St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03
Northwestern Representatives Will
Unite Against the River and
Harbor Bill, Which is
Against the Interests of the Great
Northwest and in Favor OF
Corrupt Jobbers,
Marshall Botkin, of Montana, Under Investi
gation-The Attorney General Thinks
Him q Fraud.
More Cabinet Chatter-Minnesota Men at
the Nations Capital-General
News Notes.
RANDALL AND THE COMMITTEES.

An Allegation That He is Controlling
Them for Purposes of Obstruction.
Special Telegram.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-There are fifty
four bills pending in the house of represent
atives making appropriations aggregating
Sc, 327, 400 for the erection of public build
ings in various cities in the United States.
asked Representative stockslager, the chair
man of the committee on public buildings
and grounds, what he prospect is for secur-
ing action upon these measures this session.
whenever Mr.. Randall sees proper
to allow tn EN- to be consid-
cred. He seems to be running all of
the committees of the house," was the pert
tinuing he said that Mr.. Randall and those
who followed him seemed disposed to fillibus-
ter against the consideration of any of these
bills. He denied that there is any com bina-
ton among members to get the public build
ings bills considered. When the house
made an order by a large majority
to consider each bill on its merits,
Mr.. Randall and his friends wasted a
whole day in making diatory motions, and
consideration. and yet there was not one
newspaper in the county that accused Mr..
Randall of fllibustering, although his action
was nothing else, as it was the expressed de-
| sire of large majority Of the members OF
! the house to give each of these bills consid-
Grafton upon their merits.
Among the ifty-four bills which have re-
farn 10 ri fror tha mi toa
is one making an appropriation of SlO0, 600
for public building at Wluona. Minnesota.
A similar bin was passed by the senate on
March 2, 1854, and was sent to the house Of
representatives, and on May 81 last was
! ordered to be printed and lay on the speak
er's table, where it is now buried under
hundred or more bills Of more
or less importance, among them
being the two..senate bills to retire Gen. Grant.
In addition to the public buildings measures
which have been reported to the house for
action, there are four or five others that the
committee have considered and are ready 10
report favorably, while there are yet
dozen or more which have not yet been con-
sidered by the committee.
1t is not at all probable that any Of these
bills Will get through this congress. II seems
to be the policy of Mr.. Randall and his fel-
low economists to do all IN their power to
blockade the passage Of all pending legisla-
ton they can with appropriation bills. 1t
may be that they will succeed in carry
! ing this so far as to necessitate
an extra session to get ell Of the regular ap-
preparation bills through, although Mr.. Ran
dali says that the appropriation bills will all
be gotten through. The senate is doing little
work and apparently seems to be nursing all
| the treaties, etc., while waiting on the house
10 send them an occasional appropriation bill.
So far not one regular appropriation bill has
become law.