Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
IN THE SENATE.
Cleaning Up the Big Appropriation Bills il
the Last Hours.

the Senate joint resolution for the pre-.
vention of the introduction and spread
Of contagious and infectious diseases int
the United States was passed In view
of the alarming nature and spread OF tho
| bubonic plague. now prevalent In India
and adjacent countries. and In view o.
the danger of this scourge being brought
10 the United States" 1t gives the secre.
tary OF the treasury the discretion to es.
tlbiish quarantine inspection stations al
any domestic port
Cameron offered a resolution. which
was agreed~to. calling on the state de-
partment for the correspondence in the
case OF United States Consul Mccord OF
Pennsylvania. arrested In Arequipa,
| Peru. In June 1895.
Hale and German were appointed con-
ferees on the naval appropriation bill
| and Senators Teller. Allison and cockrell
on the District OF Columbia appropria-
i lion bill
! PETER moved to take up the resolution
| offered by him.. several weeks ago. In
| structing the finance committee TO IN
/ quire into the issue and sale OF bonds.
| Vest stated that subcommittee of the
finance committee had gone TO New York.
last summer. 10 carry out similar in
! vestigation and reported rhe testimony
! taken. and that the report contained all
the information the resolution OF the
senator from Kansas sought. After n
| brief discussion the matter went over
| without action.
| on motion OF Pla,t 4, was ordered that.
| after the passage of the two remaining
| appropriation bills 1.-THE fortiiica ton and
| deficiency Bills the House bills on tn.
| calendar, unobjected TO. shall be la
ken up.
| The fertilization appropriation bill was
| taken up. The amount appropriated in
the bill as 1t passed the House was 30
25'33-5. As recommended by the Senate
| committee on appropriations, the bill car
| ried f1l7.lfI.
! Hawley called attention TO the fact that
| Congress had been very liberal in the
matter of Notifications and ornaments.
| 'having appropriated $Ss.000.ooo for those
| purposes within the last 10 years.. but
| no garrisons were stationed in the forts.
| and no artiiierists were taught 10 use the
| splendid steel guns that had been pro-
| v!ded. The condition of coast defences
| was lamentably undefended. no men be-
| ing kept there and trained to handle the
| there. No other discussion took place on
| the bill. and 1t was then passed without
| question.
| The general deficiency bill (the last of
| the appropriation bills) was taken up
I The bill as Il passed the House appropri-
ated -. NJ 0st. As reported from the Sem
| ries 1888, $50. The consideration of the
| deficiency bill was interrupted and the
| House amendments to the international
| monetary conference bill were laid before
/ the Senate. Chandler moved that the
| Senate concur In the amendments. Du-
! bois argued that the bill seemed TO be
| political proposition and nothing else He
| would vote for the bill. but was convinced
| that the Republicans did not intend to
and would not accomplish anything by
| the bill.
Dubois read extracts from letter re-
ceived by him recently from Moreton
| Frewen of London. stating tina; the
| movement in England for currency re-
| form was apparently hope. less. and the
prospects for internationa action de-
| pended entirely on whether some country
| could be found brave enough to put its
| foot down.
The only way" Dubois continued ITO
| reach an international agreement. is for
| this nation to stand out as in ZIG and
| say: We will regulate our own affairs
Whenever we do that, European nations
| viii. In my judgment. sue for an inter-
national monetary conference. If not.
they Will lose the trade of the world.
| Talking of the Silver senators. Dubois
said they had left their Republican
friends for good. He thought the free
silver issue would crush out the Republi-
can party.
Cannon said the adoption of the House
amendment. which provides for sending
seek for an international agreement
through diplomatic negotiation. would be
an official confession of the absolute fail
ure of Senator WolcOtt's mission.
Teller said the only result of the bin
would be to convince the American people
that bimetallism could not be secured by
successful monetary conference. there
would have to be preliminary diplomatic
negotiations. There was no reason to
suppose that the next secretary of state
tMr. Shherman) would enter into ar
engagements for the purpose of restoring
bimetallism. Nor was there any reason
TO suppose that the President-elect or the
new secretary. of the treasury had any
sympathy with the International agree
ment. The President-elect's statements
from his cottage porch indicated that he
had gone over to the gold standard in
earnest .rn
dent with the pomp and splendor of mon
archy. Teller continued. There will be
grand and magnificent display. l do
not complain of that. When the Execu-
i've OF .oW0 600 people Is indicted to Office
there should be something more than the
ORDINARY conditions and observances. 1t
will be painful to those who witness ii
and WHO, will realize that on that day
Ing food and hunting work than at any
other time in the history of this republic
that there are more men. women and
children supported by charity. today
IMAM at any other time in the history of
the country.
Morgan said the United States might as
well surrender its power TO make war
and peace. into the hands of Great Bril- |
tam, as to surrender its power to coin |
money and declare its value. Nothing |
national agreement came out OF it, he |
would oppose it.
A vote was taken and the House
amendments We're concurred IN without a |
division. The bill now goes to the Pres
ident.
Consideration of the deficiency bill was
recting the secretary of the treasury to /
pay the amount of the DEGREES of the |
court Of claims under the Bowman act.
aggregating s5S7, 800. Various other. items
were added to the Vest amendment |
Hale. in charge of the bill. spoke against
the whole amendment as out of order.
although he said he would not make that |
point. as the Senate had frequently over
ruled such point.
Aldrich protested against the amend
ment, as utterly at. variance with the rule
against putting private claims on appro-
prfation bills. Hale warned the senators
against loading down the bill. as the
more heavily 1t was loaded. the more dan
ger. 1t would encounter. He urged quick
action on the bill. to avoid the necessity
for night session.
The amendment. with added items. was
agreed TO. without division. the reading
of the bill was continued, the committee
amendments being acted on as the bin
was read, and all other amendments be-
ing withheld until after rhe bill should
be read through. The committee amend
ments being all disposed of, a number or
amendments were offered by Individual
senators and agreed to.
White moved to strike out OF the bill
the House iteri appropriating 81. $40. III
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