Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-01

| PafIS.
Daniel moved to resume consldera-
ton of the bill providing for the pay
ment of the Hawaiian debt, but Allen
objected, saying he did so In the In
terest of an early adjournment and
| that there would be time to take up the
Hawaiian bill after the passage of the
| appropriation bills.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was then taken up and Gallinger ad-
! dressed the Senate in explanation OF
| his motion to reconsider the vote by
| which the amendment providing an
| appropriation of IS, 0000 900 for the Louis
| lana purchase exposition was passed.
| In doing so, he attacked the Senate
against Incorporating general legisla-
| ton on an appropriation bill. AS to
| the amendment which he offered to
| provide for a commission to investigate
| the trade and commerce with China
and Japan and which has been object
ed to by Allison he felt he had not
been treated fairly. However, he said.
he did not desire to stand in the way
Of the st. Louis fair proposition and,
therefore, withdrew his motion to re-
consider the vote by which it was
adopted.
Morgan gave notice that when the
| bill was reported from the committee
| of the whole to the Senate he would
demand separate vote upon the prop
osition To vote 81. O00, 900 to the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition.
| Gallinger offered an amendment an
| priating $4,000 to pay the salaries and
expenses of commission Of five per-
| 5 ms To investigate and report upon
the trade Of China. Japan and other
countries.
Plat. Conn. protested against the
creation Of further committees and
| against the making of further appro-
prations for cxpositions.
AS soon as one exposition was over
another was started ana thus Congress
was under constant ana powerful impor-
tunity
II. for one am tired Of 1t. think we
can get along without this commission for
at least one wear. We ought to proceed
with some idea Of economy. That may
be an old fashioned idea. but I'm an Old
fashioned man"
In support of his amendment Gallingrr
said that the President Of the United
commission, having twice recommended
its creation.
Pcttigrcw said commissions without
number" had been appointed by the Pres
idcnt. Such a commission meant simply
the furnishing Of five good places for as
many politicians. our consults could OBJ
tain the desired Information.
y further conference was agreed to on
the drmor plate. naval cadets course and
ocean and lake survey items Of the naval
appropriation bin. with Hale. Perkins
and Tilman as conferecs.
The Senate agreed to a conference on
the Alaskan civil code bill and Shoup
Carter ana Bate were named as con
ferccS
Consideration of the commission amend
mcnt being resumed. Jones. Ark. made
vigorous attack upon the administra-
tion uf the Paris Exposition commission
by Commissioner General Ferdinand w.
Peck. lie pointed out that the law Great
inE the commission made it mandatory
upon the commissioner general to make
"A detailed report Of his expenditures to
Congress. lie read A message from the
President transmitting to Congress what
was termed IA detailed statement" OF the
Exposition commissions expenditures
The statement contained only II items.
tine aggregate expenditure being s.io0p0
Up to Jan. H. 1890. Commissioner General
Peek had accounted for less than Slo0.ro0
| Of the 81 100000 appropriated for EXPOSE
tion purposes He demanded to know
where the balance Of the appropriation
had gone.
lie referred 10 a deficiency appropria-
| tion that had already been made ana in
| quired what that was for.
Hale in reply said that the greater part
| Of it had been made for the completion
| of buildings. Tic committee On appropri-
atoms believed the sum was necessary
although hc, personally, was inclined to
| the opinion that the Paris Exposition was
i bad performance.
who is this person Peck" inquired
| Stewart, Ncv.
| II 10 not know replied Jones
If he is business man" suggested
| Stewart, there might hc 4 suspicion
| Of his honesty; if not, his recklpssness
may DC attributed to his ignorance"
What | complain Of" continued
Jones. is not that the commissions of
| Congress have not acted with due dill
gcnce, but that no detailed statements
| Of the expenditures Of public money
| have been made. The air has been fun
| Of rumorS that there have been the
most eXtraVagant and unreasona bic
| expenditures Of the fund provided for
| the American exhibit and we all know
| there never has been any satisfactory
| report as to how this money was used. I"
Jones then said that in this conncc-
| ton he desired to direct attention to
| the expenditure of the fund of $50 900, :
| 300 voted by Congress to the President
| to be used as war emergency fund
| He had, he said, the utmost confidence
| in the integrity of the President, but
| thought it was due the public that
| statement Of the disbursement of that
| fund should be made.
| Il believe" said Jones. that such a
statement ought to be made as would
set at rest the slandcrous rumors and
| tories that are afloat. If they can be
set at rest. | hope there is not word
| Of truth in them, but it is due the peo-
pie to know how millions of dollars
| were expended"
Chandler called Jones attention to
| the fact that the navy department had
made to the Senate a complete report
l Nf IL