The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-05
FORAKER AND GORMAN
LIVELY TIT BETWEEN THE OHIOAN
AND THE MARYLANDER.
The Buckeyes Maiden EfOrt-Free
Homestead Bill Passed by "a
Vote of AZ to II.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-SendIOrS Oor-
man, of Maryland, and Foraker, of Ohio,
had a lively tilt in the Senate to-day dur
ing the consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill. There was added inter
est in the controversy from the fact that
Mr.. Foraker was a newcomer and this was
his maiden effort, while German is one of
the veterans of the Senate. 1t occurred
when Mr.. Foraker offered an amendment
appropriating $780, 900 for the Tennessee riv-
err. This gave Mr.. German a text for a
severe criticism of reckless extravaganza in
appropriations.
There was something of a stir when Mr..
Foraker arose to reply to Mr.. German He
said the senator's (Gorman's) speech made
him think of that Governor who refused
to grant a pardon because he had already
granted two pardons to parties from the
same county. This speech, he said, was a
repetition of the one the senator had made
recently on the Indian appropriation bill,
when he had undertaken to tell senators
as to their duty to the country. AT that
time ne (Gorman) had declared that the
appropriation was lreoklessly extravagant.
And, having thus delivered himself, the
enator entered the cloakroom. put on his
hat and went home, He Foraker) had eX-
pected some particulars of this eXtraVa-
gance, but they were not offered.
so far as the tariff policy and the tariff
bill that have been referred to by the SEN
ator are concerned" said Mr.. Foraker, 'let
me say that they need no defense from me
or from any other senator on this side of
the chamber at this time. In view of the
experience this country has had during the
last four years the tariff policy of the Re-
publican party is speaking for itself more
speak iaSfsii' 50 far.H MP Fly President 5GItai as sS" the penn earl
the senator need not have the solicitude he
manifests. They will be taken care OF.
They have never failed to be taken care of
under Republican administrations. For the
next four years it is the purpose of the
legislation we propose that the govern
ment of the United States shall have d suf-
ficient revenue to meet its ordinary eX--
penditureS; that it shall have a sufficient
revenue to make it. unnecessary to issue
government; that it shall have sufficient
revenue to pay pensions to the men who are
entitled to them, and it will have that rev
enue, and those obligations will all be dis
charged. The senator need not have any
apprehension on that point
Mr.. German replied in a ~jocular style. He
said the senator, tForaker) was a new ar
rival, and came as one of the great host
from Ohio. He had not been in the Senate
long. He would learn in time the methods
of the cloakroom and that senators We're
measured by their services. The senator
Foraker) was the senior senator from Ohio,
the State sending us a President, and yet
he was among the first to urge an increase
of a half million dollars in the ~appropria-
tions.
Mr.. Foraker had a parting word. He said
he had spoken only because the Maryland
senator had undertaken to lecture the Re-
publican side. The senator should not feel
alarmed. There would be an economical adj
ministration and senators on the Republic
an side would join hands with him Cor
mann in reducing expenditures. But the new
men would at least expect him TO draw on
his great stores of experience and Informal
ton. The Maryland senator had prOfessed
to have so much knowledge that the new
corners would look to him as a guide in
taking the burdens from the people, whose
tribune he assumed to be-"
Upon Mr.. Allison's explanation, Mr.. For
aker finally withdrew the amendment.
A final vote on the free homestead bin
was taken at 3 o'clock and the bill passed
Clay, German, Hawley, Kenney, Mills.
Murphy. PIatt Comm smith, Vest and
That all settlers under the homestead laws
of the United States upon the public lands
by treaty or agreement from the various
Indian tribes or upon military reservations
that have been opened to settlement who
have resided or who shall hereafter reside
upon the tract entered in good faith for the
period required by existing law shall be en-
titled to a patent for the land so entered
upon payment to the local land officers of
the usual and customary fees and no other
or further charge of any kind whatsoever
title him to a patent for the land covered
by his entry: Provided, that the right to
commute any such entry and pay for said
lands in the option of any such settler and
in the time and at the prices now fixed by
existing laws. shall remain in full force
and effect: Provided, however. that aI sums
of money so released, which if not released
would belong to any Indian tribe, shall be
paid to such Indian tribe by the United
States.'
The tariff bill was reported early in the
day and Mr.. Aldrich gave notice that it
would be called up on the 18th inst.
The Morgan Cuban resolution again went
over. The sundry civil bill was considered,
but was not completed. The item of 81. 333,-
1898 for continuing the Improvement of the
Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio river was
amended so as to be immediately available:
Arkansas, authorizing contracts on all the
contract items for the Mississippi in the
river and harbor bill of last year was not
agreed to. At 4;40 the Senate went into
executive session and then adjourned.