The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-05
FREE HOMES BI44
PASSED BY THE SENATE WITH
ONLY ELEVEN VOTES In THE
NEGATIVE.
FIREWORKS BY FORAKER.
LIVELY TILT BETWEEN THE NEW
OHIO SENATOR AND MIR.
GORMAN.
for Reckless Appropriations Con-
tafned in the Measure.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Senators
German, Of Maryland, and Foraker, Of
Ohio, had a lively tilt in the senate
late today during the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
There was added interest in the contro-
versy from the fact that Mr.. Foraker
is new conner, and this was his maid
en- effort, while Mr.. German is one of
the veterans of the senate. 1t occurred
when Mr. Foraker offered an amend
ment appropriating 100000 for the
Tennessee river. This gave Mr. Cor
man a text for a severe criticism Of
reckless extravaganza in I appropria-
tons. ~ taat. -- .Ai, -,cz.
There was something Of a. stir when
Mr.. Foraker rose to reply to Mr.. Cor
man. 1t was the maiden speech of the
Ohio senator. He said the senator's
(Gormam speech made him think Of
that governor who refused to grant a
pardon because he had already grant
ed two pardOns to parties from the
same county. This speech, he said, was
a repetition of one the senator had
made recently on the Indian apprOpria-
ton bill, when he had undertaken to
country. At that time he (GOrmam
had declared that the appropriations
were recklessly eXtravagant. And. hav-
ing thus delivered himself, the senator
entered the cloak room, put on his hat
and went home. He GorakeD had eX-
pected some particulars Of this eX-
traVagance, but they were not offered.
$50 far as the tariff policy and the
tariff bill that have been referred to by
the senator are concerned, 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 Republican party is speak
ing for itself more eloquently than any
human tongue can speak.
80 far, Mr.. President, as the pen
sioners of this government are con-
cerned, 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 legisla-
ton we propose that the government of
the United Stated shall have a sufficient
revenue to meet it's ordinary expendi-
lures; that it shall have sufficient rev
enue to make it unnecessary to issue
bonds to meet the current obligations
of the government; that it shall have
q sufficient revenue to pay pensions
to the men who are entitled to them,
and it will have that revenue, and
those obligations will all be discharged
The senator need not have any appre-
hension on that point"
Mr. German replied in a iOcular StVle
H said the, senator (EOraker) was u
new arrival 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 cloak ROOM
and that senators were measured by
their associates and their services
The senator (FOraker) was the senior
senator from Ohio, the state sending
us president, and yet he was among
the first to urge an increase Of $500, 900
in the appropriations.
Mr. Foraker had a parting word He
said he had spoken only because the
Maryland senator had undertaken to
lecture the Republican side. The SEN
ator did not feel alarmed There would
be an economical administration and
senators on the Republican side would
join hands with him (Gorman) in reduc-
ing expenditures. But the new men
would at least expect him to draw on
his great stores of experience and in
forma 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 assumes
to be-"
Upon Mr.. Allison's explanation Mr..
Foraker finally withdrew the amend
ment.
\ final vote on the free homestead bill
was taken at 3 o'clock and the bill
passed. 42-11. The negative vote was:
Chiffon, Clay, German. Hawley Ken
ney, Mills, Murphy, Platt Comm;
Smith. Vest and WalthalI.