The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
SENATE WINDS
UP ITS BUSINESS

Continued from Page l.
ment Of the session was presented and
was adopted without being referred to
q committee
Resuming. Mr.. Allison said the obli-
cations aside from appropriations in
CURED al the present session amount
to $24, OO0,O 600.
Culberson's Review.
Mr.. Culberson presented a review Of
appropriations for the past twelve
years, covering the last administration
Of Mr.. Cleveland and the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations He said the
total expenditures under the Roosevelt
administration had been 81, $40. 600, 0O0 or
100000 greater than the four years
| of the Mckinley administration and
, $751; GOO greater than in the four
years OF the Cleveland administration
, These increases he sub-divided as fol-
lows: Civil administration, SLIGO. 600 900:
/ naval. $23l.000.000; military. S2S4 .O00. 600.
! He also said that for 1875 the total ap-
/ preparations on account of the military.
/ including pensions, would be 1887. GOO. 600
( and said that, excluding the expenses
Z OF the BOer war, the military eXpendi-
/ lures of the United States for 1908 We're
SS2.000,0 0O more than those Of Great
Britain for that year. $121 ,000.00 great
| er than those of Germany and S139, 000.-
| 600 in excess Of those of France.
Amazing Expenditure.
Replying 10 Mr. Allison, Mr.. German
placed the total appropriations Of this
I session at 1871 600 coo and the obliga-
tons incurred at over $24. 000. 00O or
| more than $500 600. 600 all told, not in
Guiding the appropriations for the PAN
anna canal He said the figures were
amazing and predicted that ii would be
impossible to make expenditures at this
rate without increasing taxes. He at
tributed the rapid increase to the am
bitiOn TO make of the United States "a
| great world power" and said that we
had reaped no harvest except the loss
| of life and decentralization i'm every
| branch Of the governmental service.
Mr.. German referred TO the in
! cTeases for the support of the army and
said that if the present tendency should
| be pursued the army would become an
! instrument of tyranny. He charged
| that it was now being organized on the
plans of the German army. He also
| charged that the chief reason for the
/ building up of the army and navy was
4 TO attract the attention of the crowned
| heads of Europe. He again charged
/ that the early Accommodating earli-
| est in the history of the country-had
| been due to influence from the White
/ House, and said that while delay might
/ have been secured, it would not have
changed results. and delay was not.
| therefore. undertaken by the Demo-
/ Gratis.
Allison Was Surprised.
Mr.. Allison replied to Mr.. German.
| saying he was surprised to hear from
him that the adjournment of congress
was premature or unduly influenced.
| Mr.. Allison also character Mr.. Culber-
sons tables as "old and worn out" as
| at the time covered by the tables the
conditions of the country were totally
| different from present conditions. He
said the extraordinary expenditures Of
/ the Mckinley administration had been
/ due to the Spanish war. which was
/ forced upon the president He COM
/ batted also the statement that the eX-
] penses of the military establishments
were greater than those of the Euro
pean nations. saying that pension ex-
pendituTes could not properly be in
I Guided in such estimates.
Mr.. CulbersOn said the figures given
| for other countries included their pen
sion lists, and Mr.. GalIinger called at
! tention to the fact that the European
countries grant very limited pensions.
Increase in the Army.
Mr.. Allison admitted that there had
been an increase in the strength of the
army. but said the increase had been
made as a nOn-partisan measure. He
also said that our per capita expendi-
| lures on cCount Of the military were
smaller than those of any other coun-
! try.
Mr.. Allison also defended the admin
istration of the postofice as on the
! whole economical and honest.
During the course of Mr.. AIlison's
! address Mr.. Hale and Mr. COckrell
were appointed a committee to wait
upon the president and notify him of
| the readiness Of congress to adjourn.
After performing this service the COM
mittee returned and Mr. Hale reported
! that the president had been called upon
and SAID he had no further commune
cation TO make to congress.
Mr.. Aldrich said that in the state
ment made by Mr.. Allison there was in
/ cluded many items which were never
! expended. and that while the statement
was valuable for comparison. it does
not indicate the exact state of affairs.
/ In 1902. for instance. when the apprO-
/ priations were $3.50 900. 600. the expendi-
/ lures were only s47o,OO0,OOO.
Cause of Extravaganza.
In 1899 the discrepancy was about
S40O. 600, 0OO. Hence Mr.. Culberson's fig
ures did not, he said. show eXpendi-
lures with even approximate. correct
ness. He admitted, however, that the
! expenditures for the past year and the
year before had been greater than for
I the years preceding the Spanish war.
and necessarily so because the growth
of the country. the principal item of
increase being on account Of the army
and navy.
Referring to the charge of undue haste
in aGjourniug, Mr.. AIdrich said the
congress was about TO adjourn because
the public business had been COM
pleted. He thought the country was
to be congratulated.
Mr. German said that the revenue
question had been evaded because it
would disturb the political atmosphere.
why not admit it," he asked, and
added that he did not blame the Re
publicans for this policy. because the
Democrats had tried it to their sorrow.
we do admit" responded Mr.. Aid
rich. mot that we fear any disturbance
to the political atmosphere. but to the
business atmosphere, which would be
cruel and wanton.
Thanks to Mr.. Frye.
The senate at 1928 p. m. went into
executive session. and when at 1852 the
doors were reopened, Mr.. German Of
fered the usual resolution expressive OF
the thanks OF the senate to the presi-
dent pro tenn, Mr.. Frye. The resolution
prevailed I1paniu1OIIClv