The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-05
Dingley's Tariff Measure
Is Submitted by
AldriCh.
information Asked Regarding
the Work of the VeneZue-
Ian Commission.
Germans Obi ection to the Large
Appropriations Ably Responded
To by Senator Foraker.

Dlngley tariff bill was reported back TO
the Senate to-day by Aldrich and placed
on the calendar, to be called up two weeks
rom to-day.
1t will be followed in few days with
printed statement showing the character
OF changes presented in the amend ments
recommended by the Finance Committee.
Aldrich stated it was the intention OF
the committee to present provisions in re-
lation to reciprocity in place of the Sec
ton in the House bill, which the commit
tee recommended struck out.
At the request OF White, a member of
the Finance Com mittee, Aldrich said the
report represented the action of the ma
iority of the com m ttee and that the Demo-
cratic bers non.concur.
A resolution was offered by Allen and
agreed to requesting the President to in
form the Senate whether the special COM
mission appointed to examine and report
the boundary lines between Venezuela and
British Guinea has yet reported, and if so
to transmit to the Senate copy of the re-
port; If not to state what progress has
been made in the investigation.
A joint resolution for the reception OF
President, at West Point Academy for in
struction was introduced by Hawley. A
letter from Secretary Sherman was read,
saying the request had been made by the
Government of Salvador through the
Minister of the Greater Republic of
Central America.
Morgan protested that no recognition of
the Greater Republic of Central America
had ever been made by the United States.
and said Congress ought to be informed
whether there was such a republic. The
resolution, however, was passed.
Allison, chairman of the Committee on
Appro priations, moved to proceed to the
consideration of the civil appropriation
bill, but was appealed 10 by Morgan Cd
of Alabama not to press the motion until
o'clock, so as to give an opportunity for
the consideration of the joint resolution
recognizing the belligerency of Cubans.
He intimated that the delay In action on
that joint resolution was intended to give
Spain an opportunity to raise money in
the markets of Europe on her bonds,
which she would not be able to do if the
Senate passed the joint resolution.
Allen disclaimed any such purpose and
preparation bill, which he hoped to have
mpleted. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the sundry civil bill.
The reading OF the bill covering 139 printed
pages and appropriating about So, 900, 900
was completed in two hours and half.
The few amendments recommended by
the Committee on Appropriations were
agreed 10 without question. Among
them were propositions to make immedi-
ately available 81, 900 for improving
the Mississippi River and 500, 900 for the
payment of fees in the United States
courts.
The bill was then open to general
amendments. The first OF these led to
speech by German deprecating the ex-
travagant appro priations of the bill. Cor
man invei ghed generally against the bill
as appropriating a larger aggregate
amount than had ever been contained in
any similar bill. The tariff bill reported
to-day proposes to add $65, 0OO 600, or $70,-
000, 900 taxes of the people. He thought it
would be the height of unwisdom at this
time to increase the already too large items
in the sundry civil bill.
There were items there which could al.
ford to wait until at least larger taxes
were wrung from the people under the new
tariff. He had hoped an attempt would
be made 10 reduce the tariff bill as it came
from the House and he trusted before 1t
passed the Senate it would be greatly re-
duced. There should be also a great re-
duction in the expenditures and he ap-
pealed to the Senate to apply the pruning.
knife to the sundrv civil bill,
Foraker. in replying to German, said
if ne knew there were items in the bill
which ought not to be. it was his duty to
point them out. As to the Republican
party Foraker declared its policy was speak
ing for itself more eloquentiy than any
human tongue could speak. He con.
tended that it is the purpose of our legis-
lation that the Government shall have
sufficient revenue to meet ordinary ex-
penses, sufficient revenue TO make it UNI
necessary to issue bonds to meet current
obligations, and sufficient revenue to pay
pensions 10 men entitled to them. 1t will
have that revenue and those obligations
will all be maintained.
After further discussion the bill went
over without action.
The Senate homestead bill, which has
been the unfinished business several days,
was taken up and passed; yeas AZ, nays
IL. 1t provides that all settlers under the
homestead laws upon public lands ao-
CURED prior to the passage of this act are
entitled to patent for the land upon pay
ment to the local land officers of the GUS
tomary fees.
The Senate then adjourned.