The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-19
FOOLED THE WATCHDOG.
HOW MR. McADOO STIRRED UP
JUDGE HOLMAN.


JUDGE HOLMAN.
The Judge had Visions of Big Appropri-
alton Bill with Bear Pits and Buffalo
Wal'ows
WASHINGTON, June 14.-A good
story concerning Hon. VIM. S. rHol-
inan was told while the torpedolboat
Gushing wae steaming down the Poto-
mac the other day. The Judge Las
we'll earned the title OF watch dog of
the treasury. His nook in the House
is known among the members as
economy corner" He watches every
appropriation bill, Looping off hun
dred dollars here and thousand dol
lars there, and sometimes knocking
out appropriations that run into the
hundred thousands and even millions.
He is usually on the qni vive, but
once in a while he is caught nap
ring. -.
The other day, while there was a
lull in legislation, he went down to the
postoffice. Some constituent button
holed him in the corridor and detain-
ed him for a quarter of an hour or
more. While he was away the House
went into committee of the whole on
the geological park bill. 1t had been
reported back to the open houseSand
the previous question had been order
ed when the Judge re-entered the
chamber. Turning to Mr.. McAdoo,
who sits near him, he said:
Whats this, what's this, eh? Tell
me, tell me-"
Its the monkey park BILL" Mr.
McAdoo responded.
"Oh! my, myw exclaimed the
Judge; s'tf at won't do; that won't do.
Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Speaker he shout
ed.
"For what purpose does the gentle
man from Indiana rise?" drawled Tom
Reed, in his broad Yankee tone.
II make the point of order" the
Judge replied, "that this bill, under
the rules, should be considered in com
mittee of the whole" 80 A
Speaker Reed looked at che watch
dog in amAzemcEt. "The bill has
been considered in committee of the
WHOLE" he finally said, "and is now
about to be put on its final passage"
At this The judge turned his quid,
.quirted rye straws to the right and
left and sat down. Then he turned
to Hon. joseph III. O'Neil, of Boston,
who is considerable Of wag, anu
said:
my, my, but this shouldn't be. No,
no, it shouldn't be. It's a great
shame. How much was the appro-
priation? Were you paying atten-
tion?"
Joe O'Neil winked hard at McAdoo
and then said:
Il remember one item. 1t was
$50, 900 for housing and feeding the
monkeys" x
Good heavens!'' ex claimed the
Judge, twirling his eye glasses with
rapidity. My, my, what
"Yes," breke in Mr.. McAdoo, "and
that's not all. There was $4,000 for
a buffalo wallow"
ga buffalo wallow," replied the
Judge; "what's that?"
"Why. big hole filled with water for
the bufalos to roll in" replied the
Jersey City Congressman.
"Oh, this won't do at all. No, it
went do," murmured the judge.
Move to recomn,it the bill. 1t must
be recommitted. Yes. yes, it must be
done." E1f&I.s n5Ei1a 80
"Hold on" interrupted O'Neil.
Come to think of it, there was an
item of $4,000 for a tank for seals
and sea lions"
''Sea lions, sea lions!" repeated the
Judge. "My goodness, this is down
right robbery"
He again got his feet and shouted:
"Mr. Speaker twice. But the
confusion was so great that Tom Reed
failed to hear him.
McAdoo seized Mr. Holma n by the
arm
at is robbery, pure and simple.
But you haven't heard the werst,
Judge, he said. "They got in an
il, m ofs15,O 900 for an aviary for sea
gulls, and one of 20, 900 for a big .bear
pit"
At this the judge shot into the
air.
"Mr. Speaker" Ne cried, sa parlia-
mentary inquiry" ,I,af N
The Speaker recognized him. "The
gentleman from Indiana rises to par.
iiamentaryt inquiry" he said. 'He
will state Il"
Would it be in order now" the
judge inquired, H"to m move to recomnit
the bill with instructicns?" ao4gn w
"To what bill does the gentleman
from Indiana srefer?" the Speaker
asked.
.'The geological park bill, p the
judge replied. %%& 4 -
aThe biological park bll'' the
Speaker repeated, as though thunder-
struck "That bill il nos l9ngerbss
fore the House. It has just been pass
ed. The bill now under consideration
is the Senate bill providing for the
erection Of public bdilding at Whap-
wallopy. Pa aSsx
This ended tbei rnatter.A The judge
resumed his seat He opened his rub
Der pouch and took a fresh chew Of
Then be defeatslsihs m Hhaps
wallopy bill and knocked out every
appropriation, greet and small, that
vas before the House that day. u
Su6h was chs STORY as told on the
torpedo boat. Both McAdoo and