Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-04-25
,sr DEMOCRATS CALI THE
REPUBLICANS TO ACCOUNT.
noTanse of the Position of the
Majority and the Reason
Explained.


INTO committee of the whole on the gener-
1 j deficiency bill The item relating TO
,demnities to be paid Frederick o. Daw-
son. wife and daughter for loss of prop
erty on the claim they were British sub
iects came up. 1t provoked considerable
discussion.
Mr. Mercer of Nebraska called attention
70 the yigor with which Great Britain
messed this case, $4,000 having been
claimed from Nebraska.
Mr.. Hit said the testimony showed tie
woman had been outrageously treated
and as a result OF injuries the daughter
was today suffering from chronic cpl
epsy.
Mr.. Cannon said that the claim was
raised by the state department. 1t was
n matter of interna tional honor. We had
exacted heavy indemnties from China.
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia called atten-
ton to the fact that'We were now pre-
pairing to make a claim against Spain for
the imprisonment of Bishop Diaz IN
Cuba.
Mr.. Halner of Nebraska, who said he
had thoroughly investigated the circum-
stances, thought the indemnity should be
paid
The item was passed without amend
ment.
The amount of indemnity allowed is
$500
Mr.. Willis of Delaware offered an
amendment authorizing and directing the
president to invite the commercial ma
tons Of the world to meet In international
conference for the purpose of fixing an in
ternational ratio for the coinage of gold
and silver
Mr. Cannon interposed point of order
to cut off debate and he was sustained.
He said such legislation already existed,
but 1t had not been executed
Mr.. Willis called attention TO the diff
erence between the existing and proposed
legislation.
prolonged discussion Of apprOpria-
tons and expenditures was precipitated
by Mr.. Hopkins who asserted that it
cost S34,00O more to collect 1863 900, 900 from
customs last year than it did to collect
N3,W0,W0 from customs in the last year
OIL the Harrison administration. a defic-
lehcy Of S800,0D for the collection of Gus
toms was reported in the pending bill.
Mr. hopkins thought the change of the
system from specific TO advalorem duties,
maze by the repeal Of the Mckinley law
ana the enactment of the Wilson bill,
might be responsible for the great in
crease IN collecting customs.
Would you prefer the Mckinley law
with its $10,OO0000?" asked Mr. Sayers.
AS against the present law, yes, 1000
l. replied Mr.. Hopkins, amid republi-
can applause.
TAINTED THE REPUBLICANS
mr.. Dockery of Missouri asked the re-
puoican side what effort they had made
LII LOU majority to repeal the so-called
"nson-Gorman bill, against which they
uohounced. He tainted them with having
uohe nothing. He recalled the campaign
LUX OF blank pages circulated by the re-
''cdhs IN 1894, entitled What congress
.h aS zone comparing that record with
~ w nothing" record of this congress.
suggested that the democrats could
c'Veiy circulate similar book in the
cunning campaign
asked COS "o''o
:. ""aC mas been done to bridge the
t between inadequate revenues and
missing expenditures? Where is the
80 sS pul? Pigeon-holed by the votes
OF live republicans
thoos, many democrats voted TO put it
'"ereF asked Mr.. Brum
noa,. Vi them, of course" replied Mr.
crooAsly Democrats are opposed to in
''easing taxation"
motoe, eeolhg Mr.. Dockery ridiculed the
legis,aty Tor making no effort at currency
Of 81 which the business interests
this oouiltry demanded. The policy of
That nsiess, he said, was one of delay.
snaa,, poilcy mad been declared by the
when at the opening Of the session,
Crude announced himself against
NJ sue and hasty" legislation.
means siey, chairman of the ways and
Dockor,. oIiiinittee, was stung by Mr..
nothin. lnto reply. The charge thnt