New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
CONFLICTING INTERESTS IN THE HOUSE
WASTING TIME IN PARLIAMENTARY sTRO"ohEe-
DELAYING APPROPRIATIONS FORPuBLIc BUILDINGS
tEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNE.l

WASTING TIME N PARLIAMENTARY sTRUGoLEs-
DELAYING APPRoPRIA TIoNs FORPuBLIc BUILDINGS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrRUNE.l
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Chairman STOCK
stagcr of the Committee on Public Buildings anu -
was an anxious man to-day and he may remain 80 ior
several DAYS 70 come He is candidate for DENOMINATION
and recently ne spent several weeks In MS dls'cs u'
hard 10 mend his fences" which one or two strong a
influential rivals have been striving with conslderape
success 10 tear down The contest Is close ana rainier
doubtful oue and is sad the preferences OF the dee
gates from FLOYD County will be likely to make OF mar
Mr. stockstager's prospects The Democratic primaries
in Floyd County TO be held next week Ne"-Aloauy
is a city that county and the people Thereon are e
tremey anxious for a new Government pudihg' "hioh
Mr. stookstager has promised TO secure Tor them Nearly
three months ago he brought IN Din iol
that purpose; it provides for building to
cost 100000 Senate bill of the same
purport has already passed that body. MI SHOCK
stager naturally thinks that II ne get either OF THESE
bills through House before the Democratic primaries
in Floyd County held, the delegates chosen VIII DC
more likely to favor his nomination.
On Monday he succeeded In having the rules suspendeo
ard resolution adopted, setting apart to-day ana suose
0uent days for the consideration of the fifty bills favora
bly, reported which authorize new buildings III various
cities and towns. The New-Abany bill is tnird on lhe
list he hoped to its passage today AS soon
as he moved the consideration OF the special ORDER ts
morning it was subbony resisted by the friends OF the
shipping bill and the interstate Commerce BILL respec
lively as well by Holman, Warner OF Ohio, and other
friends Of ECONOMY" The struggle lasted
all day. First the House voted down. TWO
To one the motion to consider the Shipping
bill and next it rejected by still more decisive vote MT
Reagans motion 10 the Interstate commerce Dill
Then there was long wrsngle over points Oh oruer anu
an appeal from the decision of the chair. .
After than three hours had been thus wasted he
members of the public building syndicate VINO haa $1,000
shoulder shoulder like band OF brothers thoughtt
victory because the special order limits to thirty
minutes debate on each bill and all amendments TO It,
They were slightly mistaken for after debate on the first
bill had been closed amendments to reduce the amount OF
money 10 he expended poured In steadily They were all
rejected but as the opponents of the measure insisted on
quorum every time the process rather slow ana te
dious ONLY two bills disposed OF by the Committee
the Whole and they have got 10 pass the House one
authorizes building Keo1uk Iowa. TO cost Tl5o-
600 IL came out in debate that Keokuk had popuss
ton 900 in $780, being several hundred less
than the population in 1870. The other bill authorizes
building at Waco Texas, to cost 100000 According
TO Mr. Mills Waco is iOuTshng and important city,
which contained than 1000 inhabitants in 1880 add
hos f.yor