The Portland daily press., 1899-02-11
DErICIE hCY IN REVENUE.
Mr.. CannOn's Figures Reinforced in
House.
MR.. DOCKERY SUBSTANTIATES
STATEMENTS MADE.

Policy of Expansion Critieized-ur
Lentz scores the President For HIS
Actiop I'm Case of Gen. Eagan.
Washington, February lo.-Gencral de-
bate on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was concluded today. The speakers
during the day touched variety OF topics
but as a rule, the debate lacked spirit aud
interest. MIR. Dookery Of Missouri. who
is at the head Of the minority of the sp'
propriations committee, reinforced MIR.
Cauuon's figures OF yesterday as to the
deficiency in the revenues MIR. Dear
mond. OF Missouri, Mr.. Gillett of Massa-
chusstts and others, discussed the policy
OF expansion and Mr.. Lentz Of Ohio So
yereIy criticized the administration for
exercise of clemency in the case of Cen
erai Eagan. The latter charged that there
was an evident disposition to reward
those who attacked General Miles because
the latter had had the manhood to tell the
truth about the alleged rotten beef fed TO
our troops In Cuba and Porto Riuo Dur
ing the course OF the debste, Mr.. Hep
burn, chairman Of the interstate and for.
eign commerce committee gave notice
that he would offer the Nicaragua canal
bill rs an amendment to the sundry civil
bill.
Washington. February i0.-The House Q
today, without preliminary business went
into committee of the whole and resumed
priation bill Upon MIR. Can mons mo-
ton, general debate was to close with this
legislative day.
MIR. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
congratulated the country upon the
statement made by MIR. Cannon yester.
day. Had it been maoe earlier he said,
the country might have been saved many
million OF dollars Mir. Dockery produced
figures to show that there was already in
sight deficiency of s67, 200, 600 for the
next fiscal year. but this was exclusive
Of the additional expenditures Of &, $780,
600 involved in the naval personnel bill
the new ships to he authorized in the
naval appropriation bill, the Cuban
claims. the 81, 90, 5000 for public build
ings and the enormous expenditures in
yolyed in the Hanna Paine subsidy bill
and the bill for the construction OF the
Nicaraguan canal should either OF these
latter bills be passed. After the civil wal,
he said, Congress had re revelled and rioted
on the substance of the people, but the
44th Congress had come. Another 44th
Congress would come, not by that name.
however. 1t might be the 57th, 1t might
not be until the 5Sth, but one would
come animated by the spirit that con-
troIled the 44th and IL would cut down
the tax burdens of the people.
Mir. johnson, Republican OF Indiana,
asked how the expenditures could be re-
duced under the foreign policy entered
upon by the administration. MIR. Dockery
replied that circumstances would proba
bly, necessItvte large increases In the cost
OF our military and naval establishments,
but he did not believe there could be u
great reduction in governmental expendi.
lures
lyon mean then," interposed MIR
johnson, THAT We must cut down the e1-
penditures for our internal affairs at
home in order that we may be able TO
=
al am not sure but that the gentleman
is about right, replied Mr.. Dockery.
''Somewh here the pruning knife must
be laid or else the tax burdens OF the peo
pie must be increased.
Mr. Dearmond, Democrat Of Missouri,
argued that il the people were TO be made
to bear additional tax burdens an income
tax should be imposed. MIR. Dearmond,
speaking of the causes of the war declared
tnat great injustice had been done the
; eaker OF the House. Ii was said every
where that the Speaker has been opposed
to the war Yet he declared no solitary
man In the country, no dozen IN fact,
had done SO much To make war inevitable
ms the Speaker. lie had suppressed debate
in the House, had stitied the sentiments
and the consciences OF members. Presl-
dent Mckinley, II he had been here had
not dared TO do SO much. The wat RS
had been damned up until the flood was
inevitable. AT last the indignation
throughout the country ana the wholly
unex pected blowing up OF the hiaine had
broke the flood gates Turning tc the
question OF the future, MIR. Dearmond
declared that all history proved that when
republics turned toward Imperialism IL
was only a question OF time when the end
came.
How could we hope II We entered upon
the policy of the nations Of the old world,
to escape Its corruptiDg influences! lie
appealed to the members to break their
shackles, rise in their dignity .nd assert
the IN selves favor ofAInericaps IMAM erica,
IN favor of free government at home ana
opposed to oppre ssion the world over.
AIR. Gillett, Republican OF Massachu-
setts declared that he had rather pay
S 0, 600, 900 to lie honorably rid Of the
Philippine islands than to pay SO, 0O0, 900
To keep them The islands could. in his
opinion ever re Anne ricanized. Our fu.
tuIe lay in maintaining our old ideals.
1t would be endangered by stepping into
this new field. Corruption and demorali-
no compersating advantages. he believed
| that u coaling station should be retained
We could saoure AL the trade edgan takes