Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-17

vented the ensetxny Of beneficial laws
and had created cnemiss b tine great
cernmittee ca Appropriations. IL tins
attack Gu the committee should prove
successful the committee would have 30
hiasnf the iieimxn smcndnent ior 1t.
l; was the daty OF the Democratic
party to carry ont is professions OF re-
form, and Mr.. Herssrt commended thai
this could not be done bya dinsion Of
the appropriation bills. On tine COR
frsry, the result woald be that the ez-
pendltures Of tine Government would be
largely increased. The argument which
had been made thai the opponents 20
distribution based their opposition or
the ground that there were only fifteen
raen IL the Hogss honest enough 70 De
trusted with Iaeney bills was hardly =
TAR one, and ii carried ont 10 its loE,-
cal conclusion would mean that u each
OF the forty-eighi Congresses preceding
the present there we're oaly fifteen hon
est msn--fof al OF then coafded the
appropriation bills 70 one committee
The tendency OF tine amendment would
be 70 multiply speeches, while whai
the country needed was fewer speeches
arc more legislation.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New YoraS, member
Of the Committee Oh Rules. presented
the reasons which nae inpelled hin 70
agree % the report OF the majority. IL
the course Of his remarks he said thai
II the appropriation bills were dis
tribnted they could ali be reported
within thirty DAYS Of the organization
OF the committees.
Mir. Kendall incurred whether the
EXPERIENCE Of the gentleman from New
York As chairman Of tine Committee or
appropriation IL tine Forty-seVenth
Congress maj not taught hin that il
wa impossible 70 report appropriation
bills within thirty days from the time
the committee was formed Frequently
the estimates were not II before the ex-
piTRtlon OF thirty days.
Mr. Hiscock admitted that this was
true. but asserted thai any Of the bills
could be reported within one week from
the receipt OF estimates.
Nj. Randall held that MI Hisccck's
record oontrOverted his argument.
M. Hiscoek ] grant ! diG not
orIng II bills early, but could II
mad desired. held back the legisis-
tive and sunGry civil bill until away
n Juiy q force tins House TO vote OF
the -atsrnAl-rsvenue bill Gnd the little
tariff bill. -
a little log-roliing suggested Nh.
Randall
MI. HIscock - ! Cd, ] did il grant
thai ] dc It and ] say thai the IT,
core will show that distinctly declared
my intention and purpose u the couD-
try Il was done boldly. ] don'i
thInk J should nave nae the power
but ] h&d ii, and. having had ii, ca
ercised Il. snd believe II this particB-
la case Il wa wise legislation. MI.
Hlscock then proceeded q point out
the danger which attended the dump
Iur Of bills covering many millions
" AN4lair nv LII DtAltttt a. LIT las
davs Of the session. when there was nc
time for consideration And discussion.
These bills were presented 70 the Pre-
sldEnl TO- hIs signature when he mad no
opportunity T. examine them. and the
President would be sustained by the
people Il he should withhold ms sigma
ture unaeT such circumstances.
MI. HIscOck smoke with much earn
estness. and al the conclusion OF MS
speech he was appiauded and cougratH-
lated by III party colleagues.
lie was followed by Nj Holman
with al argument Il opposition u the
abolition Of the clause OF the rule
known a the Holman amendment.
which enables legislation 70 be engrsf,-
e. Of appropriation bills II il Is II the
interest OF economy lie maintained
tina before the adoption Of that amend
ment genera legislation wa placed Ii
nearly every appropriation oil. anu
generally il the direction c. exrrsvs-
gance.
Messrs. burrows, OF Michigan Well
bora. OF Texas Cannon. OF Illinois
ana Bloun., OF georgia. further COLI
t.nneC the debate.
Without concluding the general de-
Dat, the House adjourned until te-lnof-
row.