Show EXTRAVAGANT APPROPRIATIONS t Discussed a LivelyTlanner by Gorman and Foraker ID BAT CREATED I QUITEA STIR I FINAL VOTE O2T TE FREE I HOMESTEAD BLLI TAKEN It Was Passed 42 to 1 the Negatives Nega-tives Being Chilton Clay Gorman I Gor-man Hawley Kenny r Mils Murphy Platt Smith Vest and Walthall Morgan Cuban Resolution Resolu-tion Goes Over Washington May Senators Gorman Gor-man of Maryland and Fqraker of Ohio had a little tilt in the senate late tt I I today during the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bil There was added interest in the controversy from the fact that Mr Foraker is a newcomer and this was his maiden effort ef-fort I occurred when Mr Foraker offered an amendment appropriating 400000 for the Tennessee river This gave Mr Gorman a text for a severe criticism of reckless extravagance extrava-gance in appropriations There was something of a stir when Mr Foraker arose to reply to Mr Gorman Gor-man He began with a mild criticism of Mr Gorman for attempting as he said to instruct senators as to their duty to the country The Ohio senator then spoke of the policy of the Republican Repub-lican party as to the tariff and maintained main-tained that the tariff policy of the Republicans Re-publicans was speaking for itself more eloquently than any human tongue can speak He assured the senator from Maryland that the Republican administration admin-istration would raise sufficient revenue to meet the needs of the government without resorting to bond issues and at the same time he would guarantee that there would be no unnecessary or extravagant expenditures I Mr Gorman replied in a Jocular vein and spoke of Mr Foraker as one of the great host from Ohio and geat ad expressed ex-pressed surprise that the senator from the state sending us a president should be the first to urge an increase of half a million dollars in the appropriations appro-priations Upon Mr Allisona explanation Mr Foraker finally withdrew the amendment amend-ment A final vote on the free homestead bill was taken at 3 oclock and the bill passed 12 to 1 The negative vote was Chilton Clay Gorman Hawley Kenney Mills Murphy Platt Connecticut Smith Vest and Walthall I The tariff bill was reported early in the day and Mr Aldrich gave notice inst that it would be called up on the 18th instThe Morgan Cuban resolution again went over The sundry civil bill wa considered but was not completed The item of 2333333 for continuing the improvement of the Mississippi from the head of the passes to the I mouth of the Ohio river was amended so a to be immediately available At 440 the senate went into executive execu-tive session and then adjourned |