The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-20
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incline 10 elriy - amended - ngey
tariff hnl, which US rep Ted the
senate by the finance committee tins
week, tlan to criticise it The bill con.
'ains number of surprises, but they
know that Senator Aldricn. Allison aud
P.att, hat good reasons for every anirli
ment they added, aud that all three OF
them are staunch prolectionists The
bill will be taken up for DEBATE on the
18th of this month, and by that time the
a amendments will have been thoroughly
digested The bill! was not accompanied
BY report, but both majority aud mi
nority will make one later. Senator
Allison says the addition of Al cents a
barrel in the tax on beer aud the placing
Of duty of ten cents pound on tea,
| both Of WHICH are only to be collected
up TO January 1st 1900, were intended
to supply revenue that will take tho
place ofwhat will be lost by reason of
advance inportations
The Senate has filled it's committee
vacancies, passed the free homestead bill,
and rejected the arbitration t eaty.
Hon. j. H Deboe, the new republican
Senator from Kentucky presented his
credentials and was swoin in this week
He received many warm congratulations
Senator Foraker has no cause to feel
ashamed of his maiden speech, although
it was made on the spur OF the lnomen,,
in reply to some remarks of Senator
Gorman charging that the Sundry Civil
appropriation bill, which failed to be
come law at the last session and which
was before the Senate this week, carried
extravsgant appropriations. As All a
mendment proposed by Senator Foraker
had drawn this scolding. upon the Sen
ate, Mr.. Foraker promptly rep led He
began by calling attention to Seuator
Gorman's having shouted "extrava
gance" at the Indian appropriation bill,
and to his having failed then, and again
in this instance, 10 specify one single
item that was extravagant or unneces
sary. Then warming up Senator For
aker said: $50 far as the tariff policy
ard the tariff bill referred 10 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. In view Of the experience
this country has bad during the last
four years the tariff policy of the re.
publican party is speaking for itself more
eioquently than any human tongue can
speak. So far, Mr.. President, as the
pensioners of this government are con
cerned, tie Senator need not have the
solicitude he manifests. They'l II be taken
care Of They have never failed to be
taken care Of under republican admins
trations. For the next four years il is
purpose of the legislation we propose
that the government Of the U shall
have sufficient revenue to meet Its
ordinary expenditures; that it shall
have sufficient revenue to make it un,
necessary to issue bonds to meet the
current Obligations; that it shall have u
sufficiency to pay pensions to the men
who are entitled to them; and 1t viii
have that revenue and those obligations
will all be discharged"
Senator Shoup, Of Idaho, says of the
amend Dingley tariff bill: II believe the
committee made an honest effort to treat
all .ec,ions Of the country fairly and
impartialiy. 1t is we'll Recognized fact,
however, that no bill will meet the un
qualified approval Of all parties The
West, in my opinion, has received
favorable consideration We did MT
i. ceive quite all We bad he. .ed for wool,
but ON the whole think the comitte-
did the best it could and strained
point TO DO it We had hard fight On
the lead schedule and were lucky to get
what he did" ~ "a.
Following a decision OF the U. ).
Supreme Court, the pension examining
surgeons We're not government officials,
but simply axents to ne hired aud dis.
charged AT will by the Commissioner
of Pensions, Commissioner Evans viii
not recognize those positions "a being
under the civil service rules Speaking
of the matter Commissioner Evans said
II cannot ~ back on Supreme Cour'
decision, and shall not hesitate about
removing the democrats on ali peuslon
boards NJ once. aud appointing r-puh
licsns in their places" More Than POO
boards In the large cities wilrb- affected
by this conclusion, and about 900 repub
licans will thereby get places on these
bosrds
Senator WaIeott has gone TO New
York where he will be joined bv his fel
low com missionefs, ex.Vice President