New-York tribune., 1890-05-30
ACTING on PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
MANY LAID ASIDE FAvORABLY BY THE HOUSE
IL Committee OF THE WHOLE.

Washington, May 29.-The House to day, in Com
mlttec OF the Whole (Mr Burrows. of Michigan in the
CHAIR, considered public building bills. The special
order setting apart the day for the consideration of
measures Of this character provides that the bills
shall be taken mp according to the direction of tho
committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Mr. NILS of Texas, inquired what that direction
Mr. Milllicn, of Maine. replied that regarding tho
biS politically two Republican bills would be called
up ana then one Democratic bill. This about
the proportion Of Republican and Democratic meas
ures on the calendar
Mr.. NILS thought that this arrangement was
fair and that the committee should alternate between
tho two sides
The bill which gave rise 10 this discussion wus
calcd mp by Mr. Millilcn. for the erection of pub
lie building at Ear iarbor. Me- at a cost Of $4,000.
Mr. Edmund-, OF Virginia. said that. when he first
came I" Congress. he had introduced bill for
building at Roanoke. had pressed II before the
mlttee, and had received gracious promises, but alas
they were only promises TO the ear. To-day he
found himself in the pLfon of the Biblical animal
which fell between two bales Of hay His constituents
wanted to know why he was not in the city OF Rich
mond t" do honor to the great Lee; and he would
have been therr but for the fact that the day before
yesterday Mr.. Mlken bad told him that his Roanoke
DllI would unqueSonably be called up 10 day. But
where wa, tl Yet here he missing the glorious
old Confederate time in Richmond. on the statement
of the chairman. Gaughtcrl
Mr. Williams, Of Illinois opposed the pending bin.
The receipts If the pOstoicc at Bar lIarbOr not
equal 10 3 of per cent of the sum it was proposed
TO appropriate.
Mr. Miliken defended the bill and enogzed Ear
Harbor During the winter it contained lbout 1000
inhabitants; during the summer there 10000
or 10000 or 10000 people there.
The bill wa finally laid aside favoribly
The following bills were also laid aside favorahy
Manlao, Mimi, 10000 Meridian. Miss 10000;
Milwaukee. Wis. increasing amount 10 81 400 900;
Youngstown, ohio. go. 900: Camden Ark, s25OOO;
souN Falls. > d.. Sl5O,0OO; st. Abans. Vt, 10000;
stockton. cal. $7j.OOo Norfolk, Va. s1500oO;
Beatrice Ncb.. 100000. Davenport Iowa. 100000;
Rock Island. H. SO 900: Rcidsville. V e., FL 900;
south Bend Ind. $4,000: Fargo. y. D.. 100000;
Newturg, n Y. 100000 Madison. Ind 80 900;
Pueblo. COL. $4,000, ,lonx city Iowa, 300 900.
Lima. Ohio 100000; Portland. orc. @IO0.OOo
ilavcrhilI, Mass. $4,000 Charleston. e., incrcaS-
INK limit 10 s@50oOo, bloomington. III. sIOo,ooO:
Lewiston. Me. 10000; Kan~a, city. NO. ~ 200 900;
Tnunton Mass. $4,000 Racine Wis. 100000
Ssv4nnaA: %. increasing 10 $tOoO.o, Pawm'het
10000. Rockford. IL. 100000 Fort Dodge. Iowa
e75.ooo, ,hcnoyF,u. w-., 10000.
NJ. Turpin. of i@baIna obtained unanimous con
sent a. make statement for one minute Much % hi'
here the Coumtt.c On Elections had decided that
they dii not want lurbn any longer, aud had named
He therefor" nl"d unanimous consent for the passage
OF a public binding bill
NJ. Williams. Of Ohio objected.
The louse ucn proceeded to consider the hills
rport.d from tho Committee of tie Whole. the first
being tho Bar iiarbOr bill. Mr. mrpn raised the
point Of no quorum. and. without action. the House
adjourned until Monday.
Eill, for ~" erection Of puhc buildings AZ tho
following plaee, were b. DAY reported 20 the House
from thc Committee on Publ!c building aud Grounds
CrcsiDu. Iowa. reducing amount from $1,000 10
$4,000. o-hploo,a. Iowa reducing the amount from
$4,000 r. 10000, "alllpou,. ONO. tScnatn hilll,
$50 900: Chicago blouse hl, to cnarg" the prcsrnt
custom House and pO-toficc. reduced from 100000
to 800 600 Cleveland ohio. for the purchasing Of a
sc 'or a public building. HGOr 900, Winston salem.
G. reducing arnount from Sl5O.OOO to riO.Ouo,
Nashua y II reducing amount from 100000 20
400 OOO Natchcz, Miss. $1,000. Walla Wllla. Wash
ington. 10000.