The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
SENATE HALTS BEFORE
VOTING $4,6OO,0OO MORE
TO THE ST. LOUIS SHOW
Mr.. Bailey Raises Point of Order
Against the Proposed APP
preparation.
STEAL, LOAN AND GIFT
Are the Terms Applied to the
Amendment by Members Dur
ing the Debate.
STEAL, LOAN AND GIFT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-After almost al
lowing the amendment to the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill providing for
loan Of 81, 800 900 to the ST. Louis exposition
TO get through without any discussion
whatever, the Senate to-day changed its
tactics just as the vote was about TO be
taken and began debate on the loan pro-
vision. which continued for about four
hours and was still in progress when the
Senate adjourned for the day.
The debate was precipitated by a point
of order made against the amendment by
Mr.. Bailey, who maintained that the ma
tional government was not, as such, con-
cerned with the success or failure of any
exposition. He was supported by Mr..
Lodge and Mr.. Elkins, while speeches were
made in support of the amendment by
Messrs Hale, Allison, Cockrell, Spooner,
McComas and others.
The debate took a political turn at one
time. Mr.. German took advantage of a
declaration that the condition of the treas
ury was such as to render IL unwise to en-
ter upon this expenditure to charge the
party In power with misnanagement Mr..
Spooner replied in defense of the admins
tration.
The debate throughout was spirited but
good natured and the galleries were well en-
tertained. During the discussion Mr.. Till
man said he wanted to say something on
this loan or gift, the latter, he thought, as
Ii was not likely that the government would
ever get anything back. In the course of
his remarks he said South Carolina had a
share of the steal that had been secured by
other cities and he had helped TO get Ii.
What he meant was that this expenditure
of money was unlawful and unconstitu-
tional.
Mr.. Spooner remarked that the senator
from South Carolina had put himself on
record as participating in a steal.
AMOUNTS TO A STEAL.
What / mean," declared Mr.. Tillman,
sis that when Congress takes money from
the people and gives 1t away for expositions
1t amounts to a steal. What 1 want to
know is how far we are to go and how
much longer are we to participate in It,"
Here Mr.. Tillman hesitated.
Steals, interjected Mr.. Spooner.
eyes, steals" said Mr.. Tillman. defiantly.
Mr.. Lodge asked Mr.. Allison If it was his
expectation that a single dollar of this APP
preparation would be refunded and went on
likely that the United States would be
called upon to pay the debts of another
Mr.. Allison replied that he would not
condemn the fair in advance. He believed
If the fair should be properly managed
the money would be refunded.
Mr. German said: I'VE have now more
ships than can be manned and navy five
fold larger than ever contemplated by the
fathers for the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine. Let war wait and commerce be
protected. Make your appropriations for
the st. Louis fair and for the harbors at
Boston, New York and other points. Re-
duce your duties and meet the competition
that Is coming and coming rapidly" He
added that our present era of prosperity
was the wane.
Mr.. Spooner said the speech of Mr.. Cor
man was purely partisan. He assured Mr..
German that he need not fear for the pros
perity of the country and for sufficient
revenue. If the Democratic leader had
stopped to calculate he would have discov-
cred that the era of prosperity had begun
when the Democratic administration ended.
He (Spooner) wanted the flag of the country
loved and not feared, but the flag should
be protected. But the question of imperial
been beaten.
Mr.. Spooner made the important and APP
parently authorized announcement that the
Republican party did not intend to enter
into a revision of the tariff at this session
of Congress. Asked why, he replied that
the reason was found in the fact that such
an effort would too greatly disturb the bust
ness interests of the country. A presiden-
tial election was entirely a sufficient dis
| turber of business without adding unneces-
| sarily to the complications.
Mr.. SpOoner then supported the PROPOSE
| ton for loan to the exposition, saying:
Having done what he has done, Uncle Sam
| is bound to go forward for under the cir
| cumssances, the failure of the fair would
| be humiliation not alone to st. Louis and
the Mississippi valley, but to the entire
| country"