New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-30
ABOUT PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
BILLS INVOLVING AN AGGREGATE OF
S25,OOO,OO REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Mr.. sTRUBLE's BITTER AND UNJUST ATTACK
UPON THE SPEAKER, AND ITS ANIMUs
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
TRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBugE.1

the House this afternoon certain Senate amend
the sundry Civil bill, in the course Of which
Mr.. struble. OF Iowa, distinguished himself by bitter
personal attack upon the Speaker. which excited
great enthusiasm among Democrats, and was rewarded
with tumultuous Democratic applause. Mr.. strublc
is of ardent temperament and OF extreme siS-
ceptiby. He has lately been the victim Of severe
disappointment The Republicans Of his district pre-
ferred to have another man represent them In the
List Congress, and nominated him. Mr.. strublc
attributes his defeat to the failure Of the House To
pass before the Congressional convention in his dis
rict was held. the bill for a public building IN
the thriving town Of Sioux City, Iowa, and he seeks
to hold the speaker OF the House responsible for that
failure. Hence his outbreak OF today which was as
unexpected and unjust as It was illiudged
Mr. STUDIES shaft fell harmless, because he aimed
II IN the wrong direction and he well deserved Chair
man Canncn's punGent rebuke lie ought to have
looked all the facts in the face. II Is generally
admitted that appropriation for public building
in sioux City would be proper investment OF the
public money, and Mr.. strbles bill for that object
probably would have been promptly passed Oh IL
merits if It had stood alone; but, as Mr. s1lbc him
self knows. did stand alone. II was pooled"
with large number OF other bills, which Ind been
pltrlforaed into the House without much dlscrnira
ton and in apparent disregard OF every principle Of
sound economy. Many Of those were meritOrious
bill, but IL became painfully evident months that
Chairman Mllhen and his committee had overburdcncd
the good bills with many other bills the merits OF
which, judging by the exaggerated, cvasvc and
highly rhetorical reports of the committee ITSELF were
doubtful, Ia say the least.
There was, therefore something stronger than a
suspicion that public building " combine had been
| formed: that q big logrolnc7 scheme afoot
on June IL found that Chairman MillikenS com
mittee had favOrably reported TO the House less
than lO1 House bills and fifty four senate bills for
public buildings. These all distinct and separate
or before June 90 the IIonsc had passed twenty-five
House bills authorizing total expenditure Of Si.5O1
G3O and nineteen senate bills. carrying total Of
s2OIO.OOO. making aggregate Of S5.jll,G39. The
Committee Of the Whole House had also agreed to
seventeen House bills carrying n total Of SljiOOOO
and sixteen Senate bills. which authorized total
peudtutc Of S3,OOOOOO; making grand total Of
@Ij4O,OoO. and a grand aggregate Of $l005l $50
which $500. $50 moro than the total amount
authorized by the first session Of the last Congress and
only 100000 less than the total Of both Sc ons Of
the same Congress.
Bat that not all. Chairman Milliken and his
industrious colleagues had already placed the
calendar before jane - with the seal Of their approval
sAty.tWo other House bills not duplicated by senate
bills ca9r;ing total Of $.rS5,OOO; and nineteen
senate biz, not duplicated by iou,c bills. carrying
total q 5-oCo,OOo. In other words, the House Com
nittce IN months had recommended expenditure
on now buildings Of no less IN amount than
5l9.536.G3o.
But even that IS not all Since June . Chairman
Millcn and his committee have favorably reported
less than twenty bills. tlrtcaD Of which
origin ated In the House and fourteen Of which ORIG
mated In and have been passed By the senate The
thirteen House bills carry total e5,5i3 COO and
he fourteen Senate bills total OF si775,0oo, mane
an aggregate Of Sj,320.oOO To date. therefore,
Chairman Mliten and his colleagues have rcom.
mendcd an expenditure Of s@i H56.c3o account Of
| sit ~ nrsfg Ion q
the List Congress. II is rather remarkable, % say
the least that chairman lUlhens committee has
not made adverse report on any BIZ referred 70 H.
IL is plain men who arr not members Of The com
mittce that Of the bills reported hy It ought NOT
to be passed but 1t IS equally plain that the approval
by that committee on one bill is worth as much "a,
II is on any other bill.
What Is TO be dOne7 Shall the leaders Of ts
majority try 20 make stand against lavish and M
necessary appropriations for the benefit Of anxious and
lnconsidcrte Representative, who Gem 20 think th
their political salvation depends npon such apprpra
tons, shall they try 10 stem The tide II there be-
As many intelligent observer, believe, legislative
combine u pat through an aggregate Appropriation
| of S25.OO0,OOO for public buildings at this session
regardless Of other public Interests and demands
shall effort be made 10 thwau the scheme ],
there way TO SIT this great srst Of bills aud have
action upon the one, which should passf These
are pertinent questions. and Ia them might be added
smother " II mans denomination 10 congress
he he Democrat or Republican. depends upon the
passage Of 4 hi for public emldlns IL some to~n
IN hi, dccstrct is either the decstct or the Nation
HkeI' 10 ,uhcr If the bill falls, and some otlor man
De- nominated ~
~ ,oars: aler Reid position Is delica'e a,
well q, d.mcit One 90 far n, he can exercise any
influence cllhcr 10 rctagd. prevent or prVmete tho
passage ~. uiils IN which Representatives, are pcr
sOnay AID especially interested he must act with
perfect inpartnny. lie cannot do or refuse 10 do for
Republican what he cannot do or REFUSES to do for
Democrat hc cannot smooth me way Tor eWiih ana
thc1 block rUud Of Brown or Jones. 10 FAR as hi,
influence extend, It must be used elihoe 70 avert or
invite the deuge. II might be added, perhaps, b.
way Of suggestion that there does not seem 10 be
crying pressing demand from The taxpayers of the
country for expenditure OF s230OO'OOO or porc for
public buildings Within the coming year. Of course
Democratic politicians, who could slirt responsibility.
share OF the political maIila; but that Is not tho
MIR Strllble said that In favor Of proper
buildings for every executive department u tho
Government but he rose to sRe,k on ,he question %
calendar OF the House, upon which thirty five
bls passed by the Committee Of the Whole. on May
20, not one Of Which had been permitted 10 be con-
sidcrcd by the Speaker OF the House
lie wanted to sayand he regretted t!at the speaker
was not present himthat he fclt 1t outrage
on the Judgment Of the House that any one be he
speaker member should undertake TO say that tho
House should have no opportunity TO carry ont that
| judgment lie had been member of Congress for
more than seven wears. and he had labored earnestly
to discharge his duties He represented Sioux city,
iowa, Twice during the Democratic asccndency
him to move the passage of bill for the erection Of
a public building In That city, ana twice had tho
bill passed. 1t had been the pleasure of the President
| 10 vote the measures.
MIR. Strube wanted 10 Of Speaker Carlisle that
he had never asked for recognition from that officer
that he had not been treated courteously lie wanted
To place In contrast with the kind treatment OF
Speaker Carlisle the treatment Of the pres Speaker
not only towards himself. but towards other members
Of the House. II the speaker had not Snecred at
them and ridiculed them. he had come near doing
| so. democratic appauscJ Members had ls.cn
treated like boys by the gentleman who presided over
s any longer 0 wiEot protest Der Ss Gi
APPLAUSE should members continne TO submit Ike
towards the dctaOn OF the Speaker Of the House
or should they not combine IN honest attsmpt 10
have recognition at the hands Of the Speaker Dem
ocratic apEauseJ He for rebellion against the
ruling Of the Speaker In regard TO public building
bills.
| Mr.. Cannon Thought that the gentleman from Iowa
had better have withheld his attack upon the speaker
tc Cr. Cannon did not feel called upon TO defend
the speaker. The Speaker NODDED 10 defence at his
! hands Republican applause Tho country had
approved the Of the speaker and the action OF