The record-union., 1899-02-10

tor said Chandler, has been here al
most six years, and in all that time has
not made proposition for a single
specific economy
Allen explained that not having the
ear of the Appropriation Committee he
/ had never had the opportunity.
Chandler have heard that the SEN
a.or was modest man, but I never
discovered it except in his own utter
ances.
Chandler then declared that Aliens
periodical .diatribes" had been general
in their terms, and not SO direct as to
be useful
Allen-I hope the Senator will with
draw that word ''diatribes.s'
Chandler will. And I will substi-
tute for it the term periodical ad-
monitions." Gaughter)
The pending bill was then laid aside
for the day, and at 3:15, on motion Of
Hoar, the Senate went into executive
session. At 5:35 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Chairman
Cannon of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House, in the course of the
general debate on the sundry civil bill
against extravagant appropriations.
| and especially served notice that
neither the subsidy bill nor the Mica
ragua Canal bill could be passed at
this session. Although he specifically
disclaimed speaking for any one but
himself, the statements he made, COM
ing from the Chairman of the Appro-
priations Committee, caused great in
terest.
Cannon made a general statement
of the revenues and expenditures for
the present fiscal year, increasing Sec
retary Cages estimate of the deficiency
in the revenues from $112, 600, 900 to
100000, exclusive Of the $40, ,OU0,-
600 to be paid to Spain under the pro-
visions Of the treaty of Paris.
Grosvenor of Ohio, Hepburn of Iowa
and Smith Of Michigan, although they
did not enter into any lengthy discus
sion, took issue with Cannon, but he
| maintained that. our revenues might be
sufficient to meet our expenditures for
the next two years, if needless expend-
iture was not entered into. He indi-
Gated that it would be a close margin,
and that new expenditures might mean
a. bond issue.
| Cannon's speech was in every way
notable one, and. doubtless, will furnish
the text for a good deal of discussion
during the remainder of the session.
| At the opening of the, session a bill to
amend the War Revenue Act was pass
ed providing that when a bond or note
was secured by a mortgage but one
stamp should be affixed of higher rate
due on either instrument.
Hopkins R.) of Illinois, on behalf of
the Ways and Means Committee, ex-
| planned that the bill was to prevent
double taxation.
McRae Cd of Arkansas called atten-
ton to the fact that in the case of
leases there was double burden which
| should be corrected.
Now that the war is over and the
peace treaty has been ratified" asked
Sulzer CD of New York of Hopkins,
| how long are the people to be- burden
ed with the war taxes?"
| THAT question Isl not pertinent to the
issue" replied Hopkins
Answer me, please insisted Sulzer.
Il am not on the witness stand,' re-
piled Hopkins, waving Sulzer aside.
Bills We're passed to grant to the Fort
Smith and Western Railroad Company
| a. right of way through the Choetaw
| and Cherokee Indian reservation; to
grant a right of way through the Nez
Perces reservation in the State of
Idaho; to- permit homesteaders in; Flor
ida driven from their homes by the
storm of September, 1896, to return
| within one year and perfect title to
! their homesteads; to construct a. bridge
across the Monongahela River at Nor
gantown, w. Va.