New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
orB,TE IN THE SENATE OVER APPROPRI-
ATIONS.
THE DISCUSSION STARTING WITH BILL
GRANTING 100000 FOR A BUILDING AT
SAN DIEGO, CAL.-NEEDs OF

sting $500 900 for a public building at san Diego 'ai
Mr. sherman suggested that that was rather large
appropriation for public building In san Dlcso. ho
had been there a short time ago. and II was 'hen
comparatively small place
Mr.. Stanford, chairman of the committee OH I"pi
bindings and Grounds stated that san Diego hah
population of about 10000. and that the bnui"s wa
TO accommodate the custom house the internal revenue
Office and the land Office. well as the poS'"m'c
Mr. ingalls, inquired as the other appropriations
made for public buildings in California al tic p'cS0
session ,. l.,
Mr. stanford was not prepared to furnish inc i"
formation asked but referred the senator HUH N"''
TO the report of tie committee. ,,
Mr. ingalls, waited to ascertain in regard 10 All '"oNc
hills whether buildings were needed, and what appro
priators oncht TO he made for them, in oucr 10 VOC
;ntolurontlv There was a general complaint he Sale
in the press of the country that appropriations io'
public buildings cXorbitant ana eAua'dsan''
and that provisions were made LOT puoHo o""uiheS
where they were not needed Inc senate ""S "o"
considering one of thcs, bills, and the chairman OF
,ho COMMITTEES which reported it had CURLY replied
N him that II he referred the report lie could
eatisfv himself Mr. ingalls, respectfully submitted
that senators were entitled to information on matter
y, npblc importance before they were called upon 70
vote the large sum of 100000 for a public building
4, San Diego lie therefore repeated his request for
information as 10 the number of places in California Tor
which public buildings had been provided at the present
session and the amount for each.
Mr.. sherman said that all he desired was TO have
some general rule applied to public buildings. ho
wanted 10 see what might be called a far DIVIDE
Mr. Stanford-Let the bill lie over unih Mon
dav. and l Will be prepared to give the Information
asked. ,,.
Mr. Spooner a member Of the Committee on fupic
Bindings and Grounds said that the propre'y OF the
appropriation for Diego was not ane''eu Nv al
preparations for other places in Caiiorn" Inc
senator from California (>r stanford had brought te
%, facts
NOT now recall IN detail and had satisfied the COM
mittee that the appropriation for San Diego pace
RAPIDLY growing in importance. was not too IaISo'
Mr. Patt spoke of the recent remarkable growth
Of san Diego and other towns IN Southern 'aIion'a'
which Eastern men, he said. could hardy conp'c'"u'
San Diego important Place.
Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa. bore testimony TO 'he cary
which the Committee on Public Buildings Cof whlcA
he was not member brought 10 the consideration
Of appropriations for public buildings He had iouhu
II hard 10 get sufficient appropriations FOR puohc Duu
ings in Iowa.
Mr. Morgan said that six years AGO san Diego mao
not more than 1000 inhabitants, while now II ma
., 600 mr. 40 600 lis harbOr not only admitted the
largest shin, and steamers on the Pacific but 1t was
perfectly landlockcd. so,
Mr. stanford withdrew the motion 10 let the Bill
lie over until Monday. he thought that the So'a'c
was now prepared 10 pa H.
Mr. Dolph spoke of tie growing importance oil te
Pacific coast and said that us was poor time U
call halt In regard to public oulidins''
senators. he said, seemed to be as sensitive 70
newspaper criticism a. mercury wac u changes ia
temperature But the newspapers had never uH'cf-
taken 10 discuss any particular huildN anu, ]. rc;
had, they could ave the senate il" ,'rv ~ The
ton In regard To 1t than tnc secretary % '''
Treasury or the supervising AIcAtt' . ,o,,,i.,l
Mr. Hearst spoke OF san Diego a, HAVING uoat,.' ,
hsr,or and a. being a place IRON "H VIII, az. az 80
100 900 people drew their supple, 81 coal ron AS
ia IL uopulation and Industries were growing
fast Ii wa railroad oentr, and Wa s,'o is
military depot beins o'.l ~, he wanted to say
that his colleague and he intended t. present 70 %
senate ater ' me Stat IF Csorn me intended to do
il hOnoraLy. They did not intend Wnen Iie, nccd
10 get every dollar they asked They eSpe''cu "a
show that they were entitled to IL ana tns l,toi
move IL bv every senator who Hai been 70 d
ast wear and he thanked goodness That th1ie n@o
beer good LOT Of them there, ana SOM oi t"V ~, ~
~ Them daughter lie expected 70 a'A IoI
pos tOice in Francisco, u a-k ar sV;' ."
money for It. and to have me Scnae hci, There
a >ort Of she'd that had to be pTopped up 10. u
last 0r,y years hey had r5t Inca '1 the dat part Of
the town. where no woman Woud vcn'''o az, az wonlS
and would hardly venture IN te % aS had visited SAN
Francisco had been driven u see the po'''n'e d '
Oh Mr. Mr. Dave ~ad that Of all the appropriations for
pui5jc buildings that had come before tho Heia,;
iheIo was hardly one o ,re n mott IMPORTANT haror
on the Pacific Coast Iho,r tnfer "eiy a 9d rr,ncsco
az Mr. Mitchell And Portland. oregon. VIC. c....
Mr Dawes~Porilaud i, not on the Pacific 'oa,t'
hui n i AN important place and there j, every JUSTIN
cation for public building there; me iic drhate
That thee public budiucs have got 70 g. moe
largely the West and c, IN tng h ceI eI% 70
admit. Nothing 30 amazes an Eastern ma. -, -
travel Wet and see The mmemIe oG EniIdr. reports
i, that they 50 largely on the idea Of pa'uuoh'
" Mr. sanf6rd-I have never known member Of the
Committee on Public Iuildns- to attempt 10 "a. ,
ANYTHING for his locality that was not ba.oh on Ihe
public Interests and The committee h, nade u't ,e
controlling idea IN determining the amount u INC
sIr meals .aid that there vague impression
not very vague. either. hui definite impression; N
,ne pnnS ,ap r,r GroiWith,tandinc NJ Dolphs
anathcma Of hem) that appropriation, IN me islveF
vent hv favor like oscillation. and that In Xari1ns
instances large appropriations haa nefn '1 IT,, S
bste H. dav had been Instructive and advantagcous.
II justified the action Of the commute ~ ,h' Rnp
would have gone into the eame category ~ t,,-c
which had preceded H. lie haa @ nr br}lg,pga
ana should be glad to nppar ha' o % Go
ernu.cnf had occasion ~ hire building
the close Of the discussion the phi was pas'e1'
OPPOSED TO INCREASED DtTY on TIN PLATE.
Wa,binctnn March or. X. Shrivcr j. y Nun
con and r. r. smith Of the Baltimore Canned Goods
Exchange: r. l.. Bunting Of the New York Canned
Goods Association: and :. g.. Curiice OF Kochc-"r'
made arguments before The WAY and Means Com
mittec today in opposition 10 tic proposition con
tanned in the Tariff bill 10 increase by the three
quarters Of "A cent pound the duty on tin plate
They coniendcd tina, one half Of The price they re-
ceived for their good, was made mp Of the cos' OF
the can and that the present tax amounted 70 a
tax OF 10 per cent upon the tomatoes and corn
hacked The Gamers 81 this country consumed about
$40 100000 worth Of tim plate per annum anti the
tax upon it wa, paid almost entirely by the poor
pcople. Mr.. Dnglcy wanted to know If the same
thing Wa not true Of the tax imposed upon i'm
ported can goods, t. which the packers answered
That they would bc perfectly willing la have the
duty removed canned goods If free tin wac given
them. Mr.. Bayne said that in the course OF year
and a half the mills Of this country would be pro
6ncing all the tin plates needed for domestic con
sumption and at a price that wOuld compare favor
ahly with the present price paid for imporicl Tin