The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
UNCLE SANS PHILIPPINE DANCE
COSTS QUITE A PARRISH
BIT OF MONEY
TOTAL MONEY SPENT THERE
WOULD BUILD AND FORTIFY MIC.
ARAGUA CANAL AND FUR
NISH WARSHIPS
EXTRAVAGANZA OF CONGRESS
Government More Expensive Now
Than in the Most MOmentous
Year of the War of
the Rebellion.

| w WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The house de-
voted today, excepting an hour and q haIe
consumed in counting the electoral vote
anu promuIgating the result of the prest-
uehIlal election, to the sundrv civil an
| preparation bill. General debate upon the
measure was completed but little actual
progress was made with the bill. During
one oeoate the opposition opened gem
eral assault upon the present congress
| Flfteen of the 1874 pages of the hill wara
disposed Of
Inc sundry civil bill was taken I'D when
Inc session opened and Mr. Bell of Col
raoo' a member of the appropriation
committee, took the floor with a speech
| against 1.-The unprecedented extravo-
| eahce of the present congress" He said
1T was time the people became alarmed
at the rapid growth of expenditures.
90 caIlous had congress become to vast
increases In the appropriations he said,
mat II was considered almost disreput-
able to call attention to the evtrava-
sdhce OF the government. He produced
ngures to show that in a single decade
the per capita cost of carrying on the
| governmental machinery had Increased
from $4.75 to over $40.
Business at this point suspended TO per-
NIT counting of the electoral vote. Upon
conclusion of these ceremonies, Mr.. Coch-
| ran, Of Missouri, made an attack upon
! this congress-
WORSE THAN IN 1864.
He declared the total appropriations for
next year, if reckoned in gold would
exceed the appropriations in 1864, when
the federal government had twelve hun
bred ships on the seas maintaining a
blockade from Galveston to the Chesas
peake and 100000 men on land engaged
In the most tremendous military enter
prise in the history of the age
Later, speaking of our policy in the
Philippines and China Mr. Cochran said:
Talk about progress and Christianity,
If progress and Christianity mean march
| ing under many flags of plundeBers and
the swords of Christian soldiers, dripping
in the blood of plundered people, it is
| time to quit or fling away the masuuer-
ade and say: Progress has turned free
booter, Christianity slumbers and God
| Is dead Democratic applause)
Mr.. Cochran argued that from any
| economic standpoint, the game In the
Philippines was not worth the cost"
COST OF PHILIPPINE PICNIC.
1--WE have already" said he. spent
| money enough there to build the Near
| aqua canal to fortify every foot of its
course, to construct what new warships
we need and we are today no nearer peace
than when the first gun was fred
MT. fIlCHdFUSOn (I6nn.1, the minority
| leader, also commented upon the vast
total of the appropriations at this ses-
sion of congress, which he said, would
reach $500, 000 600. Four years ago, when
President McKinley's administration be-
! gan, the annual appropriations We're
about $407 600, 900. He conceded that the
appropriations would naturally increase
every year. but why, he asked this pro-
digious increase of over $500 OO0,0 600. The
| war has been over two years and could
not be charged with these increases for
the increases We're not confined to the
army and navy appropriation bills. There
was an increase in every one of the ap-
preparation bills.
IN THE SENATE.
When the senate convened today the
blind chaplain made beautiful and
touching reference to the death of Mrs.
Thomas c. Plat, wife of the senator
from New York
During the greater part of the day the
senate was engaged in executive session,
and in the counting of the electoral vote
for the president and vice president Of
the United States.
Late in the afternoon consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill was
resumed but little progress was made.
At a night session, begun at 8 o'clock,
the District of Columbian code bill was
read
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The monthly statement of the imports
and exports OF the United States, for
January, 1901, issued by the commissioner
of statistics shown as follows: Mer-
chandise,- exports, $133. $50 032; increase,
SO, OOO, 900. Gold, imports, ,161,0l2; in
crease, So 100, 600 Gold, exports, 81, POI 1883;
increase, 100000 Silver, imports, $780,
O34; increase, .$1,O00,O0O. Silver, exports,
S4490 239; increase, 5000, 900.
PARIS EXPO. MEDALS.
Frequent inquiry has been made at the
state department respecting the distri-
button of medals awarded to American
exhibitors by the Paris exposition. A
letter has been received by the depart
ment from Mr.. J. H. Gore, speaking
for Commissioner General Peck, in which
he says:
1.-THE authorities of the exposition will
not send out any medals until all are
ready, and as there will be about $1,000 .
several months may elapse before any
exposition will be presented to each re-
cipient of a diploma. This medal, how
ever will be in bronze. The recipient
can have this Silvered or gilded so as to
agree with his diploma
ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED.
Tho ceremony Of counting the electoral
vote for president and vice president CASE
at the election last fall, took place In
the hall Of the house OF representatives
at / o'clock today ct u joint session of
the house and senate. The method OF
counting the vote is prescribed with
great detail by the statute and was fol'
lowed literally today Great crowds
thr2nged tie galleries to witness the in
teresting spectacle. Many distinguished
persoGaEes in political, social and private
life were present. The spectators waited
patiently through the session Of the
house which preceded the great event OF
the day.
A lapsus linguae by Gen. Grosveror
when he announced the vote of Colorado,
created general outburst Of mcrriment.
He announced that Colorado has cast
four votes for William Jennings Bryan,
of Nebraska, for president, and four for
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, as
vice president.
ooh, no." shouted Mr.. Richardson, one .
of the Democratic tellers, while the
members of the senate and house on
the floor and the spectators in the gall
leries joined in the laughter which fol-
lowed
Mr.. Grosvenor corrected the error and