Evening journal., 1897-05-05
TILT IN THE SENATE.
German and Foraker the Princi-
pals In a War Of Words.
WAS THE OHlOAN'S MAIDEN SPEECH.
Heated Controversy over an Amendment
to the sundry Civil Bm-The Free
Homestead BIZ Passed by
Vote of AZ to IL.

hohitniedQ Dill lloetu ~
Vote of AZ to ii.
Washington, May 5.-Senators Cor
man Of Maryland and Foraker Of Ohio
had lively tilt in the senate during
the consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill. There was added In
terest in the controversy from the fact
that Mr.. Foraker is a newcomer and
this was his maiden effort, While Mr..
German is one of the veterans of the
senate
An amendment offered by Mr.. Fora
kNt for S4OO 900 for the Tennessee river |
below Chattanooga furnished the cause
of the controversy.
Mr.. German warned the Republicans |
against further increase Of the bin. |
Already it exceeded S53,000,OOO, great
er amount than had ever before been
incorporated in a sundry civil bin u
embraced over SlS0O00OO for rivers and
harbors. In the present condition of
the treasury these vast expenditures
We're unwarranted. The only amend
ments offered We're those increasing the
number of offices and officers and add
ing to the burdens Of the people. II
was the height OF unwsdom, on the
very day when q tariff bill increasing
taxes all along the line was reported, to
increase these appropriations.
Until more taxes could be wrung from
the people through the policies Of the
Mckinley administration every effort
should be made to reduce government
expenditures.
Foraler's Maiden speech.
There was something of a stir when
Mr.. Foraker rose to reply TO Mr.. Cor
man. 1t was the maiden speech of the
-nf a ia
(Gorman) 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 q
repetition of the one the senator had
made recently on the Indian appropria-
ton bill. when he had undertaken To in
struct the senators as TO their duty TO
the country. At that ime he (Gorman)
had declared that the appropriations
were recl1lessly extravagant. And hav-
ing thus declared himself the senator
entered the cloakroom, put on his nat
and went home. Mr.. Foraker added
so 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 OF
from any other senator oi 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 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 IN
solicitude he manifests They will h
taken care Of They have never faiie
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administrations. For the next fou
years it is the purpose of the legisla
ton we propose that the government
of the United States shall have suf
fcient revenue to meet its ordinary eX
pendtures; that 10 shall have suf
ficient revenue 10 make it unnecessar
10 issue bonds to meet the current obi
cations Of the government; that
shall have sufficient revenue 10 pa
pensions 10 the men that are entitle
to them: and it viii have that revenue
and those obligations VIII he dis
charged. The senator need not hav
any apprehension on that point
German In JocuIar Vein.
Mr.. German replied in a jocular styl
He said the senator CForakeI) was
new arrival and came as one of N
great host from Ohio He had not bee
time the methods of the cloakroom an
that senators We're measured by the
associates and their services. The SCI
ator (Foraker) was the senior senate
from Ohio, the state sending us pre-
ident and yet he was among the fir
to urge an increase Of 100000 in the a.
propriations.
Mr.. Foraker had a parting word. /
said he had spoken only because Il
Maryland senator had undertaken
lecture the Republican side. The Sc
ator should not feel alarmed The
would be an economical administratio
and senators on the Republican si
would Join hands with him (Gorma
in reducing expenditure. But the M
men would at least expect him TO ORA
on his great stores of experience n
information. The Maryland senat
had professed to have SO much know
edge that the newcomers would look
him as a guide I'm taking the hurde
from the people. "whosc tribune he
sumes to be-" Mr. Foraker finally wit
drew the amendment.
The free homestead bin was pass
by a vote of A. to H. The Morgan {
ban resolution went over.