The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29

priating $5000 for site for . public building
ut Omaha, Neb.. was agreed to. WITH an amend
The next bill called up one appropriatipg
$500 for . public building at Bar Harhor. Me.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, reported the bill.
Mr.. Allen. Of Mississippi said the pr Opositlon
was to give a building TO Bar Harbor because
there was there combination of pure air and
good water.
Mr.. Milliken. of Maine, was not surprised that
the gentleman from Mississippi should oppose .
public building at place where the attraction
was simply pure water. ,
the appropriation was reduced to $4,000. and
The next bill called MP was that for the cree
ton OF an appraisers building in the city OF
New York.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, spoke in opposition TO the
spending of the surplus in erecting public
buildings until some line Of policy in regard to
taxation should be determined upon. The Dem
ocratic party had violated its pledges 20 the peo-
pie in continuing internal revenue taxation and
in refusing to repeal a system of laws which was
degrading to the public morals rr
After q speech by Mr. Cox, of New York, the
bill was agreed to unanimously The sits and
building will cost 81, 500, 900. RECAP
Bills were also agreed to appropriating $780,
el25, 900 for the purchase of additional ground
at Indianapolis. Ind. In speaking to one OF
these measures, Mr.. Kennedy, of Ohio, arranged
the Democratic party in the House for failure
to redeem the pledges it had made TO the people.
Within ninty days that party would hold its
convention to select it's candidates. and yet 1t
had not redeemed any OF the promises MADE az
its last convention. That party had promised
to reduce the surplus in the Treasury. but to-
day that surplus had grown into mount
Ain Of gold and silver. Not only did
the gentleman from Missouri Mr. Blandl
stand In the way of proper legislation,
but every Democratic committee sat
like . nightmare on the bills presented to the
House. Every pension bill had been buried,
and the soldiers of the government were clam
oring for what the government had promised
them in it's hour of need and danger. He would
taEnApart Of the surplus and give it to the sol
diefR who had preserved the Union and to the
men who had lain in prison pens He believed
it was proper to pass public building measures.
because it scattered the money whereit did
good, and went to make the country better and
richer and the people prosperous and happy.
He was glad that three-fourths of these propo-
sitions came from the Republican side. Ap-
plause on the Democratic side. Gentlemen
might applaud, but the people sit
ting in judgment to-day. and that Judgment
would be recorded in November, and as sure ~
the sun rose and set, the Judgment of the peo-
Pile would condemn the Democratic party. [Ap-
plause on the Republican side.
Bills were also agreed to for the erection of Q
public building At Bay City. Mich, at an ulti-
mate cost Of $3.50, 900, and approprating $500 900
mittse having risen, the House ratified its ac-
ton, and also passed two bills coming over from
Saturday, increasing the limit of appropriation
for the building at Chattanooga, and providing
for the purchase of . site at Buffalo.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tenn. reported back ad-
versely, tho resolution offered this morning by
Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, calling on the Public
Printer for the cause of his failure to comply with
the order of the House for 10, 600 copies Of the
reports of the Pacific Railroad commission. Mr..
Richardson stated that no such order had ever
been made. The House had passed a concur
rent resolution ordering the printing, which still
slept in the Senate committee on printing. The
resolution was laid on the table. and the House
adjourned.