New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-12

a town which-by a mere c0ncidence-happens 10 DC
situated in the district represented by Mr. GIMME WIN
is member Of the committee. San JOSE IL appears
Is the commercial centre of the santa Clara NaneS'
and the population . 10 be benefited is upward OF
10000, Moreover there is no public biiid'hs III
the vth District. and this is the only one ashcu io
1t is a rich and populous district haVlhs d pop
ulation of nearly 100000 As MI. cannon "
Illinois. showed in the debate '"o' ',' INV AZ,
this population of nearly 100000 live WITHIN tho
corporate limits OF san Francisco GUY ioi "n''"
millions of dollars have been Appropriated ny 'o"
grcss for public buildings. In the same ucpaU W., nai
Cunie threw a flood OF light upon inc pohey, pp ,aT
nicer whatever IL may be callcd-that apparently
has governed the Public buildings COnlmuec III r'poia
ing ,ayora.y bills which carry many nlllpls Vi S",,
j.. the aggrega C. many OF which IL Oh ma ucp 'u
unon ti1e committees own reports, might be post
poncd until some future Congress without ocii'' e
was nnder discussion in the Committee OF the Whole
frankly said: want to state TO you, Mr 'haiilai
and TO this committee. that the people repIeseil
"rIi sustain any honest expenditure Of the public
made in tint Ta ,gcu snd T We Ihc moi be inn
modest on my part to ask for nttc slice lor oaH
jose daughter ..., -. en-,
In years past there has been great deal OF ]ast
and severe criticism Of Congress on account OF us
manner Of dealing with the subject Of appropriation.
for the Improvement Of rivers and harbors-a subject
of great and National Importance. II has been re
pcatcdy said and the saving could not pc rei ,n
that the River and Harbor bill was " loerolilhe
measure that the friends of necessary appropriations
were wink at useless appropriations IN orner
repndiated that method of legislation i did so in
ieo2 when transferred the control of the House OF
Representatives from the Republicans to the Demo
and with the help of Democratic votes. had
passed over Presidential veto one OF the most ob-
noxous "log rolling schemes in the history OF river
and harbor legislation. II Mr.. Clunie OF the Public
buildings Committee, has told the truth,which there
is not the slightest reason to douht-then it surely
would seem to be about time for Chairman Mfllkcn
and the Republican members OF that committee 10
change its policy heed the lesson which was taught
in 1882. and to abandon everything which raises
suspicion Of log rolling In view of the fact that INC
eleventh census is To be taken this and that when
Congress meets in It's second session the House VIII
have access official and accurate figures showing te
actual population Of the towns whose representatives
are calnorng for public buildings. II might be better
perhaps. to postpone the bills until next winter rather
than 10 proceed upon the unofficial and Inaccurate data
now accessible. . ,, A.,
II shonld perhaps. he added that. besides the
amounts authorized by bills reported from the Pubic
Buildings Committee the Appropriations committee
has reported and the House passed dchclcncy ncnis
amounting to some $4,000 OIL account OF puhif
buildings for which insufficient appropriations were
made by the last Congress.