The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-04-22
WASHINGTON.
FROM our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 10Th, 1907.

ing to concerning their failure to &C h
cept the very fair proposition made to :;
them for filling the committee vacan-
cies and the consequent failure to give !
the appropriation bills which failed at &,
the last session the proper committee :
consideration, just before the Indian
bill was taken up. The total OF these !
appropriations will be more than $751; ,
100000, and Mr.. German said that a
careful consideration of them might
result in reduction of at least $Io,-
100000. He also said that it was
time to call halt in the vast expendl-
lures authorized by Congress that
the, limit of expenditures on the navy
and on Notifications ought to be near,
now that an era of peace seemed to
he at hand, and thu he thought it
was also time to limit the expendi-
tures on rivers and harbors. He closed
bv saving that the democrats could do
no more than call the attention OF
Senators on the other side to the |
urgent need of retrenchment 1t is
not expected that Mr.. Gornan's warn.
;nq words will have any effect, but all
the same they were timely, and it was
entirely proper that they should have
been spoken by democrat. The
country will heed, if the republicans
in Congress do not.
Nothing in the eloquent address
made by Mr.. Bryan at the Jefferson
birthday banquet, gathering of demo
Gratis that will not soon be forgotten,
was more important or significant than
the following words: "The position
taken by the democratic party in 1896
will not be surrendered. If you doubt
the permanency of the Chicago plat
form as a party creed, so among the
rank and file of the party and measure
the zeal and enthusiasm which that
platform has aroused, and you will
realize the impossibility of taking a
backward step. True, the present
administration is seeking to turn public
attention to the tariff question, but II
our reasoning is well-founded, an IN
crease of taxes cannot restore prosperi
ty to the producers of wealth. In
fact. we contend that neither higf
taxation nor low taxation can bring
prosperity to the people, so long as
an appreciating dollar continues tt
give the money owner an advantage
over the rest of the people. The
money question must be the para
mount issue of the next Campaign, a
it was of the last. If the Dingley bil
brings genuine and permanent pros
perity, the democratic party will nc
be in a position to win a contest b
opposing it. If, on the other hant
the Dmgley bill proves disappoin
ment to those who advocate 1t, or
position of 1896 will be strengthened
and public attention will be rivete
upon the fact that the cause OF flna'
cial depression is to be found In o.
monetary system"
Senator Nelson, of MINI, althoue
republican, is in sympathy with Il
efforts made by the democrats IN Il
House to amend the tariff bill
authorizing tine President to suspel
the collection of duties upon any II
ported article, the home product
which is shown to be controlled by
trust, as he has given notice OF
intention to offer the same amer
ment when the tariff bill gets bef(
the Senate.
Secretary Cages answer to
Senate resolution concerning
issue of orders by the Secretary OF
Treasury to Collectors of Customs
relation to carrying out the retroac'
clause of the republican tariff bill
being at all satisfactory, Senator y
offered a resolution declaring
order to be without authority OF
and in violation of the statutes
customs regulations concerning
payment of import duties, and
bare majority of one it was refer
to the Finance Committee, to
pigeon-holed.
Democrats would be delighte
see Mr.. McKinley's bluff, other
known as the special diplomatic
mission to visit Europe with powe
negotiate with the governments OF
section in behalf of international b
tallism, succeed in accomplis
something tangible, but none OF
have the slightest idea that It
The Commissioners, Senator Wol
Gen. Paine, Of Mass, and
Adlai f. Stevenson, of Ills, are
BILE men, and their failure to ac
plish an impossibility will be nc
sonal reflection on them.
Senator Morgan closed his
speech in favor of his resol
recognizing the Cubans as bellige
by declaring that what ever a
th;c country might or might nO