Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-10

II q fIc1-ffcSentatlOn
In the Senate OF the Hawaiian Protest
Form Of Government Proposed for the
Islands After Annexation-S.ate Depart.
ment Repudiates Any Promise TO Hayti
and says There Was No Call to Interfere.
Washington. Dec. 10.-While The house
was considering the pension appropria-
ton yesterday Cannon, chairman of the
committee on appropriations. took
occasion 10 make a general statement
Tor the purpose. he said. of discussing
the minds of members and the country
OF false impression mace by a COM
| parison of the treasury estimates with
those of preceding years. The estimated
revenues for 1899 were siS2, geo, 600. the
expenditures. sj04.oe0.O0o. showing an
estimated deficit of 81, 100000. Under
the last sundry civil act the secretary of
the treasury. he pointed out, Mas COM
PEELED To estimate this year for sis. O0O.-
600 Of river and harbor work. So. COS. 900
OF which had not been authorized by
law. III this sum not heretofore includ-
Cd IN the estimates were deducted there
would be an estimated surplus of S.
oOO.VOO instead Of a deficit.
Cannon Pleads for Economy.
Last year the estimated deficit under
the last tariff act was SAG. 200 O0O. If
the Sl1.0co.oos for river and harbor
work for which the government then
stood bound had been included the esti-
mated deficit would have been eS.O0O.-
VVc. cannon said il might be that the
expenditures for pensions for 1899 would
exceed the estimates. The commission
or OF pensions estimated the expendi-
lures at slis.000.00J. If he should prove
to BE- right the slioOOO.0O Appropriated
by this bill would pay all pensions for
the first eleven months of the fiscal
year and n deficiency APPROPRIATION
could be easily made. In conclusion
Cannon warned the house that the
large anticipatory importations would
Keep the revenues under the present
law Gown 20 the minimum. and he an
pealed to his colleagues to be economic
cal
Allen Produces Other Figures.
Allen Of Mississippi attacked Cam
mons statement in a speech IN which
there were flashes Of his humor that set
The house in a roar of laughter. He
sravely commended Cannon's appea,
Tor economy. but avowed that the fig
ures Of the chairman of the appropria-
lions did not do the situation Justice.
lie produced figures that showed an
estimated deficit for the next wear of
S'2,WO.Oj0. He referred to the increase
IN the pensions roll under the present
administration, and ridiculed the idea
OF a decrease unless the late increase
was tn be attributed to the "eyigencies
OF the recent campaign in Ohio. He
read FROM Commissioner Evans testi-
mony before the appropriations COM
mittoe predict, deficit Of from S..
"O,"c to Sic,oOooO0 in expenditures dur
ing the next fiscal year. The maximum
had not yet been reached.
Maximum Of the Pension Roll,
This question of the maximum of
the pension roll" observed Allen. lis
one OF the things that has protracted
my stay in congress. When I first
came here they were talking of the
maximum. ] stayed ten or fifteen wears
To see it. but IT has not yet come and
l guess II! have To- come back again."
lLaughterl In conclusion Allen spoke
or the hardships this great tax burden
placed on the people of the south who
were. he said, being "relentlessly
burdencd by the gold standard and a.
cent cotton" In reply to Lacey who
defended the liberal pension rolls. Allen
said he could not but marvel at the
fact that $4,000 names were now on
the rolls and that there were 100000
applications IN the pension office. There
had been but 100000 men In the federal
army.
Reminded Of a ....s Joke.
He was reminded of a meeting be-
tween an ex-Confederate and ex-fed-
eral at blue and gray reunion. They
were facilitating themselves on the dis
appearance Of all hostility.
II there should he anof her war" r1id
the ex-federal. I've will he stanCine
shoulder To- shoulder under one flag"
We will. but You won't" retorted the
ex-Confcderate.
What do you mean?' asked the ex-
federal. Legally you are disabled"
tLaughter.l
Smith of Michigan said he would
make the pension n vested right il he
could. Norton tDem) Of Ohio said the
bill could not be too Zig for him. and
a number Of other members-Republi-