he wondered II TINS gov
ernment had asked France for damages
for the Incarceration OF John M. Waiier.
Talbert objected to the apparent dis
elimination In favor of foreigners against
Americans. The House spent the entire
session, Friday, In the discussion OF a
bill appropriating some thousand dollars
for claim certified by the court or
claims. while, today. appropriations Tor
the claims Of foreigners were passed over
without question Thousands OF citizens
in the United States were, today, suffer-
Ing for money honestly and justly due
them from the government and upon
which they were unable TO OBTAIN tnc ac-
ton of Congress He thought this an
stance where charity should begin at
home.
Willis offered an amendment authoriz-
ing and directing the President TO call an
tablsh an international standard of
ratio between gold and silver; ruled out
of order.
An appropriation of $s50,00O TO cover a
deficiency In the collections or the GUS
toms revenue led to comparison of the
collecting of these revenues under the
tariff laws of 1880 and 1894. and of the
revenues produced by the two acts.
Dockery taunted the Republican ma
jorty of the 54th Congress with having
tween the receipts and expenditures of
the government. He characterized it as
Il do-nothing Congress, and said the Re
publicans were afraid to bring in the
general tariff bill because it would create
a division in their ranks.
Dingley charged that a large share of
the Increase in collecting the Gus
toms revenues to the change from speci-
tic to ad valorem duties, brought about
by the WilsOn-Gorman tariff act. He de-
tended the course of the majority of the
House. which, he said. passed bills to in
crease the revenue and reduce the rate
of interest on bonds. Both these meas
urcs of relief were met by the solid Oppo-
sition of the Democrats and in the SEN
ate by a combination of Democrats and
PopuiSts.
Mcmillan said the chairman of the Re-
publican national committee Mr.. Carter.
was one of the five Republican senator's
who defeated the Dingley bill. Wolcott
was another Teller another and Dubois
mother. Would he classify them as
Popuists? The Republicans might need
| their votes in the coming election.
Dingley replied that their votes did not
Affect the result in the Senate one way
or the other.
Hopkins eulogized the reciprocity feat
ares of the law of 1890. the repeal OF
which by the enactment of the law of
1894 he said. closed the ports of Cuba.
Brazil. Germany and France to many
American products. The Democratic
party. he said was held responsible Tor
| the commercial wrecks strewn from the
Atlantic to the Pacific by the Wilson
German bill.
Lewis offered an amendment to pay
Taylor and Meade county. Kentucky,
| S2666, for the occupation of their court
houses as barracks during the war. GER
| ified to in the sd and 81 Congresses by
| the comptroller of the treasury. Lewis
said that these claims were rejected by
| The sd Congress to make a false pre-
| tence of economy in appropriations.
| Now" he continued. this Republican
| Congress is asked to follow in the steps
If that Democratic Congress.
You may refuse" Lewis said with
great earnestness, but If you do 1t will
| re an act of dishonesty. injustice and re-
| ,udiation which win be a disgrace to
! Congress" The amendment was re-
| jected: "a to 81
| The bill was considered to the end by
| he committee without substantial
amendment. reported to the House and
passed.
| Pickler moved to suspend the rules and
| resolution maxim the general pension bill
| he order of business for Tuesday,
| Wednesday and Thursday. vote on its
passage to he taken. Friday. after the
| reading of the Journal, but no quorum
| appeared, and at Cos. the House adj
| iourue1